An Improved Buckle or Fastening for Waistbands, Straps, Belts, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 16th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar.,
1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buckle or Fastening for Waistbands, Straps, Belts,
and the like.
We, FREDERICK MARX and LEWIS MARX of 9 Lower James Street,
Golden Square in the City of London, Dressing Bag Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct buckles or fastenings for waistbands,
straps, belts and the like in such a manner as to enable the said belts or straps to
be readily released or the length thereof adjusted.
Now, according to this invention we provide a frame of metal or other suitable
material having a bar or bridge in the centre thereof and at right angles to the
length of the belt or band. This bridge may be secured to the frame or formed
integral therewith.
On each side of this bridge or bar is a flap or clasp pivoted to the frame in such
a manner that when the end of the strap or belt has been passed under the flaps or
clasps and over the bar or bridge the said belt or strap will be firmly held when
the free ends of the flaps or clasps are pressed towards the frame. Suitable springs
may be provided to hold the flaps or clasps open and closed to allow the belt or
strap to be inserted into the fastening and secured respectively.
The frame may be of any suitable shape and size to suit different requirements.
The flaps or clasps may be made solid or a portion of the metal may be cut
away leaving one or more bars at right angles to the length of the belt or strap.
Dated this 18th day of May 1893.
FREDK.
WALKER,
11. Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buckle or Fastening for Waistbands, Straps, Belts,
and the like.
We, FREDERICK MARX, and LEWIS MARX, of 9 Lower James Street,
Golden Square, London, Dressing Bag Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to construct buckles or fastenings for waistbands
straps belts and the like in such a manner as to enable the said bands belts or
straps to be readily fastened and unfastened or the length thereof adjusted.
Now according to this invention we provide a frame of metal or other suitable
material having a bar or bridge in the centre thereof and at right angles to the
length of the belt or band.
This bridge may be, formed integral with the frame or secured thereto by any
Buitable means.
On each side of the bar or bridge is a flap or clasp pivoted to the frame in such
a manner that when the end of the strap or belt has been passed under the flaps or
clasps and over the bar or bridge the said belt or strap will be firmly held when
Suitable springs
the free ends of the flaps or clasps are pressed towards the frame.
may be provided to hold the flaps or clasps open or closed, or both.
The frame may be of any suitable shape and size to suit different requirements.
The flaps or clasps may be made solid or a portion of the metal may be cut
away leaving one or more bars at right angles to the length of the belt or strap.

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And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which:-
Figure 1 represents a portion of a waistbelt having attached thereto a buckle or
fastening constructed according to this invention.
Figure 2 represents side view of fastening with the flaps open to allow the end
of the belt to be passed through the buckle.
Figure 3 is cross section of same.
Figure 4 is plan of frame of fastening.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is a frame of metal celluloid vulcanite or other suitable material curved to
fit the body of the wearer and provided with side flanges b b. Formed integral
with or attached to the frame a is a bar or bridge c at right angles to the length of
the belt to which the buckle is attached.
On each side of the bridge c is a flap or clasp d pivotted to the frame a by
means of screws e passing through the flanges bb and the ears ff and engaging
with screw threads formed in the bridge c or the said flaps may be secured to the
frame by a rivet passing from side to side. Each clasp d has projections g
formed thereon which projections bear against the springs hhhh as shewn at
Figure 3 so as to hold the said clasps open as shewn on the right of Figure 3
or press the same on to the belt as shewn on the left of the same figure the
.belt being shewn in dotted lines for the sake of clearness but it will be under-
stood that when the free end of the belt is removed from the buckle the flaps.d d
are pressed against the frame a.
The belt is preferably attached to the buckle by being riveted to the pro-
longation a¹ of the frame a a similar plate a being fastened by soldering or
otherwise to the frame a.
The clasps may be lightened by removing a portion of the metal leaving bars mem
as shewn at Figure or the said clasps may be perforated chased or otherwise
ornamented.
In order to buckle a belt or strap the flaps are opened into the position shewn at
Figure 2 and the free end of the belt passed over the bridge as shewn in dotted
lines at Figure 3 the flaps are then closed down, and the belt is secured by the
friction between the bridge and the belt. As the underside of the flaps and the
top of the bridge are smooth the buckle will not injure the belt or strap.
In conclusion we would remark that we do not bind ourselves to the exact details
shewn on the drawings as the shape of the flaps may be varied to suit different
.styles of belts or straps.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be perforined we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In a buckle or fastening for waistbands straps belts and the like the
'combination of a bridge or bar c attached to or integral with a frame a with flaps
or clasps d d pivoted or hinged to the said frame substantially as hereinbefore
specified.
2. In a buckle or fastening for waistbands straps belts and the like the
combination of flaps d d having projecting pieces 9 acted on by springs hhhh with
a bridge or bar c and a frame a substantially as hereinbefore specified and for the
purposes stated.
3. The improved buckle or fastening for waistbands straps belts and the like
substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th der of Kohruary 1801
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.