Improvements in Fasteners for Driving Belts.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1894.
Complete Specification Left. 20th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 1st June, 1895
A communication from abroad by ROBERT COCHRAN DICKSON, of Tillicoultry,
Lindula, Ceylon, Engineer.
I, ARTHUR DICKSON, of 35 Windsor Terrace, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, North Britain, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this,invention
to be as follows, that is to say :—
This invention has for its object the constructing of belt fasteners in, an improved
manner and so as whilst easy of application to require no cutting or perforating of
the belt, to allow of tightening or slackening of the belt without delay or damage.
The improved fasteners require no screws or rivets, combine strength and lightness,
produce no noise in passing round pulleys, and become more secure with increased
strain.
One modification of the improved belt fastener suitable for moderate sizes, for
example, for belts of about three inches breadth or less, consists of a metal plate.
having the side edges turned up, and made with two slits, one for each belt end.
At the ends of the slits short cuts are formed towards the middle allowing of the
parts on the inner sides of the slits being turned outwards; and these parts being
set at suitable angles, the belt ends are entered through the openings from the inner.
side and being-bended each through somewhat more than a right angle, engage on
the edges of the openings and become locked.
For larger sizes the fasteners may be made of steel or malleable cast iron, the
parts engaging with the belt ends being made with strengthening webs.
The edges which engage with the belt ends may be serrated, if thought desirable
for increasing the hold.
Dated this Twenty-ninth day of September 1894.
EDMUND HUNT,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for Driving Belts.
I, ARTHUR DICKSON, of 35 Windsor Terrace, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, North Britain, Merchant, 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 :-
This invention has for its object the construction of belt fasteners in an improved
manner, and so as whilst easy of application, to require no cutting or perforating
of the belt to allow of tightening or slackening of the belt without delay or
damage. The improved fasteners require no screws or rivets, combine strength
and lightness, produce no noise in passing round pulleys, and become more secure
with increased strain.

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In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in the several
figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of reference.
Figure 1 is a section of one modification showing my improvements.
Figure 2 is a plan of the same.
Figure 3 is a section of a different modification.
Figure 4 is a plan of same.
One modification of the improved belt fastener suitable for moderate sizes, for
example for belts of about 3" breadth or less, consists of a metal plate A, having
the side edges H turned up, and made with two slits C, D, one for each belt
end. At the ends of the slits short cuts or teeth E are formed allowing of the
parts B on the inner sides of the slits being turned outwards; and these parts being
set at suitable angles, the belt.ends F are entered through the openings from the
inner side, and being bent each through somewhat more than a right angle, engage
on the edges of the openings and become locked..
For larger sizes the fasteners may be made of steel or malleable cast-iron, the
parts E engaging with the belt ends F being made with strengthening webs G, as
shown in Figures 3 and 4.
In place of having: teeth as shown, for catching the ends of the belt I may have
a knife edge.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
olaim is :-
A fastener for driving belts constructed substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and shown on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 18th day of April 1895.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.