Improvements in Clasps, Couplings, or Fasteners whereby Articles to which they are Attached can be Regulated in Length, Width, or Dimension.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1891-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clasps, Couplings, or Fasteners whereby Articles
to which they are Attached can be Regulated in Length, Width,
or Dimension.
I HENRY HARMSTON of No. 9 South Bar Court in the City of Lincoln Crank
Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
First. A clasp, coupling, or fastener, constructed of any metal or material in a
circular oval or other form combined with hooks loops studs links or suitable
fittings to be attached to belts, straps, articles of dress, and appliances, whereby
these may be lengthened, distended, relaxed, or shortened.
Second. By means of the clasp, coupling, or fastener, the subject of this
invention to regulate the length, width, or dimension, of any article requiring
adjustment.
The inner part of the clasp, coupling, or fastener, is constructed in the shape
of a coil or worm (as shown on the drawing Figs. "1 and 2") increasing in width
from edge to centre the combined hooks, loops, studs, or links attached to the
article are placed or adjusted on the outer edge of the clasp, coupling, or fastener,
which can be readily turned round the variation of width in the coil or worm
drawing together or relaxing the hooks, loops, studs, or links at a regulated distance
from the centre of the clasp coupling or fastener as desired.
If necessary the coil or worm within the clasp coupling or fastener can be so cut
or recessed to receive and retain the hooks loops studs or links in a desired position
as shown by Fig. 2 on the drawing.
Dated this Eighteenth day of October 1890.
HENRY HARMSTON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clasps, Couplings, or Fasteners whereby Articles
to which they are Attached can be Regulated in Length, Width,
or Dimension.
I HENRY HARMSTON of No. 9 South Bar Court in the City of Lincoln Crank
Maker 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 :--
A clasp coupling or fastener is constructed of any metal or suitable material in
a circular oval or other form so that combined or fitted with hooks loops studs
links or convenient fittings it can be attached to belts straps articles of dress and
appliances whereby these may be lengthened distended relaxed or shortened.
The clasp, coupling, or fastener is constructed as shown in the drawing Figs. 1
2 and 3 the inner part being in the shape of a coil or worm (increasing in width
from edge to centre if desired) combined with suitable hooks, loops, studs, or links
to be attached to the article requiring adjustment.
The hooks, loops, studs or links are attached to any article requiring adjustment
and are fitted or placed on the outer edge of the clasp coupling or fastener and
combined with it the latter being turned round to cause the coil or worm to draw
together or to relax the loops studs or links so as to regulate the distance from
the centre of the clasp coupling or fastener and so cause a required adjustment.
The coil or worm within the clasp coupling or fastener may be constructed or

page_text: cut, recessed or notched, to receive and retain the combined hooks loops studs or
links in a desired position..
The clasp also may have a double coil or worm as shown by Fig. 3 in the
drawing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. A clasp coupling or fastener in a circular oval or other form having a coil or
worm cut within it as shown by the drawing and combined with necessary hooks
loops studs links or suitable fittings and to be attached to belts straps articles of
dress and appliances whereby these may be lengthened distended relaxed or
shortened.
2. By means of the coil or worm contained in the clasp coupling or fastener to
regulate the length width or dimension of any article requiring adjustment and to
which it is attached with the combined hooks loops studs links or fittings.
3. A single or double coil or worm, cut in a clasp coupling or fastener as
aforesaid (increasing in width from edge to centre as desired) or to be recessed or
notched or otherwise, to receive and retain necessary hooks, loops or studs.
Generally the user of a single or double coil or worm in a clasp coupling or
fastener combined with hooks, loops studs links or suitable fittings for the purpose
of adjustment as before described.
Dated this Third day of July 1891.
HENRY
HARMSTON,
9, South Bar Court, Lincoln.