IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR SECURING OR ATTACHING THE ENDS OF BELTS OR STRAPS
Year: 1884

page_text: I WALTER BENJAMIN STYRING of 327 Penistone Road, Sheffield in the County
of York Glass Grinder do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR SECURING OR ATTACHING THE ENDS OF BELTS
OR STRAPS to be as follows :-
My invention relates to appliances that are used for attaching and securing the
ends of belts or straps, the object being to dispense with holes, slits, rivets or
screws thus leaving the leather or other material of which the belt is made,
intact.
In carrying out my invention I use what may be called a friction buckle
consisting of a rectangular frame having two sliding bars attached to the said
frame, and sliding thereon.-The ends of the belt or strap are passed through the
centre space between the bars, then turned back and tucked under the end bars
or frame, this arrangement causes the strain or pull upon the belt or strap to
increase the gripping power of the buckle.

page_text: I WALTER BENJAMIN STYRING of 327, Penistone Road Sheffield in the county of
York Glass grinder do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR SECURING OR ATTACHING THE ENDS OF BELTS OR
STRAPS, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement that is to say :-
My invention relates to appliances that are used for attaching and securing the
ends of belts or straps, the chief object being to dispense with holes, rivets, screws
and similar devices that have to pass through the leather.
My invention consists in the use of what may be called a friction buckle, and
in order that my invention may be clearly understood I have annexed a sheet of
drawings to illustrate the same.
Fig. 1 is a view of a joint made with one of my appliances.
Fig. 2 is the edge view of same.
Figs. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. modifications of my said appliances.
In
The friction buckle as shown in Figs 1. 2. 3 consists of a rectangular frame A,
with two fixed bars B. B! The ends of the belt or strap are passed through the
centre space C then turned back, and passed through the spaces D, as shown in.
Figs 1 & 2 by this arrangement the strain or pull on the belt grips the short end
of the belt against the frame of the buckle, and holds it perfectly secure.
Fig. 4 the bars B B; are made to slide upon the frame A, which increases the
gripping power, by drawing the said bars closer to the frame. Fig 5 represents
a buckle made of wire the bars being loose-in this appliance the bars and the
frame reverse their positions when in use, as shown by the dotted lines. Fig 6,
in this appliance a spring is added to act upon each end of the bar B¹. this
arrangement allows the belt to elongate and contract when passing over irregular
pulleys. Fig. 7. shows how the two outer sides of the buckle may be dispensed
with if desirable, by using a centre bar E.
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
The appliances for securing belts, or straps, substantially as herein described and
illustrated.
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