Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 12th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 12th Aug., 1887.
I BENJAMIN BINKS of Park Place, Leeds in the county of York, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct driving belting which whilst being
cheap is durable, and will not stretch in the manner of the ordinary belting.
I make my belting of leather, canvas or other suitable substance, in the ordinary
way and to strengthen it, increase its weight and prevent stretching; I place on the
non-driving side of the belt, crosswise, or at convenient angles, and at suitable
distances apart, a series of strips of leather, wood, canvas, metal, or other suitable
substances, and effectually prevent stretching, the strips of leather may be cut out of
small pieces, or waste leather. The belts may be further strengthened by being
bound on the edges of the non driving side, with metal such as zinc, steel, thin iron,
or other suitable substance.
Old belting may also be strengthened restored, and improved in the above described
manner.
To thin Twants fourth day of November 1886.

page_text: I BENJAMIN BINKS of Park Place Leeds in the county of York Gentleman
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 my Invention is to construct driving belting which whilst being
cheap is durable and will not stretch in the manner of the ordinary belting.
I make my belting of leather canvas or other suitable substance in the ordinary
way and to strengthen it increase its weight and prevent stretching I place on
the non-driving side of the belt crosswise or at convenient angles and at suitable
distances apart a series of strips of leather wood canvas metal or other suitable
substances and effectually prevent stretching. The strips of leather may be cut out
of small pieces or waste leather.
Old belting may also be strengthened restored and improved in the above described
manner.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to the figures and letters
marked thereon.
In figures 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5 A represents a belt of the ordinary form which may
be either single as in figure 1 or of double or greater width as in figures 2. 3 and 4
and various methods according to my Invention of improving same by fixing on the
non-driving side thereof a series of strips of leather or other suitable material are
shown such strips being lettered B.
Figure 1 represents an ordinary belt improved according to my Invention by the
strips B fixed cross-wise on the belt and at right angles to the edges of same.
Figure 2 represents two belts fixed lengthways together by the strips B.
Figure 3 represents the strips B fixed on the belt so as to form angles other than
right angles with the edges of said belt. Two belts joined lengthways together are
shown in this figure.
Figure 4 represents another method of fixing the strips B the strips B being
fixed at right angles to the edges of the belt and the strips B₁ being fixed at other
angles than right angles. Two belts joined lengthwise together are shown in
this figure.
Figure 5 represents the strips B fixed on the belt in the form of a trellis or lattice
work on the non-driving side thereof. Two belts joined lengthwise together are
shown in this figure.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed Be it known that I do not claim
the lengthening of a belt by attaching the ends of two or more lengths together
by means of a piece of leather fixed on the non-driving side thereof in the manner
now in use but what I do claim to be novel and as my Invention is :-
First. The application to driving belts of a series of strips of leather or other
suitable material fixed crosswise on the non-driving side thereof and arranged
substantially as herein set forth for the purposes specified.
Second. The application to driving belts of strips of leather or other suitable
material fixed crosswise at suitable distances apart on the non-driving side thereof
and at right angles to the edges of same and arranged substantially as herein
set forth for the purposes specified.
Third. The application to driving belts of strips of leather or other suitable material
fixed crosswise at suitable distances apart on the non-driving side thereof and at other
angles than right angles to the edges of same and arranged substantially as herein
set forth for the purposes specified.
Fourth. The application to driving belts of strips of leather or other suitable
material fixed crosswise at suitable distances apart on the non-driving side thereof
and at right angles to the edges of same in combination with other strips of leather
or other suitable material fixed at angles other than right angles and arranged
substantially as herein set forth for the purposes specified.
Fifth. The application to driving belts of strips of leather or other suitable material
fixed on the non-driving side thereof in the form of trellis or lattice work and
arranged substantially as herein set forth for the purposes specified.
Sixth. The formation of belts for driving purposes of two or more belts fixed
lengthwise together by strips of leather or other suitable material fixed crosswise or at
any suitable angle on the non-driving side of said belts and arranged substantially
as herein set forth for the purposes specified.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.