An Improved Belt and Fastener for the same,
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Belt and Fastener for the same,
I, BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD MILLS, of 23, Southampton Buildings, in the
County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Joseph Gisclon, of 48, Cours d'Herbouville, Lyons,
in the Republic of France, Belt Manufacturer), to be as follows:-
The belt forming the subject of the present invention is composed of three
parts:
1. A series of metallic cords or cables arranged parallel with each other
and of such number and dimensions so as to support alone, and without any
elongation, the full effort of transmission.
2. A textile part forming around cords or cables of the above character, a
fabric the sole object of which is to maintain the parallelism of the cords or
cables and to give a smooth surface to the two faces of the belt. This fabric
adds nothing or very little to the strength of the belt.
3. A special fastening necessitated by the peculiar construction of the belt
and by its mode of work.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing which represents
a portion of one form of the improved belt and one form of connection or
fastening for the ends of the same.
Any kind of metallic cord or cable can be used in the manufacture of the
belt provided that they have sufficient flexibility, for very small powers plain
metallic wires may even be used. It is preferable in all cases to form them with
a cotton core a, soaked in linseed oil, and covered with twisted metallic wires b.
the number and dimensions of which are varied according to the dimensions and
conditions of work of the belt.
Cords or cables thus formed are combined in sufficient number to resist the
maximum effort of the belt and they are placed in the interior of a textile
warp C arranged in the usual manner in a weaving loom.
Each cord or cable remains nevertheless independent of its neighbours, and
during the weaving they are separately strained by equal weights, so that
they shall all work equally when the belt is running.
The harness to be employed for the weaving may vary according to the thick-
ness of the belt, according to the distance apart of the cords or cables, and
according to the nature of the textile material employed, in all cases such
an arrangement will be chosen as will give a smooth exterior surface and a
suitable solidity to the edges.
As the cords or cables alone transmit the power, the belt fastener should
specially fix these cords or cables which would not be the case with known
fasteners.
The fastener A represented in the drawing has been designed with this view.
It is formed of two clamping plates bolted together and having on their
inner faces one or several undulations, entering the one into the other so as

page_text: to bend the cords or cables b, several times which are there gripped with the
belt.
I, BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD MILLS, of 23, Southampton Buildings, in the
County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Joseph Gisclon, of 48, Cours d'Herbouville, Lyons,
in the Republic of France, Belt Manufacturer), and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:
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The belt forming the subject of the present invention is composed of three
parts.
1. A series of metallic cords or cables arranged parallel with each other
and of such number and dimensions so as to support alone, and without any
elongation, the full effort of transmission.
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2. A textile part forming around cords or cables of the above character
fabric, the sole object of which is to maintain the parallelism of the cords or
cables and to give a smooth surface to the two faces of the belt. This fabric
adds nothing or very little to the strength of the belt.
3. A special fastening necessitated by the peculiar construction of the belt
and by its mode of work.
The invention is illustrated in the drawing accompanying my Provisional
Specification which represents a portion of one form of the improved belt and
one form of connection or fastening for the ends of the same.
Any kind of metallic cords or cables can be used in the manufacture of the
belt provided that they have sufficient flexibility: for very small powers plain
metallic wires may even be used. It is preferable in all cases to form them with
a cotton core a, soaked in linseed oil, and covered with twisted metallic wires b.
the number and dimensions of which are varied according to the dimensions and
conditions of work of the belt.
Cords or cables thus formed are combined in sufficient number to resist the
maximum effort of the belt and they are placed in the interior of a textile
warp C arranged in the usual manner in a weaving loom.
Each cord or cable remains nevertheless independent of its neighbours, and
during the weaving they are separately strained by equal weights, so that
they shall all work equally when the belt is running.
The harness to be employed for the weaving may vary according to the thick-
ness of the belt, according to the distance apart of the cords or cables, and
according to the nature of the textile material employed. In all cases such
an arrangement will be chosen as will give a smooth exterior surface and a
suitable solidity to the edges.
As the cords or cables alone transmit the power, the belt fastener should
especially fix these cords or cables which would not be the case with known
fasteners.
The fastener A. represented in the drawing has been designed with this view.
It is formed of two clamping plates bolted together and having on their
inner or adjacent faces one or several undulations, entering the one into the

page_text: other so as to bend the cords or cables bb several times which are there gripped
with the belt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
A belt the resisting part of which is formed of metallic cords or cables intro-
duced during weaving into a fabric of textile material, the ends of said belt
being joined by means of clamps the inner or adjacent faces of which are
transversely grooved or undulated, substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 7th day of December 1899.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.