US1020760A

US1020760A - Buckle.

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Publication number: US1020760A
Application number: US56511010A
Authority: US
Inventors: George M Hubbard
Original assignee: W & E T Fitch Co
Current assignee: W & E T Fitch Co
Priority date: 1910-06-04
Filing date: 1910-06-04
Publication date: 1912-03-19
Anticipated expiration: 1929-03-19

Description

G. M. HUBBARD.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED 1111124, 1910.

1,020,760. Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. HUBBARD, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE W. 80 E. T. FITCH C0., 0]? NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION.

BUCKLE.

Application filed June 4,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, (Jrlconon M. l'lunmun, a

citizen of the United States. residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and Figure 1 a front view of a buckle constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 a

plan view of the plate, detached. Fig. l a plan view of the shde, detached. Fig. 5 a front edge view of the buckle. Fig. 6 a

transverse sectional view of the same. I i 7 a broken sectional View illustrating a modified form of slide. Fig. 8 a top or plan View of the combined plate and slide illustrating a further modification of my invention. Fig. 9 a longiti'ldinal sectional view of the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in buckles and particularly to those now commonly known as slide buckles because the tongue or clamping member slides, such buckles being commonly used for belt buckles, but applicable for various other purposes.

The object of this invention is to construct the clamping portions of the buckle from sheet metal and connect them to a cast metal frame, and so that the clamping features can be tested and tried before the buckle is assembled.

By forming them from sheet metal such buckles can be produced at a low cost, and the invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In carrying out my invention I employ 'a plate 2 struck up from sheet metal. The outer end of the plate is wider than the main

portion forming shoulders

3 and 4, and this outer end is provided with a transverse slot 5. In connection with this plate 2 I employ a slide 6 formed at its inner end with fingers 7 which are adapted to fold over the body 2. The outer end of this slide is wider than the outer end of the plate 2 and its

edges

8 and 9 are turned over the edges of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

1910. Serial No. 565,110.

the outer end of the plate and this slide is formed with a transverse slot '10. The plate 2 is then attached by a rivet- 11 or otherwise to the cross-bar 12 of a rectangular frame 13 preferably formed from cast metal and including a rear bar '1-land a front bar 15 which is thickened at the center to form a support for the outer edge of the plate 2 and provide clearance for the

edges

8 and 9 of the slide as clearly shown in Fig. The sides of the outer end of the plate rest upon sides of the frame and the slots in the plate and slide correspond substantially in width to the distance between the sides of the frame. The shoulders l) and 4 serve as an abutment for the lingers 7 to limit the. outward nmvement of the slide which is limited in its inward movement by the bar A strap may be attached to the rear bar l-L, while the free end is passed upward through the slots and 10. A pull upon the strap will draw the slide forward and clamp the strap between the rear edge of the slot 10 and the forward edge of the slot 5, the plate and slide being formed comparatively thin from sheet metal so that those edges will firmly grip the strap or webbing and the webbing is held irrespective of the forward bar of the frame which merely gives a finished appearance to the buckle. \Vhen the plate is attached to the frame the slide 6 cannot be removed. The slide may be adjusted with a strap before it is secured to the frame. If desired, and to give additional strength, the slide (3 may be made double as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, and instead of turning the sides of the slide over the sides of the body, the sides 16 of the plate may be turned downward and inward as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings to engage with the sides of the slide 6. In this case the slide 6 will be formed with an upturned lug 17 which will extend through a clearance slot 18 formed for it in the plate 2. In this construction the front bar 15 of the frame need not be thickened as there will be no occasion to provide clearance for the slide.

The operation of this buckle is the same as in the buckle first described and has the same advantages.

The advantages of applicants construction are that the parts may be finished before they are assembled and so that the surface finished is not marred or broken by bending any of the parts in assembling, and

by using a cast metal frame the slide and plate may be of comparatively thin metal and yet produce a strong buckle, and when the plate 2 is riveted to the frame the slide 6 is held against displacement.

I claim 1. The combination with a frame comprising side bars, a front bar, a rear bar and a transverse bar, of a sheet-metal plate having its outer end wider than the main portion, the wider end portion adapt-ed to rest upon the said side bars and the main portion extend between the side bars, the rear end of the said plate rigidly secured to said transverse bar, said plate formed in its outer end with a transverse slot corresponding in length substantially to the space between the said side bars, and a slide shorter than the plate and slidably secured thereto and made wider at its outer end than the main portion, a slot in the wider end corresponding to the slot in the plate, the parts being so arranged that the slots will stand adjacent to the front bar of the frame.

2. A buckle comprising a sheet metal plate having its outer end wider than the main portion to provide a shoulder at each side, and formed in its outer end with a transverse slot, a slide shorter than the plate and formed with extensions on opposite sides of the forward end which are folded over the sides of the outer end of the plate and on opposite sides provided with fingers which are folded onto the narrow portion of the body of the plate, said slide formed with a transverse slot in its outer end, combined with a frame having a front bar, rear bar and transverse bar, the rear end of the said plate rigidly secured to the transverse bar, the parts being arranged so that the said slots will stand adjacent to the front bar of the frame, and the fingers adapted to Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.