US1126404A - Buckle. - Google Patents

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G. S. GOMSTOGK, SB.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18, 1913. 1,126,404, Patented 52111.26, 1915.

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buckles, particularly wire buckles.

PATENT CLARK S. GOMSTOCK, SR, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

BUCKLE.

Application filed March 18, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLARK S. CoMs'rooK, S12, a citizen of the United States, residing in East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

I This invention relates to guards for the ends of buckle tongues, and has for an object to provide an eficient and inexpensive guard for the sharp ends of the tongues of The doubletongued member of these buckles is frequently formed from a wire blank having beveled sheared ends. After the blank has been bent into shape the bevels will lie in different planes, and -when assembled with the frame, the uncut side of one end will lie flat on the frame and present the sheared and beveled side outwardly, and the other end will present the uncut side outwardly and have the sheared and beveled side toward the frame. lVith the bevels in this position the latter end will present a sharp point raised above the frame. These buckles are made in large quantities and owing to the perversity of the, wire as fed into the machine this tendency cannot economically be avoided or overcome, and for similar reasons the sharp ends frequently will extend to or just beyond the frame. Large numbers of these buckles are used in the fronts of overall suspenders, and in such position come in contact with the hands and wrists of the workmen wearing them. The outstanding protruding points thus become a source of real danger and frequently inflict painful and at times, owing to the surroundings in which these garments are worn, serious wounds.

The present invention contemplates safeguarding the workman or other wearer of these buckles from the danger above outlined, and mounts a guard on the frame for shielding the tongue points and placing them out of the way of doing damage.

One practicable embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view of a buckle of a commercial size; Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. 1 on the line 22 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-8 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 4: is a view looking at the buckle toward the edge which is at the top Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

Serial No. 755,120.

in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 6 is a View from the right hand end of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is the guard detached; and Fig. 8 is a cross-section of such guard.

The buckle herein illustrated is formed from wire, the frame member 10 is bent from a wire and has a flattened tongue seat 11 and a pair of eyes 12 which form pivots for the tongue member. The tongue memher is formed from a wire blank and is provided with a looped portion 13 and pivot members 1 1 which are mounted upon the eyes 12, and a pair of tongue members 15,16.

The wire which is run through the machine for shearing the tongue members is not always absolutely straight: any irregularities in the wire will frequently appear in the completed article. The tongue blanks are sheared by one operation, so that the bevel. at opposite ends while lying in the same angle will not come on the same side of the wire. It will be seen by reference to the drawings that the beveled face 17 on the tongue 16 faces outwardly, and that its uncut side 18 will lie flat upon the tongue seat... In the tongue 15, however, the uncut side 18 of the end faces outwardly and the beveled or sheared side 19 faces toward the tongue seat but slopes away from the same. A portion of the unsheared wire inwardly of the beveled portion is shown resting upon the corner of the tongue seat. In this 1nanner when the tongue ends are against the .ongue seat one of the points is protruding and standing out from the frame and tongue seat in such a position that it is dangerous to the workman and his clothing, and particularly his hands when these buckles are used in the position Where frequently employed, namely, on the fronts of overalls for the suspenders. It sometimes happens also that the flat-lying tongue 16 will protrude somewhat beyond the tongue seat portion of the frame. It is frequently the case that the two prongs 15, 16 do not lie in the same plane, but that when one rests 011 the frame the other is sprung away from it.

To safeguard the wearer of the buckles from the tongue I have provided a guard comprising a bar 20 extending along the outer edge of the tongue seat and secured to the frame in such position that the guard will not be displaced readily. This guard extends above the plane of the tongue seat and of the tongue ends when in closed position and beyond such ends and seat and is disposed in such position that the tongues having the inequalities above referred to are guarded so that accidents will not arise. The guard is shown made of wire with the ends 21 bent around the tongue seat portion of the frame inwardly of the end portions 22 thereof, so that lateral movement does not take place, and as the tongue seat is frequently flattened the ends 21 are securely held upon such flattened portion.

Changes of construction may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A buckle comprising a frame having an integral tongue seat extending entirely across the buckle, and supporting the ends of the tongues, and said buckle having a pair of tongues resting on said tongue seat and adapted to engage said tongue seat when pulled by the strap, and said buckle raving a separately formed guard extending across said tongue seat and having portions projecting above the tongue seat, said guard and tongue seat constituting a recess adapted to receive the tongue points so as to avoid projection of the latter, and said guard being fixed against movement which would carry it below the plane of the tongue points.

2. A buckle comprising a frame having a tongue seat, a pair of tongues formed from a wire blank having sheared ends pivoted to the frame for resting upon said seat, one of said tongues being beveled toward and one from the tongue seat of the frame so that the point of one lies fiat upon said seat and the point of the other stands outwardly therefrom, and a separately formed guard carried by the frame adjacent the said seat in position to guard the outstanding tongue point.

A buckle comprising a frame formed of wire and having a tongue seat, a pair of tongues formed of wire and pivoted to the frame and having ends for resting upon said seat, one of said ends being beveled toward and one from the tongue seat of the frame so that the point of one liesfiat upon such seat and the point of the other stands outwardly therefrom, and a guard formed of a separate piece of wire and carried by the frame adjacent said seat andiextending above the plane of such seat and of the tongue ends when in closed position and beyond such ends and seat and disposed in position to guard the outstanding tongue point.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence'of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARK S. COMSTOCK, SR.

\Vitn'esses EUGENE V. MYERS. FRED WHITE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G.

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