US1200064A

US1200064A - Belt.

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Publication number: US1200064A
Application number: US85954814A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jacob Wiseman
Original assignee: PIONEER SUSPENDER Co
Current assignee: PIONEER SUSPENDER Co
Priority date: 1914-08-31
Filing date: 1914-08-31
Publication date: 1916-10-03
Anticipated expiration: 1933-10-03

Description

J. WISEMAN.

BELT.

APPLICATIDNFILED AUG.3I. 1914.

Pafented Oct. 3, 1916.

Wmwm I STATES PATENT onnrc JACOB WIsnM n, or PHILADELfi-IIA, PEiiNsYLvAifiA, Ass'ienon To Pioniiiift SU-SPENDER COMPANY, A coRPoRA'iIofi 0P PE'fiiTsYLvAiTIA.

BELT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedoc't. 3, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB WISEMAN, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Belt, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in belts.

The object is to provide improved method and means for securing the buckle and also the loop or loops to the belt.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate merely by way of example suitable e'mbodiments of my invention Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of a belt made of a solid piece of leather, such as bridle strap leather. Fig. 2 is a top View of same showing the split end before assembling the buckle and loops. Fig.3 is a view in perspective of a portion of a belt formed of layers of leather or other material sewed or otherwise secured together. Fig. 4c is a top view of same showing the split end before assembling the buckle and loop. Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of a belt of tubul'ar formation, that is to say, an extension of leather folded longitudinally in the form of a tube, the meeting edges being sewed to gether and the belt flattened out as shown. Fig. 6 is a top view of same showing the longer layer threaded through the two loops and the buckle folded upon itself, and secured to the end of the shorter layer. Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7 of Fig.1. Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a section on line 99 of Fig. 3. Fig. 10 is a section on line 1010 of Fig. 3. Fig. 11 is a section on line 1111 of Fig. 5; Fig. 12 is a section on line 1212 of Fig. 5.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

As is well known the usual manner of securing a buckle to the end of the strap is by doubling the strap over upon itself around the buckle frame and sewing or otherwise fastening the end of the strap to the main body thereof. Where this strap and buckle are designed to be used as a belt it is usual to provide on the strap, near the buckle, one or more loops to hold the free end of the strap which passes through the buckle. Where the ordinary strap is simply threaded through and bent around upon it self and the two extensions secured together to hold the loop or loops in position, it is obvious that this doubling of the strap upon itself, especially of a length sufficient to secure the two loops properly positioned, is objectionable for several reasons. One reason is, that the belt is undesirably bulky at thispart of its extension, especially so when the strap used is of thick or heavy material. Another reason is that the use of this additional length of belt, doubled upon itself, results in an unnecessary waste, which becomes a very serious item of loss, where large quantities of belts are manufactured as wearing apparel. This waste or loss becomes especially significant where fine grades of leather or other expensive materials are employed. It has also been found necessary, in many cases, especially where heavy materials areused, to cut a groove, transverse the extension of the belt, to receive the portion of the frame which the belt incloses, in order to reduce the bulkiness of the structure at this point, or to secure a neate'r fit of the strap upon the buckle. This process adds to the expenseof manufacturing the belt, and there is also danger of weakening the belt more than necessary at this point, since it is not always possible to form the groove of uniform depth. I have found that these various disadvantages can be obviated in the following manner: I have shown as' examples, three types of belt to which my invention is equally applicable. 7

Referring to Fig. 1 the strap portion of the belt is shown as a single strip of solid leather, similar to that used in making harness. It is commonly called. in the art bridle strap. This strap 14 is split at one end in a longitudinal direction to the extent of about five inches, more or less, forming the separated extensions or

layers

15 and 16. Part of extension 15 is now cut away leaving a part of extension 16 projecting beyond the end of extension 15, the split between the two layers or

extensions

15 and 16 extending to a point as indicated at 17 The extension 16 is threaded through loop member 18, the loop being carried up to the point 17 and the two layers are then stitched or otherwise secured together as at 19 holding the loop firmly in the desired position. The end of extension 16 is then threaded through the loop 20 and through the buckle frame 21, it is then folded around the extension 22 of the buckle frame, back upon itselfand over the loop 20 and stitched or otherwise secured, together with the free end of extension 15, to the main body of extension 16, as at 23. Another line of stitching 24 on the other side of loop 20 between the loop and the buckle may advantageously be employed to hold the loop securely in position and also the buckle 21. It will thus be seen that when the parts are all assembled the belt is of uniform thickness throughout its entire extension. At the same time it has been reduced sufficiently in thickness Where it engageswiththebuckle to secure a neat fit about the buckle frame and prevent unnecessary bulkiness at this point. By this arrangement three lines of stitching only, are required to hold the buckle and the loops securely in position, since the point or line 17, where the splitting ends, forms an effective margin for one side of the pocket in which loop 18 is secured. The leather can only be split with a sharp instrument, and beyond the part out or split, there will be no further tendency for the leather to separate. Itwill therefore be seen that by this arrangement the loop or loops and buckle can be secured in place with a greater economy of time and labor than by any method heretofore used, and the finished structure presents a much neater appearance and is entirely relieved from the clumsiness or bulkiness which was present where the full thickness of the leather was folded upon itself. In addition to this, a substantial amount of leather is saved on each belt, which was heretofore wasted by folding it over the two loops.

Figs. 8, 4, 9 and 10 show a composite belt made either of layers of leather or of leather and other materials usually stitched together at each edge as shown. With this construction, one layer may be separated from an adjacent layer by a knife or other suitable means, and a portion of one layer then cut away entirely as above described,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for whereupon substantially the same operation is repeated above described, with the exception that it is usually desirable to add the extra line of stitching 25 or other securing means, to the right of loop 18, to prevent a further ripping or separation of the two layers. I

Figs. 5, 6, 11 and 12 show what is known as a tubular belt which is formed by taking a strip of leather and sewing its longitudinally extending edges together, and then flattening the tube in a flat band as shown. This line of stitching 26 is located somewhere between the edges on the inner or under side of the belt. The edges are now slit to a point, for example as indicated at 27, thus forming two layers as heretofore described, and these layers are brought into operative relationship with a buckle and loops also as heretofore described. In this case the additional line of stitching 25 is usually desirable to prevent any tendency of the margins to become separated beyond said point.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a loop and a buckle, a belt having one end split into two separable layers, one longer thanthe other, the longer threaded through the loop and the buckle and folded upon and in contact with itself and terminating adjacent the end of the shorter layer and secured in such position.

2. In combination with a loop and a buckle, a belt having one end split into two separable layers, of different lengths, one layer threaded through the loop to the end of the split, the longer layer threaded through the buckle and folded upon and in contact with itself to the end of its folded over portion with its end adjacent to the end of the shorter layer.

JACOB WISEMAN.

Witnesses:

LEO H. HEIMERDINGER, MAE HOFMANN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.