US1489858A

US1489858A - Belt bitokls

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Publication number: US1489858A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1924-04-08
Anticipated expiration: 1941-04-08

Description

Ami 8 1924. msasfis E. A. TAYLOR BELT BUCKLE Filed May 2l, 1923 455mm [rmz Tag; [or

Patented Apr. 8, i924 insane ELMER- ARON TAYLGE, (3F LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN.

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed May 21,

America. residing; at Ladysmith. in thecounty of Rusk and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt Buckles; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in belt JILXlQS, having for object to provide a belt buckle employing a novel form of clampinglever whereby the free end portion of a belt equipped with the invention may be readily introduced into and firmly secured by the buckle. a portion of said lever being automatically adjustable its posiwith relation thereto in order thaw tive. engagement with the tree portion of the belt will be ensured.

It is likewisv an object of the invention to provide the clamping lever of the buckle with means for permanently anchor ngone end of the belt thereto and yet. which when desired. may be quickly and readily disentherefrom.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readily understood by persons skilled in the art. I have in the accompanying! illustrative drawings. and in the detailed following description based thereon, set out one possible embodiment of the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the improved belt taken on the line 11 of Figure 3;

Figure 2 is a similar view taken on the line 22 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the improved belt buckle showing the clamping lever in its closed position;

nigure 41 is a similar view wherein the clamping lever is in its open position thereby showing the arrangement of the engaging tongue; and,

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail in perspective of the novel form of clamping lever employed.

Having more particular reference to the drawings; in connection with. which like Serial No. 640,602.

characters of reference will designate corresponding parts throughout the improved buckle may be stated to comprise an arou- L body portion designated in its entirety 2116 by the inimeral 1. having inwardly disposed llan 'ed opposite side portions lrivotally mounted between the flanged sides 2 of the body portion 1 and arranged in proximity to the inner side of the arcuate body portion 1 is a clamping lever which '1 indicate herein, in its entirety, by the numeral 3. said clamping lever having oppositely disposed pairs of apertured bearing cars t and 5 formed upon its opposite sides and arranged substantially right angles thereto as clearly shown in the Figure 5. The bearing: ears as will be noted, are employed to eiiect the pivotal mounting of the lever 8 between the flanged sides 2 of the belt body portion 1 through the medium pin 6 passing therethrough and having its ovsosite ends anchored in the ad'aoent portions of said fiang ed sides, as indicated in the Figure fdndably mounted upon the inner sides of the clamping lever 6 is an engaging: tongue 7 having one end thereofcurved inwardly as indicated at 8 and adapted to be engaged with an adjacent portion of a belt to be secured by the buckle; the body portion of said. tongue having a longitudinally disposed slot or way 9 if. rmed therein, through which guide pins 10 are passed, such pins beingsecurely fixedly anchored in adjacent portions of the clamping lever 8 as is clearly indicated. in the Figure 2. The inner ends of these pins 10 are upset and in consequence, will serve to prevent lateral displacement of the engaging tongue 7 with relation to the clamping lever, yet, permit of longitudinal sliding adjustment thereof to the limit of the opposite ends of the longitudinally disposed slot 9.

Mounted upon the opposite end and adjacent the other side of the clamping lever 3 is a secondary clamping lever 11 having a series of right angularly disposed teeth 12 formed thereon adjacent its pivotal mounting between the apertured bearing ears 3; such mounting, as will be noted upon reference to the Fi ure 5, being effected by the passing of a plvot pin 13 into engagement with the opening of said bearing cars a and then upsetting or anchoring the oppo site ends of the same therein. The pivotal mounting of the secondary clamping lever 11 in the 'bearing ears 4; is such as to provide a way as between the right angularly disposed teeth 12 thereof and the adjacent side of the clamping lever 3 in order that one portion of a belt may be passed therethrough and then permanently connected to the belt buckle. In order that the clamping lever 11 may be swung or moved to its full clamping position, the inner end thereof is preferably formed with a recessed or notched portion 14, which, as shown in the Figures 3 and d, permits the same to engage over the adjacent head of the pin 10.

In using my improved belt buckle, one end of a belt indicated in dotted lines in the Figure 1 is passed into the way between the pivotally mounted end of the secondary clamping lever 11 and the adjacent portion of the belt buckle body 1, whereupon said lever is swung to its closed clamping position, at which time the right angularly disposed series of teeth 12 will have biting engagement with the belt and in consequence, clampingly engage the same and thereby effecta positive connection with the belt buckle body portion. The opposite portion of the belt is passed about the body of a wearer belt properly engaged, the clamping lever is now swung inwardly whereupon the curved end 8 of the engaging tongue '7 will have clamping engagement with the adjacent portion of the inner side of saidfree end of the belt and thus, will securely connect the same to the body portion 1. lVith the imparting of a pull to the free portion of the belt, it will he understood that sliding movement of the engaging tongue '7 in a corresponding direction will be pe mitted, such as indicated in dotted lines in the Fig ure 2. However, because of the arcuate formation of the belt buckle body portion 1, such sliding movement of the engaging tongue 7 with its curved end 8 will serve only to effect a more positive connection with the free portion of the belt and in consequence, securely connect the same to the body portion. lVhen it is desired to re leasethe 'free portion of the belt from the buckle, the clamping lever 3 need only be guideswung outwardly in the direction indicated by the arrows in the Figures 1 and 2, whereupon the curved end S of the engaging tongue 7 will be immediately disengaged from the adjacent portion of the inner side of the belt and the said belt may be then freely removed from its ngagement with the body portion 1.

Manifestly the construction shown is capable of considerable modification and such modification as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A belt buckle comprising an arruate body portion having flanged opposite sides, a clamping lever pivotally mounted between said flanged sioes adjacent the inner side of the body portion, an engaging tongue on the outer side ofsaid lever having a longitudinal slot formed in the body portion thereof, stop pins fixedly engaged in the body portion of said clamping lever and slidably enin said slot whereby to limit the slid ing iovement of said engaging tongue with relation to the same, one end of said on, ing tongue being curved inwardly for eng ment with a free portion of a belt, and leasable attaching means on the inner side of the clamping lever, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A belt buckle comprising an arcuate body portion having flanged opposite sides, a clamping lever pivotally mounted b said flanged sides adjacent the inner the body portion and having pairs of oppositely disposed bearing ears formed upon its opposite sides, certain of said bearing ears serving to effect pivotal connection of the lever with said flanged sides, an engaging tongue having one end thereof inwardly curved arranged adjacent the outer side of said clamping lever and formed with a longitudinal slot in its'body, stop pins firedl engaged in the body of said clamping lever and slidably engaged through said slot whereby to limit sliding movement of the engaging tongue with relation to the clamping lever, and a secondary clamping lever pivotally mounted between the remaining pair of apertured bearing ears having right angularly disposed teeth formed upon that end of the same adjacent the pivotal mounting.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ELMER ARON TAYLGR.