US430668A

US430668A - Belt-fastener

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Publication number: US430668A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-06-24
Anticipated expiration: 1907-06-24

Description

(No Model.)

S. H. MORRALL.

BELT FASTENBR.

No. 430,668. Patented June 24, 1890;

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,668, dated June 24, 1890;

Application filed March 29, 1890. Serial No. 345,812. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. MORRALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philippi, in the county of Barbour and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and useful Belt-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion has relation to belt-fasteners; and among the objects in view is to pro vide an exceedingly cheap and simple fast-' transverse section through the connecting.

pin. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of one of the fasteners. Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified construction of fastener. Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 2, but taken through the eyelets.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

.1 represents an ordinary belt, the ends of which are arranged adjacent to each other, and near each end said belt is provided with eyelets 2.

3 represents my belt-fastener, there being a series of the same, one arranged in each of the eyelets. The adjacent or inner extremities of each of the fasteners is provided with an eye 4, the eyes of the series of fasteners being arranged in alignment with each other and connect-ed by a pin 5, which pin is provided at one end with a head 6 to prevent withdrawal, and near its opposite end with a transverse slot 7,through which is inserted a key 8, said key being either of metal or leather, and designed to be withdrawn from the slot when it is desired to withdraw the pin from the fasteners.

The fasteners 3 are formed of half-round wire of a suitable thickness, the wire being cut in blanks of suitable size, and at their middles coiled about a mandrel to form the eyes 4 For light belting one coil is sufficient, as shown in Fig. 4; but for heavy belting I prefer at least two coils, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. After forming the coils the terminals, it will be observed, are crossed and embrace the edge of the belt, the ends of the terminals being inserted in opposite directions through their eyelets and bent over, as at 6, upon the opposite surface of the belt. After the entire series of fasteners has been thus arranged in position the adjacent ends of the belt are brought toward each other, so that the series of fasteners upon one end of the belt will take between the series of fasteners upon the opposite ends of the belt, and thus the eyes of the two series are brought into alignment with each other, and through them is inserted the removable pin, after which said pin is locked in position by means of the wedge-shaped key before mentioned.

It will be observed that my invention is extremely simple, efficient, and may be cheaply manufactured, machinery being readily devised for forming the fasteners. The fasteners, lying flat, project little, if any, beyond the true surface of the belt, and are as efficient as the troublesome lacing usually employed. It is also apparent that the belt maybe most readily changed to suit different machinery and make different arrangements and connections by simply withdrawing the pin connecting the eyes, which is accomplished in a manner hereinbefore set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination, with opposite belt-fasteners, each consisting of a single piece of wire coiled at its center to form eyes which align with each other, and to form opposite terminals adapted to be passed in opposite directions through an eyelet of a belt and bent upon themselves, of a locking-pin passed through said aligning eyes, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with opposite series of belt-fasteners constructedas herein described, each fastener consisting of a single piece of wire provided at its center with a series of coils and terminating in opposite terminals adapted to be passed in opposite directions through an eyelet in a belt and bent upon themselves, the coils of said opposite series being in alignment, of a locking-pin passed through the coils, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with oppositebelt-fasteners, each consisting of a single piece of Wire coiled at its center to form eyes which align with each other and to form opposite terminals, said terminals being crossed and adapted to be passed in opposite directions through an eyelet of a belt and-bent upon themselves, of a locking-pin passed through said aligning eyes, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, with opposite series of fasteners, each of said fasteners consisting of a wire blank having central coils, thecoils of one series aligning with those of the other, and the terminals of each fastener being introduced in opposite directions through an eyelet and bent upon themselves, of the removable locking-pin headed at one end and slotted near its opposite end and provided with a removable key arranged in the slot, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL H. MORRALL.

Witnesses:

LAii D. MORRALL, R. ED. TALBOTT.