US594532A

US594532A - Spring-buckle

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Publication number: US594532A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1897-11-30
Anticipated expiration: 1914-11-30

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W. V. HATTEN. SPRING BUCKLE Patented Nov. 30, 1897.

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WILLIAM V. HATTEN, OF PAX, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO WILLIAM F. STRASSER, OF STOTTS CITY, MISSOURI.

SPRING-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,532, dated November 30, 1897.

Application filed December 2, 1896. Serial No. 614,208- (No model.)

To (.tZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM V. HATTEN, residing at Pax, in the county of Lawrence and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Spring-Buckle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to buckles, and more particularly to a buckle adapted for use upon articles of personal wear, the object being to provide an exceedingly cheap and simple device which can be used as abadgeholder, shawl-pin, suspender-buckle, and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a buckle which shall be somewhat ornamental in construction, whereby the device can be used upon the exterior of the garment,

' as in fastening cuffs to the sleeve, &c.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is quickly and easily manipulated to either fasten or unfasten the tongue of the buckle.

With these various objects in view my invention consists, essentially, of a pin-frame constructed of thin spring metal, said frame being constructed in any desired shape, the ends thereof being bent slightly in reverse directions and provided with looking knobs or balls, said spring-frame being provided with a tongue pivoted to one side thereof and adapted to be brought into engagement with the opposite side when the ends of the frame are interlocked. I

The invention consists also in certain details of construction and novelties of combination, all of which will vbe fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a view showing the practical application of my invention when used as a cuff holder or buckle. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the buckle as closed. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the buckle in an open position. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 show modified applications of the device.

In carrying out my invention I employ a frame A, which in the present instance is shown as oval in form, but it will be distinctly understood that the said frame can be rectangular'or circular or any other shape desired. This frame is preferably constructed of steel wire, though it can be made of gold, silver, or any other metal having the necessary strength.

The frame A is open or separated, the end A being bent outwardly, as at B, in reverse directions, whereby they overlap or cross each other, said end A having the interlocking balls or knobs O at their outer ends, which are adapted to be sprung past each other in looking and unlocking, as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, it being of course understood that the frame has sufficient elasticity to readily contract itself, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, when the interlocking balls or knobs are sprung past each other.

A tongue D is pivotally attached to one side of the frame A, said frame being slightly reduced, as shown at E in Fig. 5, and at the opposite side of the frame is produced a slight recess F, with which the free end of the tongue is adapted to engage when the ends are sprung together, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

Instead of the recess F, any desired construction of keeper may be employed, or, if desired, the keeper can be entirely dispensed with.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly cheap and simple construction of buckle consisting, as it does, of a springframe having interlocking ends and carrying the tongue at one side adapted to be brought into engagement with the opposite side when the ends of the frame are interlocked and disengaged from the said side when the interlocking ends are disengaged.

The operation of the device is exceedingly simple, as the tongue is passed through the article or articles to be secured and the ends of the frame then brought together, as-most clearly shown in Fig. 1, in which the frame is arranged upon the exterior of the sleeve,while the tongue is passed through the sleeve and odd and theninto engagement with the opposite side of the frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A buckle, comprising an open springframe, the ends of said frame being adapted to interlock, and a tongue adapted to be attached to one side of the frame and adapted to engage the opposite side when the said ends are interlocked, substantially as shown and described.

2. A buckle, comprising an open springframe, having interlocking ends provided with interlocking knobs 0r balls and the tongue pivotally attached to one side of the frame and adapted to engage the opposite side when the said ends and knobs are interlocked,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a buckle of the kind described, the combination with the open spring-frame having the ends of said frame bent in reverse directions and provided with interlocking knobs or balls, of the tongue pivotally attached to the frame at one side when the ends of the knobs are interlocked, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a buckle of the kind described, the combination with the open spring-frame hav' ing the ends thereof bent outwardly in reverse directions, and provided with interlocking knobs or balls, of the tongue pivota-lly attached to the frame at one side and adapted to engage said frame at the opposite side, said frame being reduced at the point where the tongue is attached and recessed where the free end of said tongue engages the frame, substantially as shown and described.

XVILLIAM V. HATTEN. \Vitnesses:

B. W. PRUITT, GEO. W. LAYMoN.