US927044A - Baling-tie buckle. - Google Patents

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G. H. HBRTH. BALING TIE BUCKLE. APPLIATION FILED 00T.30, 1908.

927,044. Patented Julj 6, 1909.

UNITED STATES E A TENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. HER/PH, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO BALING TIE BUCKLE COMPANY,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BALING-TIE BUCKLE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. HERTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Baling lie Buckle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bale ties and more particularly to a buckle for securing metallic straps or ties around packages, barrels, shingles and other merchandise.

The object of the invention is to provide a tie buckle having an opening formed in one end thereof for the reception of the adjacent end of a strap or tie and provided at its opposite end with a tongue adapted to engage the other end of the tie, there being spaced ears disposed in front of the tongue and foldable downwardly in engagement with the tie strap, thereby to prevent accidental dis placement of the same.

Further objects and advantages Will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie buckle constructed in accordance with my invention showing the same in position on a box. Fig. 2 is a similar view of one of the tie buckles detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The improved tie buckle forming the subject matter of the present invention includes a body portion 5 preferably in the form of a flat metallic plate and having its intermediate portion bent to produce angularly disposed arms 6 and 7, one of which is formed with an opening 8 for the reception of the adjacent end of a metallic strap or tie 9.

The arm 6 is formed. with a rectangular opening 10 and over-hanging said opening is a substantially triangular shaped tongue 11, the base of which is offset with respect to the longitudinal plane of the arm 6, as indicated at 12 so as to Jermit the passage of the adjacent end of the strap or tie beneath the same, as best indicated in Fig. 1 of the draw ings.

Disposed in advance of the tongue 11 1s an Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 30, 1908.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Serial No. 460,366.

opening 13, the end walls of which are bent upwardly to produce oppositely disposed ears 14 adapted to be foldeddownwardly in engagement with the strap 9, thereby to prevent accidental displacement of the strap after the same has been positioned around the box, indicated by dotted lines at 15 in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In using the buckle one end of the tie strap 9 is passed through the opening 8 and bent to form a loop after which the tie buckle is positioned on the boX with one arm thereof engaging the adjacent side of said boX and the other arm extending along the top thereof. The opposite end of the strap 9 is then extended beneath the terminal of the tongue 11 and folded upon itself at 16 with the free end of the strap passing between the vertical ears 14. To insert the strap be neath the tongue 11 it is necessary to twist it and the twisting need be but slight because of the triangular shape of the tongue bring ing the free point of the latter well away from the cars 14. The ears 14 are then. bent downwardly in engagement with the upper surface of the strap 9 thus securely holding the strap in position on the boX.

The buckle not only serves to fasten the adjacent ends of the metallic strap or tie 9, but also serves to reinforce and strengthen the corners of the box. By having the tongue 11 offset with respect to the body of the buckle it permits the ready insertion of the strap beneath said tongue, while by having the ears 14 disposed in alinement with the opposite walls of the recess 10, said ears form a guide for the stra 9 when in vertical position and serve to clhmp the bent end of the strap in engagement with the adjacent por tion thereof when said ears are forced downwardly. The triangular tongue 11 makes it possible to use coiled flat bands in continuous engths. If the buckle were not cut out and made with the triangular tongue the flat strip or band would have to be cut to certain lengths before attempting its use in connection with the buckle. It will be understood of course that the body portion of the buckle may be otherwise shaped than that shown, being made to conform to the shape of the bundle or bale to be secured.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. A tie buckle having a body portion formed at one end for engagement with a flat tie and at the opposite end provided with a tongue struck up from the body of the buckle between the edges thereof and s aced from and extending across the buck e substantially parallel with the corresponding face of said body portion and at substantially right angles to the length of the buckle, said tongue being adapted to engage the opposite end of the flat tie, and oppositely disposed ears arranged in advance of the tongue and foldable toward the face of the buckle into engagement with the tie.

2. A tie buckle having a body portion with angularly disposed arms, one of which is formed at one end for engagement with a flat tie and the other of which arms is provided with a tongue struck up from the body of the buckle between the edges thereof and spaced from and extending across the buckle substantially parallel with the corresponding face of the said body ortion and at substantially right angles to t e length of the buckle, said tongue being narrower at its free end than at the other end and adapted to engage the 0pposite end of the flat tie, and oppositely disposed ears arranged in advance of the tongue and foldable toward the face of the buckle into engagement with the tie.

3. A tie buckle including a body portion having an opening formed in one end thereof and provided at its opposite end with a tongue offset with respect to the longitudinal plane of the body portion, there being an opening formed in said body portion in advance of the tongue and the end walls of said opening bent upwardly to produce ears adapted to be folded downwardly in engage= ment with the tie.

4. A tie buckle including a body portion having one end. thereof provided with means for attachment to a bale tie and its op )osite end formed with an opening the wa ls of which are bent upwardly to produce spaced ears, there being a substantially rectangular opening formed in the center of the body portion and the metal at said opening struck up to produce a tongue, the fixed end of which is offset with respect to the longitudinal plane of said body portion.

5. A tie buckle including a body portion formed of a single piece of flat metal bent to produce angularly disposed arms of different engths, there being an opening formed in the short arm for the reception of one end of the tie, and an opening formed in the free end of the lon arm and having its end walls bent upwardly to produce vertically disposed ears, there being a rectangular opening formed in the intermediate portion of the long arm and having a substantially triangular shaped tongue overhanging said opening and offset with respect to the longitudinal plane thereof, said ears being disposed in alinement with the opposite side walls of the rectangular opening and foldable downwardly in engagement with the tie.

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

CHARLES H. HERTH. l/Vitnesses:

ANNA SORENSEN, G. W. FEUTI-r.

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