US950992A - Buckle. - Google Patents

Description

J. M. BROWN.

BUCKLE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED APR. 12, 1909.

9505992. Patent@ Mar. 1, 1910.

JASPER. M. B'ROXVN, OF LYNNVILJE, TENNESSEE.

BUCKLE.

astiene.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Har. "il, i910.

Application filed April 12. 1909. Serial No. 489.408.

To all 'wher/fit may concern:

Be it known that L .lasenn M. lnowN, a citizen of th. 'nitfel States.. residing at L vllllville, iil't'glleiollnty of (tiles and State ot.' llenneejseq-have;invented or diseovered eerta'infnew and useful 4lnlllrovenlents in lhleli'leslj,y (lf'n'lli'tjh the following is a speri tieation. reference heling,- had therein ill the aeeonl'pan'ying drawings. l

This invei-ltion "relates to a buckle by means of whi'eh trafesfn" tugs forming part` of the harnesses otlrafit-Sailimals may be attached to '.2wil{tile-"1rees` or whiilletrees with- 'out weakening ille traees orlug b v forming holes thereintaa ist-heuiaual praetiee; the improved'attaehing .bueltle providing' means wherebjv the traeehI 'or lugs will be ellahled to have a frietional'grip on the s\\in letrees or wliillletreeslftlle eonst'ruetion' of the al'- i'aelling "lnleklelleing ot' sueh ll ellaraeter that tluhatder .the pull the tighter illt` grip will be4 Y i To 'end the inventioil eoulpriaes a single-pleite.buelle 4elosed at it 4 ends by end ert'las-llllzwaud having' the nlllin poriolla` ot' itl side hairs eurved ill I@nell a manner nl to lll-ovide aspaee` between Said bars and the trace or tug;r for ille reeelltion ot' the whiilletree, Said bueltle having. adjaeent to what may be termed the rear ends of the curved portion4 ot' the hide bars. al1 intermediate eross-bar lot-ated Ieonlllarativel)v near the eross bar at the outer or rear end of the buelljle .lult allording a allai-e. between said intermediate erossbal" and the lsaid rear end eross-bar, through whieh the tugor iraee may be paseed. i

ln ille :leronlpal'lvingr drawilngs Figure l is :l laide view of the illlilroved traee-hold ing' llllelile. said'view I llowing the relative Positions 0l" the ilu-loe :l'lld wllitlleiree when these. .parisA areattaehed together. Fig'. 3 is :l plan view of ille parts shown in Fig. l. and Fin'. 3 is a detail plan view ol the: bueldo. I.

lelerril'lg' to the drawingsl the improved traro-holding` burlt'le. wlliell is preferabl;Y of a single [lieve ot" metal. eonlprises side hars l2, a fronty erosa-llllr lll. a i'ear eroas-bar Il and an intermediate erossllar lf. "l`he side bara-|12 are. el-irvedl or bowed. an shown7 throughout ille greater portions ol their the trace is to be Secured.

lengths, to atl'ord adequate space between said bars and the traee 1G forthe, reception ot' that portion of the whillletree 1T to which The intermediate croSs-bar 15 is l lated at or adjacent to the outer or rear ends ot' the curved portions of the side bars l2. leaving' -a comparatively slnall space 18. between said intern'lediate cross-bar l5 and the rear end eross-bar 14, through whieh the traee may be passed, as Iallown in Figs. l und 2. and leaving a much larger space l!) between said intermediate bar l5 and ille front eroSs-bar 13.

From the foregoing it will be understood that when the trace is arranged as shown, in

connection witll the buelile and \\'hillletree` I with the traee arranged above the rear end cross-har 1l and below the intermediate erosS-bar l5 and ille front end cross-bar 13.7

alld with the whitlleiree passed between the aaifl t ace and the eurved portions of the side bars Il the trave will have Sui-h a frictional relation -to the wllillletree that the harder the pull on ille traee ille tighter laid trace and ille lluelqle will Agrill the whiflietree. lt will thunl be understood that the invention alfords '.ln inexpensive and eollvenient. deviee whereby trllees may he secured to whift'letrees in a Safe and reliable manner, without requiring the iraeen` to be weakened by formingr holes or openings` therein for att'aehnlent' to ille 'IF-headed or other projections with which whillletreesv are usually provided 'For the attaehmeut of the traees thereto. l

Ailthougfh the improved atiaehingbuelile hereiny deserihed is primarily intended for une for eeuring`r ingr; or trat-es to whiillelrees, it is obvious that it may be employedfor other purpoSeSwhere it lllay be deaired to seeure. or hold a strap or band of any kind.

llaving thus t'lereribed my invention l elainl and desire t'o seeui'e b v Letters latent: Lin attaching or holding` lulelile comprising .side bars` end erossdlars and an inter- ,mediate eross-bar. Said intermediate eroSshar being arranged eonlparalivel)v near one oi said eross-llars leavin;l between said end erosas-bar and the Qaid interlllediate bar a eolllparatively Small spaee. with a much larger space between said intermediate Crossbar and the other end eroSs-llar, said Sidebars being' curved or bowed throughout the i testmoh" whereof I afx my sgl'lsitiii, Greater ortions of their lengths and said i 1n presence o two witnesses;

lnterme late cross-bar bem located aha- 1 JASPER- M., BROWNK.. l

cent to the ends of the curve or bowed pori 5 tions of said side bars, and from which point Witnesses to the adjacent end cross-bar said side-bars VIRGIL COMPTON, are approximately straight. H. A. COMPTON.

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