US878090A - Buckle for webbing. - Google Patents

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No. 878,090. PATENTED FEB. 4, 1908. P. A. & J. B. RUSS.

BUCKLE POR WEBBING.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 17,1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTOE.

FRIEND A. RUSS, OF GREENWICH, AND JOHN B. RUSS, OF DERBY, CONNECTICUT.

BUCKLE FOR WEBBING.

i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRIEND A. RUss, residing at Greenwich, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, and JOHN B. Russ, residing at Derby, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, both citizens of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Buckles for VVebbing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to buckles forwebbing and more particularly to that class of the same which comprise a rigid frame having downwardly running webbing passed therethrough then turned upon itself and fastened at its extremity to the frame forming an adjustable loop. It is essential in a buckle of this character that the running webbing should be adjustably secured to the frame so that when it is drawn or put under tension or stress the buckle is prevented from slipping from its adjusted position on the.

webbing. A common way of providing for this adjustment is to thread the running webbing back and forth through two or more horizonal slots or openings in the buckle so that when the webbing is under tension it is prevented from slipping by the frictional engagement between the webbing and the buckle, and when the webbing is slack the buckle may be slipped back and forth thereon. Another form of adjustment is obtained by providing the buckle frame with a binding edge more usually in the form of projecting teeth arranged in the path of the webbing. All of these forms of adjustment however have their disadvantages due in part to the difficulty in manipulation of the webbing and the liability of the buckle to slip from its adjusted position when the webbing is slack. The present manner of fastening the extremity of the webbing to the buckle also necessitates the employment of a greater or less length of material, and in some cases a considerable amount of labor in sewing or stitching the extremity in the form of a terminal loop embracing a portion of the frame. The plurality of slots required for the passage of the running webbing and for the purpose of securing the looped extremity further necessitates a buckle frame of considerable length and breadth.

The present invention is an improvement upon that disclosed in our application copending herewith, Serial No. 376,222, filed May 28th, 1907 for an improvement in suspender buckles.A

The object of this invention is to provide abuckle for webbing in which the extremity..

With these and other objects in view this invention consists in details of construction and manner of operation more fully described in the following description and accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to corresponding parts,

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of one form of the buckle showing a part thereof and a part of the attached webbing broken away 5 Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. l, showing the buckle in section. Fig. 3 is a front view of another form of the buckle with a part thereof and a part of the attached webbing broken away. Fig. 4 is a side view of Fig. 3, showing the buckle in section. Fig. 5 is a side view of the bucklev shown in Fig. 1, with the attached webbing shown slack. Fig. 6 is a side view of the modification, the buckle being shown in section. Fig. 7 is a relatvely enlarged detail view showing the method of locking the webbing in the buckle slot. Figs. 8 and 9 are res ectively front and side views of the buckle b ank of the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and before the webbing is attached.

The buckle in each instance is formed from sheet metal provided with a locking slot' through which the webbing is passed, the said webbing being secured to the frame of the buckle in the manner hereinafter described.

a, represents the upper portion of the buckle shown in Figs. l, 2 and 5; b, is the slot e, is that portion of the buckle below the slot. The lower portion e, has its lower edge turned up at an angle and is swaged or pressed down on the extremity g, of the webbing whereby the same is firmly clenched. The webbing then extends downwardly as indicated by what we will term the rearward reach l. lt is then turned upwardly to form the forward reach 7c, and is then passed through the slot b, and is extended into the upward reach h. When the webbing is under stress, as in use, the buckle and the webbing assume the position shown in Fig. 2. The width of the slot t, is substantially the same as the thickness of the webbing passing therethrough with the result that in use and when the parts assume the position shown in Figs. 2 and 7, the running portion of the webbing is frictionally held in such manner as to revent the buckle from slipping thereon. Vlienlthe webbing is slack as shown in Fig. 5, the running portion of the webbing may be readily adjusted. While in Figs. l and 2, the web retaining lip f, terminates below the slot b, in Fig. 6, the edge of said lip terminates at a point adjacent to the slot, so that as shown when the buckle is threaded with the webbing, the entire rear surface is protected and the so-called rustless effect secured.

1n the modification shown in Figs. 8, 4, 8 and 9, a, is the upper art of the buckle; e, is the lower part, and the slot. n-Jn, are ears at each end of the plate which extend across the slotted portion thereof. These ears n n, may be bent up as shown in Fig. 3, strengthening and reinforcing the body of the buckle, and at the same time furnishing convenient finger pieces whereby the same may be turned for adjustment of the webbing In these figures, as in the other figures, f', represents that portion by which the end of the webbing is secured. By this method of fastening the rearreach Z, the extremity of said reach is not only held between the clamping surfaces thus formed, but an abrupt turn is provided which furnishes an added resistance tending to prevent accidental displacement. Furthermore the extremity of the webbing is not weakened or injured by cutting or piercing the same, as in the case of sewing. By confining the extremity of the webbing in the manner shown it is also apparent that the fraying of the end is prevented. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the lip portion of the buckle frame is reduced in width to substantially the width of the webbing employed to properly cover and conceal the web end. rlhe upper part of the frame being wider affords the necessary strength at the slotted portion.

1t will appear from the construction above described that the length and width ofthe buckle may be reduced to a minimum.

From the foregoing it is apparent that a great saving of material is effected, because the longitudinal dimension may be reduced to a minimum. This is also true of the lateral dimension. By the above construction also all superfluous overlapping of the webbing and all humps and ridges due to this or other causes which tend to give a cumbersome effect and unsightly appearance are eliminated, and a neat, thin and compact construction is produced.

Having now described our. invention what we claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. As an article of manufacture a buckle comprising a sheet metal plate having a transverse slot therein the edges of which are adapted to frictionally engage and grip la running webbing, the lower portion of said platebeing narrowed to a width substantially equal to the length of said slot and terminating at its lower extremity in an integral transverse lip of corresponding width adapted to be pressed toward said plate to confine and conceal the end of such webbing.

2. In combination, a webbing, a buckle comprising a sheet metal plate having a slot therein the edges of which are adapted to frictionally engage and grip the running portion of said webbing, that portion of the plate below the slot being bent upon itself to form a holding lip for the end of the webbing, the said lip terminating adjacentl to the lower side of the slot.

8. A sheet metal buckle having a slot therein for the passage of a running webbing and terminating at its lower extremity in a transverse lip adapted to be pressed toward the body of the buckle, in combination with a webbing having its running portion threaded through the slot in the buckleand having oneextremity confined and concealed between the lip and body of the buckle.

4. The combination with a running webbing, of a sheet metal buckle having a slot therein of a width substantially equal to the thickness of the webbing and terminating at its lower extremity in a transverse lip, said webbing passing downwardly through the slot in the buckle, thence returned and having its extremity confined and concealed between the body of the buckle and the lip.

5. The combination with running webbing, of a buckle having a slot therein of a width substantially equal to the thickness ofthe webbing and terminating at its lower extremity in an integral lip folded upwardly and rearwardly, said webbing being threaded through the slot in the buckle passing over v the rear face of the buckle above the slot therein and having the extremity of the lower reach confined and concealed betweenv the body of the buckle and the lip thereon, whereby the webbing embracing the lip is held in contact with the rear surface of the running portion of said webbing.

6. The combination with running webbing of a sheet metal 'buckle having a slot therein of a width substantially equal to the thickness of the webbing, the said buckle having its lower portion narrowed to a width substantially equal to the width of the webbing and terminating at its lower extremity in a transverse lip, the said webbing passing downwardly through said slot thence returning upon itself and having its extremity confined and concealed between the body portion of the buckle and the lip.

7. The combination with a running webbing of a sheet metal buckle having a transverse slot therein of a width substantially.

equal to the thickness of the webbing, and having the lower portion thereof bent upon itself in the form of an integral lip, the said webbing being threaded through said slot and having its extremity compressed between said lip and that portion of the buckle below the slot thus forming an adjustable loop, and the said slot having its upper edge arranged to draw the webbing passing therethrough into a position adjacent to said compressed extremity to produce a rustless effect.

8. The combination with a running webbing, of a buckle having a slot therein of a width substantially equal to the thickness of the webbing and terminating at its lower extremity in an integral lip folded upwardly and rearwardly, said webbing passing forwardly through said slot and having its extremity confined and concealed between the body of the buckle and said lip thus forming an adjustable loop embracing the lower extremityof the buckle.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this llth day of June, A. D. 1907.

FRIEND A. RUSS. JOHN B. RUSS. Witnesses:

GEORGE S. VILLIS, WALTER A. HOLDEN.

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