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UNITED
STATEs
PATENT OFFICE.
DAVID C. F. SNELL, OF LOVELADY, TEXAS.
CHECK-LINE BUCKLE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,068, dated April 22, 1902.
Application filed January 24,1902. Serial No. 91,112, (No model.)To all who7 it may concer m:
Be it known that I, DAVID C. F. SNELL,.a
citizen of the United States, residing at Love-
lady, in the county of Houston and State of
5 Texas, have invented certain new and useful
Improvements in Check-Line Buckles; and I
do hereby declare the following to be a full,
clear, and exact description of the invention,
such as will enable others skilled in the art to
1o which it appertains to make and use the same.
This invention provides a novel means for
connecting a check-line to the main line, so as
to admit of relative movement of the check-.
line to adjust its connection or point of at-
15 tachment to the main line.
While the invention is particularly de-
signed for driving-reins, it may be applied to
branching straps or lines in any location and
for any purpose. -
20 The invention consists of the novel features,
details of construction, and combinations of
the parts, which hereinafter will be more par-
ticularly set forth, illustrated, and finally
claimed.
:5 In the accompanying drawings, forming a
part of the specification, Figure 1. is a per-
spective view of the.buckle or connector,
showing it in operative relation. Fig. 2 is a
longitudinal section of the parts shown in Fig.
30 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the buckle-
frame. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the
clip. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on the line 5 5
of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is.a transverse section on
the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.
35 Corresponding and like parts are referred
to in the following description and indicated
in all the views of the drawings by the same
reference characters.
The attachment comprises, essentially,
40 three parts--a buckle-frame 1, a clip 2, and a.
link 3.
The buckle-frame comprises a 'plate 4 and
end loops 5. Spurs 6 project from the inner
side of the plate 4 a short distance from the
45 loops 5 and are adapted to'- enter selected
openings 7 of the main line 8, upon which the.
buckle is adjustably mounted. The plate is
stiffened longitudinally by side flanges 9,
which also extend along the edges of the line
50 8, located between the terminal loops 5. An
eye 10 is provided upon the back of the plate
4, preferably at an intermediate point. Thiseye is formed by a crimp or bend of the
plate 11, which is attached to the back of the
plate 4 either by being soldered or riveted 55
thereto. In this connection advantage is
taken to utilize the spurs 6 as securing means
between the plates 4 and 11, said spurs being
projecting ends of rivets employed for secur-
ing said plates, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2. 6o
The clip 2 is secured to the end of the check-
line 12 and consists of a strap-iron having a
pole 13 at one end and side poles 14 at the
opposite end, the pole 13 embracing the end
portion of the check-line 12 and the poles 14 65
embracing side portions of the said line a
short distance from the extremity. The poles
14 are formed by side wings of the blank
bent inwardly toward the same' side of the-
body of the strip, so as to confine the line 12, 70
the folded portions being secured by tongues
15, pressed inward therefrom, so as to be-
come embedded in the check-line 12, as shown
most clearly in Fig.-6. 'The tongues 15 are
formed by semicircular cuts, as shown most 75
clearly in Fig. 4. The end portion of .the
folded part 13 is provided with side wings 16,.
which are bent so as to lie against the rear
side of the body of the clip, as shown most
clearly in Fig. 5, a portion of each wing be- 8o
ing pressed inward, as shown at 17, to secure
the wings 16 and assist materially in holding
the clip upon the check-line' 12 by pressing a
part of the clip therein, as shown most clearly
in Fig. 5. The folded end of the clip pro- 85
jects beyond the end of the check-line 12 and-
receives a portion of the link 3, as shown
most clearly in Fig. 2, the other portion of the
.link being fitted into the eye 10.
After the buckle has been placed in posi- 90
tion it may be adjusted upon the main line
by gripping the same at a point between the
loops 5 and drawing it away from the plate 4
to effect disengagement from the spurs 6,
when the buckle may be moved along the 95
strap in either direction. After the buckle
has been moved to the desired- positionthe
main line 8 is straightened and the spurs 6,
entering corresponding openings 7, fix the po-
sition of the said buckle. 'oo1
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed as new is-
1. In a connector for branching lines, a
buckle comprising a plate; loops at the ends
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Snell, David C. F. Check-Line Buckle., patent, April 22, 1902; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514029/m1/2/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.