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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
EDWARD R. CROCKETT, OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF
TO J. H. HODGES, OF SAME PLACE.
TRACE-CARRIER.
SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,216, dated May 1, 1888.
Application filed December 14, 1887. Serial No. 257,895. (No model.)To abZ whom m it 7naU concern:
Be it known that I, EDWARD R. CRocErTT,
a citizen of the United States, and a resident of
Georgetown, in the county of Williamson and
5 State of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Back-Band Buckles
and Hooks; and I do hereby declare that the
following is a full, clear, and exact description
of the invention, which will enable others
to skilled in the art to which it appertains to
make and use the same, reference being had to
the accompanying drawings, which form a
part of this specification, and in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my new
15 and improved back-band buckle and hook.
Fig. 2 is a detail view of the buckle proper.
Fig. 3 is a detail view of the hook-plate and
hook, and Fig. 4 is a vertical central sectional
view of Fig. 1.
20 Thesame numerals of reference indicate cor-
responding parts in all the figures.
My invention consists in a new and im-
proved back-band buckle and hook, which will
be hereinafter fully described and claimed.
25 Referring to the several parts by their des-
ignating- numerals, 1 indicates the buckle
proper of my invention, which is formed of
metal in a rectangular shape, with the central
cross-bar, 2, as shown. This central cross-
30o bar, over which the end of the back-band
passes when the end of the said back-band 3
is passed through the buckle, is provided with
the outwardly-extending teeth 4, and the sides
of the buckle are provided toward their up-
35 per ends with the hooks 5 5. The lower end
of the buckle is formed with the outwardly-
projecting lug or tongue 6, arranged centrally
on the said end, as shown.
7 indicates a flat tongue - plate, which is
40 formed at its upper outer corners with the
projections 8 8, which are adapted to enter
and thus engage with the hooks 5 5 on the
sides of the buckle. The lower reduced end
of the hook-plate is curved or bent up to form
45 a stout hook, 9, and this hook is formed at
points near its base and its point with the reg-
istering opposite slots, 10 11. These slots are
of such size that when the reduced upper ends
or corners, 8 8, of the hook-plate are engaged
50o in the hooks 5 5 on the sides of the buckle and
the lower end of the hook-plate is turned downflat against the buckle the outwardly-project-
ing tongue 6 of the buckle will pass through
the opposite slots, 10 and 11, thus closing the
open end of the hook, so that it will be im- 55
possible for the link or ring of a chain caught
in this hook to work or slip out of the hook,
as will be readily seen; and to hold the tongue
6 through the slots of the hook a pin or key,
12, preferably of leather, is pushed through a 6o
small transverse aperture, 13, in the project-
ing outer end of the tongue, which will thus
lock and hold the tongue in position through
the hook and prevent its accidental with-
drawal. G5
In operation the ends of the back-band are
passed through the buckles, as shown in Figs.
1 and 4 of the drawings, each end of the band
passing over the central cross-bar of its buckle,
and when the back-band is pulled tight the 70
outwardly-projecting teeth 4 will enter, pass
through the end of the baud, and thus hold it
from slipping. The hook-plate is placed in
position by hooking its upper end lugs, 8 8,
in the hooks 5 5 on the sides of the buckle and 75
pressing it down until the tongue 6 on the
lower part of the buckle passes through the
opposite slots, 10 11, in the hook 9, the link or
ring of the chain being first slipped in the
hook, and the tongue is locked through the 8c
hook by passing the key 12 through the trans-
verse aperture 13 in the outer end of the tongue
6. When the hook-plate is thus pressed down
against the band passing through the buckle
to cause the tongue 6 to pass through the slots 85
10 and 11 of the hook, the inner side of the flat
hook-plate at its broadest part will be pressed
into contact with the outer ends or points of
the teeth 4 of the central cross-bar, 2, of the
buckle, thus forcing the teeth completely 90
through the band or belt 3 and effectually pre-
venting the band from being pulled or slip-
ping off of the teeth, as will be readily under-
stood.
From the foregoing description, taken in 95
connection with the accompanying drawings,
the construction and advantages of my new
and improved back-band buckle and hook will
be readily understood. It will be seen that it
is simple and strong in construction and can too
be manufactured at a small cost. It is formed
in two entirely separate and distinct pieces,
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Crockett, Edward R. Trace Carrier., patent, May 1, 1888; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171759/m1/2/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.