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moving it toward and upon the former or
anvil 50 to complete the hooked terminal
of the article. When the wire is in the po-
sition just before severing, it rests within
5 the slot 59' of the loop former, and after
the bending of the end of the wire, as bent
by the movable knife 49 and the punch or
die 33, as described, the punch or die 40 is
moved so as to bend the severed piece of
10 wire into an L-shape (Fig. 9), the shoulder
40' and former or die 59, accomplishing
this, the former or die 40 at this period be-
ing halted momentarily, while the punch or
die 45 is operated to bend the extended end
15 or free terminal of the L-shaped blank
against the outer end of the former or die
59 to the position as shown in Fig. 10, the
inclined or cam groove 45', in the end of
the obliquely moved punch or die 45, span-
20 ning the blank and imparting thereto a
slight upward movement and consequent
bend, so that this terminal will be placed
in a plane above the portion adjacent the
hooked terminal, as particularly shown in
25 Fig. 11. At this juncture, the punch or
die 40 is again moved, and a continued
movement of the punch or die 40 pushes
the piece of wire between the two parallel
strips 40a and 40' of the punch or die 40
30 (Figs. 10 and 11), and forms the same in
the shape as shown in Fig. 11, the buckle
being complete and now ready for removal
from the machine. Upon the recession of
the punches or dies 33, 40 and 45, the ejec-
35 tor 57 is operated by its cam 26 and lever 55,
and the completed buckle is ejected from
the buckle forming portion of the machine,
through the opening 57' therein, and the
parts are again set in motion to feed the
40 next section or length of wire to buckle
forming position.
What is claimed is:
1. In a machine of this character, the
combination with wire feeding mechanism,
45 of severing mechanism for the wire, means
operating at right angles and across the
path of the feeding mechanism to bend the
wire, means operating from the direction
of and in the path of the feeding mecha-
50 nism to also bend the wire, a final buckle
forming mechanism operating at an anglefrom the opposite side of the movements
of the two bending mechanisms, and means
for operating the feeding, bending and
forming mechanisms in train. 55
2. In a machine of this character, the
combination with wire feeding mechanism,
of severing mechanism for the wire, a wire
bending mechanism at right angles to the
path of feed of the wire, another bending 60
mechanism from and in the direction of
the wire feed, a final bending mechanism
operating toward the point of junction of
the other bending mechanisms, an ejecting
mechanism to eject the complete buckle 65
from the machine, and means for operating
the various mechanisms in train.
3. In a machine of this character, the
combination with a wire feeding mecha-
nism, of means for severing the wire into 70
predetermined lengths and bending the sev-
ered end, a wire bending mechanism oper-
ating at right angles to the path of feed,
an intermediate bending mechanism operat-
ing in the path of feed to bend said bent 75
up end, a final forming mechanism acting
in conjunction with the other bending
mechanisms to form a buckle, and means
for operating the various mechanisms in
train. 80
4. In a machine of this character, the
combination with a wire feeding mecha-
nism, of means for severing the wire into
predetermined lengths and bending the sev-
ered end, a wire bending mechanism oper- 85
ating at right angles to the path of feed,
an intermediate bending mechanism to bend
up the bent end of the wire and operating
in the path of the feed, a final forming
mechanism to act in conjunction with the 90
other bending mechanism to form a buckle,
means to eject the formed buckle from the
machine, and means to operate all of the
various mechanisms in train.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing 95
as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa-
ture in the presence of. two witnesses.
EZRA A. FRANTZ.
Witnesses:
S. P. OwENS,
J. C. OWENs.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the " Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D.,C."a
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Frantz, Ezra A. Buckle-Making Machine, patent, July 30, 1912; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514269/m1/8/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.