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Gn'oncr. A. SEAVER, or NEWfroRK, NQ Y.

Letters Patent No. 77,770, dated .May 12, 1868.

IMPROVBD COTTON-BALB TIE.

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TO'ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: l v Be i't-,known that I, GEORGE A. SEAVER, of New York, in the city and county of New York, have invented Au-certain new and useful Improvement in `Cotton-Baie Ties, and other fastenings for similar purposes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and'exuct description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making a part of thispspecication, and to the letters oi reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to the means of fastening the metallic tics which are usually employed in heling cotton and other. similar articles and manufactures. @The very great superiority of metallic ties over the ropes formerly uscd'inbal-,ing cotton has been largely lessened by thewant otl a fastening that is simple andcheap Vin construction, 'and easiiylapplied and unfasten'ed without beingy liable to become undone by accident, and

which may quickly adjusted without the use cf skilled labor when the bale 1s being again pressed'or compresse( ,lasyit is styled in the business. When a simple buckle is used, in which the tie is secured by bend ing the strap baok upon itself, too much space is required` in which to bend the loose end under, so that it may be jammed-between the subsequently-expanded bale and the lower face of the strap. A fastening in which the strap is inserted iirst over one projecting tongue, and thenover another, so that it lies partially over both, in=\rhich positionI .it is jammed by being forced sharply over-the angles, requires less space for its action in f'fc'ompi-cssingff' butfit is liable to the objection that it may become displaced in stowage, by any, force which.

.'temporarilyrclievcs the strain upon the tic, causing it to slipand probably to become nfastened when the accidental pressure isfremuved. Any tie that requires the strap to' he cut, either with a. hole in the middle or notchesV at its edges, -manifestly requires the useof a strap thatmust be oi' undue size to permit a reduction of L its transverse area at any point, .which is the measure of the strength of the entire tie; and for a similar reason the employment of a tie, with angular corners or edges over which the tie is required to be sharply bent, is equally objectionable; and, further, dnytie that involves the u'se of loose pins, or detached parts, is liable to y become 'useless-by the displacement of the fastening.

Tho object of my invention is to make a'l tie or fastening that shall have no sharp corners to injure the strap, and iii'to which the strap may be' inserted after being bcntto tbe required length, and from which it may becasily rcmorcd, shortened, and replaced, and that, finally, is not -likely to become accidentally uni'astened.

To. accomplish this objectthe said invention, consists of an open buckle, in to which the looped strap may be -insertedii-oin the sido when the buckle is raised in 'the proper position, the strap being subsequentlyheld safely to the buckle by a. guard, formed with one end of the round iron of which .the buckle is "made; the guard also serviugas a hook that may be caught in the baie to enable the strap to be tightly drawn and bent to the required length. f 'l-lie tie can only become unfastened by turningfit upat one side until-the angle of the guard coincides with the'l'o'op of the strap; and unless the buckle ortie is thus turned up to the exact angle required, any mere release ofthe strain upon thelstrap, by further compression ofthe bale in stowage, has no effect upon the tie.

To enable others skilled in the arts'to which it appertains to make and Lise my invention, I will prceeed'to describe its construction and operation with reference to the drawing. A l

Figure lis a view ci` the tieand tho ends of the strap-'together in position, and

Figur-o2 represents the same wheadetaehed, and with the ticand the loose end of the strap raised to make the fastening.

The permanent end a of the strap, extending around the bale, is secured to tbe -tie orhuckle b, by simply passing it through the tie, and bending it over the round wire of which the tipe is composed. The loose end-c ot' the strap passes sideways of the tie over the projecting end d of the tie, and underthe guard e, until it is wholly within the latter, when the tie is released and drawn out ilat by tho expansion of the bale. The projecting end of thc guard e forms a hook, that may be hooked into the bale while the strap is being adjusted to the proper length. v

vI claim the construction of the tie or fastening,. substantially as described.

GEO. A.' SEAVER.

Witnesses:

THOMAS DAY, WM. KEMBLE HALL. k

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