US1276554A - Scabbard. - Google Patents

Description

H. P. MAXIM.

scABARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20. 19|?.

Patented Aug', 20, i918.

Z'HVEH fr 'entren sierras .aan o FFiCiil HIRAM PERCY MAXIM, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR I'O THE MAXIM SILENCER COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CGNNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT;

SGABBARID.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 20, 1918.

To ZZ wia/0m t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Hman Pintor MAXIM,

a citizen of the United States, residing aty Hart-ford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scabbards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to scabbards. Recently there has been a change in Federal equipment` the result being that it is cxceedingly dicult, if not virtually impossible, to suspend a British scabbard from a United States belt. The fundamental purpose of the invention is the provision of means of a simple and effective character by which such a scabbard can be attached to the belt at present in use in this country and as easily separated, the invention more especially residing in the way in which the supporting hook is operatively associated with the scabbard, this hook being capable of detachable connection with the belt.

In the drawings accompanying and forniing part of the present specification I have shown in detail a convenient form of einbodiment of the invention which to enable those skilled in the art to practice the same will be set forth fully in the following description. Obviously I do not restrict myself to this particular disclosure; I may depart therefrom in several particulars within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said description.

Referring to said drawings:

Figures l and 2 are longitudinal views of the scabbard as seen at practically 1ight angles from each other.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Like characters refer to like throughout the several views.

The scabbard is denoted by Q, and its body may be of any desirable shape. That shown is practically the standard at present in use in Great Britain, being in the form of an elongated sleeve longitudinally tapering7 open at one end and closed at the other. It may be of all metal or of composite form. From this as is inferred the scabbard may vary within reasonable limits.

A scabbard such as that concisely described is generally suspended from a belt, and as will be understood the present scabbard is not very well adapted for proper parts connection with a United States belt, and my fundamental purpose is to obviate this obstacle and provide in a simple way for the ready connection and disconnection of the scabbard with such a belt or analogous part. The scabbard on one side externally thereof, and near the open end, is provided fith a block 3. This block may be connected rigidly with the scabbard in any desirable manner. It may be brazed, riveted in place, or it can be spot welded. This block 3 shown is furnished with projections7 studs or rivets si spaced apart and extending from the outer flat face of the blocl or equivalent body 3. As illustrated the block is of rectangular form, and its inner surface is curved to conform to the external surface of the rear wall of the metallic upper part of the scabbard. The rivets i in the present case are integral with the bloclt 3. From this as will be obvious, the block and the rivets can be easily manufactured; in fact I have obtained them properly by dropping or drop forging. After a part made up of the block and the proj ecting rivets is produced, it can be tumbled if necessary to remove any slight surface imperfections and thereafter the exposed surface of the block can be milled to smooth the same off around the bases of the two rivets. This block 3 presents i effect a relatively stationary member of a clamp, the movable clamping member being in the form of a washer as 5 which can be cut from sheet stock and which has perforations 6. These perforations are adapted to receive the rivets 4. The means by which the scabbard is suspended from a belt or the like involves a tab as 7. This tab is made for example from a necessary length of leather folded or doubled on itself to present a loop and having two sets of registering perforations 8 which receive the rivets l. one portion of the tab, as will be clear, lying flatwise against the flat face of the block 3 and the other portion of the tab being superimposed upon the complemental part. After the tab is in assembled relation with the rivets 4, the rectangular washer is applied by passing the integral rivets 4 through the perforations 6 at which point the rivets are headed over so as to firmly and substantially clamp the parts. The free end of the tab 7 may have an eye 9 to reeeive the supporting heel; lO, the h oolc hen ing atlapterl to engage the welt 0r other proper part.

rthere is tleeitleti advantage in providing a plurality et projeetions, stiuls or rivets` as Li projecting troni a bleek as i3, in that when the rivets extend, through a tab as i, the iatter is effertnal'jf prevented troni vvanbling or laving side motion an objection to the present structure. it also an atlvantage that the heads otf the saint projecH tiene or rivets shealtl he spun over;l and this l ain enahletl to ilo hv providing a plnralit' ot such projections er rivets. B v having several ot rhein i can heatl thein over in an eii'ective and aeen 'ate manner. and tlnie Serin-elyrv retain the plate, ivasher or etpiivalent part in proper posititn'i as Well as assuring the saine result with the tali T.

lt ivill he notieerl that the projections. rivets or stints i are in iine transvereel)v ot the scahbartl. This in itselt' is, a quite ile- \iaole \va v ot accomplishing the object l it etlieetnallv provides; a ineana` for velg; preventing lateral niotion of the T it ivill he also observed that these ieetions or rivete` lr are spaeerl a greater ance than the interval lietiveen either ot them anll the enti oit the hloelr. virtue '1* ot this point i an \asil v enter a dressing tool between the rivetsA er projections so ais to insure the smoothing et the enter surface ot the l'iloelt.

2r Sealiharrl provitlerl with a metallic np per portion anni also provided vvith an approxiinatel)7 rectangular bloeit, the inner surface of which is curved to contorni to the external surface ot the lnetallie upper portion ot the scahbartl, the block having a iiat outer face anrl also having a plnralit1 ot rivets extending rigidly troni said tlat tare, the rivets being in alineinent trans:- versellv ot the seabharrl and the distance between thein being greater than the (liet-ance lietiveen either rivet and the entl ot the hleel, a tali tlonblecl on itseit' andL titteil against the outer tace ot the bloeit, the branches ot the tab having tranisverse perlnations to receive the respective rivets,

anvil' a plate littecl against the doubled over portion ot the tali and having pertorations in alineinent` t ansverselv ot' the scabharil to receive the respective rivets, the latter heing heatleil over the plate.

ln teetinionjv ivheree" l a'iiix in v signature in the presence ot' tivo ivitneeses.

Hrirr PERCY MHM.

llitnesses 1 il. Si. Farini?? 1W. H. Harerirn.

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