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660 FEDERAL REPORTER. �and it [It] consists in forming the loops [in] from one piece of metal, either cast or struck up [into form from one single piece of plate or sheet metal,] with a series of [spurs or] lugs [projecting from the] upon Us lower edges or corners next the surface to whtch they are ta be affixied, whieh [spurs or lugs] lugs or spurs [pass] are passed through openings formed in the carriage top [or curtain] and [are clinched down tight upon it, and I introduce] through openings in a metal stiffening plate [on the opposite side] placed upon the under surface of the leather, [leather, as a stiffening plate, through which the spurs pass before they are clinched, as a further security in the fastening, by which form and construction I securely afflx the box-loop to the curtain, etc.,] The lugs are then lent down or clinched upon the metal plate, thereby securely fastening the box-loop in place without the employaient of rivets or screws. Box-loops, as usually constructed, are made of leather, and either sewed or riveted in [place,] place, and [They] are liable to be bent eut of shape and tom from [their fastenings ;] the rivets, [and this] This method [mode of con- struction and application] is [slow and] expensive, requiring the labor of skilled workmen, while, by my improvement, the box [loop can be] is easily applied [by any one] and [is] not liable to get out of order. In the accom- panying drawings [which form a part of this description, figure 1 is a per- spective View of the loop, either cast or struck up from thin metal, afflxed in place with buckles complete. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the loop de- tached. Figure 3 is the stiffening plate, C] A is a metal loop, either cast or struck up from [thin] sheet metal, preferably the latter. [latter, which] When formed of sheet metal the hlanks are cul out by suitable dies, [with] leaving spurs or lugs [lugs or spurs formed at] H, H, upon [the] two [sides] opposite edges. [The loop is then] They are beat into the form [and stamped or em- bossed, as in figures 1, 2, or otherwise, which completes the manufacture of the loop, which is then ready to be afflxed in its place, B, figure 1. To apply this loop to a carriage top, or elsewhere, the spurs or lugs, H H H, are thrust through holes or slits made therefor in the leather, and the ends are bent and clinched down upon the other side. Buckles may be afflxed to their place on B, as in figure 1, in any convenient way, and the loop put over them and afflxed to B. As an additional security, plates, C, (see figure 3,) are employed on the opposite side of the curtain, to stiffen and support the fastenings or supports, H, which are clinched down on them after passing through openings therein for the purpose.] shown in figure 2, to produoe tJie loop. B is a strap or straps, each end passing around and through the buokle, JE, and eeoured, in any proper manner, to the piece, B, of the carriage top. The piece, B, is pro- vided with a series of holes upon each side of the strap, B, corresponding in number and position to the spurs, H, upon the loop. The loop is applied to the piece, B, by passing the spurs through these holes, as shown in the draw- ing, and through holes, X X, formed in the metal plate, C, laid against the inner surface of the piece, B. The lugs are then bent down or clinched upon the surface ofthis plate, thereby flrmly securing the loop in place without the aid of rivets." �Eeading in the foregoing what is outside of brackets, including what is in italics, and omitting what is inside of brackets, we have ��� �