| US Patent: 232,428 
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| Method of and Means for Clasping Belts | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William M. Whiting (exact or similar names) - Elizabeth, NJ |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 31, 1880 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 21, 1880 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William M. Whiting patent Sept. 21, 1880 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Crimpable metal sleeve for round drive belting and a pliers type tool for applying the sleeve. 
The patent date appears in an 1883 catalog listing for Whiting Stronghold Belt Clasps and pliers (see also patent nos. 243,480 and 256,525). |  |