this construotioil the conjoint interlo@kyin- deform.tLtioTis iin-volved iii tlie, 4o!:ot Itre foilmecl in one thicl,-ness of -,i, box sjtrap and the. reinfo,2cing girth, inste,,id of in 'Uwo thicknesses of --box strap ai-id the oirth, as is the case in the prio,- art constrtiction, with tl-ie reOLuction-in the effo@rt iiecessary to m,,L@ipulate hand tools and the corresponding increase in the range of thickness of the 10 binder eiiiployed, pi-eviously referred to. Tli-. joint -Ls p,,Lrticularly useful iii connection Y7ith baling or the like, whereill the pacl,-ao-e to be supplied witii ,L biiider is compresse@cl -when the binder is applied. In suel-i 15 use +,he connecting element shown in Fig. 1 c,,tn be applied Lipon one, end of a tie or binder, @Ls for instance VLie end 9, this assembly anot the joint 11 beino- ade prior to ' m tl-ie ,tpplication of th@ binder. Thereafter 20 the binder can be applied about the package under compression, the ei@d 10 tlireaded thr,ougl-i th e exte-ision 1 protruding througli the ,tpertLire 5, the binder dr,,t-,vn tiut, and the joint 12 foriy-iecl, aftc@,r which so much of the bincler as protrudes tliro-Ligh the aperture inay be cut oL4.- as close -,is clesire(l. Having described my invention, I -,Iaim: 1. A joint in tension resisting nie,tallic binder- ior boxes,, p,,tckaaes or the like, com30 prisino- ,t oirtli having a, cliannel member ari,ano'ea to receive, t b;iider erid, tnd aii as-,-ociated clianne'.- meiy-iber -,trrai-iged to i-eceive an oppositely extendinbinder end ' the erj-trance ends of said chinnel meinbers being 35 located at the ends ol: the girt-li anCL the ex-Lt ends tliereof being loc,,Lted intermecli,,Lte t-he ends of the girth, said latter ends being offset to oLiide tlit-, binder ends as tliey are fed into overlapping position with respect to 40 eael-i other so as to prevent interference between the t,.7o ends. 2. A joint for metallic teiision resist;-Dg biiiders fo-r boxes or packages, comprising in combination a, pair of oppositely extend45 ed binder eiids, and a, connecti-nu n-iember for said ends, sa,@.d connecting member being prox,ided Avi4,-h a pair of sleeve-like i-iicmbers -Lrranged in different plaiies -,ind eacli ,Ldaptecl to receive only ,t single thicl@-- ness of binder e--Lid, epch of said sleeve-like men-ibers and its single binder eiid h,,tving deform,,Ltio,is impressed therein edgewise bf the sleeve-like inember -%nd binder end. 3. A coiiiiectino, elenlent r foriiiing -t 55 joint in box strlp encls or the like comprisiiig a pair of oppositely extending meinbers, each adapted to be secured individu,,Llly to a box str,,Lp end, and to guide the, s,,ime as it is 'ied longitudin,,,Ily tlierein, alid i-iieans 60 i-ti the coiinecting elemeiit, for d-,flecting said binder cncls rellatively to pei-mit the saii,ie to clear cach otl-ier as they are fed into overla,pping position. 4. A joint for fla'Ll met,,illic tensional box 85 S,- Lrappliig, co,-nprisiiig in com bination a pair of oppositely ex'uending box str,,tp ends, a cop-n6oting illeiiiberseparately seeiirecl to e-,iol-i-thereof by a tension resisting joiiit. s,,tid coiinecting member compi-isin(y stretp encl guicleways local'ed in difterent parallel 7 C) plai'les, alid being provided with t slot at the eiid of one of said uuide@vays. 5. A tensioli resisting joint con-iprisii-ig ,t pair o-L' oppositely clirectecl box sti@ap ends, ,L unitf-.ry connecting meinber tlierefor, Saicl 75 corlnecting meinber con-iprisino- a central poi@tion ,iiid ,t p,,tir of extensions eacli adapted to enclose one of the strap ends, each of said ex@uensions being secured to, the str,,tp end einbraced thereby by conjoint interlock- 60 ing deformations form-ed in the extension aild t-l-ic strap end embraced thereby, said c--nti-,,tl portion being provided with a transversely exteiiding slot arrap-.ged subst,,tnt-a.Ily in alignment wi@,h one of stid exten- 85 sions. 6. A tension resisting joint for box str,,Ippidg co@mprisirg i,. p,,tir of oppositely directed box strap ends and a conilectinoember compris- 90 iiielnber ' said coniiecting m ing a portion ,tdapted to be secured to eacli box strap end separately, and a centra.1 enlargeinent having an apertlirp, tlierein ada.pted to permit protrus;@on of t box strap end. 7. A teiision resistin j oi--qt for box strap- 95 -ig a pe@i pido: coini)risii r of oppositely direei'ed bo@ strtp ends and a connecti-i@g melfiber, s,,ii,d connectin- member coniprisinc, oppositely extending portior@-, eacli of which is aciapted to embrace one of the box 100 strap encls, said connectiiig member coniprising @t centr,,tl enlargement having an ,tpertLire therein. S. A ter-sion resisting joint for box strapplrg conapi@ising a. pair of oppositely di- 105 rected box strap ends and a connecliting Ineiiiber, s,,Lid connecting inember cornprisiri-.o, % p,-,,.r of oppositely extendin(y sleeveand an enlarged central portion, provided Nvith ,t transversely extending slot adaptecl 11( to eill'it the Dasscto:e theret-lirougli of one p of S.,,iC, strtp e@ds. 9. As an ,irticle ofm,,tnufacture, a connecting n-ieinber for box strap ends coinprising a plir iDf oDposit-.-ly directed exte-.isions 115 ad,,tpted to form enclosing sleeves f-or box strap ends, a central enlargement provided with ,tn aperture, adtpted to permit the passage therethrougli of one o' the sti-',Lp ends. 10. As aii article of m,,LnLifacture 7 t con- 1210 necting n-ioiiiber for box strap ends comprising ,t pair of oppo-,;itely dir6etecl extensions ,idaptecl to form enclosing sleeves for box strap ends, a centrtl eillargement provided witli an ,iperttire, the sides of s,,tid -,pe,.-ture 125 bein@y offset so as to permit box strap eiids being fecl in opposi'Lle directions aloiig extensions to pass each other Iiiicl oi-ie thereof to protr-Lide throug-,'-i the aperture. 11. As an ,irticle of m ,inuf,,tcture, a con- 1,30

1,532,825 necting device for box strap ends, coinprist p- s ing , tii- of oppositely extended portion adapted to be sect,,- ,ced upon box strap end,,15 ) avino, ttn ,tper ,tnd ,t centi-al eiilargement h .5 tui-e therein, one side of siid tperture being deflected relatively downwardly, the other i-el,,ttively -Lipwardly. 12. As an article. of inanufactlire, a connecting device for box strap ends, coinpris10 ing a pair of oppositely extended portions ttd,,ipted to be secured upon box strip ends, and t central enlargen-ient liaving an@ ap@rture tl-ierein the portion of the device inI cludiiig one side of the -Lpei-ture and extende ing therefrom to th ,tdjacent end of the de- 15 vice bein- raised above the level of tl-ie remainder Vhereof. In ivitness whereof, I hereunto stibscribe iny name this 23rd d,,ty of Septeiiiber, A. D., 1920. JOHN W. LESLIE.

Pa.tented Apr. 7 1925. l@532,825 UN-I'TEa.;-'@ST'AT-'E,S-- PATE -N T.,' O@FFI-C -E@,-,@ - JOHN.:w. LESLIE, OF, EVANSTOHT,@ -ILLINOIS@ JOINT. Applicatioii filed -October 25,'1920r.-"Serial NO.'. "419,44-7.- -7'o all."Zoltonv it q)?,Cty 0071ce-)- ,n., ployed @by- joiriiiig :.tlibii -'ends- @ivitli@ hancl tool Be-:it @l-@nowli th.-,t,--I J6i-iN -W Li@ismr a @ s@ citizen of the -Unitad -St,,Itesi, ,tnd, a'- resid6iit@l: - In - thd - cl i,awings,,, I provide - -,t. compou;nd of E-@,inston in the @:county of @ Cook; . 0 t, in and-. i- dotille',i,einforciho(,iitli;dolnprisiiaotwo--- State of illiiiais -hive invente-cl@,cer@t-aiii- neiv oppositely dir6eted 6xt6nsions:,l aiid 2@ ell ea @incl - Liselctll@ IiiiProverients - in @ Jo@iiits oi lil@,,viiiofold(@,-I-@'Lindu' ' so tliit -eael-t,@ Ai-hiel-i@@1--he @'Lollowino,-is a, specific@tion., f6r.,nsi a @sleeve, adtptccl-to@ receive This - iiivention, -rela@tes@ --.to -- tensio'n - resist- ,t box strap., ,,,Th6@t-wo@ extensions-.,I @ancl@,@2,;@@ ing joints- pa-2tic-Lilarly usef Lil, in,tlio -,tpi)li@-' are connected ..by ,tlie-,int-eural@nltrgeraent. e r , cition--of t@lisi@on,,ul ifietalli-G --biiide-r@:.to.-boKes-- 4. Tliii77-epla-rgeirieii:t;surrounds,-,%@ c tryl,@65 and packages. It is an object of tl-ie inven-,,@ aperttire, B;of- -,t;.size t,o permit.@ tlle @p,@.otftlsio n'. nd-@th 2,,c!4,cl-@@ tion to provid6 ,t joint, o,f @the 'chai-,qct-er, de-,- therethrouali@@o--'a@ boxI.Stl--"Ip .e re scribed, siitiple.iand- economiclal@:,,in coiistT-LicI "Lhrougli, iiie sleeve @l. tion,,easy--;iii -,ipl:)Iicatioit5@and A s @showii in -tlie 'clra.'winas, -thf@@ @tv,,o sid.s Ape -iii-e@ era@Lio of the@ rt in.tl-ie-di-Lilvilio-s-,whicl:ii,c,present-unillus@Tlitis the e,d@e@6--@Ldi@6eiit-.t.h6.!,ext6-.isi6h,.2. - 3 tr,,itive ei@,-'oodiiiie'iit-of th'e'@;inveiitic -i is defle@ted@a @litt.-le@ belov@--the ;tl le @ t O - D - @ O f t @ tl e @ e xt e n si bi i T h e 7 Fig. - I is ',t'Perspective, "of - V.-' coiin pla3le @o@ @. I ing ir@.eniber - forming.aii eleinent-of thejoint-,@ opposit6 edoe-T of 3tlie@;aperb ui-e 5, is@ ilais@d, su@bst@i-iiti,q lly i bove - tliel - ec@, (,- 6 -.6 the@: Nvliole@ i45 -Vi@ ed .Lbcve -th 'a ext(@nsion@l bei-no-,ele t e n of th'e. @extersion,2,,it @ jiidicatecl ,it Roferi@ino ,,iiow,,to Fic@-@.2 .@vhich slio-kN@stlio b o K s t r a p , e n d s @ 9 a i i c l . 1 1 0 tllic'tensional box--strap-- -oppoSi'Lely extejidini@, ai-e thr6,,tcled:iii @oppc,@- 8o plied upon flat@niet, z@17. ping' - Tlie -most ef-nci 'n' ty es -of- -joints site- dii-ectionsi@: -between,- thal.@-@t'Wo-@- sleeves:, p ff@ - en and,@2.;. Sil)@(,e-t@@ ox heretofore@-in use -for. -stieli b foriiie,cl,,,b@' th @ext si6ns@l 6 h,t.ve coinpi-ised -tha.asseinbl.y -oif'thes@e@- b'o-- , these,exteiqsions @are,@'on di-'tT& @-6iit-.Ievois,' ai-id d- id tlie@ sti@ap . ends-, s LTpe,rposed @ upon - ep@el-t: otli 'er' and -eacli -encloses,a, box sti,a,p Lnd an gu (@s, eiiclosed -in -,L reiiii-oreino, @ -irtli 'tlie- - -whol-'e': same; -tli6,se- box @ strcip,@ends. z iiiutuall,@ lor-ced ---b5. being: simLilt,iiieously-'d@forialied 6v -criiiipecl foriiard will tr.,,ivel toiiard each: 6th6i-- on,,,, to produ@ce conjoint intei-lockiiig t@@nsio--q -re-,@ differ-ei-it @levels@@ The' -]3ox- sti-,@p@ end -9 ensisti-Tig-, deforn,i,,ttions. @,TE6-- jointisli6,iAn in -.,cotinteriu(y,t.he depi-e@sed:edo-e@,6@,it the , apei--, the diawings is of -the-s,,Lina o-eiiert@l '@type,-,- t-L li-e@wi-il'@be,,@defi6eted slightl,@ -,clo-wnwardIv. 35 but provides' a ineans,--vvli6reby@tl-i@@-conjoint @@whil6 tl-ie b6x strap-, end 10 :pl@ogressing iiiterl6c,],-iiig - deformat-ions.--lieed @ b6 @made@ thr6ugli'-the@extensioii@@l@@will - clear@,the@box - Itp - hroti t tlle @tporti,,,r only in one box strap end and, the @reinf(ire - strl @ end - 9' ,tnd--pas @ t h iiig gi:t@th, insteacl of in- t-"7o box -st,i,,,tp encls@ 5. Tliiis' in this -coiist-ructioi-i,, t e @bo-x- sti,,,Vp and ti-le girtli @,@s hqs been the practioe liomenos- i-iiqy @ be, - @f6r(,ed in @oidp-olsite directi,)Ils. 40 tofore - As is NY-ell l@il6il,-i-i -joints ill -nletallic in@Lefinit,61y,@wit-liout - interferiiio- - ivitli @ eacli@, @95 binders, are custom,,trily ni-,Lde - -with @ sin,,,ell '@''otli'ei,,@ as ivotild bethe case, if th6y -iiei-e - fecl I-i,.Ilicl- tools. -@Arliere -the box - strappino-, is in opposite,; .directions-ztlirouo-h-@a . n@-unintel--I-ea,Ty ,tnd-sti--ff,@the-foriii:at-io'n-of tlie,joint.@ rupted slee-V@e e'Leiiaent@i iiivol ino-- @ -L sub@t,,intial- - distortion - of ;@ ,t E'ach'-box-,strap- end -b6iiio--.,tlius -thre,-ided,@ v ', 6 4,5 doubld tliiekliess of tlielbliider-l-alid tIle.1-eilli@ tlir6tio-h :one@of the sle6Ves.-fo-ri-iiedby'@the'iioo foi-eiiio- o-ii-tli - as -wel-1: by, i-neans, of ;,,t 1-i'ap-cl and 9--,,iiid @the''box@ str@ip c,,iids.@ tool -calls@ @ for consid6Table tff oi-t-, inct '@there,,-. being ti ght0liecl-',trotiiid- ili6 box or paclz,,i,(,-e.- is clistinet ' Iiiui@,-Ltioii i Lipon, tl-ie -thicli@ness @ o-f f-- nsioii resist,in ' g j.6int@ 11 @nd,12 li:relfori-iiecl b@Inders@ @wl-iieh@ c",:n:@efficiently -be joine:cl@ at bet\Veen,and invol@7ila;Z tl-ie extensions 1 t)iidr)o their encls N,7itl-i hand tools: -tinder ii-icthocls-- 2, and @tlie enclosed@.boc - sti,ap eiids.- @ Tli e S e 1 0 5 j o i n t s a i @ e s l i o w i i f o r - i l l u ' s t r a - t i i r e p u r p o s e s a s o f - t h e t y p e d i s e l o s e @ c l . i i i F l o @ , i . - P , , i t c n t - - . to a-joi-@it--and-co rrespondiiigly'@ 1,9-,r)2 680. Obviotisly otlier types! of - ( , - i r t l i - b r . o l e n - i e n t t i i d - 5-3 sii-iiilar t6iisional binders w.'iiieh niay-be2e@ri@ a bo'x - strap end1r@i(ylii l@ls'o b@,, tised'. - iio Fig,@ - 2 i,s ,t perspectiv- e @view@ @o f@ -t@lae @ j oiiit, on-ibo dyii4-,n-iy - inventibn@, f,,nd Fig. 3 is @,i: cross sectioncil vie'W Oil tli6 line, 3-3- o-' Fi,@. 2. The @@joint @shoiv-n,lin!-'tlie is @ap-. o'l the prior art. Thus the inventioil-redLi@es, tl-ie essai-y increases the rai-ig,-; -of tha box,strE@ppiil,-,-,)i- inITol-,@il-Ig- -a