Improvements in Apparatus for Use in Attaching Buttons and Button Fasteners or the like to Boots, Shoes, and other Articles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1898
Complete
Conification Loft
14th Aug 1000
Accented 7th Oct
1800
Improvements in Apparatus for Use in Attaching Buttons and Button
Fasteners or the like to Boots, Shoes, and other Articles.
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communication from abroad by THE HEATON PENINSULAR MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, of Boston, State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Manufacturers."
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I, ADOLPH RIEKMANN, of 4, Huggin Lane, Queen Victoria Street, in 'the City
of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to an improved tool or apparatus for use in making the
attachment between a button, or the like, and a-boot upper, or other article, by
means of a metallic fastener, such as is well known in the trade as a "Peninsular
button fastener and which consists substantially of a piece of hard wire of a
modified U shape the ends of the wire being somewhat' chisel edged to better
penetrate the leather, or other material and to aid in forming a good clinch.
The improved tool consists of a pair of nippers, having two usual lever 'arms
to be actuated by the hand, centred at their crossing point on a suitable pivot
pin, and forming by the shorter ends, beyond said point, a slotted holder for the
button and its metallic U formed fastener, on the one side, and a shaped recessed
anvil for the fastener to be pressed and clinched upon, on the other-side.
Attached to the outer side of the short arm forming the slotted holder is a spring
preferably of steel formed, with a corresponding slot to that in the arm, in such
manner that normally the slotted end of the spring stands off some distance from
the surface of the slot in its arm, but when placing a button and fastener in
position to be attached to an article, this spring is bent down so as to lie snugly
on the arm and the button head above.and the fastener (which has been passed
through the shank of the button, and into the slot of the arm) below the arm,
between them hold the spring down and the spring by reason of its resilience
(being held tightly at its root end by rivet and stud) acting on the underside
of the button head, with fastener as an abutment serves to keep these parts in
position whilst the two chisel ends of the U fastener are thrust, by the closing
of the nippers, through any interposed material and further pressure being
exerted, the chisel ends are bent up and clinched against said material locking
material, fastener and button together,
Tated the 10th dow of Nazzamhan 1000

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Use in Attaching Buttons and Button
Fasteners or the like to Boots, Shoes, and other Articles.
A communication from abroad by THE HEATON PENINSULAR MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, of Boston, State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Manufacturers..
I, ADOLPH RIEKMANN, of 4, Huggin Lane, Queen Victoria Street, in the City
of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement: -
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This invention relates to an improved tool or apparatus for use in making the
attachment between a button, or the like, and a boot upper or other article, by
means of a metallic fastener, such as is well known in the trade as a "Peninsular "
button fastener and which consists substantially of a piece of hard wire of a
modified U shape the ends of the wire being somewhat chisel edged to better
penetrate the leather, or other material and to aid in forming a good clinch.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 shows a side view of the implement entire out of use.
Fig. 2 shows a like view of the nipping end of same with a button and
fastener in position for application to an article the levers being broken away for
convenience of the drawings.
Fig. 3 shows an end view of the implement.
Fig. 4 shows a transverse sectional view of the jaw a³ taken on the line y―y
of Fig. 8.
Fig. 5 shows a similar view of the jaw a' taken on the line a—x Fig. 9.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of the spring.
Fig. 7 is a plan view of the jaw a³.
Fig. 8 is an underside view of the jaw a³.
Fig. 9 is a plan view of the jaw a¹.
The improved tool consists of a pair of nippers having two usual lever arms a, a¹
to be actuated by the hand centred at their crossing point on a suitable pivot
pin a and forming by the shorter ends beyond said point, a slotted holder for
the button and its metallic U formed fastener, on the one side a³, and a shaped re-
cessed anvil at for the fastener c to be pressed and clinched upon, on the other
side a Attached to the outer side of the short arm forming the slotted holder a³
is a spring a preferably of steel formed, with a corresponding slot a to that
in the arm, in such manner that normally the slotted end of the spring a stands
off some distance from the surface of the slot a in its arm, but when placing a
button and fastener c in position to be attached to an article, this spring is
bent down so as to lie snugly on the arm a³ (see Figs. and 3) whilst the button
head is passed over the spring a with its shank in the slots a7 and a and with
the bow of the fastener c (which has previously been threaded onto or through
the shank of the button b) resting in the groove or cross recess as of the slot a².
The spring a5 by reason of its resilience (being held tightly at its root end by
rivet and stud) acting on the underside of the button head with the fastener c
as an abutment serves to keep these parts in position whilst the two chisel ends cl
of the fastener bare thrust by the closing of the nippers, through any inter-
posed material and further pressure being exerted, the chisel ends c are bent up
and clinched against said material, locking material, fastener and button
together.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
The construction, and use for the purpose herein before set forth, of the im-
proved implement or apparatus provided with a slotted and recessed holding jaw
and spring for holding the button and its fastener in correct relative position in
readiness for and during the operation of attachment to an article of wearing
apparel or other article, substantially as set forth and shewn by the drawings.
Dated the 11th day of August 1899.
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WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.