IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR BOOTS GLOVES AND THE LIKE
Year: 1884

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN FASTENERS FOR BOOTS GLOVES AND THE LIKE" and in what manner. the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
The object of the invention is to devise a neat and effective substitute for a
button to which the part having the button-hole may be connected without
difficulty, and without the necessity for employing a button-hook; and it consists
essentially of a plate or bar having a groove or passage-way made in it extending
from a point near one of its ends to a point near the head formed on its other end
and connected to the portion of the boot or glove where buttons are usually
attached by a pin or staple arranged to fit into the groove or passage-way so that
while connecting the plate or bar in position the suid plate or bar may be adjusted
longitudinally that it may be drawn forward to bring the pin or staple to the tail
of the bar or plate when the bar or plate may be turned over on its back, the pin
or staple acting as its pivot, or when the bar or plate is drawn back so as to force
the pin or staple against the end of the groove or passage-way near the head of
the plate or bar it will be held down and prevented turning over, substantially as
and for the purpose hereinafter explained.
Figure 1, is a perspective view of an improved fastener, showing it attached in
position by a pin passing over the groove or slot, which pin is connected to two
jaws on a plate fastened to the material.
Figure 2, is a similar view, but the plate or bar has only one button head formed
on its top.
Figure 3, is a similar view with two button heads like Figure 1, but with the
pin fitting into a groove made instead of the slot or passage-way shown in
Figures 1 and 2.
Figuro 4, shows an ordinary staple for connecting my improved fastener to the
material.
Figure 5, shows the fastener tipped up in position ready to receive the button-
hole which is also exhibited.
Figure 6, shows the button-hole slipped over the button-fastener.
All the views in the drawing represent the same fastening device, being merely
slightly altered in form, the point of the invention being to so form and pivot the
bar or plate, A that the button-hole may be easily slipped over it and that when
D

page_text: pressed into a horizontal position the drawing strain of the parts connected by tho
fastening shall lock the samo.
It will be noticed that a passage-way a is formed on the bar or plate, which
passage-way extends from a point near the head, b, to the tail of the bar, the
thickness of the metal between the slot or passage-way, a and the end of the bar
being only sufficient to give the necessary strength.
c, is a pin fixed to the jaws, d, which form part of or are fastened to the flat
plate B. This latter plate is sewed or otherwise fastened to the material, O, which
is supposed to represent that portion of the material to which the button is usually
attached. Sufficient space is left between the pin, c, and the top of the flat-plate B,
to allow the metal forming the bottom side and tail end of the slot, a, to pass freely
between them, consequently when the bar A, is drawn forward so as to bring its
tail end against the pine the said bar can easily be turned over on its back or in
the position it is shown in in Figure 5.
It will be noticed that the head, b, is grooved so that the button-hole, e may
readily be slipped over the head, b into the said groove. In order to connect the
button-holo piece, D to the button piccc, C, it is merely necessary to throw the
bar, A, back in the position it is shown in in Figure 5, when the button-hole may
be slipped over it, then by pushing down the bar into a horizontal position the
strain between the two parts thus connected will draw the bar, B, back till the
pin c comes in contact with the head end of the slot. When in this position
the fastener is locked as the bar, A, cannot be turned on the pivot-pin, c until the
bar has been drawn forward so as to bring the pin c, against the tail end of
the slot a, when the bar will naturally be drawn over on its back and the button-
hole piece immediately released.
In some of the figures a false head is shown this it is preferred to use as it
hides the button-hole, as shown in Figure 6, but of course as far as the fastener is
concerned, the bar, A, would work equally as well without it. It is also preferred
to employ a flat plate, B, but the same effect could in a large measure be obtained
by using simply a staple as shown in Figure 3 and marked c
The slot or passage-way a will be found the simplest form, but the har, A,
might be arranged to operate without a slot, for instance-a groove marked a in
Figure 3 might be used instead of the slot or passago-way.
These various forms are shown as examples of various ways in which the invention
can be carried into effect.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The bar or plate, A, having a slot or groove, a made in it and a head, b,
formed at one end, in combination with a pin or staple, c, secured to the material
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. A bar or plate A, having a slot or groove a, made in it, and a grooved head, b,
formed at one end of it, in combination with a flat plate, B, fixed to tho material, C,
and having jaws, d, between which the bar A, is inserted and a pin c to pass
through the slot a, substantially as and for the purposo specified.
3. A bar A, having a groove or slot a, formed in it and heads, b, and ƒ formed
on it, in combination with a pin, c arranged to connect the bar to the inaterial,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 7th day of October 1884.