Wearing Apparel Fastener.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 5th July, 1898-Accepted, 20th Aug., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Wearing Apparel Fastener.
I, ALICE SCHRODER, of 25A, Vendersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, do hereby
declare the nature of my.said invention to be as follows:-
The hitherto known hooks and eyes possess the disadvantage, that the hooks
regularly tare the cloth or material, as the hooks probably do not catch at the first
attempt and furthermore the eyes are difficult to find. The hooks also easily
become detached and the eyes as well as the hooks tare many holes in the cloth
and material to which they are sewn.
These drawbacks are overcome by means of the following construction whilst
the corner or edges of the cloth or material is not reversed so that the part gripping
one another can be held completely in the eye. The other disadvantages are like-
wise done away with by means of the present construction.
The instrument is shewn in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1
represents the so called hook and Fig. 2 the eye. Figure 3 represents the arm
of the hook pressed into the eye and Figure 4 the complete fastening of the instru-
ment. The so called hook consists of a thin metal plate A represented as containing
longitudinal slits or crevices and between these the on-resting piece is pressed
thus forming the bow or bent piece C. In the one end are 2 transverse slits or
crevices extending from the edge inwards to the centre and the parts thus freed
are bent as shown in the accompanying drawing so that they form the gripping
bow or bent piece C with the springed rounded edges H. In the bow the
movable arm 13 is inserted, which is best constructed of thin metallic wire.
The eye 1 likewise consists of a thin metal plate the centre of which is bent
round in the same manner as the bow C and thereby forms the bow E.
The hook and eye would be as is usual each fastened for itself on the material.
In hooking, the arm B is raised into the position shown in Figure 3 and the
bow then pressed into the eye D. This manipulation can be observed or
adhered to whilst it should be noticed that as the edge of the cloth rests on the edge
of the eye it is to be bent outward.
When the bow B is applied to the bow E it is only required to press the cloth
edge inwards and the bow E would grip the eye and be securely held by the
bow G of the hook as shown in Figure 4.
If it is desired to add a series or row or buttons of the fastening the arm B
can be extended inwardly under the bow G to two half bows J J the ends of which
are so pointed that the same can be easily stuck through the material and so enter
into and grip the eyelet of the button.
Dated this 7th dox of Ontahan 1807

page_text: be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Hooks and eyes, as hitherto known, have the disadvantage that the hook
almost invariably tears the dress material as it is impossible to keep it in sight
during the hooking process, and besides this the eye is difficult to find, moreover
Loth hook and eye frequently, tear out holes in the material at the places where
they are sewn on. These disadvantages are obviated in the present fastening,
inasmuch as the hooking process goes on while the edge of the material is bent
round, so that the movement of the parts which engage each other is kept in sight
all the time.
The other disadvantages are also obviated in consequence of the construction
of this fastening.
The new fastening is illustrated in the drawing accompanying the Provisional
Specification. Figure 1 shews the new hook and Figure 2 the eye. Figure 3
shews the arm of the hook pressed into the eye and Figure 4 shews the fastening
when closed.
The so-called hooks consists of a thin metal plate A which is provided with two
small longitudinal slits and the portion between these slits is pressed up so as to
form a small stirrup G.
At the end of the plate A are two cross cuts on the long sides of it extending
inwards towards the middle of the plate, and the parts H H left free by these
cross-cuts are, as is shewn in the drawing Figures 1 and 3, bent up so that they
form a clip C with rounded spring edges. In the stirrup G an arm B is inserted
so as to revolve, which is preferably made of thin metal wire.
The eye D is likewise made of a thin metal plate the middle portion of which is
bent up and round in the same way as the clip C forms a stud E.
Hook and eye are attached in the usual way to the proper portion of the dress.
For hooking, the revolving arm B is raised into the position shewn in Figure 3
and then pressed into the stud E of the eye D.
This manipulation can be observed while it is being effected as the edge of the
material, on which is the plate A with the revolving arm B, is bent round out-
wardly when the arm B is applied to the stud E one has only to press the edge of
the material inwardly and the stud E of the eye D is then engaged and held fast
by the clip C of the hook A as shewn in Figure 4.
If it is desired to apply a row of buttons F the so called sham buttons the
arm B may be prolonged under the stirrup G into two half clips J J. The ends
of which over lapping each other are so pointed that they may easily pierce
the material and fasten into the eyes of the buttons F (Figure 5.)
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
CLAIMS.
Wearing apparel fastening consisting of the plate A with the springed bow C
as also the arm B for securely holding the correspondingly springed bow E, which
Dated this 4th day of July 1898.
ALICE SCHRODER,
By George Barker,
Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Road, Birmingham.