Improvements in Detachable Covers or Appliances for Buttons.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1893-Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Detachable Covers or Appliances for Buttons.
I. WILLIAM CUBITT COOKE of 216 Fernhead Road, Paddington, London, W.,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to detachable appliances or covers to be applied to
ordinary buttons for dress and other purposes for instance gilt button covers for
waiters end footmen, livery servants, military or naval uniforms, ladies dresses or
any other purposes or uses for which same may be applicable.
My present invention is as follows:-
I form a shell or body of any suitable metal or material (or materials) and
of any suitable size and shape and either plain or ornamental on its front or
obverse side.
The edge or rim of said shell or body is advantageously turned inwards on the
back so as to form an over-hanging or projecting edge all round or partly round
and either smooth or serrated so as to firmly hold thereunder a band ring disc
or other piece (or pieces) of elastic or resilient material for instance indiarubber
or imitations thereof or any other suitable or equivalent material.
Or this elastic or equivalent insertion may be mounted and held in the desired
position in or on the back or reverse side of the button in any other desired
manner either with or without the aid of cementitious or adhesive material.
Thus to place my button cover or appliance on or over an ordinary coat button
(the latter being secured to the garment by sewing as usual) it is only necessary to
force the edge of the said coat button through the said elastic insertion which
is thus pushed out of the path of the coat button until the latter lies inside the
said insertion whereupon the latter resumes its normal shape and thereby secures
the coat button inside the cover and consequently the said cover or appliance is
secured to the coat button.
The elastic insertion might be made to take the form of a sheet of rubber
(or the like) entirely across the back of the button appliance with a slot or slots
cut therein or a triangular circular or other suitable opening or aperture formed
therein to allow the coat button to be forced therethrough.
As a further modification the elastic insertion may be arranged and mounted in
a separate rim or holder which latter is mounted and held on or in the back of
the shell or body of the cover in any suitable manner for instance by soldering or
rivetting or the like.
I have more particularly referred in the foregoing to coat buttons but it will be
obvious that my said cover or appliance may be applied and used with buttons on
any garment as desired.
1071
Merab 1802
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Detachable Covers or Appliances for Buttons.
I, WILLIAM CUBITT COOKE of 216 Fernhead Road, Paddington, London,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to detachable buttons or covers or appliances which can

page_text: be readily attached to and again detached from the ordinary or other dress
buttons permanently sewn or otherwise permanently affixed to the dress or other
garment.
The object of this present invention is to produce an easily made and inexpensive
button cover which while striking in appearance will be effective in use without
liability to come off the dress button although easy of attachment and detachment
when required.
The body or shell of my button covers will usually be made of metal (although
other suitable material or composition may be employed if desired) and either plain
or ornamental on its outer face as desired.
My present invention consists essentially in the method and means of affixing
such covers to the dress button by means of india-rubber or other elastic material
inserted arranged and mounted in or on the back of the shell or body forming the
button cover in any suitable manner to effect my purpose.
And in order that my invention may be easily understood and readily carried into
practice I will proceed to fully describe same with reference to the drawings
hereunto annexed :-
Fig. 1 is a side or edge view of a button cover-according to my present
invention shown applied to a dress button.
Fig. 2 is an underside plan of such cover.
Fig. 3 is a sectional side view of Fig. 1-showing in section such cover applied
to the dress button.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of the elastic ring-by which the said cover is secured to
the dress button-removed and separate from the cover.
Fig. 5 is an edge view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a modification-hereafter explained.
Fig. 7 is another modification-also hereinafter explained.
Figs. 8 to 19 show another construction of button cover according to my present
invention Figs. 8 to 10 showing the finished article and Figs. 11 to 19 showing the
separate parts and method of construction of such button cover viz. :-
Fig. 8 is an edge view of the button cover complete.
Fig. 9 is an underside plan of Fig. 8.
Fig. 10 is a cross sectional edge view on line 1-1 Fig. 9.
Fig. 11 is an edge view of the shell or body of the cover before the edge or
serrations m are turned over as shown in Figs. 9 and 10.
Fig. 12 is an underside plan of Fig. 11.
Fig. 13 is an edge view and Fig. 14 is a plan of the elastic holding ring by which
the cover is held on the button.
Figs. 15 to 18 are edge and plan views respectively of two metal washers between
which the said elastic ring is mounted and held in the shell (Figs. 11 and 12) as
hereinafter explained.
Fig. 19 is a "local" sectional view (on line 1-1 Fig. 9) on an enlarged scale to
show clearly the details of construction.
Referring to Figs. 1 to 5 :-
a is metal shell or body.
b is a flanged elastic ring or washer of india-rubber or other suitable elastic
material
c is the edge of body a turned in all round as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 so as to
securely hold in the elastic flanged ring b or other suitable elastic ring to answer
my purpose.
To affix this button cover on to the dress button d (the latter is shown affixed in
the usual way by sewing e to the dress material f)-it is only necessary to press
the said cover (slightly on one side) over the button d whereupon the elastic
material will be pushed aside and permit the button d to pass inside as shown in
Fig. 3 whereupon the elastic ring will resume its normal position and thus the
cover will he securely mounted on the dress button d.
Fig. 6 shows a modification in which the complete ring b of elastic is dispensed
c is the edge of body a turned in all round as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 so as to
securely hold in the elastic flanged ring b or other suitable elastic ring to answer
my purpose.
To affix this button cover on to the dress button d (the latter is shown affixed in
the usual way by sewing e to the dress material f)-it is only necessary to press
the said cover (slightly on one side) over the button d whereupon the elastic
material will be pushed aside and permit the button d to pass inside as shown in
Fig. 3—whereupon the elastic ring will resume its normal position and thus the
cover will he securely mounted on the dress button d.
Fig. 6 shows a modification in which the complete ring of elastic is dispensed

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with and instead thereof a strip of rubber or other suitable elastic material
mounted and securely held under the turned over edge c of the metal shell while
such metal edge c is extended at c' across the back of the cover as shown-thus
leaving a slot or transverse opening through which one side of the button d is
inserted under c' and then the opposite side is forced past the elastic material g and
thus the cover is secured and retained on the button .
In Fig. 7-the elastic ring i is held as before (or in any suitable manuer) under
the turned in edge c such ring i being made deeper than and slit radially at j so
as to readily permit the insertion of the dress button d and yet afford a good means
of holding said cover on said button.
Referring now to Figs. 8 to 19 :-
The shell or body a may or may not have the edge m thereof serrated or notched
all round (such as shown in Figs. 9 and 11) so as to facilitate the turning inwards
of such edge.
In the case illustrated in Figs. 8 to 19 such serrations are shown in use.
a-
To firmly hold and secure the elastic insertion n in the shell or body
a perfectly Hat elastic washer n may be used and same is mounted and held in the
following manner.
A metal washer o having a flange or turned up side P is first placed within the
shell Figs. 11 and 12-then the elastic washer n is placed within the turned up
side P
of this metal washer o so as to rest on the flange part o of said washer op
and then the second and flat metal washer s is placed over n and within the turned
up edge p of washer o.
The edge m is now turned over and inwards upon s so as to force s tightly
down into o p with the elastic ring n between s and o and thereby the elastic
insertion or ring n is firmly gripped all round its outer edge while its inner edge
(which may advantageously project slightly upwards towards the inside of the
shell) thereby forms a very effective means of readily placing and holding this
cover a on the dress button. If desired the ring op may be turned the other
way up-instead of as shown in Figs. 10 & 19.
Button covers or appliances constructed according to my present invention with
india-rubber rings or other suitable elastic insertions on the back thereof as the means
of securing such covers to the dress button (such as herein before described by way
of example) will be found to be capable of being very readily and securely affixed
to the dress buttons to which same are to be applied and again can be readily
removed or detached when required-without liability of same being knocked off
or otherwise coming off accidentally.
By the term "dress button " I wish it to be understood that I mean any button
or the like to which detachable covers made according to my present invention are
applicable.
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:-
1. A detachable button cover or appliance for buttons consisting of a shell or
body having a ring or other piece or pieces of india-rubber or equivalent elastic
material arranged and mounted in or on the back of said shell or body-so that
such elastic insertion will permit the said cover to be "sprung" on and off the
dress button by reason of the displacement of the said elastic material-the latter
serving to securely hold and retain said cover on the button substantially in the
manner and for the purposes set forth.
2. In detachable covers for buttons-I claim the combination with the shell or
body of such cover of an indiarubber or other equivalent elastic insertion in or on
the back of said cover in such manner that this elastic insertion must be displaced
on forcing the cover on to the button for which it is intended and after the button
has passed within the shell the said elastic material will spring back into its normal

page_text: position and thereby securely hold the said cover on its said button substantially in
the manner herein before set forth.
3. In detachable covers for buttons I claim the arrangement and combination
with an outer shell a having turned over edge m thereto of a flanged metal ring o p
inserted beneath the turned over edge m an indiarubber or equivalent elastic washer
or ring n resting on the flange o a metal washers inserted between n and the
turned over edge m so as to clamp and firmly hold the elastic ring n between the
rim or holder formed by s and o beneath the turned over edge m all substantially in
the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figs. 8
to 19 of the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 27th day of July 1893.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.