Improvements in Button Hole Tubes for Holding Flowers.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Button Hole Tubes for Holding Flowers.
I, GEORGE SCOTT, of Kirkgate, Leeds, in the County of York, Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to construct button hole tubes for holding flowers,
in such a manner that they are not liable to break when in use, and tubes con-
structed as hereafter described fit nearer and better to the button hole and coat,
than tubes hitherto employed for the same purpose.
According to my invention, I construct the tube of india-rubber or other flexible
material, and at the upper end of same a flange or shoulder is formed to enable it
to rest on the outside of the button hole. The base of the tube is made pointed
so as to facilitate its insertion into the button hole, and the said base is made solid
in order to prevent the water being forced up on the end being nipped by the
fingers.
The flexibility of the tube enables it to take the curve of the coat and to fit
well behind the lap; and when not in use, it may be folded up and put in the
pocket without any risk of breakage.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.
mprovements in Button
I, GEORGE SCOTT, of Kirkgate, Leeds, in the County of York, Merchant, 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:
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The object of this invention, is to construct button hole tubes for holding flowers,
in such a manner that they are not liable to break when in use, and tubes con-
structed as hereafter described fit nearer and better to the button hole and coat,
than tubes hitherto employed for the same purpose.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which similar letters refer
to like parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a holder constructed according to my inven-
tion and Figure 2 is a front view of same. Figure 3 is a view of the holder in use
applied to a coat.
According to my invention, I construct the tube A of india-rubber or other

page_text: flexible material, and at the upper end of same a flange B is formed to enable it
to rest on the outside of the button hole. The flange B is preferably attached to
the tube A at an angle so as to enable it to fit near to the coat, and the hole in the
flange B is of less size than the interior of the tube A, so that the water in the said
tube is retained in position and is not liable to be splashed out. C is the base of
the tube which is made pointed so as to facilitate its insertion into the button
hole, and the said base C is made solid in order to prevent the water being forced
up on the end C being nipped by the fingers.
The flexibility of the tube A enables it to take the curve of the coat and to fit
well behind the lap; and when not in use, it may be folded up and put in the
pocket without risk of breakage.
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: -
1. The tube A having a flange B at its upper end and a solid base C at its lower
end, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The general arrangement and construction of my improved button hole tube,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.