AN IMPROVED FASTENING FOR CORSETS, DRESSES, GLOVES, AND OTHER WEARING APPAREL
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Bayer, of St. Marylebone, in the County of Middle-
sex, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED FASTENING FOR CORSETS, DRESSES,
GLOVES, AND OTHER WEARING APPAREL." A communication from abroad by
Messrs. Delpy and Lemaire, of Paris, France.
Sealed the 10th August 1877, and dated the 28th February 1877.
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Bayer at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th February 1877.
CHARLES BAYER, of St. Marylebone, in the County of Middlesex. AN IMPROVED
FASTENING FOR CORSETS, DRESSES, GLOVES, AND OTHER WEARING APPAREL."
communication from abroad by Messrs. Delpy and Lemaire, of Paris, France.
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My Invention relates to an improved fastener for wearing apparel, such as corsets
or stays, bodices, dresses, gloves, gaiters, boots, and shoes.
This improved fastener is of small cost to manufacture, neat in appearance, and
convenient for use, as it may be readily fastened and unfastened. It consists of
two parts, the one an ordinary stud with a small head riveted or otherwise fixed
on and projecting from the front surface of the one part of the article of dress to be
secured. The other part of the fastener, to which my Invention more particularly
relates, consists of a hollow dome resembling a button head stamped up in thin
metal and fixed on the front surface of the other part of the article, and combined
with a small metal plate perforated and stamped up to resemble an eyelet, which
is fixed on the back or under surface of the article. The dome and eyelet mutually
retain one another, being firmly secured together by fangs or tongues of metal
stamped out with the dome, and passed through holes in the eyelet, and rivetted or
bent down over the same in recesses provided for their reception.
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In using the fastener the stud above referred to is received in the eyelet which
takes under the head of the stud, sufficient space being afforded by the hollow dome
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page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Charles Bayer in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 22nd August
1877.
CHARLES BAYER, of St. Marylebone, in the County of Middlesex. "AN IMPROVED
FASTENING FOR CORSETS, DRESSES, GLOVES, AND OTHER WEARING APPAREL." A
communication from abroad by Messrs. Delpy and Lemaire, of Paris, France.
This Invention relates to an improved fastener for wearing apparel, such as corsets
or stays, bodices, dresses, gloves, gaiters, boots, and shoes.
The improved fastener is. of small cost to manufacture, is easily applied, neat in
appearance, and convenient for use. It consists of two parts, the one being an
ordinary stud fixed to the one part of the article of dress, and the other consisting
of a hollow dome applied on the front surface of the other part of the article of
dress, and combined with a sort of eyelet at the back or under surface of the article,
the dome and eyelet being firmly united with the fabric or article between them by
fangs or tongues stamped out with the dome and passed through holes in and turned
down over the eyelet. It is the construction of this part of the fastener that con-
stitutes the Invention.
In use the head of the stud passes through and engages with the eyelet, sufficient
space being afforded for the reception of the head by the hollow dome and the
convex form of the eyelet without cutting a hole in the fabric or article.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
The annexed Drawings represent the improved fastener on an enlarged scale.
Figure 1 is a face view showing the two parts of the fastener as applied to a
portion of the article of dress; Figure 2 is an under side view showing the eyelet ;
Figures 3 and 4 are vertical sections taken on lines 1-1, 2-2, Figure 1, respec-
tively, representing the two parts of the fastener connected as in use; Figure 5
represents the metal blank from which the dome is stamped up to the form shown
in section in Figure 6; and Figure 7 represents the eyelet separately.
A is the dome provided with two fangs B, B, at opposite sides; C is a perforated
metal plate stamped up of a slightly convex form like an eyelet. It is provided
with two holes D for the fangs B to pass through, and is divided at one side C¹ to
enable it to spring slightly when the stud is inserted. The dome A is fixed on the
front surface, and the eyelet C on the back surface of the portion E of the article
of wearing apparel, and the two are firmly connected by the fangs B being passed
through holes in the fabric E and through the holes D, and turned over and received
in recesses D¹ in the inner edge of the eyelet, as shown in Figure 3. F is an
ordinary stud rivetted or otherwise fixed on the other part E¹ of the article and
projecting from the front surface thereof. It has a rounded head of such diameter
that it will just pass between the fangs D by springing the eyelet slightly. The
dome A is, together with the tongues B, punched out of sheet metal in the form of
the blank represented in Figure 5. This blank is then cupped by a pair of forcing
tools, and brought to the form shown in Figure 6. The eyelet is also punched
out of sheet metal perforated and brought to the form shown by suitable punches
and dies.
Having described the nature of the said Invention and the manner of performing
the same,
I declare that what I claim as the Invention to be protected by the herein-
before in part recited Letters Patent is, the combination of the dome A or its equi-
valent and the eyelet C applied on opposite sides of the fabric and united by fangs,

page_text: substantially as herein shown and described, for use in connection with a stud, as
and for the purpose specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles Bayer, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Fifteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
CHARLES BAYER. (L.S.)