Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov, 1886.
Complete Left, 20th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 20th Sept., 1887.
.1, WILLIAM HENRY BECK, of 115 Cannon Street, in the City of London, Con-
sulting Engineer and Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows
:-
This invention relates to new or improved fastenings for boots, gloves and other
articles of wearing apparel, and are illustrated in the drawings hereto annexed, in
which Figure 1 is an elevation of one arrangement of such fastenings supposed to be
applied to the uppers of a boot or shoe.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of such a fastening shown open.
Figure 3 shows two views of the piece of metal on which the fastening is secured.
The fastening is formed of two principal parts, one, a, which is fixed to the boot,
glove or other article of apparel, and the other, b, which is jointed to the first, and
forms the head, or button, of the fastening.
The part a, which forms a kind of sole plate, is made of a single piece of metal
cut, or stamped, out as shown in Figure 3, that is to say, with two ears c c¹, perforated
with holes d d', and two other ears ff¹ the ends of which are hook-shaped as shown.
and are projections which are perforated with holes for fixing the plate a, by
sewing, to the leather, or other material, forming the article to be fastened.
In cutting, or stamping, out the part a, a tongue piece k is formed in the central
part, and is pressed out to form a spring to hold the head, or button b, open, or
closed, as will be hereafter described.
The ears are bent up, one against the other, in order to form a single piece
terminated by a hooked catch i i¹.
The ears c c are bent up square to form supports, or bearings, for the tunnions o o¹
on which the head, or button, b, turns.
This head, or button, b, is formed of papier maché, or compressed paper, or other
suitable material, and has a metallic tail piece m fixed at one end in the paper, or

page_text: other material, and formed at the other end with the trunnions o o¹, and the eccentric
projecting piece p (Figure 12).
The trunnions o o¹ fit, as before stated, into the holes d d¹ in the ears c c¹, whilst the
projection p comes permanently in contact with the tongue piece which acts a
spring upon it.
The head, or button, b, is moulded, or otherwise formed, with a hollow b¹ in which
the hooked catch i takes when the said head, or button, is closed down, as shown in
Figure 1.
The sole plate a is sewn to the fixed part of the boot (see Figure 1) but it may
be fixed as firmly by means of suitable folding pieces, as will be hereafter described.
The moveable, or covering, part, x1, of the boot, is furnished with eyelets
sponding exactly with the hooked catches i.
corre-
It will now be readily understood that the head, or button, b, being opened, the
catch is easily inserted into its corresponding eyelet v, and then, in order to complete
the fastening, it is only necessary to close the head, or button, b, down over the said
catch i; for in that position, the spring acts powerfully on the eccentric projection p
to prevent the head, or button, b, from being raised above the catch i.
In order to undo the fastening, the head, or button, b, is opened, and the eyelet v is
easily taken off the catch i.
Figures 4 and 5 illustrate a fastening suitable for gloves.
Figure 4 is allongitudinal vertical section of such a fastening, and Figure 5 a plan
and elevation of the fixing plate for same,
The piece, or plate, a, cut, or stamped, out with the ears ccff¹, the purposes of
which are the same as those of the corresponding parts in Figure 3, has at its ends
two slender tongue pieces which serve for fixing the plate a on leather, or stuff.
For this purpose, these tongue pieces pass through the leather, or the stuff, and
through the slots t t¹ in a counter fixing, or washer plate, s, which is applied at the
back, and the tongue pieces are then bent down into recesses, or hollows, y y¹,
formed in the washer plate s when it is cut out or stamped.
It is obvious that either of the above described methods of securing the fastenings
may be employed as may be best suited to the material composing the article to which
they are to be attached.
The head or button b may be formed in one piece with the tail, trunnions, and
eccentric projection p, out of a piece of metal stamped up into a suitable form, as
illustrated in Figure 4, and it may be lacquered, gilded, silvered, or otherwise
decorated.
The forms, material, and dimensions of the component parts may be varied according
to circumstances, without departing from the nature of the invention.
Dated this 20th day of November 1886.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Fastenings for Wearing Apparel.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BECK, of 115 Cannon Street, in the City of London,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent 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, reference being had
to the accompanying sheet of Drawings and to the letters and figures marked
thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relates to new or improved fastenings for boots, gloves, and other
articles of wearing apparel. In the Drawings hereto annexed Figure 1 is an elevation
of one arrangement of such fastenings supposed to be applied to the uppers of a boot
or shoe the parts united by the fastening being shown in dotted lines. Figure 2 is a
plan of the same and Figure 3 a view at the joint end thereof.
Figure 4 is a vertical section of such a fastening shown open.
Figure 5 shows two views of the piece of metal on which the fastening is secured.
Figure 6 illustrates a boot with the fastenings applied thereto.
The fastening is formed of two principal parts one, a, which is fixed to the boot,
glove or other article of apparel, and the other, 6 which is jointed to the first, and
forms the head or button of the fastening.
c c¹
The part a which forms a kind of sole plate, is made of a single piece of
metal, cut or stamped out as shown in Figure 5, that is to say with two ears c
perforated with holes dd, and two other ears ff the ends of which are hook-
shaped as shown. h h¹ and h² are projections which are perforated with holes
for fixing the plate a by sewing to the leather or other material forming the
article to be fastened.
In cutting or stamping out the part a, a tongue piece k is formed in the
central part, and is pressed out to form a spring to hold the head or button b
open or closed as will be hereafter described.
The ears fare bent up one against the other in order to form a single piece
terminated by a hooked catch i.
The ears c c are bent up square to form supports or bearings for the trunnions o o¹
on which the head or button b turns.
This head or button b is formed of papier maché or compressed paper or other
suitable material and has a metallic tail piece m fixed at one end in the paper or other
material and formed at the other end with the trunnions o o' and the eccentric
projecting piece p (Figure 12).
The trunnions o o' fit, as before stated, into the holes d d¹ in the ears c c¹ whilst the
projection p comes permanently in contact with the tongue piece k which acts as a
spring upon it.
The head or button bis moulded or otherwise formed with a hollow b' in which the
hooked catch i takes when the said head or button is closed down as shown in
Figure 1.

page_text: The sole plate a is sewn to the fixed part of the boot (see Figures 1 and 6) but
it may be fixed as firmly by means of suitable folding pieces as will be hereafter
described. The moveable or covering part of the boot is furnished with eyelets v
corresponding exactly with the hooked catches i.
It will now be readily understood that the head or button b being raised or opened
the catch i is easily inserted into its corresponding eyelet b, and then in order to
complete the fastening it is only necessary to close the head or button b down over
the said catch i; for in that position the spring k acts powerfully on the eccentric
projection p to prevent the head or button 6 from being raised above the catch i.
In order to undo the fastening the head or button b is raised or opened and the
eyelet is then easily taken off the catch i.
Figures 7 to 11 illustrate a fastening suitable for gloves.
Figure 7 is a longitudinal vertical section of such a fastening. Figure 8 a plan of
same, and Figure 9 a plan and elevation of the fixing plate for same, Figure 10 shows
a counter fixing or washer plate, and Figure 11 illustrates a ladies glove furnished
with these fastenings.
of
The piece or plate a cut or stamped out with the ears c c¹ƒƒ³, the purposes
which are the same as those of the corresponding parts in Figure 5, has at its ends
two slender tongue pieces which serve for fixing the plate a on leather or stuff.
For this purpose these tongue pieces pass through the leather or the stuff and through
the slots tt in a counter, fixing or washer plates which is applied at the back, and
the tongue pieces are then bent down into recesses or hollows y y' formed in the
washer plates when it is cut out or stamped.
It is obvious that either of the above described methods of securing the fastenings
may be employed as may be best suited to the material composing the article to
which they are to be attached.
The head or button b may be formed in one piece with the tail, trunnions, and
eccentric projection p out of a piece of metal stamped up into a suitable form as
illustrated in Figure 7 and it may be lacquered, gilded, silvered, or otherwise
decorated.
The forms, material, and dimensions of the component parts may be varied
according to circumstances without departing from the nature of the invention.
The new or improved fastenings constructed and applied as shown in Figures 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, and 12 of the Drawings possess the following advantages over fastenings
heretofore in use :-viz. Reduced first cost, improved appearance, increased facility
and convenience in fastening and unfastening, increased durability, permanence of
the colour of the head or button when the same is made of papier maché or compressed
paper, and increased facility for colouring such head as may be desired.
The new or improved fastenings constructed and applied as shown in Figures 7, 8,
9, 10 and 11 of the Drawings possess the further advantages, of great strength when
the fastening is once rivetted to the counter or washer plate, greater rapidity in
fixing in place as compared with sewing, and avoidance of tearing of the material to
which they are attached.
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
First. The new or improved fastening, consisting of a hook made in one piece with
the plate, by which the fastening is fixed to the boot, glove, or other article to be
fastened, and of a head or button jointed or hinged to the said plate, the whole
arranged, combined, and operating as hereinbefore described, and illustrated in the
Drawings hereto annexed.
Second. In the new or improved fastenings forming the subject of the first claim
clause hereof, the use of papier maché, compressed paper, or other similar material
for constructing the head or button, as hereinbefore described.
Third. In the new or improved fastening forming the subject of the first claim
clause hereof, the sole or fixing plate a having formed in one piece therewith the ears
or tongue pieces by which the fastening is fixed to the article to be fastened, the

page_text: ears forming the hook, the ears d d' carrying the axis of the head or button b
and the spring k for holding the head or button in the opened or closed position, as
hereinbefore described, and illustrated in the Drawings hereto annexed.
Fourth. In the new or improved fastening, forming the subject of the first claim
clause hereof, the arrangement of the fixing ears, the spring k, the hooks ff¹ and the
bearings d d¹ for the axis of the head or button, as hereinbefore described, and
illustrated in the Drawings hereto annexed.
Fifth. In the new or improved fastening, forming the subject of the first claim
clause hereof, the combination of the spring k, with the eccentric p, on the head or
button, for the purpose of holding the said head or button in the opened or closed
position, as hereinbefore described, and illustrated in the Drawings hereto annexed.
Dated this 20th day of Ancest 1887