Improvements in Fastenings for Gloves, Boots, Gaiters, and other Articles of Attire.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Gloves, Boots, Gaiters, and other
Articles of Attire.
I CARL AUGUST PFENNING of Barmen-Rittershausen, Rhenish Prussia, in
the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, 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 and accompanying
|drawings:-
My said invention relates to fastenings for gloves, boots, gaiters, and the like
and will be best understood from a description of the annexed three sheets of
drawings to which I will now refer :--
On Sheet 1 of the said drawings
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of my improved fastening. Fig. 2 is a plan of the
part containing the spring catch. Fig. 3 is a section of the upper half of the
fastening and Fig. 4 a partial section of the lower half. Fig. 5 is a side view of
the part 9. Figs. 6 and 7 are views similar to Fig. 2, showing modifications in the
spring catch. Figs. 8 and 9 are views of two forms of the knob a with which the
spring catch engages.
On Sheet 2 of the drawings :-
Figs. 10 and 11 arc views of a portion of a glove furnished with my improved
fastening. Fig. 12 shows a modification in the mode of applying the spring
catch.
On Sheet 3 of the drawings
Figs. 13 and 14 illustrate the construction of a fastener with a closed instead of
an open top.
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As clearly shown in these drawings the fastener is composed of two separable
halves each half secured to the over and under-lapping parts of the fabric or article
to which they are applied. These halves are shown secured together in Fig. 1
and separated in Figs. 3 and 4. Referring first to the lower half which is secured
to the flap or fabric the securing button or knob a is formed in one piece with or
is secured to the plate or washer b. The knob a is recessed all round the neck as
shown in Figs. 1 and 4 or it might be on one or on both sides of the neck as shown
at Figs. 8 and 9. This recess is to receive the locking spring lever h. On the
lower side of the washer there is a hollow projection & the outer edge of which
is turned over and clenched on the washer c so that the flaps is firmly held between
the washers a and b. This is the lower half of the fastener. Now I will describe
the upper half. This is separately shown in Fig. 3. There is first a dished
plate shown separately at Fig. 5 with a raised lip running all round the edge
except where it is interrupted as in Fig. 2 to allow of the protrusion and movement
of the tail of the spring lever h. From the centre of the dish g there rises a
sleeve large enough to admit the knob a. The top of the sleeve d is contracted
to enter a hole in the centre of a curved washer k. This curved washer k is placed
on the contracted upper end of the sleeve d and the edge of the sleeve is then
expanded and clenched on the washer k. Before doing this a washer P is slipped
over the sleeve d so as to rest on the dished plate g. Then the flap or fabric
placed over the sleeve to rest on the washer p. Then the washer k is slipped on
the sleeve and clenched firmly down on the flap which is thus securely hekl
between the washers k and p. Fig. 2 clearly shows the spring lever h. The lever
is pivotted at m and is held constantly in the position shown by a spring f. The
part of the lever passes through a slit in the side of the shell and when the halves
are together this parte enters the recess in the neck of the knob a and so holds
the two halves together. The two halves of the fastener are shown secured together
is

page_text: in Fig. 1. When it is wished to separate the halves and disengage the fastener I
move the tail of the lever against the pressure of the spring so as to withdraw
the part from the recess in the neck of the knob a allowing the halves to be
separated. In clasping the halves of the fastener together, the upper half may
simply be pressed upon the lower half, when the rounded head of the knob a will
thrust aside the lever and allow it to snap into the recess; or the lever may
be pushed aside, the knob inserted and the lever then allowed to spring back into
its bolding position.
The form and disposition of the pivotted spring lever may be varied as for
example in the manner shown at Fig. 6; or instead of pivotting the lever hit may
be made to slide against the pressure of the spring as in Fig. 7. In Fig. 12
Sheet 2, the lever pivot is also dispensed with and the pivot end of the lever is
prolonged so as to pass through the raised edge of the plate g and rock therein just
as in the case of a pivot.
In the examples shown in Sheet 1 the top of the upper half of the fastening is
not closed in. In some cases it might be thought desirable to have the top closed
and I have shown such a construction in Figs. 13 and 14 Sheet 3. In this case
there is an outer top cover t and beneath it an inner disc having a conical down-
ward buldge w. The lower plate k slips over the top of the shell d and the top
edge of the shell is turned over and clenched by the cone w. The lower half of the
fastener is of the same construction as that shown in Fig. 13. The flap is placed
in position as shown in Fig. 14 and when the top is clenched on the flap is
securely held.
Fig. 10 shows the fasteners applied to a glove. When so used all of the fasteners
may be opened and closed simultaneously by connecting the projecting tails of the
spring levers to a string u. By pulling on the string all of the fasteners are
opened at once. When the levers / lie beneath the flap s' and in line with the
hand as shown in Fig. 11, instead of standing at right angles thereto as in Fig. 10.
I attach short cords u' to each.
These cords ' and also the cord u may assume ornamental forms.
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. The general arrangement construction and combination of parts comprising my
improved fasteners for application to gloves, boots, gaiters, and other articles of
attire substantially as herein before described and shown.
2. The improved fastener constructed as shown and having a checked knob
arranged to engage with a spring lever which latter is capable of being operated so
as to disengage the halves of the fastener or to facilitate their engagement sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described and shown.
3. In fastenings of the indicated nature and having spring holding levers,
connecting a number of the said levers together by a common attachment or cord
so as to effect a simultaneous opening of all of the fasteners substantially as
described and shown.
4. The improved construction of fasteners with closed tops substantially as
described and as shown on Sheet 2 of the drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of August 1892.
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, Agents.