An Improved Device for Fastening or Holding Bottoms of Trousers which is applicable for other purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
An Improved Device for Fastening or Holding Bottoms of Trousers
which is applicable for other purposes.
We, WILLIAM JETHRO STURGESS, of 83, Digbeth, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Engineer, and MARY EMILY BIRD (Mrs.), of Copeley Hill, Gravelly.
Hill, Birmingham, in the County aforesaid, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows: -
This invention relates as hereinafter described to an improved device for
fastening or holding the bottoms of trousers and is applicable for other purposes
such for example as a lady's blouse holder for holding or connecting the blouse
to the skirt. The same may be used for holding or draping a window curtain.
Our invention consists essentially in making the device aforesaid from a length
of wire by bending the same into the form of a double hook somewhat of a loop.
shape the hooks forming a kind of pin which are hooked into part of the trousers-
near the bottom of the leg and take hold of the fold thus binding the trousers to.
the leg. In carrying our invention into practice we provide a length of wire and
by suitable tools bend it into a shape. The bottom part thereof we slightly
crank and the two sides are bent into two hooks.
The said device is attached by forcing the hooks through a part of the cloth to
bring the trouser leg up into a fold which is caught up by the hooks which
draw the fold tightly round the leg. The said device may be applied in a similar
way to a lady's blouse fastener for attaching the blouse to the skirt. The same
device may be applied in a like manner to a window curtain. We may in some
cases connect coil springs to the hooks for the purpose of taking up the slackness
in the cloth or material, the springs being held in position by a metal plate.
Dated this 31st day of July 1897.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.
An Improved Device for Fastening or Holding Bottoms of Trouserз
which is applicable for other purposes.
We, WILLIAM JETHRO STURGESS, of 83, Digbeth, Birmingham, County of
Warwick, Engineer, and MARY EMILY BIRD (Mrs.), of Copeley Hill, Gravelly
Hill, Birmingham, County aforesaid, do hereby declare the nature of this inven
tion 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 as hereinafter described to an improved device for

page_text: fastening or holding the bottoms of trousers and is applicable for other purposes
such for example as a lady's blouse holder for connecting the blouse to the skirt.
The same may be used for holding or draping a window curtain.
Our invention consists essentially in making the device aforesaid from a length
of wire by bending the same into the form of a double hook somewhat of a loop
shape the hooks forming a kind of pin which are hooked into part of the trousers
near the bottom of the leg and take hold of the fold thus binding the trousers to
the leg.
In carrying our invention into practice we provide a length of wire and by suit-
able tools bend it shaped. The bottom part we slightly crank the two sides
being bent into hooks. The said device is attached by forcing the hooks through
part of the cloth to bring the trouser leg up into a fold which is caught up by the
hooks which draw the fold tightly around the leg.
The said device may be applied in a similar way to a lady's blouser for
attaching the blouse to the skirt, and in a like manner to a window curtain.
We may in some cases connect coil springs to the hooks for the purpose of taking
up the slackness in the cloth or material, the springs being held in position by a
metal plate.
.
In order that our invention may be more clearly understood we will describe
it by reference to the accompanying drawings the same letters of reference
indicating similar parts throughout.
Figures 1 & 2 represent a front and end elevation, Figure 3 a plan and Figure 4
a back elevation of our improved fastener. Figure 5 shows the clip attached to
the trouser leg. Figures 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 are modifications.
A length of wire is bent into the form shown at Figures 1, 2, 3 & 4.
A, A represent the hooks which are forced through the cloth of the trousers
at B, B, Figure the stems D, I being drawn through till the base E fits tightly
against the inside of the fold of the cloth, in this position the trouser is drawn
tightly. around the leg the hooks A, A being inserted in the cloth at a, a, thus
fastening or holding the bottoms of the trousers. Figures 6 & 7 show an arrange-
ment in which we use one hook A instead of two the method of fastening being
the same as in Figures 1, 2, 3 & 4.
In Figures 8, 9 & 10 we illustrate a device in which springs F, F, are used for
taking up the slackness of the cloth the plate G holding them in position.
The arrangements described may be used for fastening or attaching a lady's
blouse to the skirt or for draping window curtains and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
1. The improved device for fastening or holding the bottoms of trousers which
is applicable for other purposes consisting of the hooks A, A, stems D, D, and
base E substantially as described and illustrated.
2. In a device for holding the bottoms of trousers applicable to other articles
consisting of the hooks, A, A stems D, D the base E, spring F, and plate G, sub-
stantially as described and illustrated at Figures 8, 9 & 10.
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WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.