Lover Clasp fastening for Gloves and other ATLICIOS
Year: 1885

page_text: Lover Clasp fastening for Gloves and other ATLICIOS.
HARRY CASTON 7 Albemarle Road Beckenham Kent Glover in the City of
London does hereby declare the nature of his invention for TAKING THE PLACE
OF BUTTONS HOOKS AND OTHER FASTENINGS FOR FASTENING GLOVES AND OTHER
ARTICLES to be as follows:-
The clasp consists of two parts, the body of the clasp & the lever,
The whole of the body of the clasp goes to form a strong spring, between the .
two sides of which part of the lever presses, and is held quite firmly.
The lever ends in a small hook, which passes between the two sides of the spring
formed by the body of the clasp; and also obtains a position immediately under
the eyelet, which it throws off on opening the clasp.

page_text: Lever Clasp Fastening for Gloves and other Articles.
I HARRY CASTON of 7 Albermarle Road, Beckenham, in the County of Kent,
Glover in the City of London 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:-
This Invention has for object a new or improved lever-clasp fastening for gloves
and other articles for taking the place of buttons hooks and other fastenings for
attaching and securing opposite sides of the wrist portions of gloves together and
for attaching and renewing opposite sides of other articles.
The clasp is of that kind wherein a hinged lever is fixed to a body and the said
hinged lever is made to engage with an eyelet for purpose of fastening. The
portion of the fastening to which this Invention relates is the body of the clasp
and the lever, which lever is jointed thereto and works in combination therewith.
The whole of the body of the clasp goes to form a strong spring between the
two ends of which part of the lever works and is held so as to take its bearings in
open and closed position.
A rivet forming the joint or articulation upon which the lever works is secured
in the ends of the body of the clasp.
The end of the lever on the body side of the jointing terminates in a small hook
or tail having thereon a bulb or enlargement which passes between the two sides
of the spring formed by the body of the clasp.
In the drawings annexed hereto :-Fig. 1 represents in isometric view a con-
struction of the clasp in open position; Fig. 2 a like view of clasp in closed
position; Fig. 3, a view from right hand of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents in side view
a modification of construction with lever thrown back to greatest extent. Fig. 5,
top view of Fig. 4. Fig. 6, side view with tail end of lever commencing to enter
between the spring arms of the body. Fig. 6° end view from right hand of Fig. 6,
showing enlarged end of the tail of lever spreading the spring. Fig. 7, is side
view of the clasp with lever closed down, the enlarged end of the tail having
passed through the spring arms and taking its bearing behind same so retaining
the lever in closed position. Fig. 8 under plan of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 end view from
right of Fig. 7.
All the figures are drawn upon enlarged scale and like letters of reference are
used to indicate similar parts in the following more particular description.
a, a, a, is the body of the clasp; a, is a loop of metal by which attachment
will be made (by sewing or otherwise as convenient) to the material of the article
to which the clasp is applied; a¹ are shoulders formed up from the loop a, and
terminating at a², in stamped flattened ends for reception of the lever rivet b.
The spring of the body is formed, as a result between the rivet b, and the dead
point at the extremity of the loop of the body a, whereby is secured the advantage
of a spring of considerable length and a disposition of the metal such as will
prevent damage even with long and continuous use and consequently the clasps
may be made very small and light whilst easy but firm working is secured.

page_text: The spring is brought into immediate operation at the shoulders a¹, and its
tensility is distributed throughout the body.
The clasp is particularly designed to facilitate the employment of wire or
continuously drawn metal together with the stamping process in forming the parts
but the parts may be stamped from sheet metal and be formed up as will be
readily understood. When the body is stamped from sheet metal ears or. lugs of
the metal may be flattened out for forming attachment to the article by means of
turning over the ears so formed and clamping same down after passing through the
material of the article to which the clasps are applied.
o, is the lever formed, as shown in Figs. 1. to 3, of double wire; and as shown
in Figs. 4 to 9 of single width of metal or wire stamped flat at c, through the
rivet b, passes. The part c², of the lever c, is made to form shoulders which in
open position of the clasp abut against the turned up ends of the body to form a
stop to the backward turning of the lever c as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The tail
end of lever c, below the flattened portion o¹, terminates with a bulb or enlarge-
ment c³, so formed that in passing the lever c, back to its closed position as shown
in Figs. 2 7, 8, 9 it enters as indicated in Figs. 6 and 6 between the shoulders a¹,
to act upon and bring into tension the body spring and after passing between the
shoulders a¹, it will come out so far from between the shoulders a' as that the
spring will act on the bulb c by so much as to hold the outer end of lever c closed
upon the body a.
The eyelet into which the lever c, enters and locks will be upon the opposite
ends or sides of material of the two portions of the article to be secured or fastened
together and is of ordinary or required kind, attached in usual manner.
The form of clasp shown in Figs. 1 to 3 will do well for heavier articles such
as winter-gloves, lined gloves driving gloves and so forth. The clasp shown in
the other figures of the can be made very light, of elegant appearance and of
commensurately greater strength and durability than any other form of clasp of
this kind.
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 :-
Firstly In a clasp or fastening for gloves or other articles the body a, a', a³,
forming a continuous spring for receiving the lever c¹, as and for the purpose herein
set forth.
Secondly-In a clasp or fastening for securing opposite sides ends or parts of
articles together the combination of the body a, a, a, with its rivet b, serving as
jointing and spring with the lever c, c¹, c², c³, constructed and operating as and for
the purpose herein set forth and shown by the respective figures of the drawings.
DJ L
1000
WALTER A. BARLOW,
6, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, E.C.,
Agent for Harry Caston.