IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, FREDERICK JOHNSON MARTIN of 101 & 102 Wood Street Cheapside London
in the County of Middlesex Merchant do hereby declare the nature of iny invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES to be as follows:-
This fastening is similar in its application to the fastening for which a patent
was granted to me N° 1600, March 29th 1883.
The improvement I now make has reference to the manner in which the spring
hook of the Fastener is kept in a closed position.
According to this invention I dispense with the side arms of the base plate
which are liable to become locked in the eyelet when used as a glove fastener, and
form the fastening out of two flat plates of metal placed one over the other and
firmly fixed together at one end, the opposite end of the top plate is constructed to
engage with the upper or hook portion of the fastening, which latter part is
provided with cars to be connected by being hinged to the former, the ears being
made of such a length that they will lift the top plate at its unsecured end when
the fastening is closed and be kept in that position by the pressure of the upper
plate upon the axis or hinge of the fastening.

page_text: I, FREDERICK JOHNSON MARTIN of 101 & 102 Wood Street Cheapside London
in the County of Middlesex Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This fastening is similar in its application to the fastening for which a patent
was granted to me No 1600 March 29th 1883.
The improvement I now make has reference to the manner in which the spring
hook of the fastener is kept in a closed position and to enable me to fully explain
the nature of my said invention I proceed to describe the same by aid of the
drawings hereunto annexed.
According to this invention I construct the fastening represented by Figure 1
and Figure 2 in which I dispense with the side arms of the base plate and form
the fastening by using two flat plates of hard metal (b) and (c), I place the plate (b)
over the plate (c) and clamp them together by means of the staple (d) or by other
suitable ineans at one end, the opposite end of tho plate (b) is provided with
projecting pins (b') on each side to engage with the lever (a) which is pierced with
holes at (a) to receive it, the plates (b) and (c) are pierced at (62) and (b) and-
(e) and (2) to receive the staple (d) which clamps the plates firmly together.
Figure 3 represents the plan of the several parts of this fastening and figure 4
-the side elevation of the lever (a) showing the ears (a) bent at right angles in the
direction of its length.
When the several parts of this fastening are connected together as represented
in Figure I and the lever (a) pressed down, the spring plate (b) is raised by the
pressure of the ears (a) on the under plate (e) out of its normal position as shown
in Figure 2 and is thus held down or closed by the pressure of the spring plate (b)
on the axis at (61) the cars (a¹) being supported by the rigidity of the plate (c).
Figure 5 represents a modified form of this fastening in the construction of
which the side cars are attached to the spring plate (6) instead of to the lever (a)
as before described and the short arm (1) Figure 5 of the lever (a) passes through
the slot (h) Figure 6 made in the spring plate (b) between the ears (e) when the
lever (a) is pressed down the short arm (a') presses on the plate (c) and raises the
spring plate (b) which exerts its pressure on the axis of the lever and so keeps it
in a closed position precisely as before described, Figure 6 represents the plan of the
several parts and Figure 7 a section.
In attaching these fastenings to gloves I pass the ends of the staple (d) through
the plates (b) and (c) then through the material of the glove and through a plate
placed at the back of the glove and finally close the ends of the staple over and
by this means the plates are held securely together and the fastening firmly
attached to the glove by one operation.
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
First The improved construction of fastenings in regard to and in which
I dispense with the side arms to the base plate also forming the spring by which
the lever is retained in a closed position by the clamping together of two plates as
represented by Figures 1 and 2.

page_text: Secondly The modified arrangement or construction as represented by
Figures 5, 6, & 7 or other modification not confining my claim to the details here
exhibited but in all cases where the lever on being closed is constructed to raise
the plate to which it is attached, its short end being supported by an under plate
substantially as herein described.
Dated this fifth day of September 1884