Year: 1899

page_text: 1, ELISHA DAWLEY HINKLEY, of 1841, Pennsylvania Avenue, Denver, County
of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, United States of America, Dental Surgeon, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to an improved garment clasp, consisting of male and
female crossed members hinged at their intersection and provided at
extremity with co-operating jaws, one jaw being provided with an opening and
an annular groove surrounding said opening, and a flange extending at right
angles to said groove; the other jaw being provided with a flange adapted to
enter the groove of its co-operating jaw.
The female member is provided with a rectangular opening through which
the body portion of the male member passes. On opposite sides of the opening
in the one member, are formed slits or cuts and on opposite sides of each of
these cuts, the metal is pressed in opposite directions to form openings and
bearings for the hinged pin. The male member is provided with two recesses
cutside of which are ears bent to form half bearings for the hinge pin and
co-operating with the bearing parts in the female member. These ears are
arranged to limit the opening movement of the two members. Between the
said recesses the male member is provided with cuts. Between these cuts the
metal is pressed in one direction while outside of the cuts the metal is pressed
in the opposite direction, forming openings and bearings for the hinge pin.
The body portion of the female member is bent and turned back toward itself
to form a spring which engages the male member and normally holds the two
members in the open position. The adjacent extremity of the male member
is provided with a hook adapted to spring over the bent extremity of the female
member and lock the two members in the closed position in opposition to the
said spring.
A ring engages the eye or bend of the female member and is
provided with a tongue adapted to unlock the two members by engaging the male
member when the ring is turned.
In assembling the parts the male member is passed through the opening in
the female member until the hinge pin bearing parts of the two members are
in the proper position to receive the pin which is then inserted and its
extremities upset sufficiently to prevent it from slipping out. When closed the
members are locked securely and the jaws take a firm hold of, but are so con-
structed that they do not cut or injure even the most delicate fabric.
Dated this 18th day of September 1899.

page_text: Improvements in Garment Clasps.
I, ELISHA DAWLEY HINKLEY, of 1841, Pennsylvania Avenue, in the City of
Denver, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, United States of America, Dental
Surgeon, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in garment clasps, my object being
to provide a device of this class which shall be simple in construction, economical
in cost, reliable, durable and efficient in use; and to these ends the invention
consists of the features hereinafter described and claimed, all of which will be
fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which is illus-
trated an embodiment thereof.
In this drawing,
Fig. 1 is what I will term a front view of my improved garment clasp.
Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same, or a view of the side opposite that shown
in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device open, the co-operating jaws and hinged
joint being shown in section.
Fig. 4 is a top or plan view of one of the clasp members.
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the same.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of the other clasp member.
Fig. is a side elevation of the same.
To facilitate distinctness of illustration, the device is shown in the drawing
very much larger than what I consider normal size for ordinary purposes,
though it must be understood that so far as the construction is concerned, the
size is immaterial.
Similar reference characters indicating corresponding parts in these views,
let the numerals 5 and 6 respectively designate the members of the clasp,
which are connected in operative relation by a hinge pin 8. The part 5 is
provided with a rectangular opening 5ª. On opposite sides of this opening are
formed slits or cuts 5. On opposite sides of each of these cuts the metal is
pressed in opposite directions, as shown at 5 and 58, to form openings 5 and
hearings for the hinge pin. This construction also increases the strength of
the member. The body portion 5 of the member is bent at 5, and turned
back towards itself to form a spring 5k.
The member 6 is provided with two recesses 6".
Outside of these recesses
are ears 6°, bent to form half bearings for the hinge pin, and co-operating
with the bearing parts 5ª of the member 5. These ears are also arranged
to limit the opening movement of the two members (see Fig. 3). Between the
recesses 6 the member 6 is provided with cuts Gh. Between these cuts the
metal is pressed in one direction, as shown at 6d, while outside of the cuts the
metal is pressed in the opposite direction, as shown at 68, forming openings 61
and bearings for the hinge pin.
When the two members are assembled, the bearings parts 58 of the member 5
enter the recesses 6ª of the member 6. The parts occupy a position corre-
sponding to the parts 5d, and the parts occupy a position corresponding to
that of the parts 58. The body portion of the member 6 is formed of suitable
width to pass through the opening 5 of the member 5, and is provided with a
bent end 6, adapted to spring over the eye 5 and lock the members in the
closed position in opposition to the spring 5k, which hears against the body
portion of the member 6, and has a tendency to open the clasp members.

page_text: A ring, engaging the eye 5, is provided with a tongue 7, which is arranged.
to protrude through an opening formed at the base of the spring 5k. By
turning the ring in its eye to the position shown in Fig. 3, the part Gk is dis-
engaged from the member 5, allowing the spring to throw the members to the.
wide open position.
The jaw extremity of the member is provided with a circular groove 5¹,
adapted to receive a co-operating, annular flange 61, formed on the corresponding
extremity of the member 6. These members are also provided with co-operating,
exterior flanges 5" and 6", respectively, these flanges extending at right angles
to the flange when the jaws are closed. The recess or groove 5 is closed
on the side opposite that from which the flange 61 enters. The inner wall of
the groove 51 surrounds an opening 5" formed in the jaw of the member 5,
and the flange 1 surrounds, an opening 6" formed in the jaw of the member 6.
In assembling the parts, the part of the member 6 is passed through the
opening 5 in the part 5 until the hinge pin bearing parts of the two members
are in the proper position to receive the pin 8, which is then inserted and its
extremities upset sufficiently to prevent it from slipping out.
From the foregoing description, the use of my improved garment clasp will
be readily understood. When closed, the members are locked securely and the
jaws take a firm hold of, but are so constructed that they do not cut or injure
even the most delicate fabric.
It is evident that the inner wall of the groove 5' passes into the opening,
or inside of the flange 6 of the co-operating jaw. Hence the inner flange of
the said groove is a very important feature, and gives the device great holding
strength or capacity.
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
1. A garment clasp comprising two hinged members, one having a jaw-pro-
vided with a circular groove, and the other a co-operating jaw provided with
an annular flange adapted to engage said groove which is enclosed by two
concentric, walls between which the flange of the other jaw passes.
2. A garment clasp comprising two hinged members, one having a jaw pro-
vided with a central opening and an annular groove, and the other having a
jaw provided with a central opening and al flange adapted to enter the said
groove of the co-operating jaw.
3. A garment clasp comprising two hinged members, one having a jaw 'pro-
vided with an opening and an annular groove surrounding said opening, and
a flange extending at right angles to the walls of said groove, the other member
having a co-operating jaw provided with a flange adapted to enter the groove
of the first named jaw, and provided with an exterior flange extending at right
angles to the first named flange.
4. A garment clasp comprising two crossed members, hinged at their inter-
section and provided at one extremity with co-operating jaws, the opposite
extremity of one member being bent to form a locking hook, adapted to engage
the corresponding extremity of the opposite member, one member being pro-
vided with a spring adapted to hold the jaws open when unlocked, and means
attached to one member adapted to disengage the locking hook of the other
inember.
5. A garment clasp comprising two members, hinged at their intersection,
and having co-operating jaws located on one side of the hinge, one of the said
members being bent to form a spring, adapted to engage the other member,
and normally hold the jaws open, and a ring engaging the eye formed by the
bend in the said member, and having a tongue adapted to disengage the other
member, which is provided with a spring locking hook.
6. A garment clasp. composed of two members having co-operating jaws, one

page_text: jaw having two concentric walls and the other a circular flange adapted to pass
between said walls, one member having a central opening, through which the
body portion of the other member is adapted to pass, the two parts being cut
and pressed in opposite directions to form hinge pin openings and bearings,
and a suitable hinge pin for connecting the two members.
7. A garment clasp composed of two members having co-operating jaws, one
jaw having two concentric walls and the other a circular flange adapted to pass
between said walls, the said members being cut, and the metal thereof being
pressed in opposite directions to form hinge pin openings and bearings, one
of the said members having ears adapted to limit the opening movement of the
said members, and a hinge pin connecting the two members.
8. A garment clasp composed of male and female members having co-operating
jaws, one member having a central opening and cuts formed on opposite sides
of said opening, the metal being pressed in opposite directions to form hinge-
pin openings and bearings, the body portion of the other member passing through
the opening in the first named member, and also provided with cuts, the metal
being pressed in opposite directions to form hinge-pin openings and bearings,
arranged to co-operate with those of the first named member, and a hinge pin
connecting the two members.
9. A garment clasp composed of male and female members, one member having
a central opening, and cuts formed on opposite sides of said opening, the metal
being pressed in opposite directions to form hinge-pin openings and bearings,
the body portion of the other member passing through the opening in the first
named member, and provided with cuts, the metal being pressed in opposite
directions to form hinge-pin openings and bearings arranged to co-operate with
those of the first named member, the male member having ears overlapping
the female member on opposite sides of the opening, said cars forming stops
which limit the opening movement of the members, and a hinge-pin connecting
the two members.
Dated this (Rth day of Januar 1900