Improvements in the Construction of Hooks and Eyes, and in the Method of Attaching the same to Dresses and other Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Hooks and Eyes, and in the
Method of Attaching the same to Dresses and other Wearing
Apparel.
I, JAMES CLEMENT NEWEY, of Brearley Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Hook and Eye Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the construction of
hooks and eyes for the purpose of dispensing with the necessity of attaching the
same to dresses & other wearing apparel by the usual method of sewing.
According to my invention I form the hook & eye in such a manner that
certain parts thereof are extended and formed so that projections on each side of
the backs of the hooks & eyes are passed through the material which is suitably
pierced to receive the same.
In addition to these projections the points of the hooks and eyes are also passed
through the material & bent behind the same.
In some cases and with some kinds of materials additional security may be
advisable with the aid of sewing, and I do not exclude myself entirely from the
use thereof.
Dated 7th November 1901
CUMILLIE DIECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Hooks and Eyes, and in the
Method of Attaching the same to Dresses and other Wearing
Apparel.
JAMES CLEMENT NEWEY, of Brearley Street, Birmingham in the County, of
Warwick, Hook and Eye Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the construction of hooks
and eyes, for the purpose of dispensing with the necessity of attaching the same
to dresses and other wearing apparel by the usual method of sewing.
According to my invention I form the hook and eye in such a manner that
certain parts thereof are extended and formed so that projections on each side of
the backs and other parts of the hooks and eyes are capable of being passed
through the material, which is suitably pierced to receive the same.
In addition
to these projections, I also sometimes provide sharpened points to the hooks and
eyes, which are also passed through the material, whereby increased security is
afforded.
In some cases, and with some kinds of materials, additional security may
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And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts; all the figures being drawn to an enlarged
scale.
Figs. 1 to 16 and 18 to 25 and 27 illustrate various methods of forming the
hooks, according to my invention.
Figs. 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26 and 27 illustrate various methods of forming
the eyes.
a a are the bills of the hooks. These bills may be bent to form safety bill heads,
as shewn in the side views in Figs. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, or made straight, as
shown in Fig. 25, in which latter case the eye used therewith is bent, as shown in
side view in Fig. 26. bare projecting bars, formed as shown in the several
figures. These bars are caused to enter small holes formed in the material. The
bars bb secure the position of the hooks and eyes and prevent shifting or dis-
placement. cc are the pin ends of the wires of which the hooks and eyes are
formed. These ends are intended to be passed through the material to the back,
and are turned towards the hook or towards each other, so as to prevent lateral
displacement.
In some cases one or both end or ends of the wire is or are turned so as to form
a needle hole, as shown at d in Figs. 2, 3, 7, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25;
which holes may be stitched to the fabric for greater security.
The various methods of construction shown in the figures may also be applied
to the eyes, some of which are shown in Figs. 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, and, separately,
in Fig. 17.
The hooks and eyes are secured to the material by two or more projections bb,
as shown in Fig. 13; or by two or more projections bin combination with one
or more pin end or ends c, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15
and 17; or by two pin ends only, as shown in Figs. 16 and 27, or by two or
more projections 6.6 in combination with one or more needle hole or holes d, as
shown in Figs. 2, 3, 7, 12, 20, 21, 22 and 23.
Fig. 18 is a front view and Fig. 19 a side view of a form of hook which is
secured to the material by means of stitches through two needle holes d d.
I do not confine myself to single bills, whether bent or straight, as two or more
of such bills may be formed in one construction, a hook with two bills being shown
in Fig. 10.
I am aware that hooks and eyes have been previously formed for attachment to
the fabric without sewing, and I do not broadly claim such forms and constructions.
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 :-
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1. The improvements in the construction of hooks and eyes, and in the method
of attaching the same to dresses, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated by the drawings.
2. In the construction of books and eyes for the purposes aforesaid, the com-
bination of two or mere fixing bars bb and pin ends cc, substantially as herein
before described,' and 'illustrated by 'Figs. 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 17 of
the drawings.
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3. In the construction of hooks and eyes for the purposes aforesaid, the com-
bination of two fixing bars bb; one pin end'c, and one needle hole d, substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by Fig. 2 of the drawings.
4. In the construction of hooks and eyes for the purposes aforesaid, the com-
bination of two or more fixing bars bb and two or more needle holes
d, or their
equivalents, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 3, 7
and 12 of the drawings."
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page_text: 5. In the construction of hooks and eyes for the purposes aforesaid, the com-
bination of four fixing bars b, substantially as herein before described and illustrated
by Fig. 13 of the drawings.
6. In the construction of hooks and eyes for the purposes aforesaid the com-
bination of two pin ends c c substantially as herein before described and illustrated
by Figs. 16 and 27 of the drawings.
7. In the construction of hooks for the purposes aforesaid, the combination of
the safety bill a and two needle holes d d, substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by Figs. 18 and 19 of the drawings.
8. In combination with hooks and eyes as and for the purposes herein before
described, the improved forms and constructions of safety bill heads, substantially
as herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of
the drawings.
9. In combination with flat or non-protruding bill heads, as shown in Fig. 25,
the application and use therewith of eyes bent as shown in Fig. 26 substantially as.
herein before described and illustrated.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8 Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8 Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.