An Appliance for Closing a Placket Hole or other Slit of a Garment.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Appliance for Closing a Placket Hole or other Slit of a
Garment.
I, EMIL GUMBINNER, of No. 111 East 105th Street, in the City of New York,
County and State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturer of
Metal Novelties, 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 an appliance for closing a placket hole or other slit in a
garment, my purpose being to provide a device of this kind which shall be
extremely simple and economical in construction, automatic in operation, and
capable of yielding elastically to conform substantially to the form, or position,
of the parts where it is attached.
I also arrange the elastic members of the appliance so that they lie one upon the
other, when closed, and I combine them with a closing spring in such manner that
there shall be no points, projections, or sharp edges to catch, tear, or wear away
the dress, or any part of the clothing with which the device may be in contact.
For this purpose I construct the appliance as I shall describe referring to the
accompanying drawings.
Figure 1. is a perspective showing the parts in the closed position.
Figure 2. is an elevation shewing the parts opened.
Two thin narrow strips 1 of metal or of other elastic material such as horn, ivory,
celluloid, bone, whalebone, wood, or the like, are made with small perforations 2,
by which they can be stitched to the garment.
At one end the strips 1 are connected together by a pivot pin 3 fixed in one of
the strips and having its head slightly projecting from the face of the other. To
this head is attached one end of a narrow coiled spring 4, surrounding the head.
The other end of the spring 4 is secured to a stud 5, on the strip which turns freely
upon the pivot pin.
The stud 5 projects through the strip a little beyond its other face, this projecting
end forming a stop for the arins when they are folded together as in Fig. 1, the
stop entering a notch 6 in the other strip. The parts are rounded at their ends
and edges to remove all sharp angles, or points, which might injure the clothing.
The spring 4 exerts a force sufficient to close the two members of the appliance
and hold them closed. It presents no projecting points, or angles, which can wear,
or injure the dress, or the clothing. The entire device is light elastic, and
practically invisible externally. It can yield to conform to the various positions
and form of the parts where it is attached. If the appliance is made of metal it
may be plated with nickel or other suitable metal, japanned, varnished or otherwise
treated to prevent oxidation and avoid rust stains upon the clothing.
The appliance may be used for closing pocket openings or similar purposes, or
it may be employed as a glove fastener.
The holes for attaching the strips to the garment, may be arranged as desired,
but preferably three pairs are employed, and each hole should be eyeletted to
prevent its edges from wearing or cutting the thread.
The parts may, if desired, be covered or sheathed in fabric or other flexible material
and may be fixed outside the skirt instead of inside.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner. the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
An appliance for closing. a placket hole or other slit of a garment, consisting
of two elastic strips stitched to the edges of the slit, these strips being jointed
together at one end and closed by a spring, substantially as described.
Dated this 24th day of September 1895.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.