New or Improved Clips or Fasteners. for Gloves,, Stays, Boots, Garters, Braces, Belts, Straps, Leggings, and for similar uses.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 4th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 3rd Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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New or Improved Clips or Fasteners. for Gloves,, Stays, Boots,
Garters, Braces, Belts, Straps, Leggings, and for similar uses.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS RICHARDSON 52 Wilton Road Pimlico S.W. Hosier
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Clip would be made of metal or other material in two halves in the following
manner. A narrow piece of metal folded lengthways in centre, giving the grip to
edge of article used with when pressed together. A tongue could then be formed
out of centre of one side of plate by making two cross cuts then turning up centre
piece to the required shape which would have a step or stop nearest to its base;
corresponding side would be made the same only cutting the centre piece-into a
loop through which other tongue would pass, so that when pulled step of tongue
would catch against inner edge of loop and its point rest upon other side.
Instead of clenching fasteners to edge of material used with by the use of the
two edges formed by doubling metal, which is the most simple way the same
result can be obtained by stamping fastener out of flat metal (any shape) and
either using rivets plates or stitching to attach by (or both) according to article
used with..
A series of fasteners could be used with gloves, boots &c. attached to thin
flexible plates and hinged at bottom if needed.
binding of
An ordinary hook could be used formed out of doubled fixing plate.
Clip could be held to article used with also by wrapping edge or
article over clip in such manner as to enclose it; the hook or loop only projecting.
An eyelot could be used instead of loop.
Dated this 4th day of November 1890.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Clips or Fasteners for Gloves, Stays, Boots,
Gartere, Braces, Belts, Straps, Leggings, and for similar uses.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS RICHARDSON 52 Wilton Road Pimlico, Hosier 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:-
Clip or fastener would be made of metal, metal wire, or other material in two
parts as in a hook and eye the precise form or method of fixing would greatly vary
according to article used with, as would also the details of making, but in all cases
eyeplate or eyelot would be caught on the back or reverse way of hook, outside, to
that usual eye plate or eyelot would be passed over point A and when in use would
catch against step B. on the outside of hook also in some cases pressing against a
knob, stop, spring or springs D. E. & F. G formed out of or fixed to bottom or top
plate of hook, or separate piece or pieces to prevent eyeplate or eyelot working
under hook too far in articles used with, if worn loose.
A series of fasteners could be used with gloves or other articles attached to thin
flexible plates and hinged at bottom if needed.
Hooks or fasteners could be made from thin metal doubled, and fastened to
article used with by inserting material between said doubled toothed edges and
clenching down Fig. 4. Fig. 5 shews another way of using double metal, in this
case spring D is formed from lower fold and curved upwards acting through hole
D

page_text: in upper plate. Upper spring D (if needed) cut from lower fold and curved down.
Spring G (if used instead of knob) could be cut from under fold and curved
outward, working through hole in outer fold; or cut from outer fold itself. Teeth C
to fix on by being made from upper plate and only half the strength of other part
of hook. The fixing of fasteners to material used with would be either done by
teeth C or by hollow or solid rivets, or by stitching through holes in some cases
thin plates would be used to assist in so fixing.
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In the case of stay busks the hook and eye plate could be formed out of busk
itself if needed.
Figs. 1. 2. 3 shew outlines in section of fasteners,
A being point of hook,
B step against which eyeplate pulls,
C one way of clenching by tongues.
Dor.G spring struck out of plate (or rivetted on) left upright or curved in
various ways either backward or forward.
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E knobs struck out of metal.
F separate spring (bent in various ways) also forming part of plate for eyelot to
rest on at B.
H section of eyelot.
Fig. 4 is plain hook as used in stay busk.
Fig. 4 double metal.
Fig. 5 is made from doubled metal giving half strength at C and D.
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 1
claim is,
Firstly. The method of making and using clips, hooks or fasteners substantially
as described; also as partly shewn in Figs. 1 to 5, when applied to articles given
in title.
Dated this 4th day of August 1891.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS RICHARDSON.