An Improved Fastener for Gloves, Gaiters, Boots, Purses, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 31st Jan., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastener for Gloves, Gaiters, Boots, Purses, and
the like.
I, ALBERT THIEMT, of Prague, in the Empire of Austria, Manufacturer, 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:-
This invention relates to an improved fastener for gloves, gaiters, boots, purses
and the like.
In carrying out the invention the knob or button is composed of convex
spring arms separated at their upper ends and prevented from becoming slack
by a ring or eye of special construction which is pushed over the knob or
button.
The ring or eye is of a somewhat conical form on its under side and
lies loosely round the lower narrow part of the button. To facilitate the
disengagement of the button from the eye, the latter is not provided with a
cap or cover whereby the spring button can be pushed from the eye by the
pressure of the finger.
In order to enable the invention to be fully understood I will proceed to
describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 is a section of the new fastener drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure 2 is an elevation of the spring-knob or button.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of the ring or eye.
Figure 4 is a plan of the spring-knob or button and ring or eye. _
Figure 5 is a plan of Figure 2, and
Figure 6 is a plan of the ring or eye.
A is the spring button provided with convex spring arms B not in contact
at the top and sides but having enough room between them to allow the parts
to give under a side pressure such as that produced by the lower part of the
ring or eye C being pressed over the button whereby the circumference of the
whole button is greatly reduced. This ring or eye C is constructed of two
parts D and E. The part D is much narrower at the lower part and forms a
small swelling at the bottom, which swelling is the only part of it which comes
into contact with the narrow part of the button A during the time the parts are
engaged and which keeps them together. By this construction the spring arms
are never strained not even by a strong side pull, and consequently they always
possess the same elasticity.
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 button fastener comprising a button formed with a number of convex
spring arms, forming the knob or button head, a certain distance being left
between these arms at the top and sides, a ring or eye formed in two parts
one part of which is so constructed that, in order not to impair the elasticity
of the spring button head only the lower narrow part rests against the button
when the parts are fastened together the upper part of the button being free
from all pressure, the widened part of the ring facilitating the operation of the
fastener, substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved fastener for gloves, gaiters, boots,
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page_text: purses and the like hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Deted the 10th day of December 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for ne Applicant.