Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 8th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 7th Apr., 1887.
I, PIEBRE ALBERT RAYMOND of Grenoble, Isère, France Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to an improved construction of spring fastening for gloves,
boots and shoes, portmonaies and the like, that has the appearance of an ordinary
button.
For this purpose a star shaped piece of metal is bent into the form of a dome,
having a flange at bottom formed by the outward bent ends of the bars of the star.
This dome is placed over a smaller sized flanged dome, leaving a space round the
sides between them, and the two parts are secured together and to a flanged tubular
piece forming an eyelet, by means of a trough shaped collar that embraces and holds
together the flanges of the three parts. The tubular part of this device is then fixed
to the one part of a glove, boot or shoe by passing it through the material and
rivetting its edge over a washer on the inner side. To the other part of the glove is
fixed either an ordinary eyelet or, by preference, an eyelet that is closed on its outer
face by a metal cap having its edge turned over a washer of trough shaped section,
over which the outer end of the eyelet tube is also rivetted, the inner end of the eyelet
tube being rivetted over a washer on the inner face of the fabric. The tubular surface
of the eyelet is by preference made to widen out slightly towards the outer end. On
pushing this eyelet over the outer dome of the other part of the fastening, the sides of
the bars of this are compressed somewhat, and this spring action of the dome within
the tapering hole of the eyelet effectually keeps the two parts engaged until forcibly
pulled asunder.
The eyelet being covered on the outer side by a cap, the fastening has the
appearance of an ordinary button.

page_text: I, PIERRE ALBERT RAYMOND of Grenoble, Isère, France, 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 construction of spring fastening for gloves,
boots and shoes, portemonnaies and the like, that has the appearance of an ordinary
button.
The construction will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying
drawing. Fig. 1 is a view of the complete fastening, the outer part being in section,
Fig. 2 shews a section of the inner part, Fig. 3 is a plan of the same, Fig. 4 is a plan
of the outer part and Fig. 5 is a plan of the blank for the stud of the inner part. A
star shaped piece of metal a b Fig. 5 is bont into the form of a dome a b Figs. 1 and 2
having a flange c at bottom formed by the outward bent ends of the bars 6 of the star.
This dome is placed over a smaller sized dome d with flange e leaving a space round
the sides between them as shewn at Fig. 2, but making them touch at a and a, and
the two parts are secured together and to a tubular piece g, with flange f, forming an
eyelet, by means of a trough shaped collar h that embraces and holds together the
flanges of the three parts as shewn. The tubular part g of this device is then fixed to
the one part of a glove, boot or shoe by passing it through the material and rivetting
its edge over a washer on the inner side. To the other part y of the glove &c. iš
fixed either an ordinary eyelet or by preference an eyelet p that is closed on its outer
face by a metal cap m having its edge n turned over a washer o of trough shaped
section over which the outer end of the eyelet tube p is also rivetted as at Fig. 1, the
inner end of the eyelet tube being rivetted over a washer 7 on the inner face of the
fabric. The tubular surface of the eyelet is by preference made to widen out slightly
towards the outer end as shewn at Fig. 1. On pushing this eyelet over the outer
dome of the inner part of the fastening the sides of the bars a of this are compressed.
somewhat, and this spring action of the dome within the tapering hole of the eyelet p
effectually keeps the two parts engaged until forcibly pulled asunder.
The eyelet being covered on the outer side by the cap m, the fastening has the
appearance of an ordinary button.
The support afforded the spring dome a b by the inner dome d prevents it from
getting out of shape by long use.

page_text: 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 fastening consisting of a dome with elastic sides secured to an inner supporting
dome, these parts being connected to the one part of the fabric to which the fastening
is applied, and operating in combination with an open eyelet, or an eyelet closed by a
cap, secured to the other part of the fabric substantially as herein described.
2-In a fastening, the combination of a dome a b with elastic sides, with an inner
dome d, the two parts being connected together and to a tubular rivetting piece g by
a trough shaped collar embracing flanges on the three parts, substantially as herein
described.
3-In a fastening, the combination of a cap m with a trough shaped collar o and
eyelet p, substantially as herein described.