IMPROVEMENTS IN GLOVE FASTENERS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, Fel Inst P.A, of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, and
323 High Holborn, in the county of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN GLOVE FASTENERS
" A
communication from William Frederick Ware, of the city county and state of New
York, in the United States of America, merchant to be as follows:-
This invention has relation to that class of fasteners employed for the purpose
of securing the opposing margins of the wrist openings of kid and other gloves; and
the object of the invention is to produce a simple cheap, durable, and efficient
fastener by which the glove may be quickly easily and securely fastened, or readily
unfastened when required, and this with the hand of the wearer, whether gloved
or ungloved.
To accomplish this and to secure other advantages as will hereafter appear, the
improvements involve certain novel and useful peculiarities of construction, relative
arrangements or combinations of parts, and principles of operation.
The mechanism consists of a base plate upon which the head and shank of the
fastener are mounted, and this base-plate is arranged to be secured upon the glove
as by use of two tangs which may pierce the material of the glove, or pass through
a securing plate of metal on the under side of the material of the glove. The
base plate may be of any form and secured in any way, or it may be replaced by
any other suitable means of securing the fastener to the glove.
Upon the shank of the fastener the head is mounted, the same being of sufficient
length to provide room under the head for the accommodation of the glove material.
It is of peculiar form. The point of the head is slightly curved on its under side,
and from the extreme point of the head gradually widens in plan and in side
elevation until it joins the globular rear part, and the whole is smoothed off so as
to prevent cutting of the glove during any of the operations of buttoning or
unbuttoning the same. The head is rigidly secured to the shank projecting beyond
it at both sides and at the point, and the shank is rigidly connected with the
material of the glove.

page_text: The fastener being mounted upon the glove, the button hole upon the opposite
part is brought over the top or head and the material of the glove bent or pressed
down so as to bring the point of the fastener through the end of the button hole.
The elasticity of the glove will then be sufficient to draw the margin of the end
of the button hole completely under the point, and at the same time force the
remaining part of the head through the hole, thus completely effecting the buttoning
or fastening.
The peculiar shape of the head contributes to the ease and certainty with which
this operation may be accomplished.
To unfasten the glove, the rear part of the button hole is canted up so as to
draw it above the lower margin of the globular part of the head, when the elastic
force of the glove will draw the margin of the hole completely over the head thus
releasing the fastening.
A number of the improved fasteners are to be applied upon the margin of the
wrist opening of the glove. They are found to operate with ease and accuracy, and
when in use and the gloves buttoned up they will not catch in lace and other light
fabrics such as are ordinarily worn.
With the ordinary button or with the common round headed studs, a button
hook is usually required to be used, especially when the glove fits nicely. The
improved fastener not only obviates the use of the hook, but is found to operate
most successfully and easily when the glove fits tightly, and may be operated in
like easy manner with either hand, and whether the operating hand be gloved or
not. When once fastened the glove is securely held and is in no danger of
accidental dissarrangement. The improved fastener is simple and easy to make and
apply, and is found to admirably answer the purpose or object of the invention as
previously set forth. It may be used on other articles as well as on gloves.
WP. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents for the Applicant. 30

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, Fel Inst P.A, of the Agency for Foreign Patent
Solicitors 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, and 323 High Holborn Middlesex,
Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN GLOVE FASTENERS (A communication from abroad by William Frederick
Ware, New York, United States, Merchant) and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
"
This invention has relation to that class of fasteners employed for the purpose
of securing the opposing margins of the wrist openings of kid and other gloves; and
the object of the invention is to produce a simple, cheap, durable, and efficient
fastener, by which the glove may be quickly easily and securely fastened, or readily
unfastened when required, and this with the hand of the wearer, whether gloved
or ungloved. To accomplish this, and to secure other advantages as will hereafter
appear, the improvements involve certain novel and useful peculiarities of
construction, relative arrangements or combinations of parts, and principles of
operation, all of which will be herein first fully described, and then pointed out
in the claims.
In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a
plan or top view on an enlarged scale of a fastener constructed in accordance with
the invention. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the fastener, Figure 3 a longitudinal
section, and Figure 4 a cross section on line x-x of Figure 2. Figure 5 is a plan
view of a portion of a glove showing the improved fasteners applied thereon, the
glove being represented as partly secured or fastened.
In all these figures, like letters of reference wherever they occur indicate
corresponding parts.
A represents a base plate upon which the head and shank of the fastener are
mounted, and this base plate is arranged to be secured upon the glove, as by use
of the tangs a a which may pierce the material of the glove, or pass through &
securing plate of metal on the under side of the material of the glove. The base
plate may be of any form, and secured in any way, or it may be replaced by any
other suitable means of securing the fastener to the glove. B is the shauk of the
fastener upon which the head is mounted, the same being of sufficient length to
provide room under the head for the accommodation of the glove material. In
Figures 1 to 4 the head is shown upon a scale somewhat enlarged, It is, as shown,
of peculiar form. The point of the head b is slightly curved on its under side,
and from the extreme point of the head, gradually widens in plan, and in side
elevation, until it joins the globular rear part c, and the whole is smoothed off so
as to prevent cutting of the glove during any of the operations of buttoning or
unbuttoning the same. The head is rigidly secured to the shank projecting beyond
it at both sides, and at the point, and the sbank is rigidly connected with the
material of the glove.
The fastener being mounted upon the glove, the button hole upon the opposite
part is brought over the top or head, and the material of the glove bent or pressed
down so as to bring the point of the fastener through the end of the button hole.

page_text: The elasticity of the glove will then be sufficient to draw the margin of the end
of the button hole completely under the point, and at the same time force the
remaining part of the head through the hole, thus completely effecting the buttoning
or fastening.
The peculiar shape of the head contributes to the ease and certainty with which
this operation may be accomplished.
To unfasten the glove, the rear part of the button hole is canted up, so as to
draw it above the lower margin of the globular part of the head, when the elastic
force of the glove will draw the margin of the hole completely over the head, thus
releasing the fastening.
A number of the improved fasteners are to be applied upon the margin of the
wrist opening of the glove. They are found to operate with ease and accuracy, and
when in use and the gloves buttoned up, they will not catch in lace and other light
fabrics such as are ordinarily worn.
With the ordinary button or with the common round headed studs a button look
is usually required to be used, especially when the glove fits nicely. The improved
fastener not only obviates the use of the hook, but is found to operate most
successfully and easily, when the glove fits tightly, and may be operated in like
easy manner with either hand and whether the operating hand be gloved or not.
When once fastened the glove is securely held, and is in no danger of accidental
disarrangement. The improved fastener is simple and easy to make and apply, and
is found to admirably answer the purpose or object of the invention as previously
set forth. It may be used on other articles, as well as on gloves.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is
1st In a fastener of the character herein set forth, the head pointed at one end,
and gradually enlarged towards the other, said head being mounted upon the
shank, and projecting beyond it on both sides, and at the point, substantially as
set forth.
2nd In a fastener of the character herein set forth, the head mounted upon the
shank, projecting beyond the shank on both sides, and at the point, and having the
pointed portion curved upwardly upon its underside substantially as set forth.
3rd The herein described improved fastener composed of the head, the shank,
and means for affixing them upon the glove, said head being pointed at one end,
and gradually widening towards the other, terminating in a rounded or globular
part, projecting beyond the shank on both sides, and at the point, and adapted to
be forced through the button hole, substantially in the manner set forth.