An Improved Fastening for Gloves and other Objects.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1892-Accepted, 9th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastening for Gloves and other Objects.
I, JOSEF GÖRTLER of Karolinenthal near Prague, Austria, Glovemaker, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved fastening, more particularly applicable to
gloves, but also applicable to shoes and other articles that require to be secured in
a closed condition.
The fastening consists mainly of two parts, each of which is secured respectively
to one of the two parts of the wearing apparel or other object that require to be
held together.
The one such part consists of a hollow cylindrical stud which is fixed to and
projects from a plate that serves as means of attachment by sewing or rivetting to
the one part of the fabric.
The stud has pivoted to its upper end a bent lever, the pin of the pivot being
secured at each end in side cheeks projecting from the stud, between which the boss
of the lever is situated. This boss has, opposite the point where the lever joins on
to it, a nose which is in contact with a bent blade spring carried on suitable supports
inside the stud, the lever and nose being so formed relatively to the spring that
the latter allows the lever to be turned from a position in which it projects with its
free end some distance beyond the edge of the fabric to which it is connected, into
a position diametrically opposite in which it lies with its end flat upon the fabric,
in which position the lever is held securely by the spring acting upon the nose.
The other part of the fabric is provided with a simple eyelet of such a size as to
fit easily over the stud.
For fastening the two parts of the fabric together, the bent lever is first turned
into the position in which it projects beyond the edge of the fabric and its end is
passed through the eyelet; it is then turned over on its pivot, thereby drawing the
eyelet over the stud and thus effectually securing the two parts of the fabric
together, the eyelet being secured on the stud by the curved lever projecting over
it, in which position the lever is held by the spring as before described.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1892.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastening for Gloves and other Objects.
I, JOSEF GÖRTLER of Karolinenthal near Prague, Austria, (Hovemaker, 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 improved fastening, more particularly applicable to
gloves, but also applicable to shoes and other articles that require to be secured
in a closed condition.
The fastening consists mainly of two parts, each of which is secured respectively
to one of the two parts of the wearing apparel or other object that require to he
held together.
The accompanying drawing shews two modifications of the said fastening, as
applied by way of example to gloves for securing the one part thereof A₁ to the
other part A,. The one modification is shewn in plan at Fig. 1, and in vertical

page_text: section on line x x Fig. 1 at Fig. 2. In the one part A, is fixed an eyelet c while
on the other part A, is fixed the fastening proper, which consists essentially of a
hollow cylindrical stud B having at bottom a base plate p by means of which it
is fixed to the material A². The stud B is hollow and contains a curved blade
spring fresting with its ends on a projecting rim, upon which spring bears the
nose a of a bent lever h pivotted on a pin Z that is carried in projecting ears on
the stud B. The action of this fastening is as follows. For connecting the part A
to the part A, the bent lever is turned on its pivot Z into the position shewn at
Fig. 3 and the eyelet c of the part A, is placed upon it as shewn; the lever is then
turned back so as to assume the position shewn in Fig. 2 and also to a smaller scale
at Fig. 34.
The eyelet e is by this motion of the lever brought over the stud B and the
nose a having been brought into the position relatively to the spring shewn at
Fig. 2 by the said motion of the lever, the spring in pressing the nose upward
will effectually hold the lever in that position, and consequently the eyelet will he
prevented from slipping off the stud B. For opening the fastening, the lever is
raised by the fingers and is turned over to the position at Fig. 3, when the eyelet
and part A, can pass off B and h.
In the modification shewn in plan at Fig. 4 and in section on line a, a, Fig. 4 at
Fig. 5, the only essential difference consists in the employment of a helical
springs in place of the blade spring f. The stud B is hollow as before and is
widened out at bottom to form a hollow rimp within which is secured the rim of a
conical eyelet piece that serves for the attachment of the base plate u. Between
this plate and the rim p the material of the part A, is clamped. Upon the
eyelet piece rests a capsule k which serves for carrying the plate d, which in its
turn supports the lower end of the helical springs on the upper end of which rests
another plate d¹, the spring being fixed to the one or the other of these plates.
The bent lever à bears with its short arm or projection a upon the upper plate d
and is provided with lateral pins t that take a bearing in the ears o of the stud B.
When the fastening is closed as at Fig. 5, the end of the bent lever is supported
by an extension of the base plate u. Fig. 6 shews the parts Bh and c of this
arrangement in the act of being closed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A fastening consisting mainly of a hollow cylindrical stud B in which is
fitted a bent blade spring, and a bent lever h pivotted at Z and bearing with a
projection or nose upon the said spring in such manner that the lever is prevented
from turning from the position into which it is brought, except by the hand, so
that it securely holds the eyelet c when placed upon the stud B, substantially as
described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 34 of the drawings.
2. In the construction of fastening referred to in the preceding claim, the use of
a helical springs in the stud B in lieu of the blade spring, which helical spring
acts through a plate on the short arm a of the lever h so as to hold this in position,
substantially as described with reference to Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings.
Dated this 7th day of June 1892.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.