Improvements in Hooks and Eyes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1889-Accepted, 6th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL DIEULICATION.
Improvements in Hooks and Eyes.
1 THOMAS DAWSON of 60 Chapel Street, Edgeley, Stockport, in the county of
Chester do hereby declare the nature of my inventions for IMPROVEMENTS IN HOOKS
AND EYES, and in what manner the same is to he performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement
My Invention refers to improvements in pin and dagger-pointed Hooks and
Eyes, as plain and ornamental Dress fasteners and in their better Application to
garments.
These pin and dagger pointed Hooks and Eyes are of several forms, and constructed
in the following manner.
The first and most simple form of Pin Hook and Eye is the perpendicular one with
the Hook and Eye formed at the head of the Pin shown at fig. (1).
Fig. (2) shows another simple construction of Pin Hook and Eye. The Pin point
is pushed through the material up to the angle leaving the Hook or
side and the pin on the other.
Fig. (3) and (4) are reverse sides on the garment.
Eye on the one
I now come to that part of my Invention in its novel application to Buttons,
whether with shanks solid or otherwise.
Put the shank of the button through a hole in the material, then connect the button
with the Pin-pointed hook, which is made a double one, fig. (5).
The one End hook is put through the shank and the other end hook made to fasten
into the eye which is made on the same principle as the double hook that connects the
button.
This novel eye with its sharp pointed hooks passes through two holes in the material
and is held firmly but is easily taken out by pushing up the cloth to one of the points.
Fig. (6&7) show this Eye on reverse sides and Fig. 8 the Eye as constructed.
By this arrangement the connection of Button, Hook, and Eye has the advantage
of the common fastening viz, in the long-eye-there is more room for the Hook to play
in and adjust itself accurately which is not the case with the hole and button.
I do not strictly confine myself to this Button and double hook arrangement some-
times the Button and hook are made in one-the hook being fixed horizontally across
the solid shank of the button-the opposite end to the hook being made to over-hang
the shank a little as a fastening point over the cloth-Fig. (9) overhanging
point a.
When fixing this pinpointed or dagger pointed hook to the material the sharp point
of the hook is inserted up to the angle of the hook and then pushed in the opposite
way. The hook is now through except the tail point or overhanging bit which soon
finds its place on the same side as the hook by simply pressing back the material at
the hole, and the cloth will slip under the projecting point and thus leave the head &
tail of the Hook on the one side and the button on the other Fig. (10).
This simple but complete fastening gives it the appearence of being rivetted to the
garment but by the same act of pressing back the Cloth the projecting bit will
drop back again through the hole and thus allow the hook and button to be removed.
This is a great advantage with washing garments as the pin or dagger pointed Hooks
and Eyes can he readily fixed on or taken off any wearing apparel.
Sometimes the dagger or pin-pointed Hook and Eye are made without the button
in which case the overhanging bit is not made on the opposite end to the book (as
already described) but behind it on a small paralelle bar See B. Fig. 11 on the drawing.

page_text: The overhanging bit is at one end-Cand the point at the other end-1) which dagger
point is pushed through the material and the cloth drawn back at C which holds the
hook or Eye firmly on the other side.
Improvements in HOOKS and Eyes.
THOMAS DAWSON, Tailor, of 60 Chapel Street, Edgeley, Stockport in the County of
Chester, 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 refers to improvements in pin and dagger pointed hooks and eyes as
plain and ornamental dress fasteners and in their better application to garinents.
These pin and dagger pointed hooks and eyes are of several forms, and constructed in
the following manner.
One of the most simple forms of pin hook and eye is that constructed at the head
the pin as represented in Fig. (1) closed and open. The perpendicular and hori-
zontal positions are those they will assume on the garments as at A. B―the eye pins
outside and the hook pins inside.
Fig. (2) shows how this construction may be varied from the side to the centre of
the pin-line, by this variation the hook and eye will pin on the garment both the
same way-vertically.
The eyepins on the left edge of the garment outside and the cross hook pin is fixed
on the right edge outside as herein described.
Slightly stick the pin-point into the material to adjust its position, then where the
bend or angle of the cross & perpendicular hooks come into those two places stick in
each point and push them through to the inside leaving the pin outside in the form of
a cross as an ornament.
Another very simple form of pin hook & eye is represented at Fig. (3).
This kind of construction is necessary when hooks & eyes are required to be set on
closely down the inside front edges of garments where the pin-point is covered by the
lining.
This kind of hook & eye can be adjusted and pinned on more quickly than by the
old process of sewing on.
Fig. (4) shows another construction of Pin Hook & eye. The pin points C & Dare
pushed through the material up to the angle leaving the pin & hook or eye on opposite
sides as at E. F.
They hang in the perpendicular form but when wanted for use they can be swung
round to the horizontal for uniting. In this kind of book & eye the pin may be
dispensed with in the hook & an ornament put in its place (Fig. 5).
To displace the pin the sharp point of the hook is put through the material inside
leaving the ornament outside as shown at G.
But the eye having no sharp point cannot be used for insertion in the same way as
the hook unless it be made into a kind of semi-circular hook to pass through the
material & then to be used as an eye.
But the better construction is to use the pin part at Fig. (4) modified & improved
-make the pin smaller with an angle or short arm-as at H-near the pin point.
This small angle to the pin point gives a greater facility to its entering the material &
when entered with the remaining pin. This short arm takes a side rest on the material
and prevents the eye from slipping out.
Fig. (6) shows another formation of pin hook & eye combined in one & constructed
to hold the two edges of the garment firmly together.
I shows this combination of pin hook & eye in use.

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Fig. (7) is another very simple construction of pin Hook & eye.
circular form of a ring & well adapted for uniting the front or back edges of a garment
together by simply passing the point of the circular pin through the two balves of the
material. See J. Two of these circular pin hooks make a very good Hook & eye &
a very ready fastening for putting on & taking out of washing garments.
I now come to that part of my Invention in its novel application to buttons with
shanks, solid or otherwise. To do this the connecting link is a double hook uniting
the button shank with the eye Fig. (8).
To use this double hook put the shank of button through a hole made in the
garment, then take the double hook & put one end through the shank & the other end
through the eye fixed on the edge outside on the opposite half of the garment.
See K.
This eye shown at Fig (9) is constructed on a similar principle to the double hook
only made smaller and with a little of the pin hook bent sideways for the better
entering of the sharp point.
To fix this eye the sharp points enter the cloth at each extremity of the angles or
bend of hook and held firmly in the material and this eye is easily taken out by
pushing the cloth from the angle to the point of hook and withdrawing it. L & M
show this eye on reverse sides.
By the foregoing arrangement the connection of Button-Hook & Eye have the
advantage over the common fastening-viz. in the novel long eye there is more room
for the hook to play in and to adjust itself accurately which is not the case with the
common hole & button.
But 1 do not strictly confine myself to the Button & double Hook arrangement
sometimes the button & hook are made in one the sharp pointed hook being fixed
horizontally across the solid shank of the button and the opposite end to the hook
made to overhang a little as a fastening point over the cloth. Fig. (10).
When fixing this pin or dagger pointed Button Hook into the garment the sharp
point of hook is inserted up to the bend or angle of the hook and then pushed through
the opposite way.
This book is now through except the tail point or overhanging bit which soon finds
itself on the same side as the hook by simply pushing back the material at the hole
and the cloth will slip under the projecting point and thus leave the head and tail of
the hook on one side and the button or ornament on the other side. See N. O.
This simple but complete fastening gives the Button-hook the appearance of being
rivetted on to the garment and yet by a similar act of pressing back the cloth the
projecting bit will drop back again through the hole and allow the Button-ho ok to be
removed.
This improvement is a great advantage to washing garments as the pin or sharp
pointed hooks & eyes-with buttons, ornaments, or without-can be readily fixed on
or taken off any wearing apparel.
Sometimes this pin or dagger-pointed hook is made without the button or ornament
in which case the overhanging bit is not made on the opposite end of the hook-as
already described-but behind it on a small parallel bar or pin. See P. Fig. (11).
The overhanging bit is at Q. and the pin point at R. which sharp point is pushed
through the material and the cloth is then pushed back in the manner already
described with the bar-instead of the button on one side and the hook or eye on
the other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed.
First, I declare that my claim is the construction of Pin Hooks & Eyes of what-
ever formation with dagger or other sharp points made to enter the material to be
used separately or together as Hooks or Hooks & Eyes.
Secondly, or conjointly with buttons or other devises as plain and ornamental Dress
Fastenors.

page_text: Thirdly, and also the better mode of fixing on the same by the overhanging bit or
by pinning or sticking the sharp points through the material and leaving the hook or
the eye on the one side and the plain or fancy fastening on the other.
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