IMPROVEMENTS IN BUTTONS
Year: 1885

page_text: I GEORGE TWIGG of Moseley road Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
BUTTONS to be as follows:-
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This invention consists in Improvements in self adjusting buttons that is to say
buttons to be attached to garments without sewing.
The button is made as follows to the back of an ordinary metallic button is
attached a plain circular bar, shank, or stud with a head at its end. The head of
this bar shank or stud being passed through the cloth or other material to which
the button is to be attached, it is secured in the following manner, a back plate or
disc is formed with its edges turned well over and its centre cupped to house the
head of the shank or stud when this disc or plate is placed over it. This disc or
plate is pierced with a double hole somewhat of the form of a keyhole, across the
larger portion of this hole is placed a tongue of spring metal leaving sufficient space
for the insertion of the head of the shank. The head being passed through this
larger part of the hole it compresses the tongue or spring and allows the shank to
pass into the narrow part of the hole, the spring or tongue returning to its position
preventing the shank from shaking out of place and making it secure.
1002
PAYNE & TALBOT,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I GEORGE TWIGG of Moseley road Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
BUTTONS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had
to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon:-
This invention consists in improvements in self adjusting buttons that is to say
buttons to be attached to garments without the necessity of sewing them on-
The button is made as follows to the back of an ordinary metallic button is
attached a plain circular bar sbank or stud with a head at its end. The head
of this bar shank or stud being passed through the garment to which the button
is to be attached it is secured in the following manner a back plate or disc is
formed with its centre cupped to house the head of the shank when this disc or
plate is placed over it. This disc or plate is pierced with a double hole somewhat
of the form of a keyhole. Across that portion of the double hole which is farthest
from the centre of the disc is a tongue of metal leaving sufficient space for the
insertion of the head of the shank. The head being passed through this larger part
of the hole it compresses the tongue and allows the shank to pass into the smaller
part of the hole in the centre of the disc the tongue being then pressed down to
the level of the disc confines the head of the stud in the cup and the button is thus
secure and prevented from shaking out of place.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 shews a button (a) with the circular bar shank or stud (6) with its
head (c).
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Fig. 2 shews a plan of one of the plates or discs with the double piercing (d, d¹)
across one portion () is a tongue piece (e).
Fig. 3 is a section through the disc shewing its form more clearly.
Fig. 4 shews the complete button when attached to a garment.
To attach the button to a garment the head (c) is passed through the material
the disc Figs. 2 & 3 is then applied so that the head (c) passes in on either side of
the tongue (e) and slides down into the centre (d) and the button is then secured
in the garment by pressing down the tongue (e).
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
Attaching buttons to garments by means of a plate or disc constructed substan-
tially as herein set forth and illustrated.
1 Amman 1000