improvements in Hooks and Eyes.
Year: 1897

page_text: CONSTAN WILLIAM BROERS, 19, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C., Insurance
Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improved dress fastuer. It consists of a flat piece of metal with an eye at
each end, also two flat pieces of metal in the shape of flat hooks. The two hooks
fit into the two eyes. All the parts are perforated with holes for the purpose of
attaching them to the material (dress).
improvements in Hooks and Eyes.
CONSTAN WILLIAM BROERS, 19, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C., Insurance
Clerk, 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:-
The object of this invention is to facilitate the fastening of ladies' skirt bands
and waist bands and to keep the waist bands and skirt bands from dropping below
the waist furthermore to supply a fastening which causes the skirt bands or waist
bands to present an even surface after being fastened. Now according to this in-
vention I provide a plate preferably of sheet metal with an upright or perpendicular
eye at one end and a lengthwise or horizontal eye at the other end also two hooks
preferably of sheet metal to fit into the corresponding eyelet holes. The metal
plate with the eyes is attached to the placket piece end of the skirtband or waist-
band and the two hooks to the other end of the skirt band or waist band. The
hook that engages the upright or perpendicular eye secures the waist band or
skirt band the other hook engages the lengthwise or horizontal eye and secures
the overlapping piece. The metal being stiff and drawn close to the waist prevents
the skirt from dropping below the waist as very often is the case with the ordinary
hook and eye. The eyes are formed by the metal being cut and sunk or depressed
this enables the hooks to slide into the eyes easily and it also facilitates the unhook-
ing. The plate is perforated with holes for the purpose of attaching it to the skirt
band or waist band and the metal between the holes is sunk or indented to prevent
the friction on the cotton or thread with which the plate is attached to the skirt-
band or waist band.
Instead of sheet metal I may construct the hooks and eyes of cast metal or other
suitable material.
The hooks and eyes may be made of any suitable size and shape. I may con-
struct the plate with one or more perpendicular and or horizontal eyes.
I may construct the hooks on one plate of metal

page_text: In order that my invention may be fully represented I append drawings and now
proceed to explain them:-
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Fig. 1 represents the front view of plate with two eyes... .
Figs. 2. & 3. represents the front view of the two hooks.
Fig. 4. shows the side view of plate with eyes.
Fig. 5. shows the side view of eye.
Fig. 6. shows the front view of plate with four eyes.
Fig. 7. shows two hooks on one plate.
Fig. 8. shows a double hook.
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Fig. 9. shows a plate with double eyes.
Fig. 10. shows a plate with two upright eyes.
a. is a piece of sheet metal or other suitable material which is slightly curved
to enable the plate to fit to the waist.
b. is the horizontal eye.
c. is the longitudinal eye.
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d. are holes by which the plate is fixed to the waist band or skirt band by
stitching with thread cotton or other material.
e. is the metal between the hooks which is sunk or indented to prevent friction
to the cotton or thread..
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are the portions of the plate which are sunk to make the eyes.
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9. is a portion of the plate which is slightly curved to facilitate the hook entering
horizontal eye.
h. is the hook or tongue which is made by bending a portion of the plate.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
Improvements in hooks and eyes for the securing of ladies' skirt bands or waist
bands consisting of a plate of metal or other suitable material slightly curved
having one or more upright or perpendicular eye or eyes at one end and one or
more lengthwise or horizontal eye or eyes at the other end such eyes being made
by the cutting and depression of the metal adapted to be attached to the placket
piece end of the skirt band by stitching or otherwise and two or more plates of
metal or other suitable material each having a hook at one end thereof and adapted
to be attached to the other end of the skirtband in a manner to engage, the said
eyes all substantially as hereinbefore specified and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 29th day of November 1897.