IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS, ESPECIALLY APPLICABLE FOR STAYS, GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS
Year: 1884

page_text: I FANNY AHRENFELD of 12 Bedford Street Liverpool in the county of Lancaster
(no calling) do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN FASTENERS, ESPECIALLY APPLICABLE FOR STAYS, GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES
OF DRESS to be as follows:-
The fastener consists of a spring plate and lever, the plate being slotted and slit
to form the spring, and also being indented to form bearings for the pivots, which
are formed by projections on the lever which fit into the said bearings; the end of
the lever-beyond the pivots-extends through the slot in the spring plate, and
bears against the spring, by which it is retained in position when open or closed
thus forming a spring hinge; the front end of the lever is indented to fit the top
of a pin which projects upwards from the spring plate; the spring plate is pierced
with holes by which it is sewn, or otherwise attached, to one article, and the other
article to be secured by the spring fastener is provided with an ordinary eyelet.
In using the spring fastening the pin on the spring plate is passed through the
eyelet, the lever is forced down onto the top of the said pin, and it is retained in
position by the spring which forms part of the spring plate.
The fastener is applicable to secure stays, gloves and other articles of dress.
Dated this 8th day of May 1884.
E. EDWARDS HEWETT,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, FANNY AHRENFELD, of 12 Bedford Street, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster,
(no calling) do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN FASTENERS ESPECIALLY APPLICABLE FOR STAYS, GLOVES, AND OTHER ARTICLES
OF DRESS and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
"
This Invention consists of a spring plate and lever flied out of sheet metal, the
spring plate after being flied out is left slotted and slit to form the spring, is also
punched from the under side leaving indentations to form bearings for the pivots,
which are formed by projections on the lever which fit into the bearings in the
spring plate; the end of the lever beyond the pivots extends through the slot in
the spring plate and bears against the spring, by which it is retained in position
when open or closed, thus forming a spring hinge; the front end of the lever is
indented to fit on to the top of a pin which projects upwards from the end of the
spring plate. The spring plate is pierced with holes by which it is sewn or other-
wise attached to one article, and the other article to which it is required to be
secured by the spring fastener is provided with an ordinary eyelet.
In using the spring fastener, the eyelet is placed on the pin on the spring plate,
the lever is then forced down onto the top of the said pin, and is so retained in
position by the spring which forms part of the spring plate.
The accompanying drawings, (enlarged views) illustrate my invention.
Fig. 1. is a plan shewing the spring plate flied out; A being the indentation to
form bearings for the pivots. B is the spring (and C is the slit to form the spring)
D is the pin onto which rests the indentation in the front part of the lever.
the holes by which it is sewn or otherwise attached to the required article.
Fig. 2. is a side view in elevation shewing indentation A. and pin D.
Fig. 3. is a longitudinal section through A. B. shewing spring B.
Fig. 4. is a plan of the lever shewing projections F and indentations G.
Fig. 5. is a side view of lever.
Fig. 6. is a plan of eyelet.
E are
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
Firstly, Improvements in the construction of a fastener especially applicable for
Stays, Gloves, and other articles of dress.
Secondly, That the spring is formed out of, and is part of the spring plate, it
being flied out with holes ready to be secured by sewing or otherwise substantially
as herein before specified and described, and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 7th day of February 1885.