IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS, BOOTS, GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS'
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Francis Robert Baker of Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Engineer for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR
STAY BUSKS, BOOTS, GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS'
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Francis Robert Baker at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 22nd January 1883.
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Engineer
IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS BOOTS GLOVES AND OTHER
ARTICLES OF DRESS
I take two pieces of metal the one piece being of steel or other spring metal made
in the shape of a tongue piece upon the surface of which is stamped out a portion
which raises itself above the flat surface and forms a spring catch.
The other piece of metal I form by turning up the end at a right angle, the edge
being turned slightly back again to form a lip. In this turned up end I cut a slot
to receive the tongue piece before described, which tongue piece is securely fastened
when pushed far enough into the slot for the raised spring catch on the tongue
piece to catch under the lip of the turned up end.
The lip is turned over for the purpose of preventing the spring rising up too high
when pressure is put on the stay or other article and also acts as a shield or guard
from pressure on the extreme edge of the spring.
In order to unfasten the catch, the raised part or spring catch must be slightly
depressed, which will admit of the tongue piece and catch thereon being readily
withdrawn:

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Francis Robert Baker in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
21st July 1883.
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER of Birmingham in the County of Warwick [Engineer]
IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS BOOTS GLOVES AND
ARTICLES OF DRESS
OTHER
I take two pieces of metal the one piece being of steel or other metal made in
the shape of a tongue piece upon which a spring catch is formed by stamping or
piercing out a slot so as to leave a portion of the metal in the central part of the
tongue piece which central portion is raised above the remainder of the surface.
The other piece of metal forms the loop or eye in which the tongue or catch
To effect
spring passes to fasten the two pieces together when fixed to the Busks.
this I turn up the end of the piece the edge being turned slightly back to form a
lip a slot to receive the catch spring being pierced in the turned up portion. The
lip is turned over for the purpose of preventing the spring rising up too high when
the pressure is put on the stay or other article and also acts as a shield or guard from
pressure on the extreme edge of the spring. Another method of forming the edge
of this second piece is as follows:-Previous to turning the metal up at right angles
I fold it over so as to clip or overlap the steel busk with its covering in order to
prevent the tongue piece from catching the covering when being introduced into
the loop or eye piece the edge above the slot being turned over the reverse way to
that mentioned previously so as to obtain a smooth broad face on the front for the
raised spring portion to catch against. In order to unfasten the catch the raised
part or spring must be slightly depressed which will admit of the tongue piece and
eye being readily disengaged. I will now further describe the nature of the said
Invention by reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the fastening
as applied to Stay Busks
Figures 1. 2. 3 and 4 shew the two portions of the fastening in plan and section,
Figure 1 being the tongue piece with the spring catch (a) formed by stamping or
piercing out the slot (b) and raising the portion (a) above the surface of the tongue
piece as shewn at (a) and (c) Figure 4. Figure 5 shews the blank or piece of
metal from which is formed the eye or loop into which the tongue works through
the slot (f) Figure being this piece of metal turned up into the required form,
(d) Figure 3 being the portion turned up at right angles, (e) Figures 2 and 3 the
lip and (f) the slot for the raised portion (a) to pass through and catch under the
lip and secure the two sides of the busk together as shewn in Figure 6.
Figures 7, 8, 9 and 10 represent the modification of my improved fastening
hereinbefore described in plan and section. Figures 7 and 10 being the tongue
piece with the spring catch (a) and slot (b) as before described in Figures 1 and 4,
Figure 8 being the piece of metal into which the tongue works (d) Figure 9 being
the portion turned up at right angles (e) Figures 8 and 9 the lip and (f) the slot
for the raised portion (a) to pass through and catch against the curved back
portion of the lip (e).
Figure 11 shews a back view of one busk carrying the eye portion of the
fastening and shewing the back plate (g) overlapping the busk and thus protecting
the edge as at (h).
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention and the manner in which
the same is to be performed I claim without limiting myself to the precise details

page_text: herein described the several improvements in Fastenings for Stay Busks, Boots
Gloves and other articles of dress substantially in manner as herein more fully set
forth and specified
In witness whereof I the said Francis Robert Baker have hereunto set my
hand and seal this twenty first day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER (L.S.)