Improvement in or connected with Linen Faced or Fabric Covered Buttons.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th July, 1894-Accepted, 1st Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in or connected with Linen Faced or Fabric Covered
Buttons.
I, THOMAS WHITING, of the Firm Sehlbach and Whiting, 27 Monkwell Street,
City of London, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to buttons which have their fronts of linen, or other textile
fabrics, the object being to provide such a button with a metallic shank or back
for attachment to a garment by sewing.
Hitherto the attachment of linen faced buttons has been by sewing through the
linen front of the button, the needle and thread also passing into and through
the material of the garment at the back, the needle being then returned through
the material, and the linen of the button to the front, this is repeated in the well
known manner until securely fastened. This class of button has no shank. In
some cases, such as with cloth covered buttons used for coats, waistcoats, and the
like, a shank formed of a tuft of soft material or cloth has been provided, through
which the needle and thread passed sideways and then backwards and forwards
through the garment.
According to my invention, the edge of the linen, or other fabric is stretched
over a channel or other ring and secured at the back by the ring, or by a washer
therein. I then insert a metal disc into the ring or washer and clamp into position,
the disc having a raised portion which is pierced with a hole from side to side for
the passage of the sewing thread.
Dated this 10th
R. CORE GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Thomas Whiting.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in or connected with Linen Faced or Fabric Covered
Buttons.
I, THOMAS WHITING, of the Firm Sehlbach and Whiting, 27 Monkwell Street,
City of London, Warehousenian do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 relates to buttons which have their fronts of linen or other textile
fabrics, the object being to provide such a button with a metallic shank or back for
attachment to a garment by sewing.
Hitherto the attachment of linen faced buttons has been by sewing through the
linen front of the button, the needle and thread also passing into and through
the material of the garment at the back, the needle being then returned through
the material and the linen of the button to the front; this is repeated in the well
known manner until securely fastened.
This class of button has no shank.
In some cases, such as with cloth covered buttons used for coats, waistcoats and
the like, a shank formed of a tuft of soft material or cloth has been provided,

page_text: through which the needle and thread passed sideways and then backwards and
forwards through the garment.
According to my invention the linen blank is stretched over a channelled ring or
disc with its edges under or in the channel.
A metal disc having a raised portion with a hole or holes from side to side and
tunnels for guiding the needle and passage of the thread is placed in the channelled
ring or disc, and the edge or edges of the latter clamped over to hold the linen,
channelled ring or disc, and raised disc or shauk firmly together.
My invention is clearly illustrated in the annexed drawings in which
Figure 1, is a section of a button formed of a channelled ring A over which the
linen B is stretched, its edges being turned over the outer lips or edges C of the
channel.
The back plate or shank D is made with a projecting flange E for engaging in
the channelled ring so that on pressure being applied the edges C, linen B, and
flange E of back plate D are pressed into close contact for holding the ring A,
linen B, and back plate D firmly together.
F is a raised portion of the back plate or shank D and through which a hole or
tunnel G is formed by piercing from side to side for the passage of the thread when
the button is being sewn onto a garment.
Figure 2 is an inside plan of a button back or shank showing the tunnel G.
Figure 3 is an outside view of the back of a button showing the tunnels G and
hole H.
Figure 4 is a section of a button in which a disc. A is formed with channels or
lips C instead of a channelled ring as shown at Figure 1, the other part of the
button being the same.
Figure 5 is a section of a button in which the disc or the channelled ring A are
dispensed with, and the shank or back portion formed with lips or edges C for
engaging the edges of the linen and holding same firmly on pressure being applied
to put the lips or channelled rim and linen firmly in contact.
Figure 6 is an outside view of the shank of a button to which two holes H and
four tunnels G are made in the raised portion.
The number of tunnels and holes can be varied to suit size of button.
The figures shown are only examples of my invention, the construction of buttons
being varied according to requirements, but the chief feature is, the application to
a linen faced or fabric covered button of a metal shank with a tunnel or tunnels for
the guidance of the needle into the holes formed in the raised portion when sewing
the button to a garment.
Having now described the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The improvement in or connected with linen faced or fabric covered buttons
as described and substantially as shown in the annexed drawings.
2. In linen faced or fabric covered buttons, the application of a metal shank or
back plate formed with tunnels and holes, as and for the purposes described and
substantially in the manner shown on the annexed drawings.
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R. CORE GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for T. Whiting.
R. CORE GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for T. Whiting.