FASTENINGS FOR SECURING STRINGS OR CORDS APPLICABLE to be as follows: FASTENINGS AND FOR OTHER USES " FOR DRESS
Year: 1884

page_text: I FREDERICK HENRY SMITH of Harefield, Winchmore Hill in the County of
Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"FASTENINGS
FOR
SECURING STRINGS
OR CORDS APPLICABLE
to be as follows:
FASTENINGS AND FOR OTHER USES
"
FOR
DRESS
This Invention has for its object fastenings for securing strings or cords
applicable for dress fastenings and for other uses.
Boots corsets dresses gloves and other articles of wearing apparel are provided
with strings or cords which when tightened require to be made fast and this at
present is usually done by tyeing the ends.
According to my Invention provide upon the garment a fastening for each
string or cord consisting of two opposed metallic surfaces radially grooved or
corrugated. The surfaces admit the string or cord between them into a space
which is so proportioned as to allow the string or cord to enter freely but to nip
and compress the string or cord as it is drawn inwards towards the centre.
I form the fastening of two discs of sheet metal corrugated by stamping and
connected by a central rivet either to the garment direct or to a strip of sheet
metal which is attached to the garment by sewing eyeletting or otherwise.
'The under disc may be of larger diameter than the upper and perforated around
the edge to admit of its being attached to the garment by sewing.
The string or cord does not pass completely around the fastening so that the two
discs of which this is composed inay be connected on one side and the fastening
then consists of one piece of sheet metal stamped to form and folded upon itself
with a rivet in the centre.
Two such fastenings may be set upon the same strip of metal and the cord is
then lapped with a single turn around the two-this is applicable to a fastening
liable to be exposed to a considerable strain. Such a fastening is suitable to be
employed on a rigid material such as wood where it is required that a cord should be
made fast; this arrangement is applicable for securing the cords of Venetian blinds.

page_text: Or the single fastening may be secured to a rigid material by a screw or pin
passing through the centre or as before the discs may be secured to a strip of metal
and this can then be attached to the surface which is to receive the fastening.
Also for making fast or securing the end of a cord I in some cases employ a block
in which a spiral groove is cut. The groove makes about one turn around the block
and is of such a sectional form that the cord when layed in the groove and drawn
tight and so brought to the bottom of the groove becomes tightly jammed in the
groove and held fast.
Dated this 24th day of January 1884.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, FREDERICK HENRY SMITH of Harefield, Winchmore Hill in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"FASTENINGS FOR SECURING STRINGS OR CORDS APPLICABLE FOR DRESS
FASTENINGS AND FOR OTHER USES "and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
Statement:
This Invention has for its object fastenings for securing strings or cords
applicable for dress fastenings and for other uses.
Boots, corsets, dresses, gloves, and other articles of wearing apparel are provided
with strings or cords which when tightened require to be made fast and this at
present is usually done by tying the ends.
According to my invention I provide upon the garment a fastening for each
string or cord consisting of two opposed metallic surfaces radially grooved or
corrugated.
The surfaces admit the string or cord between them into a space which is so
proportioned as to allow the string or cord to enter freely but to nip and compress
the string or cord as it is drawn inwards towards the centre.
I form the fastening of two discs of sheet metal corrugated by stamping and
connected by a central rivet either to the garment direct or to a strip of sheet metal
which is attached to the garment by sewing eyeletting or otherwise.
The under disc may be of larger diameter than the upper and perforated around
the edge to admit of its being attached to the garment by sewing.
The string or cord does not necessarily pass completely around the fastening so'
that the two discs of which this is composed may be connected on one side and the
fastening then consists of one piece of sheet metal stamped to form and folded
upon itself with a rivet in the centre.
Two such fastenings may be set upon the same strip of metal and the cord is
then lapped with a single turn around the two-this is applicable to a fastening
liable to be exposed to a considerable strain. Such a fastening is suitable to be
employed on a rigid material such as wood where it is required that a cord should
be made fast; this arrangement is applicable for securing the cords of Venetian
blinds. Or the single fastening may be secured to a rigid material by a screw or
pin passing through the centre or as before the discs may be secured to a strip of
metal and this can then be attached to the surface which is to receive the
fastening.
Also for making fast or securing the end of a cord I in some cases employ a block
in which a spiral groove is cut. The groove makes about one turn around the
block and is of such a sectional form that the cord when laid in the groove and
drawn tight and so brought to the bottom of the groove becomes tightly jammed
in the groove and held fast.
In order that my said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation.

page_text: on the one disc do not face the ridges on the other disc but the ridges on one disc
face the cavities in the other disc. The lower dise B in the dress fastener shown
by these figures is as will be seen, larger in diameter than the upper and it is
perforated around the edge at B¹ B₁ to admit of its being sewn to the garment for
which the fastener is required. These fasteners are made of various sizes adapted
to the purposes for which they are to be used.
: Sometimes in place of perforating the lower disc to sew it to the leather or fabric
I provide it with lugs as shown at B* B* in Figure 4*. These lugs are inserted
through incisions made in the leather or fabric to receive them and are bent
inwards on the under side.
Figures 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the annexed drawings indicate various applications of
these fastenings.
Figure 5 represents a corset laced in the usual manner; the improved fastenings
are fixed to it at E, E, and serve to secure the ends. of the laces when they have
been drawn tight.
Figure 6 represents a boot having like fastenings applied at E E, for the purpose.
of securing the ends of the laces.
Figure 7 represents a glove, the glove here shown has two fastenings at E E, and
the opposite flap of the glove has short cords, preferably of silk, attached to it.
Figure 8 represents a portion of a laced bandage having these fastenings at E E,
to secure the ends of the lace when drawn tight.
Figure 9 represents a frame in which a sheet of fabric is distended by means of
cords attached to it and lapped around fastenings E E E fixed around the edges of
the frame.
The laces or cords used with these fastenings should in all cases be round in
section and of dimensions suitable to enter between the discs A and B; the lace or
cord when lapped around the fastening and drawn tight becomes wedged between
the corrugations of the disc and is so securely held. One of these fastenings will
take cords or laces of various sizes within a certain range. It is not necessary that
the lace or cord should pass completely around the fastening, a three quarter turn is
amply sufficient to hold it securely, and often less will suffice.
Figure 10 is a plan.
Figure 11 a longitudinal section of a similar fastening secured by its rivet to a
sheet of metal forming a base and in which screw holes may be formed for fixing
the fastening to a surface of wood or other hard material when it is required to be
so applied.
-
Figure 12 is a plan and Figure 13 is a longitudinal section of a similar fastening,
but in this case the lower disc B is itself provided with lugs which form the base
and in which holes are formed to receive screws rivets eyelets or the like for its
secure attachment to the surface where it is required for use.
"In Figure 11 a ring or washer is shown to be inserted between the discs A
and B-I do this in the case of fastenings of the larger sizes and in such fastenings
the discs may in some cases be of cast metal or other material such fastenings are
suitable for sail or other ropes cords strained wires or lines.
The upper and under corrugated discs A and B may be stamped in one piece of
metal as represented in Figure 14. In this case a round rivet may be employed as
the connection between the discs will serve to prevent them turning the one on the
other.
Figure 15 is a plan and Figure 16 is a longitudinal section showing a manner
which is sometimes convenient of attaching fastenings of this description to a
surface of leather or fabric. The fastening is secured by its rivet to a strip of
metal G which is inserted through a slot cut in the leather or fabric and secured on
the under side by eyelets H H or the lower disc B of the fastening may be
provided with a lug or lugs and these may in similar manner be secured by eyelets
to the leather or fabric.
Figure 17 is a plan and Figure 18 a longitudinal section representing a pair of
these fastenings fixed by their rivets to a plate K, and. this plate is secured by

page_text: screws to a surface of wood. When the fastenings are thus applied the cord may
be lapped around both of them in the manner represented by the dotted line in
Figure 17.
Such an arrangement is suitable for securing blind cords but the single fastening
also when made of suitable dimensions is very suitable for use for securing the cord.
of Venetian and other blinds. Or when it is made of a still larger size it may be
used for securing cordage in boats and elsewhere.
Figure 19 is a perspective view of a fastening like that represented by Figures 12
and 13 and made to a scale suitable for securing a blind cord.
Figure 20 is a perspective view partly in section and it shows the manner in
which the cord is laid around the fastening.
The fastening here shown differs from that represented in Figure 19 in that it
has a separate base plate, whereas in Figure 19 the lower disc B of the fastening is
provided with lugs to receive the screws or other attachments. Figure 19 shows
the simpler and I believe the better arrangement.
In some cases, as for example, for blind cords it is convenient that the fastening.
should not be applied closely against the wood-work or other support: in this case
I give to the lugs upon the disc B a bridge like form, as seen in Figure 21. This
figure shows an edge view of a fastener suitable for a blind cord.
Figure 22 is a front view of the same.
I also in some cases mount two or more fasteners upon the same base as is
represented at Figure 23.
Figure 24 represents a fastener of a different description, a perspective view is
here shown. This fastener consists of a cylindrical block in which a spiral groove
is cut, and this groove in section is of a V form, such that a cord when lapped
around the block in the manner represented in the figure becomes wedged into the
narrower part of the groove and so nipped and securely held.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
First. Fastenings substantially as described and represented by the annexed
drawings made in any material and suitable for securing strings cords lines strained
wires ropes and the like.
Second. Fastenings for securing strings cords and the like and consisting of
two stamped sheet metal radially corrugated discs connected at the centre.
substantially as described.
Third. A fastener suitable for attachment to articles of dress and fabrics and
consisting of two corrugated metal discs fixed the one to the other; and one of the
discs perforated around the periphery or provided with lugs to admit of its being
attached to the fabric substantially as described.
Fourth. The combination of a fastening consisting of two radially corrugated
discs of metal with a metal base which may be of a piece with one of the discs or
separate and which base is perforated to receive screws or attachments by which
the fastening is secured to the surface upon which it is required to be fixed
for use.
Fifth. A fastening consisting of a cylindrical block with a spiral V form groove
substantially as described.