Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 9th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 10th Feb., 1888
CHARLES JOHN BOSANQUET 20 Kesteven Street Lincoln and WILLIAM AUGUSTUS
TOMLINSON Birthorpe Folkingham Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
This invention is to facilitate the fixing of a flower or nosegay to a coat or other
garment.
This clip would take the form of a narrow strip or plate of metal bent into the form
of a loop or of a flat plate of metal or other suitable material with a tongue or strip
hinged to it at one end (this would include a strip of elastic or other suitable material)
with a spring or catch to make it grip the stalk of the flower.
The clip would be made convenient for sewing or otherwise suitably fastening to a
coat cloak or other garment.
This clip would generally be sewn or fastened to the coat or other garment near to
the button hole in which it is desired to place the Flower so as to be always
ready to hold the said Flower or nosegay and retain it in the desired position.
The stalk of the Flower &c. after passing through the button hole would be passed
across the clip & there held by the tongue or spring as long as desired.
This clip may equally well be used when there is no button hole through which to
pass the stalk.

page_text: We, CHARLES JOHN BOSANQUET, 20 Kesteven Street, Lincoln and WILLIAM
AUGUSTUS TOMLINSON,. 'Birthorpe Folkingham, Engineers, 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 attachment of a flower or nosegay to
a coat or other garment.
.
The clip may be in the form of a narrow strip or plate of metal bent so as to form
a loop or it may consist of a flat plate of metal or other suitable material having a
separate tongue or strip to grip the stalk of the flower.
In the accompanying drawings we have shown two forms of fastener which embrace
the essential features of our invention. Figures 1 and 2 represent the same fastenor
in its open and closed condition respectively. The drawings in these and also in
figures 3 and 4 are about twice the usual size of the article."
A is a plate of sheet metal having a rectangular portion cut out at one end so as to
leave two lugs a and having also two side lugs a' at the other end which may be bent
over and so secure a strip of elastic tape 13 to the free end of which is attached a
metal tongue B' having side notches b the tongue being secured to the elastic strip by
turned over lugs b₁. If the strip is shorter than the plate A and it be stretched until
the tongue B can be slipped between and beneath the lugs a as shown in figure 2 the
elasticity of the strip B will retain it in this position.
The method of applying this clip is shown in figure 5 which represents the under
or reverse side of the collar of a coat in which is formed the ordinary button hole C
through which the stalks of the flower are passed from front to back. The plate A is
secured by sewing or otherwise to the cloth a short distanco below the button-hole,
the stem of the flower is embraced between the plate A and the elastic strip B, the
tongue B slipped between and underneath the lugs a which are turned upwards so
as to render the fastening more easy and the flower is thus secured without damaging
the stalk or creasing the cloth the metal plate, keeping the latter perfectly flat.
The fastener shown in figures 3 and 4 consists of a taper metal strip bent double
so as to form a spring. The broader portion D is stitched to the coat, notches d or
holes being formed for the passage of the stitches and the free end D1 after nearly or
quite touching the fixed part is turned upwards so as to form a guide for the insertion
of the stems of the flower into the less contracted portion of the clip.
Although we have described the clip as being used in combination with a button-
hole that being the preferable. way of using.it it will be evident that it may be
used independently thereof and also that the clip itself need not necessarily be
restricted to the forms herein shown but may be modified without departing from the
principle of the invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. As a means of securing a flower or nosegay to a coat or garment the employment
of a spring clip substantially such as and in the manner described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
2. As a means of securing a flower or nosegay the combination of a clip or holder
such as described with a button-hole formed in the coat or garment substantially as
described and illustrated in figure 5 of the accompanying drawings.
3. A flower fastener or clip consisting of a metal plate such as A adapted to be
sewn to a coat or garment and an elastic or flexible strip such as B permanently secured
to the plate A at one end and capable of being readily secured to the other
substantially as described.
4. A flower fastener or clip consisting of a single strip of metal bent double so as
to form a spring clip substantially as described and illustrated in figures 3 and 4 of
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th los. L
1000
CHARLES JOHN BOSANQUET.
W. A. TOMLINSON.