IMPROVED MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE TEARING OF MATERIAL IN WHICH BUTTON HOLES ARE FORMED
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Harris Lake, of the firm of Haseltine Lake.
"
& Co Patent Agents Southampton Buildings London for an Invention of
IMPROVED MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE TEARING OF MATERIAL IN WHICH
BUTTON HOLES ARE FORMED" communicated to him from abroad by Ephraim
Hambujer and John Koch both of Detroit, Michigan, United States of
America
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Harris Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 21st November 1883.
".
HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London "IMPROVED MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE
TEARING OF MATERIAL IN WHICH BUTTON HOLES ARE FORMED [A communi-
cation to him from abroad by Ephraim Hambujer and John Koch both of Detroit,
Michigan, United States of America]
This invention relates to the manufacture of buttoned boots or shoes, and other
articles wherein button holes are liable to be torn out.
The said invention consists in securing between the outer portion of the article
and the lining thereof a corrugated annealed wire, the said wire being secured by
gumming the lining and outer portion of the article together in such a manner that
one of the bends of the wire lies in front of the button hole to enable it to
withstand the strain, it then extends backwards on either side of the said button
hole to a point at, or about, the inner end thereof; it then turns at right angles, or
nearly so, to a point adjacent to the adjoining button hole, and then to the front
again at right angles, or nearly so, and around the adjoining button-hole. This
particular form of the bends in the wire and the manner of securing it so as to
guard the button holes as described, form great resistance to the accidental tearing
out of such button holes.
The wire used may be very small so as not to make the article appear
unsightly, and requires nothing more to secure it in place than the ordinary means
of joining the lining to the front.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Henry Harris Lake in the Patent Office on the 21st May 1884.
HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVED MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE
"
TEARING OF MATERIAL IN WHICH BUTTON HOLES ARE FORMED a communication
to me from abroad by Ephraim Hambujer and John Koch, both of Detroit,
Michigan, United States of America
This invention relates to means for preventing the material around the button
holes of boots or shoes, or other articles wherein button holes are formed, from
tearing.
The said invention consists in securing between the outer portion of the article
and the lining thereof, a corrugated annealed wire, the said wire being secured by
gumming the lining and outer portion of the article together in such a manner that
the wire lies in front of the button hole to enable it to withstand the strain, then
extends backwards on either side of the said button hole to a point at, or about,
the inner end thereof; and then turns at right angles, or nearly so, to a point
adjacent to the adjoining button hole, and then to the front again at right
angles, or nearly so, and around the adjoining button hole. This particular form
of the bends in the wire and the manner of securing it so as to guard the button
holes as described offers great resistance to the accidental tearing out of such
button holes.
In the accompanying drawing my invention is shown as applied to the front of a
boot, in which A indicates a series of button holes, a corresponding series of holes
being in the lining which is folded back; and B indicates the annealed wire
secured between the front and lining of the article by gumming the lining and
front together so that one of the corrugations or curves of the wire is in front of,
and in close proximity to, the outer end of each of the button holes.
The wire used may be very small, so as not to make the article appear
unsightly, and requires nothing more to secure it in place than the ordinary means
of joining the lining to the front.
Having thus fully described the said invention as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim
As a means for preventing the material around button holes from tearing, a
corrugated wire secured between the lining and front of the article, and arranged
to present one of the corrugations in front of each button hole of a series, the
opposite portion of the wire being bent upon itself at right angles.
In witness whereof I the said Henry Harris Lake have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty four
DONDV TY TATT Lad