Improvements in Buttons and in Appliances for Attaching same to Clothes or other Materials.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1890-Accepted, 16th Aug., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFIUATION.
Improvements in Buttons and in Appliances for Attaching same to
Clothes or other Materials.
I, WALTER BRIERLEY, of Central Chambers Halifax, in the County of York, Patent
Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention, which invention has been
communicated to me by Friedrich Lovs, of No. 12 Haupstrasse Nuremburg, in the
Empire of Germany Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to improved means of, and appliances for attaching metal
buttons to clothes or other materials, or fabrics without use of thread, string, or
stitching, and whereby the buttons can be fixed on the material more readily than
heretofore, and are not liable to come off, and consists of a metal disc having prongs
which pass through corresponding holes in the button and are turned over or clamped
thus forming a cramp securely fixing the button to the disc and material.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a completo
description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of the back of the button.
Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the button.
Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of a disc forming a part of the button.
Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the button.
Fig. 5 is a plan view and Fig. 6 is side elevation of the disc and prongs.
Fig. 7 is a sectional side elevation shewing the button fixed in position on the
material.
According to this my said invention the fastening device (see Figs. 5 and 6) consists
of a disc d of metal having a series of prongs or points c (preferably four). The
button a is of metal and has a corrugated metal disc 6 (see Figs. 2 and 3) fixed in it
by turning over or "milling" the edge of the button a and at the back of the latter
and through the neck n of the button, are a series of holes / corresponding to the
prongs c of the fastening device.
In order to fasten the button a upon the material m (see Fig. 7) the button is placed
in the required position and from the opposite side of the material m the prongs c are
pushed through same and through the holes h in the back or neck n of the button a
the face of the latter and the disc d are now squeezed together by means of a pair of
tongs, clamps or nippers, the jaws of which are made of a suitable shape so that the
button, and disc will not slip, and when squeezed together the points of the prongs
come in contact with the corrugations or inclines the metal disc b which turn the
points over in such a manner that the prongs e cannot be withdrawn from the holes h
in the button a which is thus held securely in position on the material m (see
Fig. 7).
The tongs or nippers may be formed having one flat round face or jaw to correspond
with the face of the button, and the other jaw having a slight projection or stud which
is received in a recess e in the disc d and obviates all risk of slipping or moving when
in operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. For attaching buttons to clothes or other material, the button a having a metal

page_text: disc b and holes and the metal disc d having prongs such as call in combination
as and for the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated by the annexed
drawings.
Dated the Lith don of Iul 1900'
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Central Chambers, Halifax.