Improvements in and connected with Fasteners for Dresses, Blouses, Skirts, and other Articles of Personal Attire.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1896-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Fasteners for Dresses, Blouses,
Skirts, and other Articles of Personal Attire.
I, SARAH ANNE WHEELER, 87, Stockwell Road, Brixton, London, S.W.,
Schoolmistress 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 my invention is to provide a fastener for the purposes set forth in
the title and the various parts which constitute the invention may be used together,
separately or in any desired combination. The complete fastener as used for
blouses and bands consists essentially of two main parts, one to be fastened to the
blouse and the other to the skirt. The part to be attached to the blouse consists
of a strip of metal of much greater length than breadth and this piece of metal
is bent at right angles at a short distance from the end, then at right angles again
at a short distance from the first bend. It is then bent again at right angles at a
considerable distance from the second bend and again at right angles, so as to
make each end similar and in the same plane; the central part being somewhat
out of that plane, but having one of its edges nearer the plane than the other of
them. The ends are provided with holes for attaching it to the article on which
it is to be employed either by sewing or by ordinary paper or other suitable
fasteners. Eyelet or other suitable holes will be used when sewing is to be
dispensed with; these to be put on to the part of the attire where needed.
The second part of the fastener consists essentially of a piece of springy metal
having attached to or formed with it a piece of similar material at right angles
thereto. (The width of the last mentioned piece is somewhat less than that
portion of the first part which is bent out of the plane of the ends.) The
extremity of this piece at right angles is bent over on itself and the whole piece
then bent over on to the piece to which it is at right angles. Each end of this
part is furnished with six holes or a less number in some cases. At each end
(and preferably attached by a paper or other suitable fastener) is a hanging loop
formed of a piece of metal of greater length than breadth and somewhat wider at
one end than at the other and furnished with two holes in the narrowest part.
The broad end is furnished with a sharp projecting pin and this projecting pin is
bent over towards the main part of the piece of metal and which is again bent
over on itself thus forming a kind of loop or hook.. These hooks or loops may be
lengthened by fastening extension plates to their ends. The extension plates are
somewhat shaped so that a piece each side can be turned up to retain the
combined piece in a line. In this plate there are three holes.
For attaching to the skirt and for fastening waistbands only, the fastener will
be formed from a long strip of metal having five holes, and having attached a
hook at each end and furnished or not with an extension plate as already
mentioned.
In order that my invention may be the more readily understood I make reference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 shows the part to be attached to the blouse.
Fig. 14 the shape of the piece of metal from which Fig. 1 is made, the dotted
lines shewing where the bends are made.
Fig. 2 the part to be attached to the skirt.

page_text: Fig. 4 is a side view of fastener for waistbands and
Fig. 5 shows an example of how the various parts may be arranged to suit the
requirements of the user.
Similar letters refer to similar parts.
In Fig. 1 'a a is the piece of metal having the portions 6'bent out of the plane
of a a as already described. In Figs. 2 & 3 c is the piece of springy material bent
twice on itself as shewn at d and e. f is a hook or loop, g the wider end bent up
and provided with a sharp downward tending point h. In Fig. 4 i is attached to
the skirt and hooks on to the waist-band. The dotted lines in Fig. 2 show the
relative position of the two parts when used together.
Fig. 6. shows a hook with an extension plate as already mentioned, m being
the turned up parts to keep the two parts in line.
"I do not confine myself to the precise configuration, details, relative proportions
or disposition of parts as shewn in the drawings as any or all of them may be varied
considerably without departing from the invention. For instance the various parts
may be arranged as in Fig. 5 instead of as in Fig. 2; or in any other suitable or
convenient manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The combination and arrangement of parts together forming and operating as
fasteners, for dresses, blouses, skirts and other articles of personal attire, substan-
tially as described in the above specification and exemplified in the accompanying
drawings.
HUGHES & YOUNG
23, Coleman, Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.