A Tool for Fastening Buttons to Boot Uppers, Gloves, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1894
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Complete Specification Left, 28th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 16th June, 1894
[Communicated from abroad by HERMANN ZERVER, Steel Tool Manufacturer,.
Remscheid-Vieringhausen, Germany.]
A Tool for Fastening Buttons to Boot Uppers, Gloves, and the like..
ADOLF HELBING Manufacturer's Agent 25 Christopher Street Finsbury
Square London E.C. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A tool in the shape of a pair of pliers made of forged steel specially hardened
at its working end and provided with springs to keep the tool itself, the button to
be fastened and the pin with which to fasten it in position. As soon as the leather
is inserted one movement of the hand suffices to pierce it and to fix the button
tightly yet allowing it ample play-in short
One movement of the hand with this tool accomplishes the work for which four
movements are required if done by hand alone assisted by a tool for piercing
leather.
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A. HELBING.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Tool for Fastening Buttons to Boot Uppers, Gloves, and the like..
ADOLF HELBING Manufacturer's Agent 25 Christopher Street Finsbury
Square London E.C. 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:-
A tool in the shape of a pair of pliers made of forged steel specially hardened
at its working end and provided with springs to keep the tool itself, the button to
be fastened and the pin with which to fasten it, in position. As soon as the leather
is inserted one movement of the hand suffices to pierce it and to fix the button
tightly, yet allowing it ample play, in short one movement of the hand with this
tool accomplishes the work for which four movements are required if done by hand.
alone assisted by a tool for piercing leather.
Referring to the annexed drawings
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention.
Figure 2 is a view of the two parts taken through line x-y in Figure 1.
a and b are the two parts forming the pliers and pivoted at c. d is a spring for
maintaining the pliers in their open position. e is a flat spring having the
indentation is same, the head of the ping being held between the recessed end a¹
and the spring e. h is a bent spring which maintains the button i in position so
that the loop jis kept in the recess k. When the pliers are closed the point of
the pin is bent round by coming into contact with the rounded bottom of the
recess k. The further closing of the pliers causes the bent end of the pin to
encircle the shank or loop of the button. By placing a button & pin in position
and passing the upper of boot between the pin and button and closing the pliers,.
the pin will pierce the leather and encircle the loop or shank of the button thus.
securing the button to the boot or article.

page_text: 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:-
1. The improved pliers or device for attaching objects such as buttons to boots
and other articles substantially as described and illustrated herein.
Dated this 28th day of March 1894.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.