IMPROVEMENTS IN COMPOUND BUTTONS AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: We, GEORGE LITTLETON ASTON of the firm of John Aston & Company Button
Manufacturers and ARTHUR HAMES, Foreman of the aforesaid Firm, both of the
Eagle Button Works, Summer Hill Birmingham in the County of Warwick, do
hereby declare the nature of our Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COMPOUND
BUTTONS AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME to be as follows:--
"
Our invention has for its object improvements in Compound Buttons and in the
manufacture of the same by which we combine the strength and lightness of metal
buttons with the cleanly appearance of linen or other textile button in such a
manner as to give them great durability.
We will explain the mode of manufacturing these buttons: First we take a disc
of brass or other metal which we place in a stamp to turn up the outer edge
forming a bead or other ornament upon the back of the said disc leaving it
something like a dish or shell but with say two or more holes punched near the
centre in such a manner that the edges of the holes are also raised.
Next we cut discs of linen or other textile or other similar material having
corresponding holes cut through them with linings for the samo when necessary.
One or more of these linen or other discs are then placed inside the metal dished
plate so that the holes in them agree with the holes in the dished metal plate when
by another process of the machine the raised edges of the hole are turned down
upon the linen or other discs covering such edges and at the same time the outer
edge of the dished plate is turned partly over-We then finish the button by
completely turning the said metal edge so completely over that the linen or other
textile or other disc is so securely and completely locked or clinched that it is
nearly impossible to remove the said textile or other discs. Thus we produce what
is in substance a paneled button or one in which the textile or other material
forming the ground is substantially bound and locked with metal forming a double
bead or other ornament on each face of the said button.
GEO. BARKER,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: We, GEORGE LITTLETON ASTON of the firm of John Aston and Company,
Button Manufacturers, and ARTHUR HAMES, Foreman of the aforesaid Firm, both
of the Eagle Button Works, Summer Hill Birmingham in the County of Warwick
do hereby declare the nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COMPOUND
BUTTONS AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME" and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
Our invention has for its object Improvements in Compound buttons and in the
manufacture of the same by which we combine the strength and lightness of metal
buttons with the cleanly appearance of linen or other textile buttons in such a
manner as to give them great durability.
We will explain the mode of manufacturing these buttons:-First we take a
disc of brass or other metal which we place in a stamp to turn up the outer edge
forming a bead or other ornament upon the back of the said disc leaving it
something like a dish or shell but with say two or more holes punched near the
centre in such a manner that the edges of the holes are also raised. Next we cut
discs of linen or other textile or other similar material baving corresponding holes
cut through them with linings for the same when necessary. One or more of these
linen or discs are then placed inside the metal dished plate so that the holes in them
agree with the holes in the dished metal plate when by another process of the
machine the raised edges of the holes are turned down upon the linen or other discs
covering such edges and at the same time the outer edge of the dished plate is
turned partly over-We then finish the button by completely turning the said
metal edge so completely over that the linen or other textile or other disc is so
completely and securely locked or clinched that it is nearly impossible to remove
the said textile or other disc's. Thus we produce what is in substance a panelled
button or one in which the textile or other material forming the ground is
substantially bound and locked with metal forming a double bead or other
ornament on each face of the said button.
In order that our invention may be thoroughly understood and more easily
carried into practice we have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings showing the
various parts which constitute our improvements in compound buttons and which
we will now explain in detail having reference to the said drawings:
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Figures 1 are a plan and section of a blank from which we make our metal shell.
Figures 2 are a group of views showing the dish or shell produced by the first
process of passing or stamping where A is the plan of the top side and B of the
back side and C is a cross section. It will be clearly seen that by this operation
the edges d have been turned up and the holes e and e¹ have been produced.
Figures 3 show two views of the shell C after the next operation which developes
the bead on the back.
Figures 4 are a plan and section of the disc of linen H cut out ready for placing
in the shell C Figure 3 with corresponding holes to fall over the conical projections e²
and e³ of the shell.
Figure 5 shows the next stage where the said linen disc H is placed in the shell
and the projecting edges e² and e³ are turned over as per e* and * and securely
pressed upon the linen disc H thus securing the edges of the holes in the linen.
Figure 6 shows the result of the next operation in which the outer edge d is
partly turned over to d¹.

page_text: Figure 7 shows the button completed with the bead pressed completely down
upon the linen and the whole of the parts pressed tightly together. A¹ shows the
linen front corresponding to A Figure 2 and B₁ the back corresponding to B
Figure 2.
It will be readily understood that the linen disc H may be lined and that in
some kinds of metal the result shown by Figure 3 may be reached by one operation
or in very hard metals and very soft ones and as the shape became modified these
operations might be increased or decreased in number. It will therefore be clearly
understood that either side of our button may be made the front for the time being
i.e either the metal or the metal and textile front combined.
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 :-
First The improvement in compound buttons of the metal back and compound
faced button shown by Figures 7 which may be sewn on with either of the sides
outwards substantially as herein set forth and shown.
Second-The manufacture of a compound button having a metal back A and
linen front H substantially as herein set forth.