Metallic Fasteners for. Buttons used for Articles of Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 19th Apr, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Metallic Fasteners for. Buttons used for Articles of Wearing Apparel.
ALEXANDER CAESAR FRANKLIN 1 St. Andrews Terrace Portslade Brighton Sussex
"Mechanical Engineer" do hereby declare the nature of my invention for METALLIC
FASTENERS FOR BUTTONS USED FOR ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the fastening of ordinary trousers and other
buttons by means of a metallic fastener instead of sewing them on in the ordinary,
way, thereby effecting a great saving of time and labour.
The fastener can be used by any-one and requires no special appliances to fasten
it, and it cannot be undone by strain upon the button, and consists in forming from
a piece of metal plate of suitable size and shape and which makes the back or
base-plate of the fastener four upright spikes of suitable length and thickness and
placed at such distances apart to allow of their passing through the holes of an
ordinary metallic button. The top end of two of these spikes which stand at
opposite angles to each other are arranged with pointed flukes the outer ends of
which point away from each other.
The other two spikes may be left plain and pointed.
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In using the fastener the spikes are pressed through the cloth or other material
to which the button is to be fastened from the reverse side until the base of the
fastener touches the cloth the button is then 'dropped over the points of the spikes
projecting through the cloth and the fluked spikes are then folded down towards
each other until they lie side by side these spikes being made of such length that
the flukes the ends of which now point upwards leave sufficient space between them
to allow of the plain spikes which are also made of suitable length being folded
down towards each other in like manner until they lie side by side between the
flukes of and across the other spikes. Thus the greater the strain on the button
the tighter the flukes will grip the plain spikes thus preventing their being drawn
out. The fluke heads of the two spikes may point inwards instead of outwards, this
only reversing the order of folding down.
Where great strength is required all four spikes may have flukes, two pointing
outwards and two inwards, so that when folded down in proper order all four spikes
are gripped.
.
For two holed buttons two fluked spikes only are used, but turned at right angles,
so that when the spikes are folded down the flukes cross each other thus forming
a lock.
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The fastener may be of any suitable size or material, and the base plate or back
may be of any form or size required to prevent its being drawn through the cloth, the
whole may be stamped from one piece of metal or separately.
Dated thi. Fifth
1000
ALLAANDEK UAESAK FRANKLIN,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Metallic Fasteners for Buttons used for Artioles of Wearing Apparel.
I, ALEXANDER CAESAR FRANKLIN, of 1, St Andrews Terrace, Portslade, Brighton,
Sussex, Mechanical Engineer, 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 and accompanying drawing, that is to say :—
This invention has for its object the fastening of ordinary trousers and other
buttons, by means of a metallic fastener instead of sewing them on in the ordinary
way, thereby effecting a great saving of time and labour.

page_text: My invention consists in forming from a piece of metal plate of suitable size
and shape and which makes the back or base-plate of the fastener, a sufficient
number of upright spikes of suitable length and thickness, and placed at such
distantes apart as to allow of their passing through the holes of an ordinary
button.
The top end of two of these spikes, which stand opposite to each other are
preferably made with pointed flukes the onter ends of which point away from each
other. f
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The other two spikes may be left plain and pointed:
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of my invention. Figure 1 repro
sents the piece stamped out of sheet metal to form the fastener.
Figure 2 shews the same with the spikes turned up at about right angles to the
plate.
Figure 3 is a section and figure 4 a front view of an ordinary metal button
having four holes through it. Figure 5 shews in section the button applied to two
thicknesses of cloth, and the four spikes of the fastener passed through the cloth and
through the holes in the button. Figure 6 is a section and figure 7 a-plan showing
the four spikes bent over in the hollow of the button so as to secure the latter firmly
to the cloth.
In using the fastener the spikes a a, b b, are pressed through the cloth or other
material to which the button d is to be fastened, from the reverse side until the
base of the fastener touches the cloth, the button d is then dropped over the points
of the spikes which project through the cloth and the fluked spikes bb are then
folded down towards each other until they lie side by side; these spikes being made
of such length that the flukes, the ends of which now point upwards, leave sufficient
space between them to allow of the plain spikes a, a, which are also made of
suitable length being folded down towards each other in like manner until they lie
side by side between the flukes of and across the other spikes as shown in figures 6
and 7.
Thus the greater the strain on the button the tighter the flukes will grip the
plain spikes a, a, thus preventing their being drawn out. The fluke heads of the
two spikes 66 may point inwards instead of outwards, this only reversing the order
of folding down.
Where great strength is required all four spikes may have flukes two pointing
outwards and two inwards so that when folded down in proper order all four spikes
are gripped.
For two-holed buttons two fluked spikes only are used but turned at right
angles so that when the spikes are folded down the flukes cross each other thus
forming a lock.
The fastener may be of any suitable size or material and the base plate or back e
may be of any form or size required to prevent its being drawn through the cloth.
The whole may be stamped from one piece of metal or the parts may be made
separately.
The invention may be applied to buttons having two or more holes.
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 button fastener consisting of a plate or base e having a sufficient number
"of spikes a, a, b, b, constructed and used substantially in the manner and for the
purpose described and shewn.
2. In the novel button fastener described the flukes at the extremities of the spikes,
substantially as and for the purpose described and shewn.