Improvements in and relating to Buttons and to Means for Securing them to Boots, Shoes, and other Articles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Loft 3rd Oct 1800 Accented 3rd Fah
1000
Improvements in and relating to Buttons and to Means for Securing
them to Boots, Shoes, and other Articles.
CLARENCE TIDEY HAMILTON, 202, Park Road, Hockley, Birmingham, Boot and
Shoe Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
A button & fastener combined for boots shoes leggings and other purposes.
The button is a revolving one fixed into a small plate which has four prongs
which is inserted into the leather or other material and clenched on the inside.
Dated Fourth day of September 1899.
CLARENCE TIDEY HAMILTON.
Improvements in and relating to Buttons and to Means for Securing
them to Boots, Shoes, and other Articles.
CLARENCE TIDEY HAMILTON, of 202, Park Road, Hockley, Birmingham, Boot
and Shoe Maker, 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 improvements in and relating to buttons, and to
means for securing them to, boots, shoes, and other articles.
In this combination the button is a revolving one fixed into a small plate,
which has four prongs which are inserted into the leather or other material
and clenched on the inside.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention, I have appended hereunto
illustrative drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference, similar
numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Figs. 1 to 7, are detail views of the button and its several parts. Fig. 8, is a
general view of a boot showing the application of this my improved combined
button and its fastener.
10, is the button head. 11, is the button stem. 12, is the fastener having
prongs 13. In the fastener 12, is a central hole 14, through which the stem is
passed with rivet head underneath. The plate 15, is then secured on the reduced
part 16, of the stem. The button head 10, is then secured to the stem by any
suitable means as seen in Figs. 4 and 7. The stem and head is sufficiently free
in hole 14, to allow the revolving of the said stem and head. The stem, and
fastener are made of metal, and the button head may be made of metal, or other

page_text: suitable material such as glass, bone, paper machie, and may be made of any
desired shape, such as flat, round or oval, according to purpose required.
Four piercings are made through the boot upper—according to the number of
prongs through which the fastener is passed, the said prongs being then pressed
down quite flat into the material as seen in Fig. 8, which thus, obviates hurting
the foot in any way, as is the case with many present fasteners.
Thus in use when any strain from the fingers or the button hook is brought to
bear upon the button, the revolvability of the latter, prevents or lessens the
liability to break off or tear away the head.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1. The improved combined button and fastener, constructed and arranged as
herein set forth and shown upon the drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1899
CLARENCE TIDEY HAMILTON.