Improvements in Buttons.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1892-Accepted, 27th Feb., 1892
CUBIT LEID DI BUITIATION.
Improvements in Buttons.
I, GEORGE BENTON KEPLINGER, of 243 State Street, Chicago, Illinois, United
States of America, Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to a removable button which is so constructed that it can
be attached to a garment without being permanently sewed thereto, and can be
readily removed therefrom when desired.
The principal uses of buttons of this character are for heavy garments, and
uniforms for fireman, policeman, societies coachmen, and generally where metallic
buttons are used, especially such as have initial letters, monograms or other devices
stamped on them.
My invention consists in making the stem of the button double spear-headed at
one end thereof, so that it will penetrate the cloth readily, and as readily be
withdrawn through the cloth, and the construction of the button proper is such as
to have two bearings on the stem of the button to keep it in proper position on the
stem and at the same time have a device for locking the button to the stem to
prevent it when locked from turning on the stem, there being a spring pressing
against the end of the stem to hold the stem in the locking device, all as hereinafter
particularly described.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 shows a side elevation of my button complete.
Figure 2 shows a vertical central section taken on the line 2, 2, of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a vertical central section taken through the button at line 3, 3, of
Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken at the line 4, 4, Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view showing a modified form of the locking
device and spring: and
Figure 6 is a plan view of the spring which presses on the top of the button
post.
In manufacturing my button I stamp the top or face plate A, of the button into
the form or design into which I wish to make the button. The oval form shown
in the drawing being the simplest, but any design desired can be used. I also stamp
the button plate B, in the form desired with a downwardly projecting boss at its
centre, through which there is a hole for the insertion of the stem C of the button,
I reinforce this boss by inserting an auxiliary plate H, in which are two
depressions I, I, for the purpose of receiving the lower edges of the flattened double
spear-head M, of the stem, to lock it in the button.
D, is a plate, attached to the lower end of the stem C, of the button.
E, is a spring secured in the button by clamping its edges between the top and
bottom plates A and B of the button as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3. I
provide this spring with the boss K into which the point of the double spear-
head M, passes; this boss making a bearing for the end of the spear headed post,
to keep the button in the proper position on the post.
The hole G, in the boss F, forms one bearing on the post and the boss K another
bearing. The spring E makes a downward pressure on the end of the stem C,
pressing the lower edges of the double spear head M, into the depressions I, locking
the button to the stem C, of the button.
In Figure 5, I have shown a modified form of the button which consists of
having a plate with an upturned boss L, with a hole through it, of the same shape
as the hole G, in the boss of the bottom plate. This plate and boss taking the

page_text: place of the reinforcing plate H. shown in Figures 2 and 3 and in this construction
I make the depressions I, in the upturned boss for locking the stem of the button,
these two bosses forming two bearings for the stem of the stem of the button, and
make the boss K in the spring unnecessary. The top and bottom plates of the
button are swaged together, as clearly shown in the drawings, and I find that the
interior plates and spring are readily held in place by clamping their edges between
the swaged edges of the top and bottom plates of the button.
The double spear head M, has four flattened edges, two of which penetrate the
cloth, then the button is put upon the post, the point of the spear head pressing
against the spring E, and raising it, when the button is turned one quarter around
till the lower edges of the double spear-head M, sink into the depressions I which
together with the action of the spring, locks the button on the stem C.
When it is desired to remove the button from the garment the button is pressed
down on the post overcoming the tension of the spring raising the lower edges of
the double spear-head M, out of the depressions 1, when the button can be turned
round one fourth of a circle on the stem, and the spear head will then pass out
through the hole G, and the lower flattened edges of the double spear-head M
enables the ready removal of the stem C, of the button from the garment. The
button can then be attached to another garment, thus enabling any one to attach or
detach the button to garments as desired.
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 double spear-headed post C, with four flattened edges and the button
adapted to receive this double spear-headed post C, and having two bearings for
the double spear-headed stem C, and recesses 1, and spring E, for locking the
button to the spear-headed stem, as specified.
2. In a detachable button, the double spear-headed stem C, the top and bottom
plates A, and B, the bottom plate reinforced by the plate H, and spring E,
provided with a boss for a bearing at the top of the spear-headed stem C, as
specified.
Dated this 21st day of January 1892
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.