Improved Fastener or Clip for use in connection with Buttons and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th July, 1892-Accepted, 20th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Fastener or Clip for use in connection with Buttons
and the like.
I, WILLIAM HENRY PARKES Army & Navy Club Pall Mall London S.W.
Inventor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to devices for clipping buttons and to serve the purpose
of an ordinary button hole.
In carrying out my invention I provide a U shape piece of brass or other metal
having a projection or tag upon the bottom thereof, over the outer or forked ends
of this U shaped piece a clip forming a handle or means for attachment is pivotably
secured, so that it can move to & fro upon a fixed axis, or projection formed upon
the U shape piece. The outer ends or prongs of the U shaped piece, project
within a suitable distance of the top bar or handle or clip & thus prevents the
button which is inserted between the forks of the U shaped piece from becoming
disengaged until the said U shaped piece has been tilted at an angle in relation to
the said handle or crosspiece which is pivoted to the said U shaped piece.
Dated this 14th day of June 1892.
E. EATON,
Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Fastener or Clip for use in connection with Buttons
and the like.
I, WILLIAM HENRY PARKES Army & Navy Club Pall Mall London S.W.
Inventor, 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 devices for clipping buttons and to serve the purpose of
an ordinary button hole.
In carrying out my invention I provide a U shaped piece of brass or other metal
having a projection or tag upon the bottom thereof, over the outer or forked ends
of this U shaped piece a clip forming a handle or means for attachment is pivotably
secured, so that it can move to and fro upon a fixed axis or projection formed upon
the Ushaped piece. The outer ends or prongs of the U shaped piece project
within a suitable distance of the top bar or handle and thus prevents the button
which is inserted between the forks of the U shaped piece from becoming dis-
engaged until the said U shaped piece has been tilted at an angle in relation
to the said handle or cross piece which is pivotted to the said U shaped piece.
Figure 1 is a view of the entire invention connected with a button.
Figure 2 is a view of same disconnected.
a Ushaped piece working in socket formed upon the top piece e to which the
material is secured; d button. The connection between the button and the
invention is made as follows:-The U shaped piece is tilted so as to receive
the button within the prongs as shewn in Figure 1, the button is disconnected from
the U shaped piece by simply tilting the U shaped piece at an angle, so as to
allow the button space to slip out from within the boundary of the U shaped piece.

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,
The combination, in a device for providing a fastening between one garment or
article and another, consisting of a U shaped piece moveably secured to an attach-
ment piece c substantially as described.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.