Improvements in Fasteners for use when Securing or Sealing Envelopes, or Binding Papers or Documents together, and like Purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Fasteners for use when Securing or Sealing
Envelopes, or Binding Papers or Documents together, and like
Purposes.
ARTHUR SAMUEL CLARKE 8 Alexandra Street St. Leonards on Sea Sussex, Ironmongers
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The special idea which I claim has been designed with the express idea of the
secure fastening of envelopes of all kinds or any kind of document or on any stationary
where it can be fixed where a seal is required to make it safe thus doing away with
sealing wax. I also claim it for doing away with the gum and saves wetting the
envelope whereas my envelope is closed instantaneously and once closed can never be
opened without breaking same. One section would be stamped out of one piece of
metal whichever would be most suitable and so pass through the envelope or whatever
it may be attached to so as to fasten inside by claws.
Referring to the annexed drawings,
Fig. 1. is a view of my fastener attached to an envelope.
Fig. 2. view of the clip which is attached to the envelope.
Fig. 3. view of same with prongs open.
Fig. 4. side elevation of same when secured through the eyelet attached to the
envelope.
Fig. 5. view of eyelet piece before being secured to the envelope.
Fig. 6. view of same after the securing prongs have been bent or pressed down for
the purpose of securing same to the envelope.
a is a disc or plate of metal having the pin b or projection upon same which
is the enlargement or head c. This disc or plate a is secured to the flap of the
envelope h by means of the tongues which will bend so as to clip the material h
between the edge and tongues. The disc or clip d is secured to the material g by
means of tongues or strips f which are bent out after the manner of a paper
fastener so as to secure the material between the tongues and the disc. The
disc d is cut so as to form the tongues or strips in same and which are so cut
and arranged that by pressing or passing the head c between the ends of the
tongues or strips e the parts cannot be separated without leaving an indication
of such a separation by the bending of the tongues or strips e. The two parts forming
the fastener may be formed from one or more pieces of metal or the like by any of
the well-known convenient methods of stamping, pressing or cutting-out.
Dated this 20th day of Jan1907

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for use when Securing or Sealing
Envelopes, or Binding Papers or Documents together, and like
purposes.
I, ARTHUR SAMUEL CLARKE, 8 Alexandra Street, St. Leonards on Sea Sussex,
Ironmongers Manager, 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:
The special idea which I claim has been designed with the express idea for the
secure fastening of envelopes of all kinds or any kind of document or
on any
stationary where it can be fixed where a seal is required to make safe thus
doing away with sealing wax. I also claim it for doing away with the gum and saves
wetting the envelope whereas my envelope is closed instantaneously and once closed
can never be opened without breaking same. One section would be stamped out of
one piece of metal, whichever would be most suitable, and so pass through the
.envelope or whatever it may be attached to so as to fasten inside by claws.
Referring to the drawings, filed with my Provisional Specification
Figure 1. is a view of my fastener attached to an envelope.
.. Figure 2. view of the clip which is attached to the envelope.
Figure 3. view of same with prongs open.
Figure 4. side elevation of same when secured through the eyelet attached to the
envelope.
Figure 5. view of eyelet piece before being secured to the envelope.
Figure 6. view of same after the securing prongs have been bent or pressed down
for the purpose of securing same to the envelope.
a is a disc or plate of metal having the pin b or projection upon same which
is the enlargement or head c. This disc or plate a is secured to the flap of the
envelope by means of the tongues which will bend so as to clip the material h
between the edge and tongues. The disc or clip & is secured to the material g by
means of tongues or strips which are bent out after the manner of a paper fastener
so as to secure the material between the tongues of the disc. The disc d is cut so as
to form the tongues or strips in same and which are so cut and arranged that by
pressing or passing the head c between the ends of the tongues or strips e the parts
cannot be separated without leaving an indication of such a separation by the bending
of the tongues or strips e. The two parts forming the fastener may be formed from
one or more pieces of metal or the like by any of the well known convenient methods
of stamping, pressing, or cutting-out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the fastener as herein described
and illustrated.
2. In fasteners of the class herein described: two parts or sections which are
respectively secured to the articles or objects to be connected; one part or section
having a pin or shank having an enlarged or projecting end which engages between
the ends of prongs or tongues, cut, stamped, or formed in the other part or
section.
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