Improvements in Fastenings or Buttons for Wearing Apparel, Portmanteaux, Satchels, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 19th May, 1898-Accepted, 2nd July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings or Buttons for Wearing Apparel,
Portmanteaux, Satchels, and the like.
WILLIAM BOOTH, 23, St. Clement's Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near Man-
chester, in the County of Lancashire, Accountant, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
In applying my invention to fastenings or buttons for wearing apparel I use
a shank of suitable proportions on which is fixed a button of suitable shape the
shank of button is made to turn in a hole through base plate of metal or other
suitable material a double bracket or guide fixed on base plate keeps the button
shank in position whilst a suitable arrangement of spring or springs holds the
shank in the base plate at bottom or bracket at top, & as the button shank is
made partly round & partly square, when the button is turned to its fixed posi-
tion, the spring forces the square part of the shank into the square hole of the
base plate or top bracket, when the square part of the shank is held by spring
in the square hole of base plate, an outward pull on the button is necessary to
unfasten it, & when the square of the shank is held in top bracket an inward
pressure is required to unfasten it, thus forming a safe fastening for various
purposes. In applying my invention to portmanteaux & the like I use one or
more fastenings on the same bag or satchel modified each to open a different
way.
Dated thi 1411 1
Improvements in Fastenings or Buttons for Wearing Apparel,
Portmanteaux, Satchels, and the like.
WILLIAM BOOTH, 23, St. Clement's Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near Man-
chester, in the County of Lancashire, Accountant, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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In applying my invention to fastenings or buttons for wearing apparel and the
like, I use a shank of suitable proportions on which is fixed a button of suitable
shape The shank of the button is made to turn in a hole through a base plate
of metal or other suitable material. A double bracket or guide, fixed on the
base plate keeps the button shank in position: whilst a suitable arrangement of
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page_text: spring or springs holds the shank in the base plate at the bottom, or bracket at
the top; and as the button shank is made partly round and partly square, when
the button is turned to its fixed position, the spring forces the square part of the
shank into the square hole of the base plate or top bracket. When the square
part of the shank is held by the spring in the square hole of the base plate, an
outward pull on the button is necessary to unfasten it; and when the square
of the shank is held in the top bracket, an inward pressure is required to unfasten
it: thus forming a safe fastening for various purposes.
In applying my invention to portmanteaux, satchels and the like, I use one
or more fastenings on the same bag or satchel to open a different way.
In the following drawings:
1
Fig. I represents a button with base plate and bracket; and button-stalk,
partly round and partly square-as described.
a is the button, b is the button stalk, c is the bracket, d is the spring, e is the
square part of the button stalk, f is the round part of button stalk to allow.it to
turn in the base plate, g is the base plate.
Fig. II is the plan of the same.
Fig. III is a modification of my invention showing button stalk with disc
and four apertures which fit into raised pieces or studs on the base plate. e is
the disc, and f is the raised pieces or studs on the base plate.
Fig. IV represents the button having an outward pull and showing the disc e,
turning over the fixed stud.
Fig. V represents the base plate with disc and four apertures.
Fig. VI represents the base plate showing, raised pieces or studs.
Fig. VII is another modification of my invention working with a coiled spring
and trunkated box, and the same arrangement of disc and raised pieces or studs
as in Fig. III
Fig. VIII is a plan of Fig. VII.
Fig. IX is another modification of my invention showing base plate and bracket
devised in one piece and a disc and ratchet wheel. In this case I use a ratchet
and paull to determine which way the button shall unfasten,-whether by turning
to the right or to the left; as in the case before mentioned of using one or more
fastenings modified to open different ways.
Fig. X is plan of Fig. IX showing position of disc with holes for studs, and
teeth for forming ratchet. is the paull.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my invention and the
manner in which the same is performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
.
(1.) A combination of parts as described substantially;
(2.) A button or buttons fastening with an inward or outward pressure and
(3.) A combination of one or more buttons or fastenings opening different ways.
Dated this 18th day of May 1898.
WILLIAM BOOTH.