A Device for Retaining Flowers in Button Holes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 25th May, 1899-Accepted, 15th July, 1899
I, FREDERICK OSCAR MABEY, of 196, Amhurst Road, Hackney, in the County of
London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a device for retaining a flower or flowers in the button
hole of a coat or other garment, with the object of preventing the said flower from
accidentally dropping out.
According to my invention I form on or attach to a flat plate or base of metal or
other suitable substance, a bent spring tongue.
This plate may be perforated so as to enable it to be attached by sewing to the
lapel of the coat in a suitable position for receiving, between it and the said tongue,
the stem of a flower that has been passed through the button hole.
plate may be attached to the lapel otherwise than by sewing.
Or the said
The said tongue may be curved or bent so as to permit the stem of the flower to
be either sprung or passed into the space between it and the plate and there
retained with sufficient pressure to prevent accidental escape.
I have described my invention with reference to the lapel of the coat but it may
obviously be applied to articles of clothing in other situations for the same purpose.
Dated this 27th day of August 1898.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
A Device for Retaining Flowers in Button Holes.
I, FREDERICK OSCAR MABEY, of 196, Amhurst Road, Hackney, in the County of
London, Analytical Chemist, 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 has for its object an efficient device for preventing the accidental
escape of a flower or flowers from a button-hole.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into
effect I will proceed to describe the same fully with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which:
Figure 1 shows the flower retaining device attached to the lapel of a coat.
Figure 2 is a side view and
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untaining dovion shown separately

page_text: A is a base provided with a hole or opening a. B is a resilient tongue formed
or attached to the base A. C is the lapel of a coat to which the device is attached.
The base A is attached by means of stitching either to the back of the lapel C or
between the layers of material of which the said lapel is composed; the stitches
passing through the hole or opening a, and the tongue B projecting at the back of
the lapel. The flower retainer is arranged in such position with respect to the
button hole, that the tongue B is capable of receiving between it and the lapel of
the coat, or between it and the base A, the stem of a flower that has been passed
through the said button-hole. The curved formation of the tongue B is such as
to permit the stem of the flower to be either slid into or passed through the
space between it and the base A or between it and the lapel, and to enable it to
retain the said stem with sufficient force to prevent the accidental escape thereof.
It is obvious that the flower retainer may be applied to articles of wearing
apparel, in other positions than that described, so long as the tongue B is suitably
situated for receiving the flower stem that has been passed through the button
hole.
The device may be made of metal, vulcanite, celluloid, tortoise shell, or other
suitable material.
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. A device for retaining a flower in a button-hole, consisting of a resilient
tongue carried by a base adapted to be attached to a garment, substantially as
described.
2. A device for retaining a flower in a button hole, constructed and arranged
substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings, for the
purpose specified.
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ay 1899.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.