Year: 1896

page_text: Cate claimed for Patent under Sect. 103 of Act,
being date of first Foreign Application (in 16th Nov., 1895
France)
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 10th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th June, 1896-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 10th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th June, 1896-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
1, PAUL EMILE LÉON PERDRIZET of 4, Rue Elzévir, Paris, France, Lapidary,
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 an improved fastener formed by three balls or knobs
which is particularly applicable to gloves but which may also be employed as a
fastening for waistbelts and other articles.
The invention consists essentially in the combination of a double or U-shaped
member the limbs of which are slightly flexible and each terminate in a knob and
of a single straight member also terminated by a knob which when caused to engage
between the knobs of the U-shaped member will be retained thereby thus forming
a fastener.
In order that the invention may be readily understood I have represented on an
enlarged scale an example of my improved fastener.
Figure 1 is an elevation and Figure 2 a plan of the two members of the fastener
separately. Figures 3 and 4 shew similar views of the two members of the fastener
interlocked.
The same letters of reference denote like parts in all the figures.
The one member of the fastener consists essentially of a wire a bent so as to
present two slightly flexible limbs which are bent out of their common plane and
terminate in knobs b which almost touch each other as shewn in Figure 1. The
knobs may be made in any suitable way and be formed of metal, or imitation pearls
or gems, or of enamel.
The other member of the fastener is constituted of a single wire shank c also
terminating in a knob d similar to those of the other part of the fastener. The
shank c may in addition be provided with any suitable ornament such as which
when the two members of the fastener are interlocked, as shewn in Figure 4, forms
with the knobs a trefoil figure. The double or bent member a and the single
member e are attached by sewing, clenching, or by other suitable means to the
glove or other article to which the fastener is to be applied.
When the shank c is forced between the two knobs b the latter separate slightly
to let it pass owing to the flexibity of the limbs a, and the. knob d then becomes
retained by the other two knobs b, as shewn in Figures 3 and 4, thus forming a
decorative form of fastener the kuob d being also retained by the material of the
glove or article to which the member a is attached.
To unfasten the fastener, it is only necessary to raise knob d so as to force the
shank c to pass between the knobs b.
This improved fastener is especially adapted owing to its simple and elegant

page_text: form, to be applied to gloves but I reserve the right to apply the same to other
articles.
It should be understood that the form and dimensions of the two members
of the fastener may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of the
invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The herein described triple knob fastener characterized by the combination and
form of the two members [composing it substantially as specified and illustrated in
the drawings.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.