An Improved Fastening Device for Brooches, Buttons, Scarf Holders and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastening Device for Brooches, Buttons, Scarf Holders
and the like.
I, OTTO PISSARREK, of Lyck, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to a fastening device for brooches, scarf holders, buttons
and the like, the eye of which can be opened and closed in the manner of the bow
of a padlock and which in one manner of construction is provided with an arrange-
ment, by means of which the eye is locked in position not only when closed but
also when opened in such a manner, that it cannot in this position close by itself.
A casing lies on or in the button brooch or the like and is fixed to the same in
any manner. On the exterior of the casing the bow shaped eye is fixed in a hinged
manner, and opposite its hinged end has a point, which is bent backward or for-
ward and penetrates through the casing into the interior of the casing or button.
Between the casing and the button there is provided a slide or catch which has
an opening sufficient for letting the point of the eye through, but which after
the point has entered is displaced towards one direction, that is forward or back-
ward, so that it does not allow the point of the eye to be moved upwards. Such
a button or the like can also be made of one piece with exception of the eye pro-
vided the eye is fixed to the button in a hinged manner and the slide operates
laterally in a guide, by which it can be slid over the point of the eye. It is quite
indifferent whether the fastening device is arranged on a button, brooch, scarf
holder or the like. The slide is made in such a manner, that it can only be
displaced by using pressure. For the purpose of obtaining greater strength a
plurality of eyes can be provided. The manner of use is very simple; the
point of the eye, after the same is opened is passed through the fabric on which
the button or brooch is to be attached, the eye is then closed by pressing and locked
by means of the slide. It is impossible to release the eye without first moving the
slide back. It may be mentioned, that flat and also round slides that is pins may
be used. In another form of the fastening device it is provided with locking
device locking the eye in either the closed or open position, so that it cannot
close unintentionally.
For this purpose the button or the like is provided with a central cavity and
with a conical projection located centrally in said cavity.
This projection serves as a support for an elastic. plate, which is used in this case
as the slide. This plate is held at its sides by a small casing inserted fixedly into
the button, which casing has a passage opening for the back end and a slot for
the point of the eye. The foot of the eye, which is seated on the elastic plate is
Tshaped and. can therefore not pass through the passage opening of the cover
socket.

page_text: At both sides of the passage opening there are pressed from the inside into the
cover socket hollow places in which the foot of the eye can move at pleasure when
opening and closing the same. The elastic plate which is turnable on the cone,
has a recess having the shape of an acute angle as well as a pin which projects
through a slot of the back plate of the casing and which serves, when turning the
plate both as a handle and also as a guide in the slot. When one opens the eye
its foot operates as a lever, whereby the spring plate yields at first but after the
dead point is overcome it again moves back, whereby the eye is kept in an
open position. When however the eye is closed its point (bent forwards or
backwards) penetrates through the cover socket and the hollow of the plate to
beneath the level of the latter. When the pin is moved into the slot until it
finds a resistance, whereby the plate turns so far, that the angle of the hollow
encloses the eye, the same is locked and closed, as the segment like part of the
plate lies as a bolt before the point of the eye, so that the same can be opened again
only after moving the pin that is after turning the plate back. When the point
of the eye is bent backwards, it is kept fast by the other part of the plate.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1898.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
An Improved Fastening Device for Brooches, Buttons, Scarf Holders
and the like.
I, OTTO PISSARREK, of Lyck, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer,. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement;
This invention relates to a fastening device for brooches scarf holders, buttons
and the like, the fastening pin or eye of which can be opened, and closed in the
manner of the bow of a padlock and which in one manner of construction is pro-
vided with an arrangement, by means of which the pin or eye is locked in position
not only when closed but also when opened in such a manner, that it cannot
in this latter position close by itself.
In the annexed drawing;-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the fastening device showing the same applied to a
round brooch or button. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan on line II II of Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 is a cross section on line II of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross section of another
construction.
Reterring firstly to the construction shown in Fig. 4.
A casing or plate d lies on or in the button, brooch or the like a and is fixed
to the same in any manner. On the exterior of the casing the bow shaped pin
or eye e is fixed in a hinged manner Fig. 4, and opposite its hinged end has a
point, which is bent backward or forward and penetrates through the casing into
the inferior of the casing or button. Between the casing d and the button there
is provided a sliding plate or catch which has at its forward end an opening
sufficient for letting the point of the eye through and which after the point has
entered can be displaced forwards or backwards so that the opening of the same locks
upon the bent end of the pin or eye and does not allow the point of the same to be

page_text: moved upwards. Such a fastening device for a button or the like can also be made
of one piece with exception of the eye which eye is fixed to the button in a
hinged manner as at f f Fig. 1 and the sliding piece operates laterally in a
guide, by which it can be slid over the point of the eye. It is quite indifferent
whether the fastening device is arranged on a button, brooch, scarf holder or the
like, The sliding piece is made in such a manner, that it can only be displaced
by using pressure. For the purpose of obtaining greater strength a plurality of
eyes or pins can be provided. The manner of use is very simple; the point of
the eye, after the same is opened is passed through the fabric on which the button
or brooch is to be attached, the eye is then closed by pressing and locked by means
of the slide. It is impossible to release the eye without first moving the slide back.
It may be mentioned, that besides flat also round slides or locking plates may be
used. In another form of the fastening device it is provided with locking device
locking the eye in either the closed or open position, so that it cannot close or
open unintentionally. Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The button or the like
is provided with a preferably central cavity 6' and with a conical or other suitably
formed projection 6 located centrally in said cavity.
This projection serves as a support for an elastic plate c which is used in this
case as the slide. This plate is held in place by a small casing d inserted fixedly
into the button or the like, which casing has a passage opening for the back end
and a slot for the point of the eye. The foot of the eye, which is seated on the
elastic plate c is T shaped and can therefore not pass through the passage opening
of the casing.
When
At both sides of the passage opening hollow places are formed by means of
pressure from the inside, in the casing in which the T shaped foot of the eye can
move when opening and closing the same. The elastic plate c which is turnable
on the cone, has a recess g having the shape of an acute angle as well as a pin h
which projects through a slot i of the back plate of the casing, and which serves,
when turning the plate both as a handle and also as a guide in the slot.
one opens the eye its T shaped foot operates as a lever acting on the spring plate
which yields at first but after the dead point is overcome it again moves back,
whereby the eye is secured in the open position. When however the eye is closed
its point (bent forwards or backwards) passes through the casing and the recess g
of the spring plate to beneath the level of the latter. When the pin is moved
in the slot until it finds a resistance, whereby the plate turns so far, that the angle
of the hollow g closes upon the point of the eye, the same is locked and closed,
as the segment like part of the plate lies as a bolt upon the point of the eye,
so that the same can be opened again only after moving the pine that is after
turning the plate back. When the point of the eye is bent backwards, it is
kept fast by the other part of the recess of the plate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An improved fastening device for brooches, buttons, scarf holders and the
like, in which the eye or pin e (Fig. 4) hinged at the one end can be closed and
opened in the manner of a padlock bow, and the suitably bent point of the said
eye or pin when the same is in the closed position can be locked and again released
by operating a sliding piece k arranged in the interior of the casing d of the button
or the like a (Fig. 4) and accessible from the outside.
2. A form of construction of the fastening device as in Claim 1 (Figs. 1—3) in
which the pin or eye can be locked not only in the closed position but also when in
the open position can be locked automatically, for which purpose the foot of
the eye or pin e is seated on a spring plate c (Fig. 3) which when opening the eye
or pin must first yield in consequence of the lever like action of the eye foot, but
afterwards springs back whereby the opened eye is locked in the open position

page_text: the eye after closing being locked by turning the plate e so far by means of a
guiding pin h, until the angle of a hollow g meets the eye, so that the bent point
of the same is locked by the plate c in the casing of the button a.
Dated this 19th day of April 1899.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
18, Buckingham Street, Strand