to Boots and Shoes and other Articles of Dress, and for - 1. Attaching other shanked Articles.
Year: 1885

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Attaching other shanked Articles.
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Í SIDNEY MIDDLETON TAYLOR of The Hollies Four Oaks Sutton Coldfield in
the County of Warwick Button Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED FASTENER FOR ATTACHING SHANKED
BUTTONS TO BOOTS AND SHOES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS AND FOR
ATTACHING OTHER SHANKED ARTICLES" to be as follows:—
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My invention consists of a .fastener constructed as hereinafter explained by the
use of which shanked buttons such as are used for boots and shoes and shanked
buttons generally may be readily and securely attached to boots and shoes and
other articles of dress. My invention is applicable to the attaching of shanked
articles generally.
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In making a fastener according to my invention I take a piece of wire and form
a nearly semi-circular arch at its middle. Each of the branches of the wire.is
turned at right angles to the arch and on opposite sides of it. The ends of the
said arms are turned or curved inwards. The wire thus ben't has in plán nearly
the figure of the letter S the arched part at its middle being situated in a plane
perpendicular to the plane in which the other parts are situated.
1. In using my new or improved fastener the shank of the button to be fastened
is passed through a hole in the boot or shoe' or other article and the wire fastener
is passed through the said shank until the arched part enters the shank when the
fastening is complete. The branches on either side of the arch lie flat against the
underside of the material and there are no projecting parts.
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My invention is applied to the attaching of shanked articles' other than buttons
in the manner described with respect to buttons.
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page_text: to Boots and Shoes and other Articles of Dress, and for
Attaching other Shanked Articles.
I SIDNEY MIDDLETON TAYLOR of The Hollies, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield in
the County of Warwick, Button Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the
said 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 consists of a fastener constructed as hereinafter explained by the
use of which shanked buttons such as are used for boots and shoes and shanked
buttons generally may be readily and securely attached to boots and shoes and
other articles of dress. My invention is applicable to the attaching of shanked
articles generally.
In making a fastener according to my invention I take a piece of wire and form
a nearly semi-circular arch at its middle. Each of the branches of the wire is
turned at right angles to the arch and on opposite sides of it. The ends of the
said branches are turned or curved inwards. The wire thus bent has in plan
nearly the figure of the letter S the arched part at, its middle being situated in a
plane perpendicular to the plane in which the other parts are situated.
In using my new or improved fastener, the shank of the button to be fastened
is passed through a hole in the boot or shoe or other article and the wire fastener
is passed through the said shank until the arched part enters the shank when the
fastening is complete. The branches on either side of the arch lie flat against the
underside of the material and there are no projecting parts.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawing represents in end elevation; Figure 2
in side elevation; Figure 3 in plan of upper side and Figure 4 in plan of underside
a wire fastener constructed according to my invention drawn to a large scale;
Figure 5 represents in plan of upper side and Figure 6 in plan of underside two
shanked buttons attached to the fabric or material of a boot or shoe or other
article by the use of my improved fasteners; Figure 6 represents in section the
fabric or material with two fastened buttons taken at right angles to one another;
Figure 8 represents in section and Figure 9 in plan of underside, a shanked button
in the act of being attached by the fastener.
My improved fastener consists of a piece of wire having at its middle a nearly
semi circular arch a situated in a plane perpendicular to the plane in which the
other parts of the fastener are situated. The branches b, 6 of the wire fastener are
situated in the same plane, the ends of the said branches being turned or curved
inwards, gaps or openings c being left between the ends of the turned in
branches b, b and the arch a as seen in the Drawing. The fastener thus made has
nearly the figure of the letter S.
In attaching the shanked buttons d to the boot shoe or other article e by the
use of my invention a hole is pierced in the material and the shank f of the button
is passed from the front through the said hole so as to project on the inside of the

page_text: material as illustrated in Figure 8. One of the turned in ends of the branches b
of the fastener is now passed through the protruding shank ƒ of the button in the
manner illustrated in Figure 9 until the arched part a enters the said shank as
seen in Figure 8. The button being pulled outwards its shank f passes through
and the arch a of the fastener completely enters the hole in the material and the
branches b, b on either side of the said arch a lie against the underside of the
material as represented in Figure 7. The attachment of the button to the article
is now complete, the fastener having no projecting parts.
In order to increase the efficiency of the attachment the base of the arch a, that
is, its junction with the branches b, b may be contracted so that the base of the
arch before the shank can enter it is forced open and after the shank has passed
into the arch the elasticity of the wire causes the base of the arch to close and
thereby retain the shank in the said arch.
This modification of the fastener is represented in Figure 10 where the elastic
arch or arch shaped loop at the middle of the fastener is marked a². The other parts
of the fastener are the same as those in the first described fastener.
My invention is applied to the attaching of shanked articles other than buttons
in the manner herein before described and illustrated with respect to buttons.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that
I claim;
A new or improved fastener for attaching shanked buttons to boots and shoes
and other articles of dress and for attaching other shanked articles consisting of a
piece of wire having a nearly semi circular arch or an arch shaped loop at its
middle, the branches on opposite sides of the said arch or loop being situated in
the same plane and at right angles to the said arch or loop, the wire fastener being
passed through the shank of the button or other article and its arch or loop made
to enter the said shank substantially as herein before described and illustrated in
the accompanying Drawing.
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