IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR SECURING PARCELS OF Goods
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents, 66,
Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, for the Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR SECURING PARCELS OF Goods."
A communication from abroad by Victor Charles Thuan, of Paris, in the
Republic of France.
Sealed the 26th August 1879, and dated the 7th March 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Edward Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th March 1879.
HENRY EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR
SECURING PARCELS OF GOODS.". [A communication from abroad by Victor Charles
Thuan, of Paris, in the Republic of France.]
The object of this Invention is to secure in a more convenient manner than
heretofore small packages or parcels of goods which are generally secured with or
without envelopes, by pins, or knotted tapes and cords.
The simplest form which the improved fastening will take is suitable for securing
rolls of textile fabrics. It consists of a straight piece of wire pointed at its opposite
ends, and having these ends bent inwards to form pointed hooks. By inserting one
of these points into the rolled fabric, and drawing the end of the lap under the
other point, a secure fastening is obtained. The elasticity of the roll ensuring the
maintenance of the hold of the fastening.
In some cases it is convenient to make this fastening with a loop or projection at
the middle of its length, which will serve as a handle, and thus facilitate the use of
the fastening. This handle may be formed by bending up the wire into the form
of a loop, and giving it a twist to secure the loop, or a collar may be threaded on to
the bent up wire, or a clip applied thereto, either of which will serve as a stay to
the wire when end strain is put on the completed fastening.
This fastening it is also proposed to combine with a tape or cord, which_combi-
nation will render the fastening applicable to a large variety of articles. For this
purpose one of the pointed hooks is replaced by an eye or a clamping piece, by

page_text: means of which the tape or cord is secured to the metal fastening. On the tape
being laid around the parcel of goods, its free end will be caught in the pointed
hook of the fastening and firmly held thereby. To detach the fastening, it will
only be necessary to disengage the hook from the tape, which may be done in a
moment, and the attachment may be renewed with equal facility.
To prevent the fraying of the free end of the tape, it may be furnished with
eyelets into which the hook of the fastening may enter.
Where the strain on the fastening is great, it may be desirable to duplicate the
attaching parts. To this end two pieces of pointed wire are connected together,
and their extremities are bent over to form two pairs of pointed hooks; or in lieu of
one pair, eyes or clamping pieces may be substituted for receiving ropes or cords.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Edward Newton in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
6th September 1879.
FOR
HENRY EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS
SECURING PARCELS OF GOODS." A communication from abroad by Victor Charles
Thuan, of Paris, in the Republic of France.
The object of this Invention is to secure in a more convenient manner than
heretofore small packages or parcels of goods which are generally secured with or
without envelopes, by pins or knotted tapes and cords.
The simplest form which the improved fastening will take is that shewn in
Fig. 1 of the accompanying Drawing. This fastening is suitable for securing rolls
of textile fabrics. It consists of a straight piece of wire pointed at its opposite
ends, and having these ends bent inwards to form pointed hooks. By inserting one
of these points into the rolled fabric and drawing the end of the lap under the
other point, a secure fastening is obtained, the elasticity of the roll ensuring the
maintenance of the hold of the fastening.
In some cases it is convenient to make this fastening with a loop or projection
at the middle of its length, which will serve as a handle, and thus facilitate the use
of the fastening. This modification is shewn at Fig. 3. The handle A it will be
seen is formed by bending up the wire into the form of a loop, and giving it a
twist to secure the loop, or a collar may be threaded on to the bent up wire, or a
clip applied thereto, either of which will serve as a stay to the wire when end
strain is put on the completed fastening.
Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, indicate the successive stages through which the
wire is or may be passed to produce the loop or handle A. These Figures shew
The
that the loop may be twisted half a turn, a whole turn, two turns, or more.
last operation consists in bending over the pointed ends of the wire, whereby the
fastening shewn at Fig. 3 is obtained. In Fig. 11, the ring which serves as a
handle presents itself perpendicularly to the stem of the fastener, instead of being
in the same line as in the preceding Figure. This ring, variable in its direction, can
also be varied in its form by using a polygonal in place of a cylindrical mandril.
The improved fastening it is also proposed to combine with a tape or cord, as
shewn at Fig. 2, and thereby to render it applicable to a large variety of articles.
For this purpose, one of the pointed hooks is replaced by an eye or a clamping
piece, by means of which the tape or cord is secured to the metal fastening. On
the tape being laid around the parcel of goods, its free end will be caught in the
pointed hook of the fastening, and firmly held thereby. To detach the fastening
it will only be necessary to disengage the hook from the tape, which may be done
in a moment, and the attachment may be renewed with equal facility.
Figures 12 and 12bia, 13, 13bis, shew the type of fastening in Fig. 2, formed with
a loop or handle made by twisting as above explained.
In cases where it is required to obtain a hold with slight tension on the fabric, a
fastening formed with two pairs of hooks similar to that shewn at Fig. 14 will be
employed. This fastening is constructed by twisting together two wires, such as
those shewn at Figures 15 and 16, and bending over the ends of the same as before
described. Fig. 17 shews a double hook fastening with hooks on one side, and
rings for a ribbon on the other.
To prevent the fraying of the free end of the tape or ribbon, it may be furnished
with eyelets into which the hook of the fastening may enter. In this case, the
hook will be left unpointed, as shewn in Fig. 18.
Instead of twisting the wire below the ring or handle, it may be formed as
shewn at Fig. 19, by passing the two extremities of the wire through a ring o. The

page_text: wire is then opened out to form the stem, and the points turned over to form the
hooks.
In some cases it may be desired to provide the fastenings with a tape or ribbon
ready attached. In such case the ribbon may be attached, as shewn at Fig. 20, where
the extremity of the fastening is bent at a right angle, and the end of the ribbon is
passed upon the hook thus formed, leaving a length sufficient to form the knot.
The knot is then tied, and the hook pressed tightly upon it with a pair of plyers.
In this way the ribbon will be secured to the fastening without the appearance
of any kind of knot or loose end.
Fig. 21 shews a modification of the fastener in which the horizontal arms are
separated one from the other. The handle is of triangular form, and is slightly
recurved as at a, b, in order to retain a ring which may be slipped over the handle
and sprung into place at the base of the triangular handle, or a double hooked wire
shewn in the Figure may be used in place of a ring. This hooked wire may be
either simply nipped together to hold it in its place, or it may be soldered. Fig. 22
shews a modification in which the handle is made of a lozenge shape.
Fig. 23 shews a form which will be found useful for securing packages of light
goods. Fig. 24 shews a form of fastener in which the loop or handle is formed by
simply tying the wire around a mandril; in Fig. 25 the handle is of trianglar form,
as in Fig. 21, but the loops c and d are linked together. In Fig. 26, one of the
loops is punched up and bent into the form of a hook, which is then hitched into
the adjoining loop. Finally, the fastener shewn in Fig. 27 is made by bending one
of the branches so as to form a short neck between it and the handle, and winding
the opposite branch once or twice around it. Another mode of constructing the
above described fasteners is to punch them out of sheet metal by means of a fly
press.
This method is not only more expeditious, but the twisting of the metal being
avoided, the fasteners are stronger. The hooked points may either be formed in
the press or bent around afterwards. In the same way the points may either be
made in the press, or by grinding on a stone after they are punched out. The
handles also admit of variation, being made either solid or in the form of an open
loop. In the former case the handle may, if desired, be ornamented.
Having now set forth the nature of the Invention of "Improvements in
Fastenings for Securing Parcels of Goods," as communicated to me from abroad,
and explained the manner of carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be under-
stood that under the above in part recited Letters Patent, I claim,-The construction
of fastenings as above described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Edward Newton, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, the Sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.