Improvements in Fasteners.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners.
I, GUSTAVE WILHELM MÖHRSTÄDT Manufacturer of 103 Great Charles Street
Birmingham do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
This Invention consists of the arrangement of parts for the purpose of fastening
buttons to garnements or other articles and also for connecting or fastening stays
leggins boots gentlemens or ladies general wearing appareil or other articles.
The fastenor can be made from hard or soft metal in small or large sizes to suith
the material and strength required.
It consists of a flat, round or otherwise shape plate with a stud therefrom, this
plate will be called henceforward plate A.
A flat round plate with an opening in its horizontal plane in the shape of a key-
hole, the small or narrow part of the keyhole to be in the centre of the plate, this
plate will be called henceforward plate B.
A second round plate larger but simmila in every respect to plate B this second
plate will be called henceforward plate C.
This plate C will be turned up on its outer peripherie to form a cup and admit
plate B, when so admitted the turned up part of plate C will be closed down toward
its centro so as to form a ring and allow plate B to turn on its own axis therin.
In using the fastener I turn plate B to meet the keyhole of plate C insert the stud
and turn plate B so that it closes the larger part of the keyhole.
In order to keep plate B in a certain possition a spring or other applicance can be
applied to fix plate B either in a slot, hole, or intentation in its horizontal plane,
such spring or applieance either to form part of plate or it can be adjuster
seperatly.
To release the stud it is merly neccessairy to turn plate B to meet the key hole of
plate C whence the plate A with the stud will detatch itself.
In order to prevent the material being injured I apply a eyelet fastened in the
material through which Linsert the stud on the plate A.
Dated this 6th day of February 1889.
GUSTAVE WILHELM MOHRSTADT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners.
I GUSTAV WILHELM MÖHRSTADT of 103 Great Charles Street Birmingham 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 consists of the arrangement of parts for the purpose of fastening
buttons and other articles to garments and other things, and also for connecting or
fastening stays, leggins, gentlemen's or ladies general wearing apparel and other
articles and things.
The fastener can be made from hard or soft metal in small or large sizes to suit the
material and strength required.
It consists of a Hat round, or otherwise shaped plate with a stud therefrom. In
this plate is pierced a square or otherwise shaped hole to prevent the stud from
turning when rivited in the aforesaid plate. The stud to have two flat surfaces under
the head.

page_text: A fint, domed, or otherwise shaped round plate with an opening in its horizontal plane
in the shape of a keyhole; the small or narrow part of the keyhole to be in the
centre of the plate.
A second round plate, larger but similar in every respect to the aforesaid. This
plate will be turned up at its outer peripherie to a cup and admit the former plate.
When so admitted the turned up part of the larger one will be closed down towards
its centre so as to form a ring and allow the smaller one to turn on its own axis
therin.
In using the fastener 1 turn the inner plate so that the keyhole of the inner plate
meets the keyhole of the outer one. Insert the flat part of stud into the narrow of
the keyhole and turn it either right or left so that it closes the larger part of
keyhole.
In order to keep the inner plate in a certain position, a spring can be applied such
spring to form part of either plate or it can be adjusted separatly.
To release the stud it is merely necessary to turn the plate so that the two keyholes
meet whence the stud will release itself.
In order to prevent the material being injured 1 can apply an eylet fastened in the
anaterial throngh which I insert the stud.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawings the
munner in which the fasteners are made and used.
Fig. 1. represents a button with the fastener on
stud, b. shows the the flat surface under the head.
its peripherie and keyhole. Fig. 4. shows the inner
two slots cut out to allow d. to act as a spring.
Fig. 2 shows the plate a. with the
Fig. 3. shows the outer plate with
plate with f. the keyhole and c. c.
In making my fastener I raise the peripherie of Fig. 3. at right angles with its
horizontal plane to admit Fig. 1. When so admitted I close the raised up part of
Fig. 3. down towards its centre in such a manner that the two keyholes inest and
allow Fig. 4. to turn on its own axis in Fig. 8.
To use the fastener I insert the narrow or flat part of stul into the narrow part of
the keyholes, hold the fastener tight and turn the stud to either right or left whence
the plate Fig. 4. will close the keyhole Fig. 3.
In releasing the stud it is merely necessary to turn the keyhole Fig. 4. to meet the
keyhole Fig. 3. whence Fig. 2. will release itself.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :—
The combination of fastening a button or stud by means of one or more plates and
a spring in connection therewith as described and represented by the Drawings and
for the purpose sot forth.
Dated this 5th day of November 1889.