Improvements in or relating to Buttons and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Buttons and the like.
1, ERNST VIKTOR NORDLING, of Upsala, in the Kingdom of Sweden,
Professor, 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 means for securing buttons and the like to woven or
other stuffs or materials by a simple operation without sewing or the like. The
button is provided with two pointed hooks, which are formed and fixed in such a
manner, that the securing of the button to the material may be performed by
folding said material, pushing the edge of the fold between the hooks, drawing the
sides of the fold on to the projecting hook points and stretching the material.
The arrangement is thus founded upon the flexibility of the stuff, while it is to be
observed that after the fixing no disturbing unevenness arises on the stuff near the
fixing point. The hooks are firmly connected to the button and cooperate in
holding the same safely to the stuff.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side view of the button fixed to the stuff, which is shown in
section.
Fig. 2 is a view showing the button in such manner that one hook covers the
other and
Fig. 3 is a plan of the button.
Fig. 4 shows the position of the stuff during a certain period of the fixing,
while
Figs. 5 and 6 show a modification.
This may be the actual size of the button which may be made in various sizes.
Each of the hooks is formed by bending a stiff wire. This wire in a suitable
manner is connected to the button head, and its free ends, extending from said head
are formed into hooks as follows. From the head extend the shanks a at a suitable
distance from each other, so that a space is formed between them. The shanks,
which form the neck of the button, are straight and parallel with each other
extending perpendicularly from the button head and they may be somewhat bent
so as to approach each other near the middle of the neck. At a suitable distance
from the head the wires are bent first outwards so as to form the legs c, and then
inwards for forming legs d, which together with the said legs c form the C-shaped
hooks, directed towards each other and adapted to embrace the stuff e like clamps,
as shown in Fig. 1. The legs are somewhat inclined towards the head in such a
manner that they approach the head a little the nearer they approach each other.
The outer legs are so long, that the points are in line with the shanks or pass
somewhat beyond the extensions of the shanks, thereby leaving between themselves
a space, which is as large as or somewhat less than the space between the shanks.
The points of the legs d are directed a little towards the button head in the space
between the shanks a. The distance between the bottoms of the bends of the
hooks is approximately equal to the double length of the shanks, and the opening
between the book legs is approximately as great as the opening between the shanks,
measured across the openings.
The fixing of the button to the stuff is performed by folding the stuff at the
part at which the button is to be fixed, to a sharp fold extending in the direction,

page_text: in which the pull on the button will chiefly act. The fold is introduced between
the points and pushed into the space between the hook shanks, until it reaches the
button head (see Fig. 4). Thereafter, keeping one finger on the button and
anether finger of the same hand in the fold on the under side of the stuff, the stuff
is pressed on to one of the hooks with the aid of the nail on the last mentioned
finger, at the same time as the stuff is drawn towards the same side with the aid of
the other hand. The same proceeding is repeated with the button and the stuff
for the other hook. The stuff is afterwards stretched, so that the fold is completely
smoothed out, the sides of the folded part of the material then entering and filling
the C-shaped hooks as shown in Fig.1.
The principal features of the before described arrangement are the opening
between the hook-shianks, for the introduction of the stuff fold, a sufficient salience
or projection of the hook points, so that they will be almost in line with the hoo's
shanks, and their direction towards the button head, whereby an easy introduction
of the fold into said opening and an easy pulling of the fold sides are facilitated.
In consequence of their direction towards the button head, the hooks, when fixed
to the stuff, tend to penetrate into the same when pulling in; the button, in the
same time as the hooks are prevented from scratching, or pricking, when the stuff
is manipulated.
In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the hooks are. arranged in opposite
directions and side by side. Between these hooks where is a space of the proper
size for the introduction of the stuff: fold. The fixing of the button is performed
in, substantially the same manner; as, that before, described, as the, sides of the fold
are pushed on the hooks by. pressure upon the inner surface of the fold,.
whereafter the fold is stretched. During the pushing on of the stuff the, button
is turned a little, so that the hook points will be substantially perpendicular to the
fold sides..
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As to the fixing of the hooks to the button head this may be performed in
different ways. According to the drawing the wire is. bent. in a plane forming an
angle with the plane of the hooks so as to produce a double eye, that is to say, each
wire part forms an eye f near the junction of the wire parts. These eyes fa
introduced into two openings g in the bottom plate of the button head and are inside
this plate bent out, rivetted or fixed in any suitable manner.
are
The button may be provided with two pairs of hooks such as are shown in Fig. 1,
in which case one pair would be situated at the side of and a short distance from
the other pair..
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 [
claim is ;-
1. Fastening for buttons and the like consisting of two pointed hooks directed
towards each other and formed in such a way that the wires of which they consist
extend from the button head parallel to each other or nearly so and at some
distance from each other for forming the shanks (a) of the hooks and the neck of
the button whereafter the wires at some distance from the button head are first
bent outwards angularly so as to form two hook legs (e) extending in opposite
directions and of about the same length as the hook shanks and then bent back
again for forming hook legs (d) which, towards their points somewhat approach the
button, head and which form together with above mentioned legs (c) C-shaped
hooks adapted to embrace the stuff or material to which the button is secured the
legs d being of such a length that they end about in line with the hook shanks and
have their points somewhat bent towards the button head all with the view that
the button may be fixed to the stuff by folding the latter introducing the stuff-fold
between the hook shanks towards the button head pushing the fold sides on to the
hooks and stretching the stuff so that the fold is made even and the stuff fills
the space between the hooks substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2. The complete button and means for securing it substantially as described and
illustrated in Figures 1, 2 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
3. The combination in the same button or equivalent of two pairs of hooks such
as claimed in Claim 1 situated side by side at some distance from each other
substantially as described.
4. The combination with a button or like head of two hooks such as a b c d
arranged in opposite directions and placed side by side at some distance from
each other substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 of the
accompanying drawings.
T.... 1005
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.