Improvements in Fastenings for Gloves and other Articles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Gloves and other Articles.
We THOMAS CHARLETON BOOTH of No. 301 Broadway Street in the City of
New York, in the County of New York and State of New York, in the United
States of America, Merchant, and ERNEST GEORGE RUTTY of No. 5 Mercer
Street, in the City of New York in the County of New York and State of New
York in the United States of America, Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to that class of fastenings used at the wrist of gloves
composed of a stud on one side and a covered socket on the other and is designed
to provide a fastening which will remain secured when there is no teusion on
the parts and will tend to become more secure when the pressure on it is
increased.
In the construction of fastenings for the wrists of gloves and for other articles
where the stud is made round and solid and the eyelet or socket is also round the
pressure from a distension of the wrist or pulling will cause the stud to leave the
socket and in order to overcome this defect various means have been devised, one
of which consists of making the stud so that it is hollow and its sides will give or
be depressed when entering a circular socket or eyelet and slightly distend when in
place reliance being placed on the resiliency of the parts to keep the fastening
together.
Such fastenings have also been made comprising a solid stud with enlarged head
and a plate with a circular hole therein and a slot from one side of a smaller size
We have
and into which the shank of the stud will pass when under tension.
found in practice that all these devices are defective and will soon wear loose and
either drop apart and become unfastened when there is no tension as in the case of
an undersized wrist, or readily pull apart when under any great pressure.
Our improved fastening is constructed so as to overcome these defects.
The shape of the opening in the sockets heretofore used for this purpose has
been circular, but we have found that a great advantage is gained by changing the
shape of this opening, and in our improved fastening such opening is ovate in form,
the broadest end being furthest from the glove slit at the wrist. The broad end
of this opening is of a size slightly smaller than the largest part of the head of
the stud.
The interior walls of the socket surrounding the ovate opening are adapted to
be slightly distended by the introduction of the stud and its movement in the
socket. This allows for the head of the stud to always fit snugly against the sides
of the socket.
Our improved socket is constructed of four pieces of metal. One piece composes
the eyelet proper which is an oblong tube and is crimped so as to form a flange
extending outwards and a rim on the inner side and provide an opening in the flange
or plate which will be smaller at one end and ovate in outline. A collet is used
around the eyelet tube which collet is also oblong and corresponds in size and form
with the barrel or tube of the eyelet.
The barrel or tube of the eyelet forms a recess in which the head of the stud is
housed after it passes the opening in the flange.
An anvil plate serves to turn the top of the tube of the eyelet over the collet
when it is pressed into position, and a cap plate covers the top. The cap, collet
and anvil plate are first secured together and the eyelet tube is intended to
be passed through the fabric and pressed into position on the interior of the
collet.

page_text: The anvil plate and cap may if desired be made in one piece.
The eyelet tube has flattened side walls and a flange for securing it to the glove
or other article, the tube being contracted at its junction with the flange the
contracted portion producing an opening smaller in area than the cross section
of the tube.
Dated this 13th day of December 1892.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Gloves and other Articles.
We THOMAS CHARLETON BOOTH of No. 301 Broadway Street in the City of
New York, in the County of New York and State of New York, in the United
States of America, Merchant, and ERNEST GEORGE RUTTY of No. 5 Mercer
Street in the City of New York, in the County of New York, and State of New
York, in the United States of America, Salesman, 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 that class of fastenings used at the wrist of gloves and
in similar positions on other articles, composed of a stud on one side and a covered
socket on the other, and is designed to provide a fastening which will remain
secured when there is no tension on the parts and will tend to become more secure
when the pressure thereon is increased.
In the drawings ;—
Figure 1 is a view of portion of a glove with our improved fastening attached.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the glove and fastening, through
line a-a of Figure 4 showing the stud in position in the socket.
Figure 3 is the same as Figure 2 without the stud.
Figure 4 is a plan view showing the face or flange of the eyelet, and opening in
same.
Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of the eyelet through b- of Figure 6;
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the eyelet.
Figure 7 is a cross section of the eyelet through line c-c, Figure 6.
In the construction of fastening for the wrists of gloves and for other articles
where the stud is made round and solid and the eyelet or socket is also round the
pressure from a distention of the wrist or pulling will cause the stud to leave the
socket, and in order to overcome this defect various means have been devised one
of which consists of making the stud so that it is hollow and its sides will give or
be depressed when entering a circular socket or eyelet and slightly distend when
in place, reliance being placed on the resiliency of the parts to keep the fastening
together.
Such fastenings have also been made comprising a solid stud with enlarged head
and a plate with a circular hole therein and a slot from one side of a smaller size
and into which the shank of the stud will pass when under tension.
We have
found in practice that all of these devices are defective and will soon wear loose
and either drop apart and become unfastened when there is no tension as in the case
of an undersized wrist, or readily pull apart when under any pressure.
Our improved fastening is constructed so as to overcome these defects.
In the drawings A is the stud portion of the fastenings which is preferably made
hollow and adapted to spring or be compressed slightly when entering the
socket. B is the eyelet or socket which receives the stud and is of a novel shape
and construction as shown in the drawings. The fabric or glove is designated
by x.
The shape of the openings in the sockets heretofore used for this purpose has.

page_text: been circular but we have found that a great advantage is gained by changing the
shape of this opening and in our improved fastening such opening is ovate in form,
the broadest end being furthest from the glove slit at the wrist. The broad end
of this opening at y is of a size slightly smaller than the largest part of the hea:!
of the stud A.
of the socket.
The interior walls of the sockets B surrounding the ovate opening are adapted
to be slightly distended by the introduction of the stud and its movement in the
socket ;
this allows for the head of the stud to always fit snugly against the sides
The socket B is constructed of four pieces of metal. One piece composes the
eyelet C which is oblong and is crimped so as to form a flange g and rim i and form
an opening in the flange or plate which will be smaller at one end and ovate in
outline as shown in Figure 4. D is the interior tube or collet which is also oblong
and corresponds in size and form with the barrel or tube of the eyelet but not with
the ovate opening. This barrel of the eyelet or tube forms a recess in which the
head of the stud is housed after it passes the opening in the flange. ( is a guide
or anvil plate which serves to turn the top of the tube of the eyelet when it is
pressed into position, and H is an exterior cap which covers the top. The anvil
plate and cap may if desired be made in one piece.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:―
1. In a fastening for gloves the eyelet C having oblong tube with regular sides
and rounded end and rim or flange g, the opening in such rim being contracted at
one end or ovate in outline in combination with tube D of corresponding shape,
guide plate G and cap H all arranged to form an embracing socket to engage with
a stud substantially as shown and described.
2. In an embracing socket adapted to engage with a stud, an eyelet consisting of
an oblong tubular portion with rounded ends and straight regular sides and a
flange with an ovate opening therein for the admission of the stud which ovate
opening is smaller than a cross section of the tube substantially as shown and
described.
3. In a socket for glove fastening the combination with an eyelet consisting of a
flattened or oval tube having a flange around its end for securing it to the glove
and having its side walls contracted at the junction with said flange whereby an
ovate opening of smaller area than the cross section of the tube is formed for the
reception of the stud, of an oblong ring or collet D, arranged around said flattened
tubular portion of the eyelet, an oval anvil plate arranged over the open ends of
said tubes and a cap plate arranged over said anvil plate and embracing said tubes,
said cap plate having an oblong flattened form corresponding to the form of said
tubes substantially as set forth.
Dated this 24th day of August 1893.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.