AN IMPROVED FASTENER FOR BUTTONS
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY FLETCHER (trading under the style or firm of Hill & Co) of Corporation
Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of my
said Invention for "AN IMPROVED FASTENER FOR BUTTONS" to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to more securely fasten or connect the buttons in
position for use to Boots, Shoes, Gloves, Leggings and other similar Articles of
Dress and at the same time greatly facilitate the mode of attachment to the
aforesaid articles of dress and in carrying my Invention into effect I proceed as
follows:-
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I take a piece of suitable metal which may be flat or slightly convex of the required
thickness, and shape it into any convenient form, such as circular or other suitable
shape. This forms the base or back of my fastening. I then take a short length
of wire and pass one end through a slot or hole in centre of the metal forming the
aforesaid base or back, and securely fix it by turning down the wire, rivetting or
soldering the other end. I then form by suitable tools into a hook or open shank,
or I may first form one end of the wire into the shape above described and then
pass the other end of the said wire through the hole in the base or back securing
it as before described. This completes my fastening. I will now describe the mode
of attachment. I take the boot, shoe glove or other article and in the place were
the buttons are to be fixed I pierce a small hole through which I pass the hook or
open shank of the fastener. I then connect the button to the fastener by passing
the shank of same on to the hook or open shank which is then securely fixed in
position by simply closing up the open part of the hook thereby forming it into a
complete shank allowing the button to ride in perfect security. To remove the
fastener from the boot or other like article it is simply necessary to reopen the
shank to its former state.
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Thus it will be seen that the advantages of this fastener are perfect security of
the button, the base or back of the fastener being formed of thin flat or slightly
convex metal, it goes close up to the material of the boot or other article, and
having no projections on the back, it does not press against the wearers foot or
hand, the shank of the fastener going through the material allows the button free
play when in use.
Dah! ouL 1
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, HENRY FLETCHER (trading under the stylo or firm of Hill & Co) of Corporation
Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for "AN IMPROVED FASTENER FOR BUTTONS," and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to more securely fasten or connect the buttons in
position for use to boots, shoes, gloves, leggings and other similar articles of dress
and at the same time greatly facilitate the mode of attachment to the aforesaid
articles of dress and in carrying my invention into effect I proceed as follows:-
I take a piece of suitable metal which may be flat or slightly convex of the
required thickness, and shape it into any convenient form such as circular or other
suitable shape. This forms the base or back of my fastening. I then take a short
length of wire or metal and pass one end through a slot or hole in the centre of the
metal forming the aforesaid base or back and securely fix it by turning down the
wire rivetting or soldering the end. I then form the other end, by suitable tools,
into a hook or open shank, or I may first form one end of the wire into the shape
above described and then pass the other end of the said wire through the hole in
the base or back securing it as before described. This completes my fastening.
I will now describe the mode of attachment. I take the boot, shoe, glove or other
article and in the place where the buttons are to be fixed I pierce a small hole
through which I pass the hook or open shank of the fastener. I then connect the
button to the fastener by passing the shank of the same on to the hook or open
shank which is then securely fixed in position by simply closing up the-open part
of the hook thereby forming it into a complete shank allowing the button to ride
in perfect security. To remove the fastener from the boot or other like article it is
simply necessary to re-open the shank to its former shape.
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In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings Fig 1 is a side view of a
fastoner according to my invention with a button attached thereto, and Fig 2 is a
similar view at right angles to Fig 1. Fig 3 is a side view, of the fastoner drawn to
an enlarged scale, and Fig 4 is a plan or top view of the same. Fig 5 is a sectional
view of a modification.
a is the hook or shank secured in the base or back plate b which may be either
flat as shewn in Figs 1 to 4 or concavo convex as shewn in Fig 5. c is the button,
the shank of which is attached to the hook a as shewn.
It will be seen that the advantages of this fasteuer are perfect security of the
button; the base or back of the fastener being formed of thin flat or slightly
convex netal, it goes close up to the material of the boot or other article, and
having no projections on the back it does not press against the wearer's foot or
band; the shank of the fastener going through the material allows the button free
play when in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
.
The manufacture and use as set forth for connecting buttons to boots shoes gloves
and other like articles of dress of fasteners constructed substantially as hereinabove
described and illustrated.