A NEW CLOTH COVERED BUTTON
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, EDWIN 'GREEN of Victoria Works Warstone Lane, Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Bütton Manufacturer (trading as "Green & Co"); do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for "A NEW CLOTH COVERED BUTTON" to be as
follows:-
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This Invention has for its object a new cloth covered button.,
This button consists of a front shell of metal perforated in the centre; it has a
cover of fine linen which at the centre is also perforated.
The back of the button consists of a disc of stout linen fabric applied as a
covering to a metal ring, which is made firmly to nip and to hold the edges of the
covering fabric all around.
The front shell is flanged around its edges and also around the central hole
where the linen cover is (as it is termed) eyeletted to it, that is to say, the flange
around the perforation in the shell is turned down on the linen. to hold it securely
around the perforation.
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The linen covered ring, to form the back of the button is inserted into the front
shell and the parts are closed together; they nip between them the edges of the
front linen covering fabric..
The button is attached to the garment only by the stout back fabric, the needle
in sewing passing through the eyeletted hole in the centre of the front.
Buttons such as I have described are simple and inexpensive to construct, and in
use are very durable; the part by which they are attached to the garment can be
very strong and stout and is very securely held around its edges. The button also
being only held to the garment by the back fabric has the freedom desirable for
facility in use.

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I, EDWIN GREEN of Victoria Works Warstone Lane Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Button Manufacturer (trading as "Green & Co" do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for A NEW CLOTH COVERED BUTTON and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object a new cloth covered button.
This button consists of a front shell of metal perforated in the centre, it has a
cover of fine linen which at the centre is also perforated.
The back of the button consists of a disc of stout linen fabric applied as a
covering to a metal ring, which is made firmly to nip and to hold the edges of the
covering fabric all around.
The front shell is flanged around its edges and also around the central hole
where the linen cover is (as it is termed) eyeletted to it, that is to say, the flange
around the perforation in the shell is turned down on the linen to hold it securely
around the perforation.
The linen covered ring to form the back of the button is inserted into the front
shell and the parts are closed together; they nip between them the edges of the
front linen covering fabric.
The button is attached to the garment only by the stout back fabric, the needle
in sewing passing through the eyeletted bole in the centre of the front.
Buttons such as I have described are simple and inexpensive to construct, and in
use are very durable; the part by which they are attached to the garment can be
very strong and stout and is very securely 'held around its edges. The button also
being only held to the garment by the back fabric has the freedom desirable for
facility in use.
In order that my said invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1 is a plan and Figure 2 is a transverse section of the front shell of
metal, the figures are enlarged. Figure 3 is the disc of fine linen for covering the
same.
Figure 4 is a plan and Figure 5 is a transverse section of the back ring of
metal.
Figure 6 is the disc of stout linen with which the ring is covered. Figure 7
shows in section the ring with the covering upon it and closed down. Figure 8.
shows in section the front shell with the linen (Fig. 3) upon it and eyeletted by
turning down the flange around the central hole so as to nip the linen.
Figure 9 shows in section and diagrammatically the cover shell and ring put
together and the outer flange of the shell turned in to retain the ring and with the
outer edges of the linen disc (Fig 3) nipped between the shell and the ring.
Figures 10, 11, and 12 are a plan, underside view and edge view of the finished
button. The tools employed in preparing the parts and in putting them together
are such as are ordinarily used in the button manufacture,

page_text: 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:
My new cloth covered button consisting of a front cloth covered shell with
eyeletted central hole and a ring with unperforated cloth covering held within the
shell as herein described.
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