Improvements in Means for Fastening Spats, Leggings, and other similar Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 7th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
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Improvements in Means for Fastening Spats, Leggings, and other
similar Articles.
I, FREDRICK ALLOYS ASTOR, 73, Barretts Grove, Stoke Newington, London,.
Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as.
follows:-
According to this invention a spat, legging, or other similar article, is furnished
with one or more hinged spring clips which take into a suitable eyelet hole, or
eyelet holes, formed in the spat, legging, or other similar article, thus dispensing
with the buttons and button holes, and likewise with the springs and eyes hitherto
in use. Or such hinged spring clips and eyelet holes may be used in combination.
with such springs and eyes.
By my invention the operations of fastening and unfastening the spat, legging,
or other similar article, are greatly facilitated, while the cost and labour of
manufacture are reduced.
Dated 1+
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ELT & Co.,
Registered Patent Agents,
43, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London, Agents for Applicant.
Improvements in Means for Fastening Spats, Leggings, and other
similar Articles.
I, FREDRICK ALLOYS ASTOR 73, Barretts Grove, Stoke Newington, London,
Commission Agent, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a simple, ready and effective means for
fastening a spat, legging, or other similar article."
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shews a spat fitted with my invention,
and Figure 2 shews a modification thereof.
According to my invention a spat, legging, or other similar article, is fitted with
one or more spring clips a, that take into one or more eyelet holes b, formed in
such spat, legging, or other similar article; while springs c, c', and an eye d, are
fitted in the sides and to the bottom thereof, all substantially as shewn in Figures 1.
and 2 of the accompanying drawings. If preferred however, the springs c, c¹, may
be used as stiffeners only and the eye d, dispensed with.
I would here observe that the novel feature of my invention consists in the
combination of the spring clips a, and eyelet holes b, with the springs c, c', and
eye d; or with the springs c, c, only when used as stiffeners and not as fasteners,
Price 8d.1

page_text: as I am aware that such respective parts are not novel in themselves, and have
respectively been heretofore used separately for a similar purpose. The particular
advantage of such combination is that when the spat, legging, or other similar
article is so fastened, it effectually prevents its rucking or creasing, thereby
increasing its durability, improving its appearance, and rendering it more com-
fortable to the wearer.
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 :-
As an improved means for fastening a spat, legging, or other similar article, one
or more spring clips a, and eyelet holes b, in combination with springs c, c¹, and
eye d; or in combination with springs c, c', only, when used as stiffeners and not as
fasteners, all substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein before described
and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of December 1906
ELT & Co.,
Registered Patent Agents,
43, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London, Agents for Applicant.