Improvements in Appliances for Buttoning or Unbuttoning Boots, Shoes, Gloves, or Garments.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 28th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left. 26th Apr., 1889-Accepted. 15th June, 1899
MIANY
Improvements in Appliances for Buttoning or Unbuttoning Boots,
Shoes, Gloves, or Garments.
WO WILLIAM PARK HACKING of 28 Bridge Street Darwen and WALTER
WILKINSON of 27 Tithe Barn Street Darwen Photographer, both in the County
of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved combined appliance for buttoning or
unbuttoning boots, shoes, gloves, or garments and the object is to so construct the said
appliance that unbuttoning is effected with great case, and without the necessity of
using the fingers, and consists of a combined button hook and the device for
unbuttoning garments.
According to this our said invention the button hook is formed and used in the
ordinary way, and at the opposite end of the handle to the button hook, is formed a
small cup like hollow, or recoss, and at the end of the hollow or recess is a finger or
hook curved upwards. The appliance is used as follows. For unbuttoning boots or
shoes whereon is a round button the curved finger or hook is inserted into the button
hole, and the cup like hollow is placed on or over the button head, when by giving a
slight turn or twist the button is released. For flat headed buttons. In lieu of the
cup like hollow we employ a hollow groove corresponding to the rim of the button
and extending round about say the third of the rim and to unfasten the button the
hook, and hollow groove, are inserted and manipulated as above described.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Buttoning or Unbuttoning Boots,
Shoes, Gloves, or Garments.
We WILLIAM PARK HACKING of 28 Bridge Steet Darwen and WALTER WILKINSON
of 27 Tithe Barn Street Darwen, Photographer, both in the County of Lancaster,
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 an improved combined appliance for buttoning or
unbuttoning boots, shoes, gloves, or garments and the object is to so construct the
said appliance that unbuttoning is effected with great case and without the necessity
of using the fingers, and consists of a combined button hook and the device for
unbuttoning garments.
According to this our said invention the button hook is formed and used in the
ordinary way, and at the opposite end of the handle to the button hook is formed a
small cup like hollow, or recess, and at the end of the hollow or recess is a finger or
hook curved upwards. The appliance is used as follows. For unbuttoning boots or
shoes whereon is a round button the curved finger or book is inserted into the button
hole, aud the cup like hollow is placed on or over the button head, when by giving a
slight turn or twist the button is released. For flat headed buttons-In lieu of the
cup like hollow we employ a hollow groove corresponding to the rim of the button
und extending round about say the third of the rim and to unfasten the button, the
hook and hollow groove are inserted and manipulated as above described.

page_text: Such being the nature and object of this our said invention the following is a com-
plete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings:
:-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of our improved appliance for buttoning and unbuttoning
gloves, boots, shoes, and garments.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1, the reverse side of the appliance being shewn.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line 1-2 of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 shews the appliance as constructed for flat buttons.
According to this our said invention the button hook 1 is formed and used in the
ordinary way, and at the opposite end of the handle 2 to the button hook 1, is
formed a small cup like hollow 3, or recess, and at the end of the hollow or recess 3
is a finger or hook 4 curved upwards. The appliance is used as follows:-For
unbottoning-boots.or shoes whereon is a round button the curved finger or hook 4 is
inserted into the button hole, and the cup like hollow 3 is placed on-or over the button
head, when by given a slight turn or twist the button is released. For flat headed
buttons-In lieu of the cup like hollow 3 we employ a hollow groove 5 (see fig. 4)
corresponding to the rim of the button and extending round about say the third of
the rim and to unfasten the button, the hook 4 and hollow groove 5 are inserted and
manipulated as above described.
The recess or hollow 3 is made of various shapes such as oval, oblong, round, so
as to be adapted to the different form of buttons.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improved appliance constructed as shown by the drawings and letters of
reference thereon-2-3-4-for-the-purpose herein described..
2. The appliance 2-3-4 in combination with the hook 1 as described and-illustrated-
by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 25th day of April 1889.
WILLIAM PARK HACKING.
WALTER WILKINSON.
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.
WILLIAM PARK HACKING.
WALTER WILKINSON.
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.