IMPROVEMENTS IN CLASPS FOR GARMENTS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Herbert John Haddan, of Kensington, Middlesex for
an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN CLASPS FOR GARMENTS a communication
to him from abroad by Lyman D. Minor, of Washington, United States of
America
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Herbert John Haddan at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st May 1883.
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of Kensington, Middlesex IMPROVEMENTS IN CLASPS
FOR GARMENTS communicated to me from abroad by Lyman D. Minor, of
Washington, United States of America
This invention relates to garment clasps, and has for its object to provide a
simple and efficient clasp that will have no projecting points or edges to engage
and damage the apparel of the wearer by tearing and the like.
In the drawings-Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved garment clasp. Fig. 2
is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a
longitudinal sectional view illustrating a modification.
Referring to the drawings, A and B designate, respectively the clamping jaws of
the clasp, which are pivoted or fulcrumed together, as shown at C, and have their
clamping ends, D D, which are provided with teeth or serrations, E, forced together
by means of a spring, F, arranged at the fulcrum of the two lever jaws.
At the rear end, G, of the clasp, the jaw A is bent over, as shown, and its end, H,
is brought forward and formed with a book or tongue, I, at its extreme edge, which
engages a longitudinally disposed slot, J, in the rear end of the jaw B to connect
the two clamping jaws together at their rear ends.
By reason of thus interlocking the rear edges of the two jaws A A, there are no
projecting edges or points on the clasp, and both faces of the latter present a smooth
and unbroken surface. At the same time, the connection between the edges of the
jaws, as formed by the slot in the jaw B and the interlocking hook on the jaw A,
admits of the joint being easily depressed to operate the clamping jaws in applying
and detaching the clasp. During this depressing movement the hook I moves in
the slot J, which is for this reason longitudinally disposed.

page_text: At the rear end of the clasp, where the bend H is made in the jaw A, the latter
is provided with a transverse slot, K, by which the clasp can be secured to its
retaining fabric in the usual manner.
In lieu of bending the jaw A, as at H, so that the clasp is composed of but two
jaw pieces, the said jaw A and a separate piece, L, having the hook I, can be
provided. This piece L will be provided with a transverse slot K 2, and the
retaining fabric passes through both the slot K in the jaw A and the slot K 2, in
the piece L to retain the latter in position and to retain the clasp. The only
difference between this modified form, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and the
form shown in the other figures of the drawings is that the jaw A, instead of being
bent at H so that the portion carrying the hook I is integral, is separated from the
said portion carrying the hook I at the point of the bend.
I claim as this invention-1. A garment clasp comprising in its construction two
clamping jaws pivoted together, one of which is bent over at the rear end of the
clasp and brought forward and has its end coupled to the rear edge of the other
shorter jaw, so that both faces of the clasp present a smooth and unbroken surface
without projecting edges; as set forth.
2. A garment clasp having two clamping jaws pivoted together, one of which is
provided with a slot or opening at its rear end, and provided with a portion or
piece extending from the rear end of the clasp and provided with a hook or tongue
at its front end which engages the said slot to form a joint capable of depression;
as set forth.
3. A garment clasp comprising two clamping jaws pivoted together, one of which
is provided with a longitudinally disposed slot in its rear end while the other is
arranged to have the securing fabric arranged at its rear end, provided with a
portion or piece arranged to be connected with the securing fabric and extending
forwardly and having a hook or tongue formed at its front end which engages the
slot to form a joint capable of depression; as set forth.
In witness whereof I the said Herbert John Haddan have hereunto set my
hand and seal this first day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty three