A New or Improved Multiple Clasp.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 15th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Multiple Clasp.
I, AUGUST PRYM, of Stolberg, near Aachen, in the Province of the Rhine,
German Empire, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention refers to dress-clasps, as employed for connecting the opposite
rins of female waists, basque-dress-waists and similar articles of dress, and my
improvements in such clasps relate to the combination of a number of the same in
such a manner, that a rod is formed by their shanks, and that the distance between
each two consecutive hooks is exactly the same as the distance between each. two
consecutive of the opposite eyes, for the purpose of avoiding the occurrence of folds
in the respective article of dress on and near the line of closure.
When employing single or even double clasps for closing waists, there is great
difficulty experienced in keeping equal distances between each consecutive two
hooks or eyes, as well as between the opposite hooks and eyes, so that the outer
appearance of the waist is oftentimes very much injured by folds.
This drawback has been entirely overcome in my improved clasp by pre-
determining the said distances by connecting the ears of the hooks and eyes, either
directly or by means of intermediate pieces, as for instance loops, links and the
like, so that the distances between the parts in question are fixed before the same
are sewed on to the garment.
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Instead of connecting separate hooks and eyes by special intermediate parts, I
may form a number of them out of a single wire, so that hook-bars and eye-bars are
formed, the length of which may be taken as desired or as requisite for a special
size of waist. When making united hooks and eyes in this way, I prefer to flatten
the middle part proper between each two consecutive hooks and eyes, or to provide
that part with incisions or cuts, so as to enable any desired number of clasps to be
easily separated from the other clasps.
Referring to Figs. 1 & 2 of the annexed drawings, a are the hooks proper and-b
the eyes proper, the shanks a' and ' of which are provided with the ordinary ears a
and These hooks and eyes have been made singly, and they are connected
then either by solderings c, Fig. 1, or by thread-loops or wire-links d, Fig. 2, so
that there is established in the first case a rigid connection, and in the second case
a movable one.
In Figs. 3-8 I have shown several modes of execution of clasp-bars, which are
distinguished by the configuration of the intermediate parts between the hooks
proper and the eyes proper. When making the clasps in bars, I prefer to dispense
with ears, and to employ instead thereof undulations e, Fig. 3, by the mediation of
which the clasp-bars may be sewed on.
I may, however, dispense also with these undulations, and make the parts in
question simply straight, as shown at fin Fig. 4; but instead of using perfectly
straight shanks, 1 may provide the same with bends g, Figs. 5-8, which may be
directed to the inside (Figs. 5 & 8) as well as to the outside (Figs. 6 & 7), and
which may be made in a curve (Figs. 4 & 5) as well as pointed (Figs. 7 & 8).
The flattened portions before inentioned are preferably made directly in the
middle part of each two united shanks, as indicated by Fig. 10, and by the dotted.

page_text: lines in Figs. 3 & 8. Fig. 9 shows a section through the flattened portion of the
part shown in Fig. 10.
Dated this 16th day of February 1894.
By Geo. Thos. Hyde,
1, Broad Street Buildings, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Multiple Clasp.
I, AUGUST PRYM, of Stolberg near Aachen, in the Province of the Rhine,
German Empire, Manufacturer, 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 refers to dress-clasps, as employed for connecting the opposite
rims of female waists, basque dress-waists and similar articles of dress, and my
improvements in such clasps relate to the combination of a number of the same, in
such a manner, that a rod is formed by their shanks, and that the distance between
each two consecutive hooks is exactly the same as the distance between each two
consecutive of the opposite eyes, for the purpose of avoiding the occurrence of folds
in the respective article of dress on and near the line of closure.
When employing single or even double clasps for closing waists, there is great
difficulty experienced in keeping equal distances between each consecutive two
hooks or eyes, as well as between the opposite hooks and eyes, so that the outer
appearance of the waist is often times very much injured by folds.
This drawback has been entirely overcome in my improved clasp by pre-
determining the said distances by connecting the cars of the hooks and eyes, either
directly or by means of intermediate pieces, as for instance loops, links and the like,
so that the distance between the parts in question are fixed before the same are
sewed on to the garment.
Instead of connecting separate hooks and eyes by special intermediate parts, I
may form a number of them out of a single wire, so that hook-bars and eye-bars
are formed, the length of which may be taken as desired or as requisite for a special
size of waist. When making united hooks and eyes in this way, I prefer to flatten
the middle part proper between each two consecutive hooks and eyes, or to provide
that part with incisions or cuts, so as to enable any desired number of clasps to be
easily separated from the other clasps.
Referring to Figs. 1 & 2 of the drawings which accompanied my Provisional
Specification a are the hooks proper and the eyes proper, the shanks a¹ and 6' of
which are provided with the ordinary ears a² and 62. These hooks and eyes have
been made singly, and they are connected then either by solderings c, Fig. 1, or by
thread-loops or wire-links d, Fig. 2, so that there is established in the first case a
rigid connection, and in the second case a moveable one.
In Figs. 3-8 1 have shown several modes of execution of clasp-bars, which are
distinguished by the configuration of the intermediate parts between the hooks
proper and the eyes proper. When making the clasps in bars, I prefer to dispense
with ears, and to employ instead thereof undulations e, Fig. 3, by the mediation of
which the clasp-bars may be sewed on.
I may, however, dispense also with these undulations, and make the parts in
question simply straight, as shown at f in Fig. 4; but instead of using perfectly
straight shanks, I may provide the same with bends g, Figs. 5-8, which may be
directed to the inside (Figs. 5 & 8) as well as to the outside (Figs. 6 & 7), and
which may be made in a curve (Figs. 4 & 5) as well as pointed (Figs. 7 & 8).
The flattened portions afore mentioned are preferably made directly in the
middle part of each two united shanks, as indicated by Fig. 10, and by the dotted

page_text: lines in Figs. 3 & 8. Fig. 9 shows a section through the flattened portion of the
part shown in Fig. 10.
I am well aware, that double clasps, i.e. clasps in which two hooks as well as
two eyes consist of a common piece of wire, have been made prior to my invention,
and I therefore do not claim such connection or union of clasps broadly, but what
I claim is :-
1. A multiple-clasp, consisting of a hook-chain and an eye-chain, each chain
containing at least three hooks or eyes respectively, for the purpose as described.
2. A multiple-clasp, consisting of a hook-bar and an eye-bar, each bar containing
at least three hooks or eyes respectively, for the purpose as described.
3. A multiple-clasp, consisting of three of more hooks and eyes united to a
double chain or bar, one chain or bar being formed by the shanks, or shanks
and ears respectively, of the hooks, the other chain or bar being formed by
the shanks, or shanks and ears respectively, of the eyes, for the purpose as
described.
4. A multiple-clasp, consisting of three or more hooks and eyes, the hooks
being formed out of a continuous piece of wire, the eyes being also formed out
of a continuous piece of wire, for the purpose as described.
5. A multiple clasp, consisting of three or more hooks and eyes, the hooks
being formed out of a continuous. piece of wire, the eyes being also formed out
of a continuous piece of wire, the intermediate parts between each two con-
secutive hooks or eyes proper, or the shanks respectively, being provided each
with one or more bends or with undulations respectively, for the purpose as
described.
6. A multiple-clasp, consisting of separate hooks and separate eyes, the hooks
as well as the eyes being connected by soldering, for the purpose as described.
7. A multiple-clasp, consisting of separate hooks and separate eyes, the hooks
as well as the eyes being connected by thread-loops or wire-links, for the purpose as
described.
8. A multiple-clasp consisting of a hook-bar and an eye-bar, each bar containing
three or more hooks or eyes respectively, the shanks of the hooks as well as
those of the eyes being rigidly connected or being made of a continuous piece
of wire, the middle portion of the intermediate part between each two con-
secutive hooks and eyes being flattened or otherwise reduced, for the purpose as
described.
100+
AUGUST PRYM,
By Geo. Thos. Hyde,
Agent for the Applicant.