IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRINGS FOR GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS
Year: 1884

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We WILLIAM BOWN of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer
and GEORGE CAPEWELL of Aston near Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
SPRINGS FOR GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS" to be as follows:--
This invention applies to the description of Springs for Gloves and other articles
of dress, known as double action springs and has for its object reducing the friction
of the wearing parts and simplifying the construction of the same.
In carrying this invention into effect, we connect the two arms made preferably
of steel together at the head part on two centres or axes, fixed in a separate cap
or head part, the two arms working and moving independently from the said cap-
One of the said arms at the head part has a projection or projections formed on it,
which bears or bear against the other arm.
The second arm is constructed of two parts rivetted together or formed of one
piece of steel bent at the outer end to form a combined arm and spring at the head
part. The projection or projections on the one arm fits or fit or works or work in
or against a recess or recesses formed in the part of the combined ar.n opposite to
it, so that in opening or closing the arms, the projection or projections on the one
arm acting eccentrically against the recess or recesses of the other arm or vice
versa moves or move it outwardly, a slot being provided in it for that purpose, and
at the same time producing the necessary spring force to make the arms spring to,
or spring open as required.
The head or cap may be made of brass, or other suitable metal and provided if
desired with ears or fangs for securing to the material of the glove.
By this construction friction in the wearing parts is greatly reduced, a more
pliable spring is obtained and the construction is much simplified and a lighter
spring produced.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
We WILLIAM BOWN of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer
and GEORGE CAPEWELL of Aston near Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Machinist do hereby declare the nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
SPRINGS FOR GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS "and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:—
This invention applies to the description of Springs for Gloves and other articles
of dress, known as double action springs and has for its object reducing the friction
of the wearing parts and simplifying the construction of the same.
In carrying this invention into effect we connect the two arms made preferably 1
of steel together at the head part on two centres or axes fixed in a separate cap or
head part, the two arms working and moving independently from the said cap.
One of the said arms at the head part has a projection or projections formed on it,
which bears or bear against the other arm.
The second arm is constructed of two parts rivetted together or formed of one
piece of steel bent at the outer end to form a combined arin and spring at the head
part.
The projection or projections on the one arm fits or fit or works or work in or
against a recess or recesses formed in the part of the combined arm opposite to it,
Bo that in opening or closing the arms the projection or projections on the one arm
acting eccentrically against the recess or recesses of the other arm or vice versa
moves or move it outwardly a slot being provided in it for that purpose and at the
same time producing the necessary spring force to make the arms spring to, or
spring open as required.
The head or cap may be made of brass or other suitable metal and provided if
desired with ears or fangs for securing to the material of the glove.
By this construction friction in the wearing parts is greatly reduced a more
pliable spring is obtained and the construction is much simplified and a lighter
spring produced.
But in order that we may be fully understood as to the nature of our invention
we will proceed to describe the same in connection with the drawings hereunto:
annexed and the figures and letters marked thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 represents a complete spring constructed in accordance with our
improvements. A is the cap, B the body or arm, C. D the combined arm and spring.
Figure 2 is a detached view of the body B and combined arm and spring C. D.
Figure 3 is a front view of the cap A. and Figure 4 a back view of the same.
Figure 5 is a detached view of the body B. Figure 6 a detached view of the com-
bined arm and spring C. D. Figure 7 a detached view of the spring C. and Figure 8
a detached view of the arm D. In manufacturing and putting together springs
such as shewn at Figure 1 the several parts Figures 5, 7 and 8 are cut out from by
preference sheet spring steel pierced and bent into the shapes exhibited or their

page_text: equivalents by suitable press tools and hardened. The cap Figures 3 and 4 is also
cut out of sheet metal pierced and bent into the form shewn. The body B is
rivetted to the cap A as at e Figure 1, the spring C and arm D are rivetted together
as at ff Figure 6. the two combined being then attached or rivetted to the cap A
as at g Figure 1 thus completing the spring. From this it will be seen that in the
act of opening or closing the body B and combined arm and spring C. D, the
projection on the body B, works against the recess i of the spring C. forcing it
outwards which is facilitated by the slot K in the spring C. By the excentric
action of the projection h. on the spring C. the requisite spring force is obtained
when opening or closing the glove or other article of dress.
The spring thus described may be secured firmly in the glove or other article of
dress by means of the staple shewn at Figure 9 the prongs m. m passing through
the holes nn. of the cap and through the material of the glove or other article
of dress and secured in position by clenching the prongs over or fangs or pro-
jections may be made on the cap A forming a staple for passing through the
material and closed over, as in the case of the loose staple as shewn in dotted lines
at Figure 3. or the said spring may be secured by sewing or other suitable means.
By this construction of spring we are enabled to reduce the friction of the
wearing parts, simplify the production and obtain a much lighter and more pliable
spring than hitherto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
The construction of springs for Gloves or other articles of dress substantially
as herein described and exhibited or their equivalent.
Dated this twenty ninth day of December One thousand eight hundred and