IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR BOOTS OR OTHER ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL
Year: 1884

page_text: I JAMES JOHN PERKINS of 32 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields, in the County of
Middlesex, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR BOOTS OR OTHER ARTICLES OF
WEARING APPAREL" to be as follows:-
My invention relates to devices for fastening boots or other articles of wearing
apparel, and comprises the improvements hereinafter described.
According to the said invention I provide a metal base which may be circular or
of other suitable form. From this base projects a pin or standard sufficiently long
to pass through the several thicknesses of material which it is desired to fasten
together. To the upper end of this standard is pivotted a short bar which is
adapted to be turned crosswise of the standard. The pivot is not at one end of the
said bar, but near, or at, the centre thereof, in order that when the said bar is
placed cross-wise of the standard, the ends of the former will project on each side
of the said standard.
When the fastener is attached to a garment the base-plate is on the inside
thereof, and the standard projects through the same near one edge. The holes on
the opposite edge through which the standard passes are preferably eyeleted to
prevent them from tearing.
To fasten a garment the bar is turned into line with the standard, and is then
passed through the eyelet, after which the said bar is turned cross-wise of the
standard to prevent the eyelet from slipping off the same.
If desired, the bar may be in the form of an open link, one side of which passes
through a hole near the top of the standard, the said link being adapted to be
turned crosswise of the standard. With this latter arrangement also the said
standard may have the form of a link one end of which is secured to the base-plate.
In some cases the base-plate may be entirely dispensed with, the standard being
secured directly to the material by any suitable means.
I sometimes modify the construction above described, by making the standard
and the short bar in one piece and attaching them to the base plate. After the bar
on the standard is inserted through the eyelet the said bar with the standard and
base plate are turned so as to prevent the eyelet from slipping off the short bar.
With this arrangement I preferably mount the base plate upon another plate or
between two plates, so that it can be readily turned.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
JAMES JOHN PERKINS 32 Hanbury Street Commercial St Spitalfields London
Boot & Shoe Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTNERS FOR BOOTS OR OTHER ARTICLES OF WEARING
APPAREL and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The present system of what is now known as Button Boots and Shoes being
defective and inconvenient in as much that the buttons often come off or frequently
breaks or bursts the button holes thereby spoiling the Boot or Shoe both as to
shape and durability.
The object of my invention is to obviate these defects by a fastner casily and
rapidly applied or adjusted For this purpose I provide a metalic base which may
be circular or of other suitable form From this base projects a pin or standard
sufficiently long to pass through the several thicknesses of material which it is
desired to fastern together To the upper end of this standard is pivotted a short bar
which is addapted to be turned crosswise of the standard The pivot is not at one
end of the said bar but near or at the centre thereof in order that when the said
bar is placed crosswise of the standard the ends of the former will project on each
side of the said standard as in Fig 1 When the fastner is attached to a Boot &c
The base plate is on the inside thereof and the standard projects through the saine
near one edge the holes on the opposite edge through which the standard passes are
preferably eyleted to prevent them from tearing To fastern a Boot &c the bar is
turned into line with the standard and is then passed through the eylet after
which the said bar is turned crosswise of the standard to prevent the eylet from
slipping off the same If desired the bar may be in the form of an open link one
side of which passes through a hole near the top of the standard the said link being
adapted to be turned crosswise of the standard as shown in Fig 2.
With this latter arraingment also the said standard may have the form of a link
one end of which is secured to the base plate as shown in Fig 3.
In some cases the base plate may be entirly dispenced with the standard being
secured directly to the material by any suitable means as shown in Fig 4.
I sometimes modify the construction above described by making the standard
and the short bar in one piece and attaching them to the base plate as shown
Fig 5
After the bar on the standard is inserted through the eylet the said bar
with the standard and base plate are turned so as to prevent the eylet from
slipping off the short bar with this arraingment I prefer mounting the base plate
upon another plate or between two plates so that it can be readily turned.
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
1 claim is
The combinations and parts substantially as described in the foregoing speci-
fication and shown in accompanying drawings.