Year: 1898

page_text: I, JOHN WILLIAM PLUNKETT, Baron Dunsany, of Dunsany Castle, Dunsany,
County Meath, Ireland, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved form of button designed not only
to act as an attaching device for garments and the like, but as a receptacle for
coins, and other articles.
In my invention I make the disc or equivalent part of the button of two parts
capable of being readily attached and detached from one another, as for example,
by means of a spring clip or by screw threads or the like. These two parts are of
such form, or one at least of them is so recessed, that when put into their normal
position with respect to one another they enclose a hollow space suitable for the
reception of coins, tickets or other articles and thus constitute a containing case
or box. The two parts, instead of being so attached that they can be readily
taken apart or separated, may be so attached as to separate partially, in which
case the one part may be hinged or articulated to the other so as to open for
example after the manner of a watch case and be fastened in a closed position
after a similar manner. One of the said parts is adapted to be attached to the
garment in any convenient manner as at present employed for the attachment of
ordinary buttons, but, in the case where the attachment is to be made by stitch-
ing through holes pierced in a direction normal to the plane of the disc or its
equivalent, such holes should be made to pass through only one of the two parts
constituting the disc portion or box so that the stitching shall not interfere with
the contents space of the said box.
It will be seen that my invention fulfils a double function and that it offers
great advantages under many circumstances.
I. HORACE CURZON PLUNKETT, of 105, Mount Street, London, W. in the County
of Middlesex, Privy Councillor, Executor of the late John William Plunkett,
Price S/1

page_text: Baron Dunsany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what man-
ner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement: -
My invention relates to a new or improved form of button designed not only
to act as an attaching device for garments and the like, but as a receptacle for
coins, and other articles.
In my invention I make the disc or equivalent part of the button of two parts
capable of being readily attached to and detached from one another, as for example,
by means of a spring clip or by screw threads or the like. These two parts are of
such form or one at least of them is so recessed that when put into their normal
position with respect to one another they enclose a hollow space suitable for the
reception of coins, tickets or other articles and thus constitute a containing case
or box. The two parts, instead of being so attached that they can be readily
taken apart or separated, may be so attached as to separate partially, in which
case the one part may be hinged or articulated to the other so as to open for
example after the manner of a watch case and be fastened in a closed position
after a similar manner. One of the said parts is adapted to be attached to the
garment in any convenient manner as at present employed for the attachment of
ordinary buttons but in case where the attachment is to be made by stitch-
ing through holes pierced in a direction normal to the plane of the disc or its
equivalent, such holes should be made to pass through only one of the two parts
constituting the disc portion or box so that the stitching shall not interfere with
the contents space of the said box.
It will be seen that my invention fulfils a double function and that it offers
great advantages under many circumstances.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood I have appended
hereto a sheet of drawings illustrating certain forms of my invention.
In these figures similar numerals of reference indicate similar or equivalent
parts.
Figure 1 shows a section of one form of button constructed in accordance with
my invention. in which the two parts are attached and detached from one another
by screw threads and in which a shank or loop is employed for the attachment
of the button to a garment.
Figure 2 is a plan of the lower part of Figure 1.
Figure 3 shows a section of a modified form in which holes are employed by
means of which the button may be attached or sewn to a garment.
Figure 4 is a plan of the lower portion of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a section of another modification in which one part is hinged to the
other after the manner of a watch case
Figure 6 is a plan of a lower portion with partitions, for the reception of
medical tabloid or globule tubes and pills or the like.
Figure 7 is a plan of a lower part showing my button used as a receptacle for
an artificial flv.
In these figures
1 is the upper part or face of a button recessed at 2 and threaded at 3. 4 is the
lower part of a button recessed at 5 and threaded to correspond with the threads
at 3. 7 (Figure 1) is a shank or loop rivetted to the lower part 4 which is recessed
at 9 in order that the rivet head of the shank 7 may not project above the lower
surface of the recess 5.
In Figures 3 and 4. 10 are the holes employed for the attachment of the button
to a garment by sewing and at 9 the lower part is hollowed or recessed in order
that the threads by which the button is attached to a garment may not project
above the lower surface of the recess 5. In Figure 5, 14 is a hinge by which the
top part 1 of a button may be hinged or articulated to the lower part 4 and at 13,
I provide a spring catch such as that used in a watch case.
In Figure 7, 12 is an artificial fly hook and 15 a coil of gut.

page_text: In Figure 6, 17 are partitions in the hollow space and 18, 18, are glass tubes
for tabloids or globules and 19 pills or the like.
It will be readily understood that I can make many modifications of my inven-
tion without departing from the spirit of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:-
1. A button consisting of two parts adapted to form a box and lid for con-
taining coins, and other articles substantially as described.
2. The specific form of button set forth with reference to Figures 1 and 2.
3. The specific form of button set forth with reference to Figures 3 and 4.
4. The specific form of button set forth with reference to Figure 5.
Dated this 19th day of September 1999.
For the Executor of the Applicant (deceased),
J. G. LORRAIN, M.LE.E., M.I. Mech. E.
Norfolk House, Norfolk Street, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.