An Improved Tool or Instrument for Fixing Buttons.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tool or Instrument for Fixing Buttons.
I, HUGO BREMER, Merchant, of Neheim on the Ruhr, Germany, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a special kind of tongs or instrument for fixing eyelet
buttons.
The tongs are constructed in such a manner, that the base plate of the eyelet
is clipped fast by the act of closing the tongs.
I employ, in addition to the two sides or cheeks of the tongs, a holding plate
situated between the two cheeks (opposite one of the same) and connected with
one of the two legs of the tongs by a spring.
When the cheeks or jaws of the tongs are held apart, or the tong is open,
the said holding plate is at some distance from the nearest jaw, but by closing the
tongs, the said plate is automatically drawn or pressed against the nearest jaw.
The desired motion of the said plate and its attachment-arm or spring may be
effected by a suitable spring, or by a lever secured to one of the two legs or jaws
of the tongs.
Dated this 29th day of December 1892.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tool or Instrument for Fixing Buttons.
I, HUGO BREMER, Merchant, of Neheim on the Ruhr, Germany, 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 relates to a special kind of tongs or instrument for fixing eyelet
buttons.
The tongs are constructed in such a manner, that the base plate of the eyelet is
clipped fast by the act of closing the tongs.
I employ, in addition to the two sides or cheeks of the tongs, a holding plate
situated between the two cheeks (opposite one of the same) and connected with one
of the legs of the tongs by a spring.
When the cheeks or jaws of the tongs are held apart, or the tong is open, the
said holding plate is at some distance from the nearest jaw, but by closing the
tongs, the said plate is automatically drawn or pressed against the nearest jaw.
The desired motion of the said plate and its attachment arm or spring may be
effected by a suitable spring or by a lever secured to one of the two legs or jaws of
the tongs.
In the accompanying drawings ;-
Fig. 1 shows a pair of tongs with the jaws separated, and the holding plate p in
its normal condition.
Fig. 2 shows the tongs partly closed with the holding plate pressed against the
jaw a.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 show modifications of my invention.
Fig. 6 shows a front view of the jaw a and holding plate.
Fig. 7 shows the form of the jaw b, (Fig. 5), and
Fig. 8 shows the form of eyelet or button.

page_text: If the eyelet is placed between the said holding plate and the cheek a the eyelet
is held in place by pressing the two cheeks together and the point of the eyelet is
pressed into the groove on the other cheek so that the point is bent like a hook as
shown in Fig. 4.
In Figs. 1 and 2, the holding plate is drawn to the jaw a by means of a spiral
spring which is fixed at the other end to a projecting piece on the other jaw.
In Fig. 3 the holding plate p' is bent at right angles and is fixed to the side of
the jaw by a pin p².
In Fig. 4 a spring f is shown by means of which the holding plate p is pressed
on to the opposite cheek.
In Fig. 5 a lever is used in place of a spring so that if the tongs are opened, the
lever presses the holding plate away from the jaw.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;-
An improved tool or instrument for fixing buttons having in combination with
the cheeks thereof a holding plate and spring substantially as and for the purpose
herein described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 5th day of September 1893.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433, Strand, London, Agents for the Applicant.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433, Strand, London, Agents for the Applicant.