A New or Improved Device for Stitching or Securing together Pieces of Flexible and other Material.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
A New or Improved Device for Stitching or Securing together Pieces
of Flexible and other Material.
I, ROSALIE CAROLINE CHICHESTER, of Arlington Court, Barnstaple, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an arrangement to be employed for the purpose of secur-
ing together pieces of material which would otherwise require to be stitched together
by hand or machine, and provides a method of connecting the pieces which is simpler
and less expensive than stitching.
The device I propose to employ consists of a fine flexible wire provided with pro-
jecting points at short intervals. These points may be formed in any suitable
manner and may consist of a finer wire fixed to the stem and caused to project at
right angles and all in the same direction. In connection with this a block or rest
is employed the upper side of which is preferably curved and provided with a groove
to receive the wire. The wire is placed in the groove with the points projecting
upwards and the pieces of material to be connected are placed over the points and
pressed down so that the latter pass through both pieces. A heavy iron can then
be passed over the points and caused to bend them over so that they are prevented
from coming out of the material. The points or spikes are preferably notched or of
barbed form so as to afford a very efficient grip on the material.
Dated this 21st day of October 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Device for Stitching or Securing together Pieces
of Flexible and other Material.
I, ROSALIE CAROLINE CHICHESTER, of Arlington Court, Barnstaple, Spinster, 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 an arrangement to be employed for the purpose of secur-
ing together pieces of material which would otherwise require to be stitched together
by hand or machine, and provides a method of connecting the pieces which is simpler
and less expensive than stitching.
The device I propose to employ consists of a fine flexible wire provided with pro-
jecting points en one side thereof. These points may be formed in any suitable

page_text: manner and may consist of a finer wire fixed to the stem and caused to project at
right angles and all in the same direction. In connection with this a block or rest
is employed the upper side of which is preferably curved and provided with a groove
to receive the wire. The wire is placed in the groove with the points projecting
upwards and the pieces of material to be connected are placed over the points and
pressed down so that the latter pass through both pieces. A heavy iron can then
be passed over the points and caused to bend them over so that they are prevented
from coming out of the material. The points or spikes are preferably notched or of
barbed form so as to afford a very efficient grip on the material.
P.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings Fig. 1 shows a
device constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a view showing a means
for applying the device, and Fig. 3 is a cross section thereof.
A fine flexible wire a is provided with projecting points b. These points 6 may
be formed in any suitable manner. As shown they are formed of short wires
twisted round the central wire and caused to project at right angles thereto, and all
in the same direction.
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In applying the wire for securing, two pieces of material together, a block cris
employed, its upper side being curved, and a groove d being formed therein. The
wire a is inserted in the grooved with its points & projecting upwards and the pieces
of material e, f to be secured together are placed over the points and pressed down
so that the latter passes through both pieces. A heavy iron can then be passed
over the points and caused to bend them over as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 so that they
are prevented from coming out of the material. The points b are preferably notched
or barbed so as to afford a very efficient grip on the material.
.
Having now particularly described,.and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that, what I
claim is:-
(1) A device for stitching or securing together pieces of material consisting of a
flexible wire having projecting points upon one side thereof, the said projecting
points being passed through the pieces of material to be secured together and then
turned over substantially as described.
(2) Means for applying the device for stitching or securing together, pieces of
material claimed in the first claim, consisting of a suitable block formed with a
groove in which the wire is placed with the points projecting upwards, the pieces of
material to be connected together being then pressed down upon the points and the
points turned over substantially as described.
(3) A device for stitching or securing together pieces of material constructed and
applied substantially as described.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.