Improvements in the Method of Making Buttons Covered with Cloth, Leather, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 31st May, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Making Buttons Covered with
Cloth, Leather, and the like.
I, CARL PHILIPP HERMANN WEBER of Annaberg in the Kingdom of Saxony,
German Empire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
My invention has for its object to enable buttons being covered with cloth, leather
and the like in such a manner that any distinct pattern on such cloth, leather etcetera
be placed exactly where it is wanted. For instance if pattern be a star, a flower or
some similarly distinct figure then it looks well that such figure is exactly on the
middle of the button, especially is that the case where buttons are used in the
upholstering of furniture, and by the contrivance hitherto employed for making
buttons it has not been possible to ensure such regular placing of the patterns.
According to my invention I take a circular cutter with handle, such as is ordinarily
"used for stamping out circular pieces of material and in the centre of such cutter I
fix a pin the pointed end of which stands somewhat out beyond the cutter, the opposite
end being embedded in the cutters handle in such a manner that it can be pushed
back until the pointed end is level with the cutter, a spring serving to keep it extended,
except when pressed home.
"For the purpose of stainping out the material, I place the pin-point just in the
centre of the pattern or just at that point which I desire to become the centre of the
ultimate button. I then press the cutter down towards the material, the pin becoming
at the same time pressed home upwards into the handle, and having thus stamped
the material out the cutter is raised and the pin is now forced outward by the spring
ready for work again, which might be called centering.
In order to cause the piece of material thus cut out to be placed centrally on the
button I provide the piston of the apparatus commonly used for making such buttons
with a similar centering pin, likewise worked with a spring and embedded in the
piston, so that when the pin is placed on the centre of the material the piston is
driven down, the pin preventing the material from being pushed away from its
position.
London. 14th November 1889.
CARL PHILIPP HERMANN WEBER.
Per C. R. Bonne & Co.,
41 Eastchean EC
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Making Buttons Covered with
Cloth, Leather, and the like.
I, CARL PHILIPP HERMANN WEBER, of Annaberg in Saxony, 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 :-
My Invention has for its object to enable buttons to be covered with cloth leather
and the like in such a manner that any distinct pattern on such cloth leather, etc. may
be placed exactly where it is wanted.
For instance, if the pattern be a star a flower, or some similarly distinct figure
then it looks well that such figure is exactly on the middle of the button, especially
is that the case where buttons are used in the upholstering of furniture, and by the
contrivances hitherto employed for making buttons, it has not been possible to
ensure such regular placing of the patterns.
According to my Invention, I take a circular cutter with handle, such as is ordinarily
used for stamping out circular pieces of material, and in the centre of such cutter I

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fix a pin, the pointed end of which stands somewhat out beyond the cutter, the opposite
end being embedded in the cutter's handle in such a manner that it can be pushed
back until the pointed end is level with the cutter, a spring serving to keep it extended
except when pressed home.
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For the purpose of stamping out the material I place the pin point just in the
centre of the pattern, or just at the point which I desire to become the centre of the
button. I then press the cutter down towards the material the pin becoming at
the same time pressed home upwards into the handle, and having thus stamped
the material out, the cutter is raised, and the pin is now forced outward by the spring
ready for work again, which might be called centering.
In order to cause the piece of material thus cut out to be placed centrally on the
button, I provide the piston of the apparatus commonly used for making such buttons
with a similar centering pin, likewise worked with a spring; and embedded in the
piston, so that when the pin is placed on the centre of the material, the piston is
driven down, the pin preventing the material from being pushed away from its
position. To enable the several details of my Invention to be clearly understood, I
have annexed to this specification a sheet of Drawings.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of material A with pattern B, marked thereon, from which
the circular pieces for covering buttons are required to be cut.
D shows cross section through the cutter upon line W. W. Fig. 3.
Fig. 2, vertical section of the cutter, with pin projecting below the bottom edge
and into the material A.
Fig. 3 is a similar view but showing the cutter pressed down onto the stuff, from
which the circular piece for covering the button is to be cut.
The pointed end of the pin E being placed upon the centre of the pattern B, the
handle A is pressed down, so that the cutter D may be brought to bear upon
material A.
The pin E is guided vertically through plate b, and the spiral spring f above ring
or collar d being compressed when the handle is forced down, raises the cutter again
by its expansion, when the handle is released.
When the required piece of material for covering button has been cut out, it is
placed in the apparatus commonly employed for making buttons, shown in Figs. 4,
-5, 6 and 7.
Fig. 4 is a section of one part of this apparatus, the piece of material A, with
pattern B in its centre, being placed upon the point of pin G, and then drawn into
position shown in lower part of Fig. 5, at g, by the action of the spring e inside the
-cylinder F.
The top part of Fig. 5 represents the holder of the button (z) to be covered, the
two parts of the apparatus being brought together as shown in Fig. 6.
Fig. 7 is cross section on line x, x Fig. 5.
Figs. 8, 9, 10,-and-11 show the button and its covering separately, with the arrange-
ment of the threads by which the covering is fastened upon its underside.
Fig. 8 is side elevation of button perforated by pin H.
Fig. 9 is cross section through core (i) of button with material A and pattern B thereon.
Figs. 10 and 11 are top and bottom plan views of button.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of the
said Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I hereby declare
that I claim
The improvements in the method of making buttons covered with cloth, leather,
and the like, substantially as hereinbefore set forth and described.
9-13
1000
C. R. BONNE & Co.,
Registered Patent Agents, 41, Eastcheap, London, -E.O!,
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Agents for the Applicant.