Year: 1885

page_text: I DANIEL ISAAC EMERY of 4 Emmott Street, Mile End Road, E. Hatter do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This fastening consists of two portions one being attached to each part of the
article to be joined.
The fastening is by preference stamped out of thin metal or other suitable
material the sides or edges of what may be termed the passive part being turned
over so as to be wider at one end than the other; the active portion may be pro-
duced in a similar manner and fits under the edges of the passive portion. Either
or both parts may be recessed to receive the material to which they have to be
secured and have holes or other means of attachment.
To unite the fastening the active portion is drawn over the passive portion and
slipped into its place when it will remain secure until released..

page_text: Driving Bands, and other Articles.
I DANIEL ISAAC EMERY of 4 Emmott Street, Mile End Road, E. Hatter, 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 fastening consists of two parts one attached to each end or part of the
material to be joined: one of these parts is female and the other male and both
are tapered so that when the parts coincide they cannot be moved further.
These parts are made of any suitable material thin metal such as brass or steel
being very suitable..
In the accompanying drawings,
A is the male part and consists essentially of a wedge-shaped plate or block; it
may be a thin bent plate as in Figures 9 to 12 having holes A¹ by which it is sewn
to the material to which it has to be attached.
B is the female part which may also consist of a thin plate secured by sewing
through the holes B¹; the edges are turned over at B' leaving a recess at each side
into which the part A fits as shown in Figures 11 and 12. In these views the
plate A is shown dished so that a hollow is left when the two parts are placed
together as shown in Figure 12, this is merely a matter of convenience (as for
instance if A were secured upon the strap or fastening of an umbrella for which
room would then be left) and may be dispensed with if not required and the plate
left entirely or nearly flat. In Figure 11 the two parts of the fastening are joined
A having been inserted in the direction of the arrow as far as it will go the
fastening being thus complete. These Figures will serve to show the general
principle upon which the fastening is constructed, and I will now explain some
forms specially modified to suit particular applications, the dovetail or wedge feature
being retained in all,
Figures 1 and 5 to 8 show the fastening as applied to gloves, Figure 1 showing
the glove fastened and the other Figures the details of the fastenings.
The head A is secured to or forms part of the plate or shank C by which
it is secured to the glove; the knobs D are to pull the glove by in securing the
fastening.
In this instance the female part B is lifted up and placed upon the male part A;
the long shank C serving to carry the knob D at a convenient distance from the
head A and from the knob D upon the part B.
The long shank on B in Figures 6 and 7 is not really necessary but is convenient
as a fastening and keeps the part B in its proper position. The stud D may be
fixed directly upon B or upon the shank C if preferred. If the positions of the
two parts A and B in these figures be reversed so that A is the top and B under-
neath, then B would require the shank with knob D at the end and A would
preferably have the knob fixed directly upon it the shank being retained or not
as preferred.

page_text: The fastenings for the umbrella strap or fastening E Figures 2 to 4 are very
similar to Figures 9 to 12 excepting that the male part A has two slits F with
a bridge G between and the elastic or silk is passed through the slits aud over the
bridge as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the latter view being a section upon line xx
of Figure 2. The edges A³ are slightly tapered and fit into B as shown in Figure 4;
B is secured by sewing through the holes B¹.
The fastening shown in Figures 13 to 15 is also similar to Figures 9 to 12 but
has a catch to prevent it from readily disengaging itself. The fastening consists
of the two parts A and B as before, but the part A has a spring bridge H which
carries the point or stud I which when the two parts A and B engage enters the
hole K in the body of B and prevents A from slipping out of B except under con-
siderable pressure; this is especially adapted to take the place of the brace buttons
on trousers for which the form shown in Figures 9 to 12 would not be so well
adapted in consequence of the possibility of the parts disengaging if the pressure
be relaxed.
The spring bridge H allows the requisite movement to the stud I to enter or.
leave the hole K; this bridge may be upon either A or B the hole K being in the
other part.
I do not bind myself to the precise forms of this fastening shown and above
described as these may be altered to suit various purposes, the possible applications
of this fastening being very numerous.
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
I claim is,
1. A fastening such as described consisting of parts such as A and B tapered to
correspond and adapted to engage with each other substantially as specified.
2. The combination with a fastening, such as described in the first claim, of
a spring point or stud such as I secured upon one part of the fastening and
adapted to engage with the other part, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
.
3. In a fastening such as described the combination with the part A or B of
a shank C substantially as specified.
4. In a fastening such as described the combination with the part A or B of
a knob D substantially as specified.
Dated this 11th dow of Jun 1000