IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES, BELTS, AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1861

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Théophile Lepeinteur, of Paris, in the Empire of
France, Glove Manufacturer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES, BELTS, AND OTHER ARTICLES."
Sealed the 11th April 1862, and dated the 19th October 1861.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Théophile Lepeinteur at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
19th October 1861.
I, THEOPHILE LEPEINTEUR, of Paris, in the Empire of France, Glove Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES, BELTS, AND OTHER ARTICLES," to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates, firstly, to improved fastenings for gloves, belts, boots,
and such like articles; and, secondly, in the mode or method of fixing or
attaching such fastenings to the said articles without the aid of stitching, and
consists of a small metal plate with teeth or pins fixed thereon, which teeth
or pins pass through the interior, and project on the exterior of the glove or
other article. On the said projecting teeth or pins I place the eye of the
fastener, which has holes or perforations therein to fit the teeth or pins; and,
lastly, the cap or external cover of the fastener, which has also holes or per-
forations to fit the said teeth, the ends of the teeth or pins are then bent back,

page_text: securely attaching all the parts to the glove or other article, and the external
part or cap being turned down over the ends of the teeth, a neat and secure
fastener is attained without the aid of stitching.
Another modification of my improved fastener consists in the hook or eye
being made in one piece with two shanks, which when passed through the
glove or other article are bent back, securely attaching the same thereto; also
in an improved stud or fastener for gloves, which is also applicable to other
purposes. Attached to the studs are two pins or teeth, on which is placed a
plate with holes or perforations to fit the said teeth or pins; the teeth or pins
projecting through the said plate are passed through the glove or other
article, and secured on the inside by a washer, the ends of the said pins or
teeth being turned down over the said washer.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Théophile Lepeinteur in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 19th April 1862.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, THÉOPHILE
LEPEINTEUR, of Paris, in the Empire of France, Glove Manufacturer, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, in the twenty-fifth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Théophile Lepeinteur, Her special licence that I, the said Théophile
Lepeinteur, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the
said Théophile Lepeinteur, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES, BELTS, AND OTHER ARTICLES," upon the con-
dition (amongst others) that I, the said Théophile Lepeinteur, my executors
or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of
their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of
the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.

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NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Théophile Lepeinteur, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement (that is to say):
:-
This Invention relates to various improved fastenings for gloves, belts, boots,
and other similar articles, and to the modes or methods of fixing or attaching
such fastenings to the articles without the aid of stitching.
These improvements will be clearly understood by the following description.
thereof, reference being had to the figures and letters on the accompanying
Sheet of Drawings, the figures being enlarged for the purpose of shewing the
parts more clearly. One of the improved fasteners complete is represented in
Fig. 1, and detached parts and views of the same in Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5. In
this arrangement there is a small metal plate Fig. 2, having upon it teeth or
pins which are passed through the material from the interior, and project on
the exterior of the glove or other article. There is now placed on the pins or
teeth a small washer, Fig. 3, and then the cap or covering, Figs. 4 and 5, or
vice versa. The said cap is formed with a projecting part a, having in it
holes or perforations, through which are passed the teeth or pins, the ends of
which are afterwards bent back, and thereby securely attach all the parts to the
glove or other article. The cap is now turned or bent down over the ends of the
teeth or pins, and constitutes a neat and secure fastener without the aid of
stitching. One of the caps is formed with a hook, and one of the washers
with an eye as at b, c, Fig. 1, so that they may be linked or clasped together
as required, or the eye may be formed in the cap, and when desired, the caps
may be attached without an internal washer.
Another of the improved fastenings is represented complete in Fig. 6,
and detached parts and views of the same in Figs. 7; 8, and 9. In this
arrangement the hook or eye d, e, forms part of a plate of metal f, having a hole
in the centre, and placed on the exterior of the glove or other article. Above
this plate there is another plate g, having two or more shanks h, which are
passed through the hole of the first plate, and also through the material, and
then bent back so as to securely attach the fastener to the glove or other
article. Or, instead of having two plates for the hook or eye, the shanks may
form part of the hooked or slotted plate itself, or the hooked part may be
used singly, and an eyelet formed in the material.
Another part of this Invention is represented in Figs. 10, 11, 12, and 13; it
consists in an improved stud, and in the mode or method of fastening it to the
glove or other article. Attached to the stud k are two or more pins or teeth 1,
which pass through holes in a washer m in contact with the material n; the

page_text: said teeth or pins are passed from the exterior of the glove or other article to
the interior, and then through holes in another plate or washer o, after which
the ends of the teeth or pins are bent or turned down over the washer, and
securely attach the stud to the material.
Thus the main feature of this Invention consists in forming pins, teeth, or '
shanks upon metal plates or studs, and passing them either with or without
washers through the material to which the fastener is to be attached, and
afterwards bending them over so as to fix them securely without the aid
of stitching. The forms or patterns, and also the dimensions, are merely
matters of taste or necessity, and may therefore be varied to an indefinite
extent, so long as the peculiar nature of the Invention is adhered to.
Having now described the nature and particulars of my said Invention, I
claim, the improvements in fastenings for gloves, belts, boots, and other articles
as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Théophile Lepeinteur, have hereunto.set
my hand and seal, this Fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
T. LEPEINTEUR. (L.S.)