IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR- GLOVES, BOOTS FASTENINGS" AND SHOES, STAYS PURSES BAGS AND OTHER SIMILAR PROALATION
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Francis Robert Baker of Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Engineer for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR-
GLOVES, BOOTS
FASTENINGS"
AND SHOES, STAYS PURSES
BAGS AND
OTHER SIMILAR
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Francis Robert Baker at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th July 1883.
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Engineer
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES, BOOTS AND SHOES, STAYS, PURSES,
BAGS AND OTHER SIMILAR FASTENINGS"
My Invention relates to glove and other like fastenings, consisting essentially of
a lever-button or lever-hook attached to one part of a glove or other article for
engaging with a button hole or eyelet on the other part of glove or other article
to be fastened. The lever of the fastening gathers or draws together the parts of
the article, while the shoulder formed from the said lever, constitutes the button
or hook as hereinafter described which holds or fastens the articles in their
gathered or contracted condition-The gathering and fastening of the articles
being effected in a simple and efficient manner, I will describe my Invention as
applied to a glove fastening
The fastening consists of a lever or short length of flat metal preferably of a
spoon bill form. The lever or blank of the fastening is narrowed or reduced in
width near that end to be attached to the glove-The narrowed or neck part is
formed or bent zig-zag or somewhat of the form of the letter Z that is to say, the
body of the lever or fastening is situated at a higher level than the end forming
the shank for connecting the fastening to the glove, so that, the junction of the
two planes or parts namely, the lever, and the tang, is formed into an inclined or
hooked like shoulder, bent inwards, upon which the button hole or eyelet of the
glove engages with when fastened
The attachment of the fastening to the glove is effected by a shank or loop fixed
to the underside of a circular or slightly domed attachment end, which covers or
conceals the connection or union of the shank with the glove, by the connection

page_text: described the glove fastening is securely and neatly attached to the glove without
exhibiting the parts forming the connection
Or the attachment or shank end of the fastening may be made of a T form, the
cross ends of which are attached to the glove by tape crossings sewed to the
material of the glove described.
The action of the fastening is as follows-The terminal end of the lever of the
fastening described is passed through a button hole or eyelet on one part of the
glove to be gathered and fastened; and by raising the lever on its end or joint, the.
button hole or eyelet is threaded or forced along the stem of the lever, until it
arrives at the hooked or inclined shoulder, when the button hole or eyelet falls
from the top of the shoulder on to the shank part below, when by returning the
lever back to its former position, flat to the glove, the button hole or eyelet
engages with the inclined shoulder, and is held in that position by the tension or
strain of the glove pulling against the said shoulder, and thereby keeping the
lever of the fastening below the centre of attachment
The glove is again unfastened by raising the button hole from behind the
shoulder and allowing the said button hole or eyelet to pass from the back of the
shoulder and slipped over or along the lever of the fastening similar to unfastening
a button
The lever when fastened covers or conceals the entire button hole or eyelet and
presents a very neat and compact appearance
A fastening is thereby produced in which a lever is combined with, and forms
part of a button or hook, as herein before described

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Francis Robert Bakor in the Patent Office on the 12th January
1884.
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Engineer.
'IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES, BOOTS AND SHOES, STAYS, PURSES,
BAGS AND OTHER SIMILAR FASTENINGS
"
My Invention relates to glove and other like fastenings; and my said invention
consists essentially of a lever button or lever hook attached to one part of a glove
or for engaging with a button hole or eyelet on the other part of glove or other
article to be fastened. The lever of the fastening gathers or draws together the
parts of the article, while the shoulder formed from the said lever, constitutes the
button or hook as hereinafter described, which holds or fastens the articles in their
gathered or contracted condition. The gathoring and fastening of the article is
effected in a simple and efficient manner.
I will describe my invention as applied to a glove fastoning
The fastening consists of a lever or short lengtli of metal, preferably of a spoon
bill form
The lever or arm of the fastening is narrowed or reduced in width near that
end to be attached to the glove. The narrowed or neck part is formed or bent
zig-zag, or somewhat of the form of the letter S; that is to say, the body of the
lever or fastening is situated at a higher level than the end forming the shank for
connecting the fastening to the glove, so that the junction of the two planes or
parts viz-the lever and the tang, is formed into an inclined, or hooked like
shoulder bent inwards, upon which the button-hole or eyelet of the glove engages
with, when fastened.
The attachment of the fastening to the glove is effected by a shank or loop,
fixed to the underside of a circular or slightly domed attachment end, which covers
or conceals the connection or union of the shank with the glove; by the connection
described, the glove fastening is securely and neatly attached to the glove, without
exhibiting the parts forming the connection.
Or the attachment or shank end of the fastening may be made of a T form, the
cross ends of which are attached to the glove by tape crossings sewed to the
material of the glove described.
The action of the fastening is as follows.
The terminal end of the lever of the fastening described, is passed through a
button-hole or eyelet on one part of the glove, the edges of which are to be
gathered and fastened, and by raising the lever on its end or joint, the button-hole
or eyelet is threaded or forced along the stem of the lever, until it arrives at the
hooked or inclined shoulder, when the button-hole or eyelet falls from the top of
the shoulder into the shank part below, when by returning the lever back to its
former position, flat to the glove, the button hole or eyelet engages with the
inclined shoulder, and is held in that position by the tension or strain of the glove
pulling against the said shoulder, and thereby keeping the lever of the fastening
below the centre of attachment.
The glove is again unfastened by raising the button-hole from. behind the
shoulder, and allowing the said button hole or eyelet to pass from the back of the
shoulder and then slipping it over or along the lever of the fastening, similar to
unfastening à button.
The lever when fastened, covers or conceals the entire button-hole or eyelet, and
present a very neat and compact appearance.
A fastening is thereby produced, in which a lever is combined with, and forms
part of a button or hook; as herein before described.

page_text: For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have represented it in the
accompanying Drawing as applied to the fastening of a glove, to which it is
particularly applicable; but I wish it to be understood that my improved fastening
may also be used as a fastening for boots and shoes, stays, purses, bags and other.
articles.
Figure 1 represents in side elevation and plan, the glove fastening, drawn to a
large scale, detached from the glove; Figure 2 represents in plan and cross section,
a portion of an unfastened glove, to which the fastening is applied. Figure 3
represents a cross section of the glove and exhibits the fastening in the act of
gathering up or drawing together the two edges of the glove; and Figure 4
represents in plan and cross section, the two edges of the glove fastened
together.
The same letters indicate like parts in the Drawing
The lever-button or lever-hook constituting my improved fastening, consists of a
lever or short arm A, having by preference the spoon bill form represented, and
curved or convex in cross section. The lever or arm A, tapers from the extreme
end to the rear or opposite end where it is connected with the neck or inclined
shouldered part B, the said neck or shouldered part B being bent outwards from
the rear end of the lever A, and situated in a lower plane than the said arm or
lever A. The neck or inclined shoulder B has somewhat the form of the letter S,
or a zig-zag form, as best seen in the side elevation. To the base of the neck or
shouldered part B of the fastening, is a shank or attacliment bar C, having a
T form, the cross bar or head being perforated. The shank or T end of the
fastening is attached to the edge D of the glove, by passing the said shank part
through an incision in the glove, and sewing it to a tape crossing, inside the glove;
which tape crossing is connected to the material of the glove in the usual manner.
This flexible attachment of the shank of the lever fastening to the glove permits
the lever or arm A, to be tilted or raised from the plane of the glove, for the
purpose hereinafter explained. The opposite edge E of the glove, to that at which
the lever fastening is attached, is provided with the ordinary button-hole F, or
with an eyelet. I do not limit my self to the construction represented, of the shank
end of the fastening, as other forms of shanks may be adopted for connecting the
fastening to the glove.
In order to fasten the glove, the broad terminal end of the lever or arm A of the
fastening on the edge D of the glove, is passed through the button-hole F, (or
eyelet) in the other edge E of the glove, and the lever or arin A is then tilted or
raised on its joint or shank connection, into the position represented in Figure 3.
The button-hole F, (or eyelet) is in this way threaded or drawn upon the lever or
arm A, and the said button-hole on reaching the narrow or rear end of the arm or
lever A, passes or slips over the said rear end, and falls into or engages with the
neck or inclined shoulder B, under the rear end of the arm A; as illustrated in
Figure 4. As the arm or lever A is tilted, or raised, the two edges D, E, of the
glove are gathered up or drawn together, and on the button-hole being forced into
the neck, or under the inclined shoulder B by the lever, action described, the said
button-hole is held firmly in, or under the neck or shoulder, and the drawn
together edges of the glove thereby fastened, and the said edges inaintained in
their fastened position by the tension or strain on the edges of the glove, as seen in
Figure 4. After the glove has been fastened, the lever or arm A is turned or
pressed down into its horizontal or normal position in which position it covers and
Conceals the button-hole or eyelet, as seen in the plan of Figure 4.
To unfasten the glove, the button-hole or eyelet is lifted from the neck or
shoulder B, and slipped onto or along the lever or arm A, until it is disengaged
from the said lever or arm.
Having now described the nature of my invention, and the manner in which the
same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood that I claim as my invention
A lever button or lever book for fastening gloves, boots and shoes, and other
articles, consisting essentially of a lever or short arm having below its rear end

page_text: in a backward direction, a neck or inclined shoulder for the button-hole or eyelet
to engage with, or under the necked or shouldered part, being connected to the
glove or article by a T shaped or other shank, and the several parts being
constructed and acting substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying Drawing
In witness whereof, I, the said Francis Robert Baker have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight
hundred and eighty three.
Witness
MILES E. HUGHES.
Clerk to Henry Skerrett
6 Livery Street
Birmingham
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER (L.S.)