Improvements in and relating to Hooks and Eyes.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Hooks and Eyes.
I, HENRI ANDRÉ DESBOIS, of Route de Saint Barthelemy, Angers, Department
of Maine and Loire, France, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
The present invention concerns a new hook of an elegant shape and very
strong, and which can be used alone with its eye, or both in combination with
small metallic mountings to serve as garter-fasteners.
The hook is composed of a single wire, bent in a suitable way, having two
eyelets at its base, and at its ends two bent parts each of which is terminated by
a small pad; the two small eyes serve to sew the hook to the stuff intended to be
hooked; the eye is also composed of a single wire forming two eyelet-holes and
two branches each terminating in a hook. To engage the hook, it is placed on
the two branches of the eye and drawn backward.
For fastening garters, the hook is composed of two branches with similar
extremities to those of the hook described above. These branches are rivetted to
a rectangular metallic mounting into which one end of the garter is fixed by
means of a small metallic triangle forged to a rod existing in the middle part
of the mounting and which presses on the garter.
The eye for the garter is also composed of two branches similar to those of
the eye described above rivetted to a similar mounting to that of the hook. The
hooking is done in the same way as in the first case.
Dated this 10th day of January 1898.
L. DUVINAGE,
Patent Agent, 8, Rue des Princes, Brussels, Belgium.

page_text: this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is a novel form of clasp of the kind usually
known as a hook and eye attachment, which while being of elegant shape is very
strong and is capable of being employed alone or in combination with metallic
plates or buckles for fastening garments, garters, belts or the like.*
I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which-
Fig. 1, shews the two parts of the attachment disengaged.
Fig. 2, shews the two parts of the attachment, one placed over the other ready.
for engagement.
SS.
Fig. 3, represents the two parts of the attachment engaged with each other.
Fig. 4, shews a modified form of the attachment in combination with the two
frames forming a buckle specially intended for use on garters, belts, or the like.
Fig. 5, shews another form of the attachment made from flat or sheet metal also
for fastening garters or the like.
Eig. 6, shews another forin, for fastening corsets.
Referring to Figs: 1, 2 & 3.
The hook part of the attachment is made from a metallic wire A bent as shewn
so as to form two hooked extensions a¹ a¹ at its two ends. The eye or loop
portion of the attachment is also made from a wire B, bent as shewn so as to
form two hooks, b₁b at its two ends. The loops all a b 611 formed by the
convolutions of the two parts of the attachment respectively, are employed for
sewing the two parts onto the garment to which they are to be fastened. In
order to connect the two parts of the attachment, the hooked extensions a¹ a¹ are
placed over the hooks b¹ b¹ the hooking portion being then drawn back as shewn
in Figs. 2, and 3.
The attachment above described may be used for fastening garters. For this
purpose and referring to Fig. 4, the outer portions g g of the two parts of the
attachment are each attached to one side of the metal frames D, forming a buckle
to which is attached each end of the garter, which can be adjustably secured in
position by means of a small triangular piece E formed integrally with the
centre bar or bars F of the frames D. The hooking of the two parts is effected
in the manner above described.
A modified form of the attachment, consists in making the two parts out of
sheet metal in any suitable manner.
"
As shewn in Fig. 5, in this form of attachment the part corresponding to the
eye is flat, and the hook portion has two turnover extensions m m¹ forming
a right angle, bent at their ends and turned under as shewn.
Fig. 6, shews a modified form of the attachment also made from sheet metal
and intended for use on a belt or corset.
Both parts are made from a single piece of metal, and are each formed with a
frame D so that when in use the article can be adjustably tightened and fixed
by the triangular piece El. The hooking contrivance is similar to that shewn in
the previous figure.
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 hook and eye attachment in which the hook and eye or loop portions,
cach made from a single piece of metallic wire, are formed with two branches
bent in a suitable manner, and terminating in the hook portion in two hooked
extensions, said extensions engaging with hooks formed on the eye or loop
portion, the above described hook and eye attachment being capable of adaptation
or, attachment to metallic frames forming buckles for use in fastening garters,
belts, corsets or the like as herein described and set forth.

page_text: (2). In the hook and eye attachment claimed in Claim 1, a modification in
he construction of both the hook and the eye or loop portions, consisting in
orming same by stamping them out of sheet metal, which allows of cutting out
he buckle frames therewith, for fastening garters, belts, corsets, or the like,
ubstantially as described and for the purposes set forth.
Doted this 12th day of October 1898
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Agent for .Applicant, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C..