Improvements in or relating to Dress and other Fastening Devices.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Feb., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Apr.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Dress and other Fastening Devices.
We, WILLIAM HOWARD SWINGLER, of 15, Hotel Street, Leicester, Ladies' Tailor,
and HENRY VAN HOOYDONCK, Ladies' Tailor's Cutter, of the same address, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention has reference to fastening devices for dress and other purposes
and comprises a clasp device the nature of which is hereinafter set forth.
The said clasp device is in two parts adapted to be attached one on each of two
parts of a dress or other article to be connected together and the said parts are
arranged to interlock with each other upon the application of pressure as will be
hereinafter mentioned.
One part of the clasp device comprises a base plate having a series of holes by
which it may be connected to the required part of a dress or other article by sewing
or other means.
The said plate may also be provided with one or more springs or elastic tongues
stamped by preference out of the plate itself, and rising from the centre of the plate
may be a stud or two or more vertical spring plates each with a shoulder thereon
at a convenient point in its length.
The other part of the device may comprise a base plate adapted to be attached to
another part of a dress or other article.
This base plate may be provided with a tube or sleeve with a concave end and a
hole centrally in the latter, which when pressed over the shoulders in the vertical
spring plates on the first part of the clasp, becomes locked in position thereby.
The said sleeve on the base plate also contains within it the device for unlocking
or releasing the clasp or solitaire.
This consists of a second sleeve to pass over the vertical spring plates herein-
before mentioned, the said second sleeve being provided with a head accessible
through the end of the first named sleeve in which it is contained.
To disengage or release the clasp it is only necessary to depress the head of the
disconnecting device, the sleeve of which thereupon presses the spring plates
inwards and withdraws the shoulders thereon from under the edge of the hole in
the sleeve and the springs on the bottom of the base plate of the first part of the
device immediately press the sleeve upwards above the shoulders so that the two
parts of the clasps can then be separated.
The details of construction herein set forth may be slightly varied without in any
way departing from the main lines of the invention.
Dated SIST day of May
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We, WILLIAM HOWARD SWINGLER, of 15, Hotel Street, Leicester, Ladies' Tailor,
and HENRY VAN HOOYDONCK, Ladies' Tailor's Cutter, of the same address, do hereby
[Price 8d.]

page_text: declare the nature of this invention and in what maner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This invention has reference to fastening devices for dress and other purposes
and comprises a solitaire or clasp device as hereinafter set forth.
The said clasp device is in two parts adapted to be attached one on each of two
parts of a dress or other article to be connected together and the said parts are
arranged to interlock with each other upon the application of pressure as will be
hereinafter fully described and set forth.
The invention will be understood from the following further description in
reference to the accompanying drawing in which,
Figure 1, is a perspective view of a fastening device constructed in accordance
with this invention, the mode of unlocking or disconnecting it, being by pressure
on the head G as shown by the finger indicated thereon.
Figure 2 is a similar view, the mode of locking the two parts together being by
pressure on the plate F as indicated by the fingers thereon.
Figure 3 represents a section of the complete fastener in its locked position.
Figures 4 and 5 represent sectional views of the two parts separately.
Figure 6 is a plan of the base plate C and pillar D.
Figure 7 is a plan of the underside of the same parts and,
Figure 8 is a transverse section, on an enlarged scale, through the pillar D and
plate E.
Like letters indicate the same parts throughout the figures.
The fastening device constituting the present invention is formed in two parts
designated A and B respectively in Figures 4 and 5 which show each part per se,
in its separate and detached position.
The part A consists of a base plate C provided with a series of holes C¹ through
which stitches may pass to fasten it in position on a garment or other article.
The said base plate is also furnished with three (more or less) springs or elastic
tongues C which are stamped out of the plate itself and rise above the surface of
the latter.
In the centre of the plate is a stud or tubular pillar D split vertically so as to
form four spring plates D1 D2 D3 D4, the lower ends of which are passed through a
cross shaped slot or opening C³ in the base plate C and are turned under at a right
angle so as to abut against the underside of the said plate as shown most clearly
in Figures 3, 5 and 7.
Two of these spring plates D¹ D² are grooved longitudinally on their inner side
as shown in Figure 8 and a plate E is inserted from the underside of the base plate
and passed upwards within the tubular pillar D with one edge of the said plate in
each of the said grooves.
The insertion of this plate wedges or presses the two plates D D apart so that
the tubular pillar cannot drop out of the base plate unless the said plate is first
removed and to further guard against this taking place an auxiliary base plate C*
is placed under C and its edge turned up and over on to the latter as indicated in
Figures 3 and 5.
The insertion of the plate E also prevents any inward movement or compression
of the two plates D¹ D³, while the other two plates D3 D4 are free to be so moved
and are provided with shoulders 13* 14, which are adapted to interlock with the
other part B of the fastening device and to be released therefrom when desired as
hereinafter described.
The other part B of the fastening device comprises a base plate F furnished with
holes for stitching to another part of the garment or article.
This plate is provided with a preferably integral tube or sleeve F3 the end of which
is concaved and provided with a hole 13 Figure 4 adapted to be passed over the
tubular pillar D so that the shoulders D³* D** can get inside the said sleeve and
abut against the inner face of its concave end and thus connect the two parts A
and B of the fastening device together.
Within the sleeve is contained the device for unlocking or releasing the clasp.
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page_text: This consists of a second sleeve G¹ Figure 4 adapted to be passed over the pillar 1)
and forming an integral part of a mushroom shaped head Ġ which projects above
the base plate F so as to be accessible for unlocking purposes, but is kept in posi-
tion and from falling out by a ring or washer H, the inner edge of which slightly
overlaps it, the said washer being furnished with integral tongues H¹ Figure 4
which pass through slots in the base plate F and are clinched on the underside
of the latter.
A spring J may be interposed between the head D and the bottom of the
sleeve F but this though preferable is not an indispensible condition.
The action and operation of locking together and disconnecting the two parts
of the fastening device clasp is as follows:-
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Assuming that the two parts A and B of the device are stitched one to each of
the two parts of a garment or other article to be connected, the hole 1 Figure 4 in
the concave end of the sleeve F2 is passed over the pillar D and pressure exerted
upon the base plate F as in Figure 2 the result of which will be that the spring
plates D3 D4 will be pressed inwardly to allow the sleeve to pass below the
shoulders D³* D**.
Immediately the sleeve has passed the said shoulders the latter will return to
their normal positions and abut against the inner side of the bottom of the sleeve
and the latter will be pressed upwards against the shoulders by the spring
tongues C the two parts being thus interlocked or fastened together.
To disconnect the two parts of the solitaire or clasp, downward pressure is
exerted upon the head G as in Figure 1, the sleeve G₁ Figure 4 will thereupon
press the shoulders D³* 14* inwardly and out of contact with the bottom of the
sleeve G whereupon the spring tongues C2, which are now in compression, will at
once raise the bottom of the sleeve 2 above the shoulders and thereby disconnect
the two parts A and B of the clasp or fastening device.
Instead of forming the vertical plates D3 D4 with shoulders thereon they may be
shortened in length so that the bottom of the sleeve could get under the ends of
them to be fastened in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A two part fastening, device, one part of which comprises a base plate such
as C, provided with spring tongues C2 and a vertical pillar such as D and the other
part of which comprises a base plate and sleeve such as F F2 respectively and an
independently movable head such as G substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing..
2. The improved two part fastening device consisting of the paris constructed,
arranged and operating substantially in the manner described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of Wah 1000