Improvements in Band Fasteners and Placket Adjusters.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Band Fasteners and Placket Adjusters.
WILLIAM JOHN PECKETT, 100, Church Path, Grays, Essex, Engineer, do hereby.
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in band fasteners, and placket adjusters.
In carrying out my invention, the fasteners are made of sheet metal. For
purposes of illustration, I provide one plate with hooks which engage in what
may be termed eyes, upon another plate, these eyes being formed of wire or such
like. In a modified arrangement, I form catches upon one plate by stamping
into which another plate engages, and I also if desired provide one of the plates
with studs which engage in apertures of what may be called a keyhole shape
so that when the studs have been inserted into the apertures, they will travel
into a slot, being prevented from disconnecting owing to the size of the studs
being greater than the width of the slot. When required I provide the plates
aforesaid with projections formed integrally therewith or attached in any
convenient manner. These projections or prolongations being secured to what is
called the placket in any convenient manner. The plates are secured to the
skirt band or belt, and it will be seen, that when provided with projections or
prolongations when the plates are in their securing position the prolongations
will prevent the opening of the placket hole in the dress.
Dated this 11th day of November 1899
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Band Fasteners and Placket Adjusters,
WILLIAM JOHN PECKETT, 100, Church Path, Grays, Essex, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to improvements in band fasteners, and placket adjusters.
In carrying out my invention, the fasteners are made of sheet metal. For
purposes of illustration, I provide one plate with hooks which engage in what
may be termed eyes, upon another plate, these eyes being formed of wire or such
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page_text: like. In a modified arrangement, I form catches upon one plate by stamping,
into which another plate engages, and I also if desired provide one of the plates
with studs which engage in apertures of what may be called a keyhole shape
so that when the studs have been inserted into the apertures, they will travel
into a slot being prevented from disconnecting, owing to the size of the studs
being greater than the width of the slot.
When required I provide the plates aforesaid with projections formed integrally
therewith or attached in any convenient manner. These projections or pro-
longations being secured to what is called the placket in any convenient manner.
The plates are secured to the skirt band or bolt, and it will be seen, that when
provided with projections or prolongations, when the plates are in their securing
position the prolongations will prevent the opening of the placket hole in the
dress.
For purposes of illustration, I will now refer to the annexed drawings in
which:-
Figure 1, is a plan view of the two parts forming the fastener, and shewing
longitudinal sections.
Figure 2, plan view of modified arrangement & cross sections through
lines X-Y.
Figure 3, plan view of modified arrangement of the parts, and longitudinal
section.
Figure 4, view of further modification of my invention.
In carrying out my invention, the fasteners are made of sheet metal. In
Figure 1, the plates a & b are provided respectively with the hooks c which
engage in what would be termed the eyes d upon the plate 6, these eyes being
formed of wire or such like. In the modified arrangement shewn in Figure 2,
I form catches e upon one plate f by means of stamping, that is to say, turning
up the edges of the plate f into which the other plate 9 engages.
Referring to Figure 3, I provide one of the plates h with studs i which
engage in apertures in the plate & having what may be called a keyhole, shaped
so that when the studs i have been inserted into the part ; of the apertures 1,
they may travel into the slot being prevented from disconnecting owing to
the size of the head of the studs i being greater than the width of the slot or
aperture 1.
Referring to Figure 4, in this case, the two plates forming the fastener may be
connected together by any of the arrangements which have been previously
described, and these plates are provided with projections m formed integrally
thereof or attached in any convenient manner thereto. These projections or
prolongations m are for the purpose of being secured to what is known in dresses
as the placket hole, in any convenient manner such as by sewing. The plates
are secured to the skirt band or bolt by means of sewing or any other convenient
arrangement, and when provided with the projections or prolongations m it will
be seen that when the plates n or fasteners are in their securing position, the
prolongations m will tend to close and prevent the accidental opening of the
placket hole in the dress when in use.
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. In dress fasteners of the class herein described the combined constructions
and arrangement of the various parts, substantially as described & illustrated
herein, and for the purpose set forth.
2. In skirt band fasteners of the class herein described, two plates secured to
the ends of the skirt band and adapted to engage with one another through the
medium of hooks upon one plate engaging upon eyelets in the other, or shoulders
upon the one plate bent so as to receive the other plate or studs upon one plate
adapted to engage in key hole apertures in the other plate, said plates being

page_text: provided with prolongations or projections when required for the purpose, of
enabling the bands known as the placket hole of a dress to be maintained in its
closed position, substantially as described and illustrated herein, and for the
purpose set forth.