Improvements in Buttons, and the Manner of Attaching the same to Garments.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buttons, and the Manner of Attaching the same to
Garments.
WILLIAM BURT 68 Higher Hillgate Stockport Boot Maker do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the buttons for which I have obtained
Letters Patent No. 16517 dated December 16th/86. In the buttons constructed
according to the said Patent I have found that the metal plate washer or ring
leave the fangs or prongs of the button uncovered which are rough and the sharp
edges of the same wear through the linings of the garments to which the buttons
are attached or anything they may come in contact with, which disadvantages,
more or less impairs the efficiency of the buttons.
Now the object of this invention is to overcome these disadvantages and the
invention consists in so forming the metal plate as to completely cover the fangs
or prongs of the button and leave the outer surface perfectly smooth.
In carrying out my invention I make the metal plate washer or ring as described
in my former Pateut with two pieces of metal one flat piece with two slots in and
one piece pressed over the flat piece & left convex. Or it may be made of one
piece of metal slightly convex with a portion of the edge pressed under & provided
with two slots.
In attaching the buttons to garments the fangs or prongs of the button are
pressed through the material then through the slots of the under portion of the
plate against the concave cover and pressed down & clenched with a suitable tool
or machine. It will be evident that this may be applied to the button as described
in the Patent before mentioned.
Dated this Fourth day of January 1895.
WILLIAM BUKI.
Improvements in Buttons, and the Manner of Attaching the same to
Garments.
I, WILLIAM BURT, of 68 Higher Hillgate, Stockport, in the County of
Cheshire, Shoemaker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in the buttons for which I have obtained
Letters Patent No. 16517 dated December 16th 1886. In the buttons constructed
according to the said Patent I have found that the metal plate washer or ring
leaves the fangs or prongs of the button uncovered and the sharp edges of the
same wear through the linings of the garments to which the buttons are attached
or anything they may come in contact with which disadvantage more or less
impairs the efficiency of the button. The object of this invention is to overcome
this disadvantage.

page_text: And in order that my invention may be better understood I have caused to be
appended hereunto one sheet of drawings.
Figures 1 and 4 are side views. Figs. 2. 5 and 8 plans. Figs. 3. 7 and 6 cross
sections.
The invention consists in so forming the metal plate as to completely cover the
fangs or prongs of the button and leave the outer surface perfectly smooth. In
carrying out my invention the metal plate, washer or ring as described in my
former Patent, I now make with two pieces of metal, one flat piece with two slots
in, and one piece pressed over the flat piece left convex as shewn in Figs. 4. 5.
and 6, or, it may be made of one piece of metal slightly convex with a portion of
the edge pressed under and provided with two slots see Figs. 7 and 8. In attaching
the buttons to garments the fangs or prongs of the button see Figs. 1 and 3 are
pressed through the material then through the slots of the under portion of the
plate against the cover that is made concave which cause the fangs to turn inward
when pressed down & clenched with a suitable tool or machine. It will be
evident that this may be applied to the buttons as described in my Patent before
mentioned.
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
1st. The concave cover A in combination with plate B. provided with slots to
receive the fangs as for the purpose specified.
2nd. The concave cover A provided with projections C turned under which
have 2 slots to receive the fangs as & for the purpose specificd.
3rd. Of cover A plate B or projection C in combination with button as shown
in Figures 1. 2 & 3 as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 5th day of October 1895.
WILLIAM BURT.