Certain Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Buttons.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Buttons.
I, CHARLES FREDERICK GAUNT, trading as J. R. Gaunt & Son, of 9, Warstone
Parade, in the City of Birmingham, Military Ornament and Button Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to all kinds of metallic buttons which are pro-
vided with a looped shank at the back for the attachment of the button, and my
Invention consists of the herein described improved method of securing the
Tooped shank to the metallic button or button back so as to dispense with soldering
and yet make the shank perfectly secure and not liable to become loose, nor to
project beyond the face of the button back, as such projection would be liable
to indent or otherwise injure the thinner metal face or suell top which in some
kinds of buttons is spun or otherwise closed over the face and edge of the metal
back.
In carrying out this Invention I form by press tools or other means a small
oblong or other depression in the face of the metallic button or button back,
this depression being about equal in depth to the thickness of the ends of the
wire shank when clenched over, and at about the centre of this depression I
form an oblong or other hole (or two small holes close together) of the proper
size and shape for the ends of the wire loop or shank to pass through. After
the two ends of the wire loop or shank have been passed through the said hole
or holes in the metal button or button back as aforesaid as far as the loop will
allow, the projecting ends of the wire loop are bent over outwardly on the face
of the button or button back and clenched down and flattened (by press tools
or other means) so as to fill or almost fill the said depression Hush with the
face of the button or button back.
Thus the clenched over ends of the wire loop do not project beyond the face
of the button or button back and the said loop is made perfectly secure and
cannot turn or become loose, moreover, no soldering is required as the rivetting
or clenching over of the ends of the loop and flattening the same into the
depression render the loop perfectly secure.
Dated this 13th day of November 1896
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Buttons.
I, CHARLES FREDERICK GAUNT, trading as J. R. Gaunt & Son, of 9, Warstone
Parade, in the City of Birmingham, Military Ornament and Button Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
[Price 8d1

page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This Invention has reference to all kinds of metallic buttons which are pro-
vided with a looped shank at the back for the attachment of the button and my
Invention consists of the herein described improved method of securing the
looped shank to the metallic button or button back so as to dispense with soldering
and yet make the shank perfectly secure and not liable to become loose, nor to
project beyond the face of the button back, as such projection would be liable
to indent or otherwise injure the thinner metal face or shell top which in some
kinds of buttons is spun or otherwise closed over the face and edge of the metal
back.
I will describe my Invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on
which Fig. 1 is a cross section of a metallic button constructed according to this
Invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 3 is a plan of the metallic
button back and looped shank of the said button connected together in accordance
with this Invention; Fig. 4 is a plan and Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the
sheet metal blank forming the button back; Fig. 6 is a separate view of the
looped shank and Fig. 7 shews the looped shank threaded through the hole in
the button back ready for the ends to be clenched over to secure the shank
thereto.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
A is the metallic button back B is the metal face or shell top of the same
and C is the looped shank which projects at the back of the button.
In carrying out this Invention I form by press tools or other means a small
oblong or other shaped depression a' in the face of the metallic button or button :
back A this depression being about equal in depth to the thickness of the
ends of the wire shank C when clenched over as shewn in Figs. 2 and 3.
At about the centre of this depression a¹ I form an oblong or other hole a2 (or
two small holes close together) of the proper sixe and shape for the ends of the
wire loop or shank to fit in and pass through. It will be seen that this hole a
is of about the same shape as the looped shank C would be if cut through on
line X X of Fig. 6. After the two ends of the wire loop or shank Chave
been passed through the hole a (or holes) in the metallic button or button
back A as far as the loop will allow, as shewn in Fig. 7, the projecting ends ele
of the wire loop C are bent outwardly on the face of the button or button back A
and clenched down and flattened (by press tools or other means) so as to fill or
almost fill the depression a¹ as shewn in Figs. 2 and 3 flush with the face of the
button or button back A. Thus the clenched over ends cc of the wire loop
do not project beyond the face of the button or button back A and therefore
cannot injure the thin metal face or shell top B (when a shell top is used) and
the loop C is made perfectly secure and cannot turn or become loose. Moreover
no soldering is required as the rivetting or clenching over of the ends of
the wire loop C and the flattening of the same into the depression a' render the
loop C perfectly secure.
It will be understood that my Invention is applicable to metal buttons of all
shapes and whether made with or without the thin metal face or shell B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said In-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. The herein described improved method of securing the looped shank to a
metallic button or button back consisting in making the button or button back
with a central hole or holes shaped to fit the two ends of the looped shank and
with a central depression such as a¹ in the face of the button or button back,
threading the ends of the looped shank through the hole or holes in the button
or button back and turning over clenching down and flattening the ends of the
looped shank in the said depression substantially as hereinbefore described.

page_text: 2. A metallic button having its looped shank secured thereto by fitting in a
central hole or holes in the button or button back corresponding in shape with
the looped shank the ends of which are turned over clenched down and flattened
in a depression such as a' in the face of the button or button back, substantially
as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 13th day of August 1897.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.