Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1887
Complete Left, 19th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th Mar., 1888
I JAMES BUTTERWORTH (of the firm of Messrs. Whitehead & Butterworth) Elliott
Street Works Rochdale in tho County of Lancaster Eyelet Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to eyelets through which pass the lace and used for boots,
shoes,.such eyelets being also used for other analogous purposes.
Such eyelets are made of metal and are of tubular form as is well known.
My improvements consist in having around one extremity of the tube serrated, and
its other extremity having an annular rim.
JOHN H. BUTTERWORTH,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Eyelets Used for Boots, Shoes, and other
Analogous Purposes.
I JAMES BUTTERWORTH of the firm of Messrs. Whitehead and Butterworth Elliott
Street Works Rochdale in the County of Lancaster Eyelet Manufacturer 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:-
My invention relates to eyelets through which pass the lace, and used for boots,
shoes, such eyelets being also used for other analogous purposes.
Such eyelets are of tubular form and are made of or formed from a ductile metal by
suitable means as is well known. My improvements consist in having around one
edge of the tube or eyelet sorrated or "split," and its other edge forming an annular
rim around the body of the eyelet.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood I have reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which like letters of reference indicate like parts.
Fig. 1. is an elevation representing my improved eyelet drawn to an enlarged
scale.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of Fig. 1. showing the rim.
Figure 3. is a plan of Figure 1.
My improvements consist in forming what I term the upper part (because of its
uppermost position in the drawings hereunto, which part when applied to a boot or
used for other analogous purposes is in view, or appears on the outside thereof) of an
eyelet a with a rim a', being an annular rim and curved or turned over in the form as
shown in the drawings hereunto; such rim being integral or in one piece with the
body of the eyelet a, and in serrating or "splitting" the lower edge or part of the
eyelet (which part when applied to a boot or used for other analogous purposes
is situated at the inside thereof) in manner as shewn in the drawings hereunto.
The object of providing an eyelet with a rim a' formed as illustrated in the
drawings herewith (curved or the edge turned over) and a circumferentially serrated
or "split" edge a² is Firstly, to insure the eyelet being firmly secured in its place
when applied to a boot or other analogous purpose. The rim a¹ being curved its
edge is (when the eyelet is clinched at the underside which clinching is well
known) caused to press or become embedded into the material of the boot, and the
lower part or edge a² being serrated allows the eyelet to be more effectually clinched
than would be the case were the said edge a² not serrated or "split" the serrated
parts or serrations form sharp or cutting edges at and may be easily turned over by
the action of clinching, thus an annular serrated rim of uniform breadth around the
circumference of the eyelet at that part may be formed, thus the eyelet when so
clinched is firmly secured in its place at both extremities, by means of the rim a¹ ;
and the serrated parts at a², thus the eyelet is firmly secured in position.
Secondly the object of the combination before described is to ensure uniformity of
the forms of the clinchings, which forms are before referred to, also to ensure

page_text: uniformity in the shape of the rim a', this last is of great importance. Hitherto the
rims of eyelets have been and are at present formed thereon by manual operation,
exercised by operatives more or less unskilled and are so formed at the time when the
eyelets are inserted or applied to the boot, and in many cases defective implements
are employed by such operatives for such work; consequently such being the case the
rims are formed irregularly, as regards shape, nor is it possible that any uniformity of
the shape of the rim can exist, when the putting in or insertion of the eyelets is
relegated to such operatives and when subjected to such tools as above referred to and
as the case may be. Again the eyelets hitherto made when placed in the hands of the
workman are more or less of bell mouth shape at the upper part, that is, they have
not at such parts rims to hold on to the face of the material forming the boot, and
being so formed the edges are more or less sharp and have a tendency (when turned
over to form a rim) to cut the material. Now according to my arrangement, of
forming the rim and serrating at the time of manufacturing the eyelet and the com-
bination of such parts as before described I claim to effect uniformity of shape both
of the rim a and the clinchings.
I would have it clearly understood that I make no claim whatever to the curved
rim a¹ or the serrated or "split" edge a used singly or separately in connection with
an eyelet and at such parts as indicated in the drawings herewith, as I am fully awaro
that curved rims and serrated edges have been used in connection with eyelets ante
the date of this my said invention, but I am not aware that a serrated edge and an
annular curved rim have been used together in connection with eyelets, what I do
claim to be new and useful is the combination in an eyelet of the two devices viz. an
annular curved rim a¹ and a serrated edge a².
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
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.1. In an eyelet used for boots, shoes and other analogous purposes the use and the
application of a serrated or "split" circumferential edge at one extremity with an
annular rim, at its other extremity substantially as and for the purposes herein fully
set forth.
2. The combination of a serrated or "split" edge a² in an eyelet and at the part
indicated in the drawings, with an annular curved rim a' at the part indicated in the
drawings substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described
in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 24th day of Documbar 1887