Improvements in Fastenings for Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1894
Compl te Specification Left. 22nd Apr., 1895-Accepted, 1st June, 1895
Improvements in Fastenings for Wearing Apparel.
I, THOMAS WILLIAM BROUGHTON, of 9 Thimble Mill Lane, in the City of
Birmingham, Pin Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to the manner in which I construct fastenings for
wearing apparel such as hats, bonnets, blouses, dresses, skirts and the like, the
object of the invention being to produce a fastening device capable of being readily
attached to the hat, dress, or other garment of the wearer so as to prevent the
disarrangement, slipping, working loose, or falling off of the hat or garment to
to which my fastener is attached.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct my fasteners in every case from
metal wire, and I form the hooks or engaging ends with their points curved or
rounded by bending the wire round to make a double bar instead of a plain single
spike so that no discomfort shall result when the hat fastening is pushed into the
hair of the wearer, and also that no injury shall result to the garment when the
ends are brought into contact with the material.
When constructing a fastening for attachment to hats and bonnets, I make it in
the form of a fork or comb like hook with loops or ears for enabling it to be securely
attached to the material of the hat or bonnet. I make the projecting hook fork
or forks with one or more double bars formed by bending the wire close upon itself
instead of being as a pointed pin or plain spike, when making two or more such fork
prefer to curre
like ends or hooks for engaging with or entering under the hair.
and taper them so that there may be a slight elasticity or spring about them when
in position. The ends of the wire thus bent and worked into the fork like article
1 bend round to form loops, rings or double bars suitable for being sewn or attached
to the hat, or I provide them with ends, clips or points capable of being pushed
through or of being attached directly to the hat or bonnet without sewing.
When constructing my fasteners for connecting to skirts or dresses I sometimes
form them as a safety pin attachment, the pin portion with the shield being bent
round and its point secured in any well known manner now employed for the
ordinary safety pin; but on the back or other portion of the wire forming the
appliance I form two or more projecting hooks or claws, each hook or claw being
produced by bending the wire double.
I make my hooks formed upon my fastener without the safety pin attachment, by
bending the two ends of the wire into loops, rings or double bars, suitable for being
stitched onto the garment or I make the ends of the wires pointed to serve as claws
or clips for engaging direct with the material.
As a combination or companion article to be used with my multiple hook fastener
to dispense with the employment of independent and separate eyes or rings for each
hook to enter, I make a complete eye loop from one piece of wire which I bend
and shape into a bar having a number of loops, bows or rings formed upon it, into
which the like number of hooks may engage. The ends of the wire being formed
with eyes for enabling it to be stitched to the garment or provided with claw, clip
or hook like ends for attaching direct.

page_text: I modify the number of claws, hooks and loops employed and I vary the shape
of the framework of the appliance to suit the particular hat, bonnet, cap or
garment to which it is to be attached.
Dated this 19th day of July 1894.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings; London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
improvements in Fastenings for Wearing Apparel.
1, THOMAS. WILLIAM BROUGHTON, of 9 Thimble Mill Lane, in the City of
Birmingham, Pin Machinist, 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 has reference to the manner in which I construct fastenings for
wearing apparel such as hats, bonnets, blouses, dresses, skirts and the like, the
object of the invention being to produce a fastening device capable of being readily
attached to the hat, dress, or other garment of the wearer so as to prevent the
disarrangement, slipping, working loose, or falling off of the hat or garment to
which my fastener is attached.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings-
Figure 1 is a front elevation, Figure 2 a side elevation and Figure 3 a plan of
one form of my hat fastener.
Figure 4 is a side elevation and Figure 5 a front elevation of alternative
methods sometimes adopt for waiving or curving the engaging ends of the
fastener.
Figure 6 is a plan of a continuous bow or attachment loop I sometimes employ
instead of double ring or bow ends.
Figures 7 and 74 are front elevations showing the inner ends of the wires
sheathed or covered.
Figures 8, 84, 9. and 13 are elevations of my blouse or dress hook fastening
attachment, and Figures 10, 11, 12 and 14 are elevations of my companion or eye
attachments for the same.
In carrying my invention into effect, I construct my fasteners in every case from
metal wire, and I form the hooks or engaging ends with their points curved or
rounded by bending the wire round to make a double bar instead of a plain single
spike so that no discomfort shall result when the hat fastening is pushed into the
hair of the wearer, and also that no injury shall result to the garment when the
ends are brought into contact with the material.
When constructing a fastening for attachment to hats and bonnets as shown
in Figures 1 to 7, I make it in the form of a fork A or comb like hook with
loops or ears B for enabling it to be securely attached to the material of
the hat or bonnet. I make the projecting book fork or forks with one or
more double bars formed by bending the wire close upon itself a a¹ instead
of being as a pointed pin or plain spike, when making two or more such fork
like ends or hooks for engaging with or entering under the hair. I prefer to
bend the ends so as to waive the wire, and to curve and taper them as at
Figures 2, 4 and 5, so that there may be a slight elasticity or spring about them
when in position, and that the hair may be properly engaged. The ends of the
wire thus bent and worked into the fork like article I bend round to form loop C,
rings B, double bars or flattened ends D suitable for being sewn or attached to the
hat; or I provide them with ends, clips or points capable of being pushed through
or of being attached directly to the hat or bouuet without sewing.

page_text: When constructing my fasteners for connecting to skirts or dresses I sometimes
form them as a safety pin attachment Figure 8, the pin portion with the shield
being bent round and its point secured in any well known manner now employed for
the ordinary safety pin; but on the back or other portion of the wire forming the
appliance I form two or more projecting hooks or claws E, each hook or claw being
produced by bending the wire double.
I make my hooks formed upon my fastener without the safety pin attachment
Figure 8, by bending the two ends e of the wire into loops G Figure 84, rings G
or double bars suitable for being stitched on to the garment or I make the ends of
the wires pointed to serve as claws or clips for engaging direct with the material.
As a combination or companion article to be used with my multiple hook fastener
to dispense with the employment of independent and separate eyes or rings for each
hook to enter, I make a complete eye loop H Figures 9, 10 and 11, from one piece
of wire which I bend and shape into a bar having a number of loops, bows or rings
formed upon it into which the like number of hooks may engage. The ends of the
wire being formed with eyes or loops K K' for enabling it to be stitched to the
garment or provided with claw, clip or hook like ends for attaching direct.
making a single loop and hook I make my frame as at M N Figures 12 and 13.
When
I sometimes protect the inner ends of ny hat and blouse or skirt fasteners by a
sheath of metal or clasp such as L Figure 7 7A, and I sometimes attach the fastener
to the hat or garment by means of stitching holes O or loops provided upon the
sheathing or protecting plates.
I modify the number of claws, hooks and loops employed and I vary the shape of
the framework of the appliance to suit the particular hat, bonnet, cap or garment to
which it is to be attached.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is
1. The construction of hat fastening and retaining hooks formed from metal wire
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and as illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. The construction of skirt and blouse fastening attachments formed from metal
wire substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and as illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
3. The improvements in fastening devices for hats and wearing apparel
substantially as hereinbefore described.
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MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.