An Improved Device for Fastening Flowers into a Coat, or for similar purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 12th Jan., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Fastening Flowers into a Coat, or for
similar purposes.
I, ERNEST ALFRED SHERLEY-PRICE, of 10 St. Johns Park, Blackheath,
London, S.E. Engineer, 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 a device for fastening a flower or bunch of flowers
into the button-hole of a coat, or for purposes of a like nature, and has for object
to provide means for readily securing a flower or bunch of flowers or the like into
the button-hole of a coat, in such a manner that the said flower or the like, will
be perfectly secure while at the same time the device will allow of the ready
removal of said flower or the like.
A further object of the invention is to dispense with the use of wire or thread
to bind the flowers into a bunch, and also to render the employment of pins for
securing the flower or flowers or the like, into the coat, superfluous.
In order that this my invention may be more fully understood, and readily
carried into effect, I have made reference to same upon the accompanying sheet
of illustrative drawings, and the letters and figures marked thereon, wherein :
Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the device shewn closed.
Fig. 2 being a rear view of same.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device shewn open, while
Fig. 4 illustrates the invention in actual use for fastening a bunch of flowers
into the button-hole of a coat.
Referring to the drawings in which like letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts throughout the several figures, a represents a metal or other plate
preferably of the form shewn, that is to say, it consists of a narrow portion
extending to about a fourth of the length of such plate, from whence it is extended
upon each side into a circular form, though such plate a which forms the front
of the device may if desirable, be of any other suitable form.
The extremity of the narrow portion of the front plate a, is bent or otherwise
formed into a hook a', while side pieces a² are provided upon such narrow portion,
such side pieces being formed integral with same or fixed in any suitable manner
thereto.
To these said side pieces a³ which are preferably at right-angles to the sides of
the plate a, is pivoted at ', a second or back plate b of somewhat similar form to
that of the front plate a, an opening 62 being provided in the enlarged part of such
back-plate b.
A suitable spring, such as the flat spring c is interposed between the upper
extremity of the plate b, and the front plate a for the purpose of maintaining the
said plate 6 in its closed position shewn in Fig. 1.
The said spring c may be formed integral with the front plate a or be suitably
fixed thereto, whichever is desirable.
The extremity 63 of the back-plate bis bent inwardly so as to bear against the
said spring c, while the other or lower extremity of such plate 6 may be formed
with a small extension or tail 6 which is bent outwardly to provide an easy means
for raising the lower end of said plate 6 from the plate a to open the devices.

page_text: In operation, the hook a is inserted through the button-hole of the coat d from
the under-side, the stems of the bunch of flowers e are passed through said button-
hole from the top or outer-side over the upper bend of such hook a' behind the
back-plate b (which is opened, see Fig. 3) and then inserted into the opening 62 in
the latter, the said plate b thereupon being closed or pressed against the front
plate a as in Figs. 1 and 4 so as to securely grip the stems of the flowers e between
the two said plates a and b, as illustrated by Fig. 4.
If necessary the hook al is pressed against the coat d so as to firmly grip same,
the plate a being preferably composed of material that will allow of this being
accomplished.
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 :-
1. The improved device for fastening flowers into a coat, or for similar purposes,
substantially as described, and as illustrated.
2. In a device for fastening flowers into a coat, or for similar purposes, the
front plate hooked at one end and enlarged at the other and having side pieces
between and to which is pivoted a back plate having an opening in same between
which back plate and said frout plate is interposed a spring, substantially as and
for the purpose specified and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of December 1894.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.