IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR PARTS OF GARMENTS
Year: 1857

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Barnett, of 102, Aldersgate Street, in the
City of London, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR
PARTS OF GARMENTS."
Sealed the 21st August 1857, and dated the 23rd February 1857. .
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Georgo Barnett at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with bis Petition, on the
23rd February 1857.
I, GEORGE BARNETT, of 102, Aldersgato Street, in the City of London, do
hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS
FOR PARTS OF GARMENTS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in fasteners for parts of
garments. For these purposes, in order to fasten sashes, belts, or straps, a
fastener is made somewhat similar to a buckle. The bar which carries the
tongue or tongues is carried by two side pieces, which move on the back end
of the frame, or on projections at the inner edges of the sides of the frame..
The bar carrying the tongues projects beyond the tongues, and enters recesses
formed in the sides of the frame, so that when the tongues are released they.
can open a short distance from tho fore part of the frame. In some cases the
frame of a fastener is made without any moveable tongues, in which case the
bar across the frame is fixed, and has a point or tongue formed thereon, which
points backwards, and the back part of the frame is made with a ring or loop.
The fabric, as in the former case, is fixed to the bar which has the tongue-or
tongues to it. In making the fore part of a hook for attaching parts of.
garment, it is formed with a forward projection, which enters the eye-or:
opening worked in the garment, then the hook enters, and in moving back tho
hook holds as heretofore, the forward- part still remaining within the hole-or

page_text: eye worked in the garment. In fastening buttons in similar eyes or openings
worked in garments, the shank of the button is passed through the eye or
opening, and the holder is introduced through the shank, the holder being
formed by two bends, one at each end; the two bent parts come together and
are bent outwards, the outermost ends being inclined laterally, and there is
a recess or bend in the holder to receive the shank of the button. To close
opening in a garment, the two edges of the opening have cords hemmed in,
and a double tubular slide with two side openings slides on the two cords, by
which the opening may be readily more or less. closed or opened.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by, the said George Barnett in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
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22nd August 1857.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
BARNETT, of 102, Aldersgate Street, in the City of London, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty. Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-third day of February, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, in the twentieth
year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and
grant unto me, the said George Barnett, Her special licence, that I, the
said George Barnett, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said George Barnett, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS. FOR PARTS OF GARMENTS," upon the con-
dition (amongst others) that I, the said 'George Barnett, my executors,
or administrators, by, an instrument in writing under my, or their, or onc
of their hands and seals, should particularly doścribe and ascertain the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE,. that I, the said George Barrett, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the follow-
ing statement thereof, that is to say:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in fasteners for parts of

page_text: garments. For these purposes, in order to fasten sashes, belts, or straps, a
fastener is made somewhat similar to a buckle. The bar which carries the
tongue or tongues is carried by two side pieces, which move on the back end
of the frame, or on projections at the inner edges of the sides of the frame.
The bar carrying the tongues projects beyond the tongues and enters recesses
formed in the sides of the frame, so that when the tongues are released they
can open a short distance from the fore part of the frame. In some cases
the frame of a fastener is made without any moveable tongues, in which case
the bar across the frame is fixed, and has a point or tongue formed thereon,
which points backwards, and the back part of the frame is made with a ring
or loop. The fabric, as in the former case, is fixed to the bar which has the
tongue or tongues to it. In making the fore part of a hook for attaching
parts of a garment, it is formed with a forward projection, which enters the
cyc or opening worked in the garment; then the hook enters and in moving
back the hook holds as heretofore, the forward part still remaining within the
hole or eye worked in the garment. In fastening buttons in similar eyes or
openings worked in garments, the shank of the button is passed through the
eye or opening, and the holder is introduced through the shank, the holder
being formed by two bends, one at each end; the two bent parts come together
and are bent outwards, the outermost ends being inclined laterally, and there
is a recess or bend in the holder to receive the shank.
Having thus stated the nature of my said Invention, I will proceed more
fully to describe the manner of performing the same:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1. shows threo views of a buckle or fastening constructed according
to the first part of my Invention. a, a, is the outer frame, the two sides of
which are bent at a', a'. The tongues b, b, are formed with a bar c, the ends
of which project outwards to the sides a' of the frame. This bar c is carried
by the bar d, it being connected thereto by short connecting pieces d', d', and
the ends of the bar d moves in holes formed in the ends of the side frame a¹, a¹,
as shown. The one end of the strap is fixed to the bar c.
In the arrangement shewn at Figure 2. the bar dis dispensed with, and
the ends of the pieces d', d¹, are turned outwards, and their ends work in the
holes formed in the ends a¹ of the sides of the frame. The tongues also are
not sprung directedly from the bar c to which the strap is attached, but the
tongues 6 are attached to or formed with an intermediate frame, as shewn.
Figure 3 shews another variation, where a buckle or fastening otherwise
like that shewn at Figure 2, but it has the bar d as in Figure 1.
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page_text: According to another part of my Invention a fastening is made without
any moveable tongues or tongue; Figure 4 shews such a fastening; it consists
of the frame e; with a cross bar f, a fixed tongue f₁, and a ring or loop g.
The end of a strap is fixed to a bar f.
Figure 5 shews two views of a hook fastener to be used with eyelet holes
made in parts of garments. 9 is the end of the fastener, which is fixed by
sewing to one part of a garment; 9' is the hook portion of the fastener,
which holds within the eye when such hook is passed through the eye in the
other part of the garment; 9 is a forward projection, which first enters
through the eye and remains behind the part of the garment in which the eye
is made; h is the portion of garment to which the fastener is fixed; and i is
the part of the garment in which the hole is formed.
Figure 6 shews two views of a fastener for retaining the shanks through
eyelet holes. This holder is formed of a piece of wire having two bends formed
therein at (1) and 2; such bends being in opposite directions or at right angles
to each other. The wire is bent in the middle at (3), so as to bring the two
halves together, and the points are bent slightly outwards, as shown. Tho
peculiarity is in the forming the fastener with the bends 1 and 2 in opposito
directions.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I would have it understood that what I claim is,―
First, the fastener described with reference to Figures 1, 2, and 3 of tho
Drawing.
Secondly, I claim the fastener described with reference to Figure 4 of the
Drawing.
Thirdly, I claim the fastener described with reference to Figure 5 of the
Drawing.
Fourthly, I claim the fastener described with reference to Figure 6 of the
Drawing.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Barnett, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-second day of August, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.
GEORGE BARNETT.
(L.B.)
Witness,
JNO. ALCOCK.