Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 24th Aug, 18
I, GEORGE HAMPION COURSEN, of No 1017 North Calvert Street, Baltimore,
State of Maryland, United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be is follows
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My Invention relates to in improved glove fistener which is simple, incapensive,
ind yet durable and effective and in which no springs are Employed to iet un the
fistener in its closed position
The Invention consists in the combination of a rack bar secured to the glove at one
side of the wrist opening and of a keeper secured to the glove at the other side of the
wrist opening, the bar being adapted to be passed through the keeper and eng igo
therewith
The rack bar is of length sufficient to project across the opening and its teeth are
on the under surface
The keeper is of cylindrical form and of an internal diameter
The lower end of the
slightly greater than the width of the rack or locking bar
keeper furthest from the locking bur, is struck up to form a tongue or projection
The keeper my be constructed of a piece of tubing and attached in any approved
in inner The metal may be bent upon itself to assume a cylindrical shape open at
the top and provided at that point with outwardly extending horizontal flanges, in
which event the opening in the top is concelled by an ornamental button supported
by said flanges, the said button being secured to the keeper by soldering, rivetting, or
equivalent means
The locking bar is curved downward, and filling the curve of the wrist readily
engages with the tongue of the keeper when the said bar is inserted, and as soon as
thus engagement is effected the tension of the glove tilts or rocks the keeper and the
inner edge of said keeper descending presses upon the upper surface of the loching
bar, effectually holding said bar in position
GH COURSEN
By AM & Wm Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents

page_text: An Improved Glove Fastener
I, GFORGE HAMPION COURSEN, of No 1017 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, State
of Maryland, United States of America, Gentleman, 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
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My Invention relates to an improved glove fastener which is simple, inexpensive,
and yet durable and effective, and in which no springs are employed to retain the
fastener in its closed position
The Invention consists in the construction and combination of the several parts as
will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specifica-
tion, in which figure 1 illustrates the application of my device to glove Figure 2
is longitudinal section on line 7- of figure 1, and figure 3 is transverse section
on line y-y of figure 2
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures
A represents a glove provided at one side of the wrist opening a with a radial
toothed bar B, of a length sufficient to project across the opening a The teeth b of
this bar are on its under face and the vertical walls of the teeth face in the direction
of the inner or attached end of the bar, as seen
I have illustrated the bar B as having an eye b₁ formed at one end and as secured to
the glove by staple 62, but I desire it to be distinctly understood that I do not
confine myself to such construction as other approved means may be employed For
instance the parts may be stitched to the glove which is preferable, but the same may
be fastened with a tape, as buttons are ordinarily attached
Upon the wrist of the glove at the side of the opening a opposite to that upon which
the radial locking bar B is attached, a short cylindrical keeper D is secured of an
internal diameter slightly greater than the width of the locking bar, the said keeper
extending downward to receive the said bar The lower end of the keeper furthest from
the locking bar is struck up to form a tongue or projection d, as best shewn in figure 3
The keeper may be constructed of a piece of tubing and attached in any approved
manner or, as shewn, the metal may be bent upon itself to assume a cylindrical shape
open at the top and provided at that point with outwardly extending horizontal
flanges d', as illustrated in figure 3, in which event the opening in the top is concealed
by an ornamental button & supported by said flanges, the said button being secured
to the keeper by soldering, rivetting, or equivalent means
In operation, the locking bar B being curved downward filling the curve of the
wrist, readily engages with the tongue & when the said bar is inserted through the
keeper, as illustrated in figure 2, and as soon as this engagement is effected, the tension
of the glove tilts or rocks the keeper and the inner edge of said keeper descending,
presses upon the upper surface of the locking bar, effectually holding said bar in
position To release the lock, the end of the bar B projecting from the outer side of 4
the keeper is slightly elevated with the fingers

page_text: It will be observed from the above, that a spring is not necessary as the elastic
material of the glove forms an effective substitute
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As heretofore stated, I do not confine myself to the mode of attaching the bar B to
the glove illustrated in the accompanying drawings as the end of said bar which is
adapted for attachment to the glove may be flattened and enlarged and the portion
so enlarged sewed to the glove or secured thereto by tapes passed through loops, said
tapes being sewed to the glove upon the under side in the customary or usual manner
or an independent plate may be provided having produced therein opposing semi-
circular openings whereby a bridge is obtained which bridge is adapted to be clasped
by the eye formed at the end of the bar B allowing said bar to turn freely upon said
plate The metal plate may be secured to the glove by sewing or clamping the same
thereto
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim 19
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1 The glove fastener, consisting of cylindrical keeper provided with an engaging
tongue and a locking bar provided with teeth on its under surface for engaging such
tongue the said bar being held in engagement with the tongue by the inner edge of
the keeper resting upon the upper surface of the bar, substantially as, and for the
purpose, specified
2 In a glove fastening, the combination with a cylindrical keeper having one lower
outer edge struck up to form a lip, of a radial locking bar provided with a series of
teeth upon its under surface, said bar being adapted to project through the keeper and
engige the lip thereof, substantially as shewn and described
3 The combination with a cylindrical keeper having one lower outer edge struck
up to form a lip or tongue and an open flanged top of a button secured to and capping
the cylinder and a radial locking bar having an under toothed surface adapted for
engagement with the lip of the keeper, substantially as shewn and described
GH COURSEN
By A M & Wm Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents