IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR GLOVES OR OTHER ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL
Year: 1884

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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co Patent Agents
Southampton Buildings London in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR GLOVES OR
OTHER ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL" 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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This invention relates to a fastener designed for fastening gloves, shoes; cloaks,
coats, vests, and other garments; and comprises the novel construction and
arrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth whereby a cheaper and more
effective device of this character is produced than is now in ordinary use.
In the accompanying drawing
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Figure. 1 is a perspective view, of a fastener constructed according to this
invention.
Figure. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same.
Figure. 3 is a top view or plan.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the lower portion of the eyelet;
Figure 5. is a similar view of the upper portion of the eyelet ;
Figure. 6 is a perspective view of the catch.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
A indicates the lower portion of the eyelet, B the upper portion, and C the
catch.
The lower portion A consists of a thin metallic ring a, provided with an
upwardly-projecting and outwardly-inclined ear d at either side of its central
opening, m.
The upper portion B consists of a thin metallic ring v, preferably corresponding
in size with the ring x and provided at either side of its.central opening with a
downwardly-projecting and inwardly-inclined curved elastic flange i. This portion
of the eyelet is represented as reversed or upside down in Figure. 5 of the drawings,
to more fully show the flanges.
The catch C consists of a small ball f, a plate g, a neck or shank l, a plate n,
and a stud r. The ball and plate g are-connected by the neck l, which is
preferably inclined, as shown in Figure. 2. The stud r has one of its ends soldered

page_text: or brazed to the plate n, its opposite end being fitted into, and passing slightly
through, a hole in the plate g, where it is secured, when the catch is attached to
the glove or other article with which it is used, by heading or upsetting its
protruding end 2. If preferred, the stud may be brazed to the plate g, and the
plate furnished with a hole to receive its opposite end, in which it may be
secured by being headed or upset as described. The stud may also be made
integral with the plate n or the plate g if desired.
In attaching the eyelet to the glove, a hole is first made near the edge of the
flap D, of sufficient size to receive the elastic curved flanges i. The ring is then
placed on the flap with its flanges projecting downwardly through the hole, one of
the spaces t being arranged on the side next the flap E, after which the ring x is
placed under the flap immediately beneath the ring v, and in such position that
its locking-ears d will project upwardly between the flanges i through the spaces t.
The ends of the ears d'are then clinched or bent down over the ring v, as shown
in Figure. 3, thereby securely attaching both portions of the eyelet to the glove.
The central opening m in the ring x is slightly larger than that in the ring v, so
that when the flanges i are in position for use they can be expanded sufficiently
in the opening m to receive the ball f without being interfered with by the
ring .
In attaching the catch C to the glove, a small hole or perforation is made near
the edge, of the flap E, in which hole the stud r is inserted from the under side of
said flap. The stud is then passed through the hole in the plate g and its
protruding end headed or upset, thereby securely fastening the catch to the flap,
the neck of the catch being preferably arranged to incline toward the flap D, as
shown in Figure. 2.
In the use of my improved fastener, the flanges i are forced downwardly over
the ball thereby expanding or springing them outwardly as the ball passes
between them, the neck 7 of the catch resting in one of the spaces, t. After the
ball has entered the eyelet, the flanges contract below its centre and thus hold it
in place or retain it in the eyelet in a manner which will be readily obvious
without a more explicit description. The distance between the outer ends of the
flange i is less than the diameter of the ball f, thereby rendering it necessary to
exert a slight amount of force to insert the ball in the eyelet and interlock
the two sections of the fastener, and also a like amount of force to disconnect the
sections.
It will be understood that the strain is not entirely on the flanges i when the
glove is fastened, but mostly on the ring v; the principal office of the flanges being
to retain the ball in the eyelet through which it protrudes, as seen in Figures. 1
and 2, the holes in the eyelet-plates being sufficiently large to permit the ball to
be passed through them.
I prefer to incline the shank slightly toward the flap D, as shown in Figure. 2;
but it may be arranged vertically or may incline in the opposite direction, if
desired.
The flanges are formed integral with the ring v, and the flanges d with the
ring x, but may be made separately, if preferred.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
First A catch for fasteners for gloves, boots, and other articles of wearing
apparel, the said catch consisting of an inner and outer plate, a stud connecting
the said plates, and a shank, attached to the outer plate, provided with a ball,
substantially as described.
Second. The combination of a catch consisting of an inner and an outer plate,
a stud connecting the said plates, and a shank attached to the outer plate provided
with a ball, and a spring-flanged eyelet adapted to receive the ball of the said
catch, substantially as described.
Third, The combination of an eyelet, consisting of a flat ring provided with

page_text: ears at its inner edge, for the inner side of a glove, boot, or other garment, and
a ring provided at its inner edge with inwardly-inclined spring flanges for the
outer side of the garment, the ears of the inner ring being adapted to pass through
the spaces between the flanges of the outer ring and fold down on the latter, and
a catch consisting of an inner plate provided with a stud, and an outer plate,
adapted to turn on the said stud, provided with a projecting shank at its outer
edge, having a ball, substantially as described.
Fourth. An eyelet consisting of the metallic ring x provided with the central
opening m, the ears d, and the metallic ring having a central opening and
provided with the flanges i, constructed, combined, and arranged to operate
substantially as set forth.
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