Improvements in Eyelets.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 28th May, 1898
Improvements in Eyelets.
I, ELEAZER KEMPSHALL, of No. 21, Durant Street, Newton, in the County of
Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of my 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 sheet-metal eyelet having its setting-flange integral
with the tubular body of the eyelet, and rolled to give the outer surface of the
flange an annular surface of considerable width and substantially semi-circular in
cross-section, the flange bearing a general resemblance in shape to an applied
flange composed of celluloid, such as is used on the so-called "fast color "
eyelets. A sheet-metal flange having the external form of an applied fast-color
flange is open to the objection that it is likely to be crushed inwardly or indented,
the flange being hollow or unsupported on its under side. It is the object of my
invention to provide a sheet-metal eyelet having a hollow sheet-metal flange and a
filling fitting the hollow of the flange, said filling supporting the hollow flange and
reducing its liability to be crushed or indented. The invention consists in the im-
provements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.
Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,
Figure 1 represents a sectional view of an eyelet embodying my invention.
Figure 2 represents a bottom view of the eyelet shown in Figure 1.
Figure 3 represents a bottom view, showing a slight variation from the construc-
tion shown in Figures 1 and 2.
Figure 4 represents, in separate views and in section, an eyelet and a filling-piece
for the concave side of the flange thereof, the piece being shown as in the form of
a blank before its insertion in the flange.
Figure 5 represents a sectional view of the completed eyelet.
Figure 6 represents an enlargement of a portion of Figure 5.
Figure 7 represents a view similar to Figure 6, showing a modification.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
In the drawings, and referring first to Figures 1, 2, and 3,-
« represents the tubular shank or body of a sheet-metal eyelet, and 6 represents
the setting-flange, which is also made of sheet metal and is integral with the body a.
The flange is rolled or arched, and is substantially semi-circular in cross-section,
as shown in Figure 1. From the outer edge of this arched portion projects inwardly
toward the body of the eyelet, a bottom b¹ which is integral with the flange b, and
forms in connection therewith a chamber or cavity c adapted to be filled with japan
or enamel, the bottom b' being constructed to permit japan to flow readily into the
chamber c, while the shape of said chamber is such that the japan entering it is
retained in the chamber and forms a filling which supports the arched portion of
the flange. In Figures 1 and 2, I show the bottom b¹ projecting nearly across the
space between the outer portion of the arch of the flange or body a, and separated
from the latter by an annular crevice 62 of sufficient width to permit liquid japan to
flow into the chamber c. In Figure 3, the bottom 61 is shown as provided with
notches 63 at its inner portion, the portions of the bottom between said notches
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page_text: bearing against the body of the eyelet. The said notches form openings which per-
In all cases,
mit the japan to flow into the chamber c.
the opening or openings
formed for the admission of japan to the chamber c are so contracted that the japan
will not readily leave said chamber, but will adhere to the walls thereof and thus
form a solid filling, the japan being applied, if necessary, by two or more operations,
cach coating or filling being allowed to dry and then another applied, until the
chamber c is filled.
In the construction shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6, the outer edge of the flange is
provided with a lip b¹ which projects inwardly and upwardly into the cavity or
recess formed by the concave side of the flange, the said lip forming an annular
hook. e represents a filling-piece, which may be of paper, papier-maché, or any
other suitable material, and may be cut out in the shape of an annular blank, as
indicated in Figure 4. Said filling-piece is pressed into the concave side of the
flange, a portion of its material being pressed above the lip 61, and expanded by
contact with the surface of the flange, so that it is engaged or interlocked with the
lip, as shown in Figures 5 and 6. A coating d of japan or other suitable material
is then applied to the eyelet, covering the exposed surfaces of the same and the
under surface of the filling-piece e, the japan also entering any crevices that may
exist between the edges of the filling-piece and the contiguous portions of the
eyelet, as shown at d¹ d¹. The japan coating cements or secures the filling-piece e
in place with sufficient firmness to prevent the said filling-piece from dropping
out while the eyelets are kept in stock and until they are applied to the article with
which they are used. When the eyelet is once in place on the article, the filling-
piece cannot escape from the flange. The lip strengthens and stiffens the
flange b, and also serves to additionally secure the filling-piece by its engagement
I do not limit
with the outer portions thereof, as indicated in Figures 5 and 6.
myself, however, to the employment of the lip b¹. In Figure 7, I show a con-
struction in which the lip is not employed, the japan coating & being relied upon
wholly to hold the filling-piece in place.
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
1. A sheet-metal eyelet having a rolled sheet-metal flange which is arched or
substantially semi-circular in cross-section, and a filling inserted in the concave
side of the flange and secured thereto.
2. A sheet-metal eyelet comprising a body, a rolled sheet-metal flange thereon
which is arched or substantially semi-circular in cross-section and has an inwardly
projecting lip in its outer edge, and a filling-piece inserted in the concave side of
the flange and engaged with said lip.
3. A sheet-metal eyelet having a setting-flange which is hollow or recessed at its
under side, and a filling inserted in the recessed side of the flange and secured
thereto.
4. A sheet-metal eyelet having a hollow setting-flange formed to receive and
retain a filling of japan or enamel.
5. A sheet-metal eyelet having a hollow setting-flange the outer portion of which
is arched or semi-circular in cross-section and is provided with a bottom projecting
inwardly toward the body of the eyelet, said flange and bottom forming a chamber
adapted to receive and retain a filling of japan or enamel.
Dated this 4th day of April 1998.
Dated 18 day of p
ELEAZEK KEMIDNADU.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45. Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.