CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS "
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Capewell of Birmingham, in the county of
Warwick, Machinist for an Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN
FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Capewell at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd December 1882.
GEORGE CAPEWELL of Birmingham in the county of Warwick Machinist
"CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF
DRESS
"
My invention applies firstly to the description of glove fasteners formed of a
base plate connected with a hinged lever or hook secured to one side of the opening
in the glove, such hinged lever or hook passing through an eyelet or aperture on
the other side of the opening and closing the glove in the act of fastening This
hinged lever or hook has been in some instances regulated in its action by a spring
in connection with or formed out of the base plate. Now my improvements
consist in so constructing the hinged lever or hook and the ears or projections
carrying the axis of the said hinged lever or hook and providing the necessary
spring action without having any connection whatever with the base plate. And
this I effect in various ways either by attaching a spring to or forming the same
out of the hinged lever or hook in such a manner that when the fastener is opened
and closed, the spring works against a pin or projections formed with or
connected to the ears carrying the axis or joint of the lever; or the hinged end of
the lever or hook may have projections or enlargements formed on it, which act
upon the pin or pins or their equivalents formed with the ears or lugs that carry
the joint, a small spring connecting them together and producing the necessary
spring action; or the projections or enlargements on the hinged end of the lever
or hook may work against the sides of or through slots in the ears or lugs for
carrying the joint and so produce the desired spring action. As a modification of
this arrangement I may form a slot in the base plate instead of through the ears
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the projections on the hinged lever passing through the said slot or against a pin or
peg in the base plate for producing the necessary spring action
Secondly-my invention applies to glove fasteners of the description first
described but without any spring action, and consists in providing means for
holding or securing the outer or loose end of the hinged hook or bar in position
when the glove is fastened on the hand; this I effect by connecting to the base
plate near the outer end a small ring, slide or lever of metal or other suitable
material which ring, slide or lever when the hinged hook is pressed down on the
base plate in fastening the glove can be readily passed over the end of the hinged
hook firmly securing it in the desired position; or the ring, slide or lever may be
placed on the end of the hinged hook and made to pass or slide over a projection
or projections on the base plate.
As a modification of this description of fastener, the slide or lever may be
extended along the base plate, to the hinge or joint, so that when the hook or bar
is closed down to secure the glove the slide or lever is pressed forward or sideways
into the hinge or joint, thereby holding it firmly in position.
Thirdly, my invention consists in applying to the back part of the base plate or
binged hook near the hinge or joint, a spring or slide which has the effect when
the hinged hook or bar is passed through the eyelet, of forming a tension or
pressure on the short end of the hinged hook, thereby holding the hook securely in
position as long as desired.
The fasteners described can be readily adapted to gusset or slitless gloves as well
as to gloves with the ordinary opening.
I have described my invention as applied to gloves only, but such fasteners can
be adapted for other parts of dress if desired.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said George Capewell in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
23rd June 1883.
GEORGE CAPEWELL of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Machinist
"CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR GLOVES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF
DRESS
"
My invention applies firstly to the description of Glove fasteners formed of a
base plate connected with a hinged lever or hook secured to one side of the opening
in the glove-such hinged lever or hook passing through an eyelet or aperture on
the other side of the opening and closing the glove in the act of fastening. This
hinged lever or hook has been in some instances regulated in its action by a spring
in connection with or formed out of the base plate-Now my improvements
consist in so constructing the hinged lever or hook and the ears or projections
carrying the axis of the said hinged lever or hook and providing the necessary
spring action without having any connection whatever with or deriving the spring
action from the base plate-And this I effect in various ways either by attaching
a spring to or formning the same out of the hinged lever or hook in such a manner
that when the fastener is opened and closed, the spring works against a pin or
projections formed with or connected to the ears carrying the axis or joint of the
lever or the hinged end of the lever or hook may have projections or enlargements
formed on it, which act upon the pin or pins or their equivalent formed with the
ears or lugs that carry the joint a small spring connecting them together and
producing the necessary spring action or the projection or enlargement on the
hinged end of the lever or hook may work against the sides of or through slots
in the ears or lugs for carrying the joint and so produce the desired spring action
Secondly my invention applies to glove fasteners of the description first described
but without any spring action-and consists in providing means for holding or
securing the outer or loose end of the hinged hook or bar in position when the
glove is fastened on the hand-this I effect by connecting to the base plate near
the outer end a small ring slide or lever of metal or other suitable material which
ring slide or lever when the hinged hook is pressed down on the base plate in
fastening the glove can be readily passed over the end of the hinged hook firmly
securing it in the desired position or the ring slide or lever may be placed on the
end of the hinged hook and made to pass or slide over a projection or projections
on the base plate.
As a modification of this description of fastener the slide or lever may be
extended along the base plate, to the hinge or joint, so that when the hook or bar
is closed down to secure the glove the slide or lever is pressed forward or sideways
into the hinge or joint thereby holding it firmly in position.
The fasteners described can be readily adapted to gusset or slitless gloves as well
as to gloves with the ordinary opening.
I have described my invention as applied to gloves only but such fasteners can
be adapted for other parts of dress if desired.
But in order that I may be fully understood as to the nature of my said
invention I will proceed to describe the drawing hereunto annexed reference being
had to the Figures and letters marked thereon.
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page_text: Figure 3 a top view of the same A is the base plate for securing to the material
of the glove, B are ears formed on each side of the base plate for carrying the axis
or joint C of the lever or hook D which is connected at E to the spring F. In the
act of opening and closing this fastened, the spring action is obtained by the end A
of the spring F riding on the pin G secured to the ears for that purpose-Figures 4
and 5 are sectional elevation and end views of a modification in which the pin G
Fig 1 is dispensed with and in lieu of same. I form projections H H on the
ears B B upon which projections the spring F rides. At Figures 6. 7. 8 and 9 1
have represented in end sectional top and part sectional views a fastener in which
the necessary spring action in opening and closing the glove is obtained by a bent
spring J one end riding on the pin K, and the other secured in slots formed in
the ears B. B at L L-In the act of opening or closing the fastener the pin K of
the lever works to the bottom of the angular slot M. producing the requisite
spring action as seen at Figure 9 or in lieu of the sheet spring a coiled spring may
be substituted Figures 10. 11. and 12 are elevations, end and top views of a
further modification of my improved glove fasteners in which one side of the short
end of the lever F is formed with a projection at N and when the fastener is closed
this projection recesses itself in the slot in the ear B as seen at Figures 10 and 11
but in the act of opening or closing the fastener this projection riding against the
side of the ear, causes the hinged lever F to compress the small coiled spring O
(see figure 11) thereby producing the necessary spring action-In lieu of the coiled
spring O in some cases I may find it preferable to use a flat spring either on the
inside or outside of the ears B B which may be effected as shewn in end views at
Figures 13 and 14.
As a modification of Figures 1 to 4 I may dispense with the axis G or pro-
jections H H and adopt the construction shown at Figures 15 and 16 in which
case the spring action is obtained by the pins or projections b b formed on or with
the combined lever or spring F working in the oval hole in the ears B the con-
traction of the lever and spring F in the narrow part of the oval hole effecting this
object.
Figures 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 represent views of a further modification of spring
fastener constructed according to my improvements and as will be seen at Figure 20
I form a cam like projection c on the lever F which being hinged at d causes
(when the fastener is being opened or closed) the axis or pin e to be depressed in
the slot thereby extending the spring O as shown and producing the necessary
spring action or if preferred a coiled or other spring may be substituted-Instead
of using the spring for this kind of fasteners I may substitute a staple formed
wire spring P. P. as shewn in elevation and end views of a fastener at Figures 23
and 24 and which spring serves the double purpose of axis for the lever F to work
on and spring for obtaining the spring action. At Figures 23a and 24a I have
represented a fastener in which instead of forming a slot in the ear for the staple
formed spring to ride up and down as the short end of the lever passes over it,
producing the spring action as shown at Figures 23 and 24, in this case I form
oval or lengthened slots in each side of the double end of the lever as at f¹ and
underneath the lever I secure a spring g which bears against the top bar of the
staple, so that in the action of opening or closing the fastener as the short end of
the lever rides over the bottom bar of the staple the lever rises and the spring
bearing against the top bar produces the necessary spring action-In some cases
I may use a square or flat axis or bar in place of the staple P for the spring to
press against
Figures 25. 26. 27. 28 and 29 represent views of another modification of my
improved fastener. The short or back part of the lever F in this case is split or
double ended as seen at Figure 26 and at the extreme points I form projection QQ
and from the sides of the ears B B I form lugs or projections R R. figure 27 and
from the various illustrations it will be readily seen that in the act of opening or
closing the fastener as the projections QQ of the lever F pass over the pro-
jections R R the split or double ends of the lever will be deflected thereby giving

page_text: the desired spring action or I may construct the lever as at Fig. 26A. with closed
ends, the spring action being obtained by the projections pressing against and
acting upon the end t of the spring staple P-Figures 30 and 31 represent in
elevation and end view a modification of the last described fastener-in this case a
separate double ended spring R is adopted being an equivalent for the double end
of the lever or hook. Figure 26-this spring projects on each side, through the
ears B B and the lever F is made double ended and to cover outside the ears BB,-
the bottom sides of the lever F figure 30 being so shaped that in the action of
opening and closing the fastener they cause the ends of the spring to be deflected
within the ears B B as seen in dotted lines at figure 31.
Figures 32 and 33 represent an example of fasteners for gloves and such like
purposes forming the second part of my invention viz: without any spring action.
In this case the base plate A is formed with a loop marked S within which the
ring T is placed and the free end of the hinged lever F being brought in position
when closing the fastener, the ring T is passed over it as in Figure 33 securely
holding it in position or the ring may be inade to close automatically by adding
the small peg or projection T, which in the action of closing the fastener, comes
in contact with the lever F, thereby turning it over into the position shown at
figure 33-In Figures 34 and 35 I have represented in side and top views a
modification in which instead of using a ring as in the last case I adopt the slide U
and which has only to be moved into the position shewn in dotted lines when the
hinged lever will be free for unfastening the glove.
Instead of using a sliding loop as last described for retaining the free end of the
hinged lever I may adopt the arrangement as shewn in elevation end and top views
at Figures 36, 37, and 38-in which case I use the sliding lever V extending along
the base plate A to or near the hinge or joint, the lever F near the hinge being
recessed on each side as at gg-and into these recesses the ends of the sliding plate
enter when the fastener is closed as now shown, and this prevents the fastener
being opened until the sliding plate V is withdrawn into the position shown in
dotted lines-The sliding plate V is connected to the base plate A by the pin h
through a slot in the plate or other means.-This sliding plate V may be made to
work automatically when opening or closing the fastener, if desired
As a further modification of the description of fasteners described at Figures 32
and 33 and as an adaptation suitable for boots and shoes, I may construct them
as shewn in elevation and top views at Figures 39 and 40 in which I attach to the
securing ring L a shield or button W and if found desirable a spring may be used
underneath to facilitate the fastening or unfastening.
When adopting my improvements to what are known as gussett gloves I con-
struct them as shewn in Figures 41 42 and 43 the joint end X being used for the
middle of the gusset permitting it to be folded over as at Figure 43 and to secure
the glove the hinged part Y has to be turned over into the position shown at
Figure 41 the shoulders K K holding it securely
As a modification of this description of fastener instead of using the hinged
part Y I may use an eccentrically placed disc or lever as at Z Figures 44 and 45
jointed to the folded arm at 1. l. a small stud m or other means being placed on
the underside which snaps into the recess on the folding arm, holding it in position-
As a further modification of this description of fastener instead of using the ring or
slide. I may adopt the plan as shewn at figures 46 and 47 in which the fastener is
kept closed after passing through the eyelet by a leather or other tab marked A'
the hole or eyelet n in the same passing on to a pin p on the hook, or on to the
end of the lever or hook itself thereby securely holding it in position.
Having thus described my improvements and the manner of carrying the same
into effect. I desire it to be understood that I do not purpose confining myself to
the exact details herein described and exhibited, as the same may be varied
without departing from the spirit of my invention but what I claim and wish to
protect is :-
Firstly the construction of fastenings for gloves and other articles of dress

page_text: substantially as herein described and exhibited from Figures 1 to 31 that is to say
the manufacture of such fastenings having spring actions not in connection or
contact with the base plate.
Secondly the construction of fastenings for gloves and other articles of dress
substantially as herein described and exhibited from Figures 32 to Figures 47 that
is to say fastenings without spring actions, the levers or hooks of such fastenings
being held in a closed position, by a ring, slide, lever, shield or their equivalents
In witness whereof I the said George Capewell have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty three.