Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1889-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1889
We, FRANK E. DE LONG and CHARLES F. DE LONG, both of 306, Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 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 :-
This invention consists of a hook or fastening for a garment, which is provided
with a loop serving as a strengthening device for the main hook, and also pre-
venting the attached eye from slipping behind the tongue.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hook or fastening embodying my
invention.
Figure 2 represents a front view of another form thereof.
Figure 3 represents a side view of figure 1.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
A, Figures 1 and 3 represent a hook or fastening adapted more particularly for a
garment, after the manner of a hook of a "hook and eye." In figure 2, the hook
is shown as connected with the frame of a suspender buckle or slide.
Between the front and rear portions of the hook, and secured to a proper part
thereof, is a spring tongue B, which occupies part of the space between said
portions, and is bowed or swelled outwards, so as to approach the front portion.
The continuation of the tongue forms a loop (which coincides with the bend D of
the hook, and enters between the side pieces E thereof.
It will be seen that when an eye, loop or ring is presented to the hook and drawn
between the front and rear portions thereof, it will bear against the tongue and
ride over the same, forcing it backward, so that said eye or ring is permitted to
pass to the bend D, the tongue then closing or returning to its normal position,
and serving to retain the eye, or the like on the hook, and prevent the return or
displacement of the same. It will also be noticed that the eye or the liko likewise
engages with the loop and is seated in both the bend D, and the loop C, the
latter increasing the strength of the hook, as is evident, and also preventing the
eye from slipping behind the tongue, the side pieces E furthermore preventing
the tongue and loop from lateral displacement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we wish it understood
that we claim :-
First. A hook having a tongue and loop, the latter forming a continuation of
the said tongue and being coincident with the bend of the hook, substantially as
described.
Second. A hook formed of front and rear portions, a tongue between said portions,
and a loop which is coincident with the bend of said portions, substantially as
described.
Third. The tongue B, and the loop C, in combination with the two side pieces E,
between which the tongue is fitted, substantially as described.
Fourth. The tongue B, and the loop C, in combination with the two side pieces E
of the hook, the latter having the bend D, hetween which the loop C is placed,
substantially as described.
Dated this 1
1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.