A New or Improved Fastening for Shoes, Gloves, Corsets, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 30th May, 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Fastening for Shoes, Gloves, Corsets, and
the like.
I, BENNY BERNSTEIN, of the City of New York, No. 10 East 86th Street
State of New York, one of the United States of America, Merchant, 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:—
My invention has relation to a fastener, and it consists in the construction and
novel arrangement of parts as and for the purposes as will be hereinafter more fully
described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and forming the subject matter
of the appended claims.
The object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and secure
automatic fastener for use on corsets, gloves, shoes, &c., that may be readily and
easily manipulated, and in which the parts are so arranged, that there is no danger
of their working loose, or accidentally becoming unfastened.
In the drawings:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of the adjoining edges of a corset having my
improved fastener attached thereto.
Fig. 2 a detail view of the keeper.
Fig. 3 a detail view in partial section of the catch bar.
Fig. 4 a detail side view of the keeper.
Fig. 5 a section of the keeper on the line xx Fig. 2.
Fig. 6 an end view of the keeper.
Fig. 7 a detail view in partial section of the catch bar showing the swivel end
thereof as supplied with a spring.
Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof and in which
like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
The letter A, designates so much of a corset as will suffice to illustrate the
application of my improved fastener, having formed along its edges pockets, in
which stays B, C, are confined in the usual manner, and to which my improved
fasteners hereinafter described are secured.
At suitable and regular intervals on the stay B, rivited or otherwise secured are
bars D provided at their outer ends with a reduced portion d, forming an annular
shoulder d'.
The letter E, designates a sleeve snugly fitting the reduced portion d of the
bar D and permitted to turn freely thereon; one end of the sleeve E abuts against
the shoulder d' of bar D and is confined on the reduced portion thereof by upsetting
the end of said reduced portion as at e, Fig. 3.
Dependant from the sleeve E, and at right angles thereto is an arm F having
secured at its outer or free end a ball F, for a purpose presently explained.
At intervals upon the stay C, corresponding in position to those on the stay B,
are rivited or otherwise secured keepers G, which have a general rounded or button
headed configuration or shape and with a shank H by which it is secured to the
stay C, by rivet as in Figs. 4 and 5, or said keeper may form part of a small plate
and said plate secured to the stay; and formed diametrically in said keeper is a
slot H the bottom of which is preferably made larger than the top as shown in
Fig. 6, and of a shape and size to correspond with the bar D, while the width of
the slot at its upper part is of a size to permit the arm F to freely pass through.
In order that the arm F, carrying the ball-weight F at its end may not
accidentally turn in the keeper and allow the fastener to separate, the keepers G
are at their rear portion recessed as at I, forming a shoulder under which the arm F

page_text: rests when the catch bar is in its keeper and prevents said arm from becoming
accidentally disengaged, and the front edge of said keepers are so upwardly and
rearwardly inclined and beveled as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 that when the bar D is
presented to the keeper to effect a fastening the arm F will be automatically
directed in a vertical position and enter the slot of the keeper.
While I have shown my fastener attached to a corset it will be readily under-
stood that it is equally well adapted for gloves, shoes and various other articles,
and, as shown in Fig. 7, a slight longitudinal movement may be given to the arm F
relative to the bar D and a spring 1' employed to react the parts.
To use my fastener as attached to a corset, shoe, glove or other article, by
directing the end of the catch bar in the end of the slot H' the arm F will owing
to the rounded surface of the keeper, be caused to turn and assume a horizontal
position and enter the slot; as soon as the arm passes through the slot it will owing
to the ball weight on its end drop parallel to the stays and engage beneath the
curved shoulder at the rear of the keeper.
I do not desire to confine myself to the precise details of construction herein
shown and described as many minor changes may be made without departing from
the spirit of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1-In a fastening of the nature described, the combination with the keeper pro-
vided with a diametric slot the bottom of which is larger than the top, of a fixed
catch bar having a pivoted arm at right angles to the bar, said bar and arm
adapted to enter the slot of the keeper and the arm automatically engage said
keeper, substantially as specified.
2 In a fastening of the nature described, the combination with the keeper
provided with a diametric slot the bottom of which is larger than the top, of a fixed
catch bar provided with a pivoted arm at right angles to the bar, having a ball
weight, said bar and arm adapted to enter the slot of the keeper and the arm
automatically engage said keeper, substantially as specified.
3-In a fastener of the nature described the combination with the keeper
provided with a diametric slot and at one end with a shoulder, of a fixed catch
bar having a pivoted arm at right angles to the bar carrying ball weight, said
bar and arm adapted to enter the slot of the keeper and the arm automatically
engage the shoulder of said keeper for the purpose specified.
4 In a fastening of the nature described, the combination with the keeper
provided with a diametric slot and a shoulder, of a fixed catch bar provided
with a sleeve having secured to it an arm carrying a weight, said arm adapted to
turn and engage the shoulder on the keeper for the purpose set forth.
5 In a fastener of the nature described, the combination with the keeper
provided with a diametric slot the bottom of which is larger than the top of a fixed
catch-bar having a pivoted arm at right angles to the bar, said bar and arm
adapted to enter the slot of the keeper and the arm automatically engage the keeper
and a spring for reacting the parts, substantially as specified.
Dated this 2011
PA1001
BENNY BERNSTEIN.
Hughes, Eli & Hughes,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.