Improvements in the Manufacture of Cloth, Linen, and such like Buttons.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th N v., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 2nd Aug.. 1890-Accepted. 6th Aug.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Cloth, Linen, and such like
Buttons.
I JOSEF KOOH of Sebnitz, Saxony, in the Empire of Germany, at present residing
at 56 and 57 Alderinanbury, in the City of London, Button Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows :-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the manufacture of linen
and other cloth buttons, so as to render them less liable to fracture during the
process of cleansing of the garment or other article to which the buttons aro
applied, than those at present in use, also to secure case and strength of attachment to
the garment.
In carrying out my invention I form two discs of metal or other suitable material,
one disc a little larger than the other. The large disc has a hole stamped out of the
middle and the inner and outer edges of the disc are spun or otherwise bent over
so as to give a solid and good appearance to the button.
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The small disc is of a size large enough to fit inside the outer edge of the
large disc. The small disc is then covered with the linen or other material and
the edges of the larger disc pressed over thus forming the front side of the
button.
Over the back of the button is laid the material by which the button is attached
which material is fastened to the button by means of a metal border or ring while the
middle of the material is loose enough to form a tuft or projection by which the button
is attached.
All the before mentioned operations are performed simultaneously by any suitable
machinery.
In some cases I may dispense with the large dise and form the small disc in such a
manner as to take the place of both small and large discs.
The metal border or ring may also be dispensed with and the large disc shaped to
form a rim or border on its periphery in which case a hole or holes are made through
the button to allow of attachment to the garment, as the material at the back of the
button must necessarily be dispensed with.
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1000
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Cloth, Linen, and such like
Buttons.
JOSEF KOCH, of Sebnitz, Saxony, in the Empire of Germany, Button Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the manufacture of linen
and other cloth buttons, rendering them less liable to fracture and damage than
those at present in use, during the processes of washing and mangling the garment to
which they may be attached: also to improve the appearance and the method of
attaching the saine to the garment.
In carrying out my invention, I use two discs of metal, or other suitable material;
one disc being rather larger than the other. The large disc has a hole stamped out of

page_text: the middle, and the inner and outer edges of this disc are "spun," or otherwise bent
over, so as to impart an appearance of solidity to the button.
And in order that any said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a front view; Fig. 2 is section, and Fig. 3 a back view; all drawn to an
enlarged scale.
a is the small disc, the edge of which is bent down, as shown in Fig. 2. This disc
is covered with linen or other material e, forming the front of the button. The disc
is also covered with the material chosen for the back of the button. The two discs
are then placed together, the edge of the disc b being turned over that of the disc a.
The overlapping edges of the materials are enclosed in the annular space between the
two diss, and secured by the turned edges of the discs. The disc is formed with a
central hole, the edge of which raised, as also shown in Fig. 2. The two discs aro
further secured by a metal border or ring f, which forms a finished edge to the button.
The material attached to the disc b, is bulged or expanded at e, so as to provide a
convenient elastic shank for sewing the button to the garment without piercing the
front of the button.
By bending over the edges of the discs an appearance of solidity is imparted to tho
button.
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. The manufacture and use of buttons of the description aforesaid, consisting of
the disc a and annular disc b, respectively covered with suitable fabric; the material
covering the disc being expanded at e to form an elastic shank for the sewing thread,
and the whole being finished with a ring f, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
2. The improvements in the manufacture of cloth, linen, and such like buttons,
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 1st August 1900.
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.