Year: 1891

page_text: Dernn, Aingdom of Prussia, German Empire, Manufacturer, do nereby declare the
nature of our 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 our invention is to provide for a button for trousers which can be
fastened easily and quickly and equally removed; it will be found of great con-
venience especially for replacing torn off buttons. It simply consists of a strip of
metal bent in such a way, that it can be drawn over the edge of the trousers, the
fastening being effected by means of a pin and of a screw.
The better to make our meaning clear, we will proceed to describe a button for
trousers manufactured according to our improvements, by the aid of the accompanying
drawings, of which :
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the button,
Fig. 2 a side view of the same,
Fig. 3 a similar one, the edge of the trousers being inserted into the bend and the
braces attached,
Fig. 4 shows a modification.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The chief part of our improved button is a strip of metal u u¹ bent to a U-shape
and being somewhat elastic in its bend i. The end of the shorter arm u' has the
form of a disc, which on its inner side is provided with a pin 8. The same arm u'is
near the bend i provided with a female thread for the screw a. The latter is of
larger diameter at the outside at a¹ and ends in a disc b having teeth on its edge in
order to facilitate the turning of the screw. The other end of the screw a may be a
little widened and thus the screw prevented from falling off.
When it is intended to make use of the button, the arms u u¹ are opened a little,
as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and passed over the edge of the trousers.
By releasing the arms u u¹ the bend i acts as a spring and presses the pins into the
cloth Then the screw a is also driven into the cloth by turning the disc b, 80
that the cloth is firmly held in two places. The button-hole of the braces may
now be drawn over the disc band will be supported by the widened part a¹ of the
screw a thus the disc b has completely the functions of a button.
In order to remove the button, the screw a is unscrewed by turning the disc b, the
arm drawn back a little and the U-shaped strip can be taken off.
In Fig. 4 a modification is shown. The female thread for the screw a is provided
in the arm u; the hole in the arm u² being smooth. When screwing on, the part a¹
will push the arm u¹ toward u, improving thereby the action of the bend i
as a spring.
It is true that in this modification the edge of the trousers can only be inserted
up to the screw a; therefore we think it advisable to employ in this case two
points a close to another.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. An improved button for trousers, consisting of a U-shaped strip of metal uu¹,
the shorter arm u¹ being at its ead provided with a pin s and near the bend i with a
screw a, in order to grasp the cloth inserted between the arms u u¹, the disc 6 of the
screw a forming a button, for the purpose as described.

page_text: 2. In the button claimed in 1: The modification consisting in the screw a passing
free through the arm u' and having its female thread in the arm u,
for the purpose
set forth.
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1001
ERNST REGENBACH.
LUDWIG HARING.
By Robert Deissler,
Attorney.