Improvements in Hooks for Dress Fastenings.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th July, 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hooks for Dress Fastenings.
I, RALPH TOMLYN, of 34 Lower High Street, Thame, in the County of
Oxford, Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
As ordinary constructed hooks used for dress fastenings are attached to the
garment by stitching passed through two loops and continued along the shank for
the purpose of holding the hook to the material throughout its length. After
being in use for some little time it is found that the strain upon the hook draws
the same through the stitches placed across its shanks so that it more or less
extends beyond the edge of the garment and by reason of its not then being
attached throughout its length it becomes separated and allows the edges of the
garment to gape and expose a portion of the hook. Various means have been
devised to overcome this, such as the forming of additional loops near the bend of
the hook but it has been found that after a short time the stitches originally placed
all round these front loops have been found altogether at the back part of the
said loop the front part of which is separated from the garment which gapes in
the manner already described.
Now according to this invention I overcome these difficulties by forming a cross-
piece immediately under the bend in the hook. That is to say, at the extreme end
of the hook. This cross-piece may be bent up out of the wire of which the hook
is formed, or otherwise suitably constructed, and is stitched over in all directions
to the garment.
It will be seen that as there is no open space as in the loop or eye already
referred to it is impossible for the stitches to slip in the manner described,
the result being that the bend of the hook is maintained in close contact
with the garment, beyond the edge of which it cannot be drawn by reason of the
said cross-piece engaging with the stitches, unless of course the stitches give out
or stretch.
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hooks for Dress Fastenings.
I, RALPH TOMLYN, of 34 Lower High Street, Thame, in the County of
Oxford, Draper, 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 :-
As ordinarily constructed hooks used for dress fastenings are attached to the
garment by stitching passed through two loops and continued along the shank for.
the purpose of holding the hook to the material throughout its length. After being
in use for some little time it is found that the strain upou the hook draws the same
through the stitches placed across its shank so that it more or less extends beyond
the edge of the garment and by reason of its not then being attached throughout
its length it becomes separated and allows the edges of the garment to gape and
expose a portion of the hook. Various means have been devised to overcome
this, such as the forming of additional loops near the bend of the hook, but it
has been found that the strain on the hook has drawn the same forward so that
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page_text: after a short sime the stitches originally placed all round these front loops have
been found altogether at the back part of the said loops the front part of which
is separated from the garment which gapes in the manner already described.
Now according to this invention I overcome these difficulties by forming a
cross-piece immediately under the bend in the hook, that is to say, at the
extreme end of the hook. This cross-piece may be bent up out of the wire
of which the hook is formed, and is stitched over in all directions to the garment.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings of which
Figs. 1. and 2 are respectively front and side elevation of a hook constructed
according to my invention and Figs. 3 and 4 a front and side view of a modification
'thereof.
A cross-piece a is formed immediately under the bend of or at the extreme end
of the hook b.
This cross-piece is bent up out of the wire of which the hook is formed, and
may be stitched over when securing the hook to the garment.
In Figs. 3 and 4 slight modifications of the manner of forming the back of the
hook is shown, the cross-piece a being provided as in Figs. 1 and 2.
It will be seen that as there is no open space as in the loop or eye already referred
to it is impossible for the stitches to slip in the manner described, the result being
that the bend of the hook is maintained in close contact with the garment, beyond
the edge of which it cannot be drawn by reason of the said cross-piece engaging
with the stitches, unless of course the stitches give out or stretch.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
A hook for dress fastening constructed with a cross-piece immediately below the
bend in the hook substantially as and for the purpose described and ascertained in
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of Tul- 1000
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.