Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 19th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1896
I, ELEAZER KEMPSHALL, of Hotel Hunnewell, Newton, County of Middlesex,
State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 relates to a new and improved eyelet, and consists in the novel
features of construction and relative arrangement of parts hereinafter fully
described in the Specification, clearly illustrated in the drawings, and particularly
pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying one sheet of drawing, forming a part
of this application, in which like characters indicate like parts, wherever they
occur.
In the drawings,―
Fig. 1 represents a perspective view, showing an eyelet constructed in accordance
with my invention.
Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal sectional view thereof.
a represents a tubular-shaped body, formed at one end with an overhanging
flange a', that is concavo-convex in cross section. The free and overhanging
edge of this flange is formed with spurs a', that extend toward the end of the
member a not provided with a flange, here shown as extending downward. The
shape and number of the spurs or projections are immaterial, and their purpose is to
rest upon the die plate b, in order that the plastic material, which forms the covering
for the flange may be forced through the spaces between said spurs, to fill up the
concave underside of the flange, further permitting the material in the spaces to
firmly anchor the plastic material upon the outside to the plastic material that fills
up the concave underside.
It will be apparent that if the lower edge of the flange were not protected with
projections, the edge of the flange of the eyelet blank would be forced down against
the die plate, and none of the plastic material would enter the concave underside.
Moreover, supposing the concave underside to be filled with plastic material, unless
there were communications between the material upon the inside and outside in
order to bind the two layers together, there would be the liability of one or both
being broken from the blank, either by use, or by expansion.
b represents the covering of plastic material, which is molded about the top
flange a by a suitable shaped die, and made to fill the space in the concave under-
side of the flange. The ends of the spurs a' resting upon the die plate, will be
exposed in the completed article, as is evident, while the spaces between the spurs a
will be filled with plastic material, firmly binding the covering upon the blank.

page_text: The die will be so shaped as to confine the plastic material upon the inside of the
eyelet, substantially as shown, in order to give the completed article a finished
appearance, the covering of plastic material forming a continuation of the inner
wall of the member_a.
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. An eyelet comprising in its construction a tubular shaped body, an overturned
flange, forming an extension of said body, said flange being concavo-convex in
cross section, and spurs upon the free and rearwardly extending edge of said flange,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. An eyelet comprising in its construction a tubular shaped body, an overturned
flange, forming an extension of said body, said flange being concavo-convex in
cross section, and spurs upon the free and rearwardly extending edge of said flange,
adapted to rest on a die plate, and a covering of plastic material molded about the
top of said flange, and filling the concave underside thereof, the plastic material
upon the top and bottom side of said flange being united in the spaces between said
spurs, substantially as-and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 24th day of February 1896.
ELEAZER. KEMPSHALL.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.