An Improved Button Attachment to Articles of Dress.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1892,
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1893—Accepted, 18th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Button Attachment to Articles of Dress.
WALTER STENNING & EDWARD STANLEY SEATON Hardware Factors
328 Stanstead Road Catford London, S. E. do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention, is a button stud or hook with a clip attachment, that
can easily quickly and firmly be affixed to articles of dress without the use of
cotton thread wire twine rivets or plates.
(It is especially adapted as either a temporary or permanent trousers button being
easily affixed to these articles of dress by the wearer, whilst on the person.)
This is accomplished by constructing a cam action clip of iron brass or other
metal or suitable substance, with a button stud or hook attached to the cam the
strain on which increases the tenacity of the clip.
WALTER STENNING.
EDWARD STANLEY SEATON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Button Attachment to Articles of Dress.
WALTER STENNING and EDWARD STANLEY SEATON, Hardware Factors,
328 Stanstead Road Catford, London, S.E. 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 :-
The object of this invention is a button, stud, hook or other connecting device,
with a clip attachment for fixing to articles of dress without the aid of cotton,
thread, wire, twine, rivets or back plates.
In accordance with this invention a device for this purpose is constructed of steel,
brass or other suitable metal or substance, and consists of the various parts as shown
in the accompanying drawings, A. B. C.
Figs. 1 & 2 show respectively elevation and plan of one jaw of the clip, which
can have teeth (as shown) or blunt projections.
Figs. 3 & 4 show elevation and plan of the other jaw of the clip which also can
have teeth (as shown) or blunt projections.
Figs. 5 & 6 show elevation and plan of the cam, the lever of which forms a
stud (D 7 & 8) (as shown in Figs. E. F. G) or a hook or other connecting
device.
Fig. E is a perspective view of Figs. A. B. C. D forming a complete device
constructed substantially in accordance with this invention, wherein it will be seen
that the parts A & C are hinged together, whilst the jaw B is loose between
A & C.
Fig. F shows a section of the device opened, to receive between its jaws the
material I to which it is to be attached, this is accomplished by raising the cam
lever C thereby increasing the space between the parts A & C at H which allows
the jaws A & B to be more widely separated thereby permitting the material I (to
which the device is to be attached) to be inserted, the cam lever C being restored
to its original position as shewn in Fig. G closes together the jaws A & B and the
point of the cam C slipping into the depression (or groove) in the part B at H the
device therefore becomes effectually attached to the material I from which it can

page_text: easily be detached when required by raising the cam lever C which allows the
jaws A & B to be separated as shown in Fig. F.
We would here state that we do not bind ourselves to the particular forms or
configurations, set forth in the accompanying drawings.
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. The cam lever and loose jaw in connection with a "button attachment for
articles of dress" substantially the same as herein described.
2. The said loose jaw having a depression or groove for assisting to retain the
cam in position.
Dated this 16th day of January 1893.
WALTER STENNING.
EDWARD STANLEY SEATON.