An Improved Construction or Formation of Backplates or Shanks of Buttons Applicable for Use as Trimming.
Year: 1885

page_text: An Improved Construction or Formation of Backplates or
Shanks of Buttons Applicable for Use as Trimming.
I RICHARD JAMES SECUNDUS JOYCE of the firm Weintraud Joyce and Company
18 Aldermanbury, London, Warehousemen, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct or form the backplates of buttons
with an aperture out of or away from the centre into which aperture, a shank may
be fitted preferably of flat or broad form for the insertion of tape, cord, braid, or
its equivalent preferably flat so that any number of said buttons can be arranged
on said tape or braid and one portion of the button overlap a portion of the next
adjoining button which is similarly made or instead of fitting a shank in and
projecting from said aperture, the shank may be formed by the portion between
slits made in said back plate and then by stamping or otherwise. The portion
or portions between the slits may be bulged or looped to serve as a shank for
drawing on to, lacing or otherwise inserting the braid into, or attaching said braid
to the button.
Any number of these buttons thus laced or connected with overlapping portions
can be employed as trimming (plain or ornamental) and the outer covers or fronts
of the buttons may be of the same or various colours and arranged in relation to
each other as to produce ornamental effect upon the article or garment, said trimming,
if it be a trimming, may be affixed.

page_text: Shanks of Buttons Applicable for Use as Trimming.
I RICHARD JAMES SECUNDUS JOYCE of the firm Weintraud Joyce and Company
18 Aldermanbury, London Warehousemen 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 an improved construction of the back-plates or shanks
of buttons so that such buttons can be used as trimming.
For the purpose of this invention (which will be clearly understood by reference
to the annexed drawings) I construct or form the backplates A of circular, oval, or
other shaped buttons B, with an aperture C, out of, or away from, the centre, as
shown at Figure 1; into which aperture C a shank D, may be fitted, preferably of
flat or broad form as represented at Figure 2, for the insertion of tape cord, braid
or its equivalent E, or by sewing or otherwise so that any number of said buttons B,
can be arranged on said tape or braid E (as shown at Figures 3 and 4 which are
side and front views respectively). One portion of the button overlaps a portion
of the next adjoining button which is similarly made. At Figure 5 I show a back
plate A with two slits F. F. for the insertion of the shank D Figure 6, this being
passed through the slits F F and there held in place as shown in the sectional view,
Figure 7; or instead of fitting a shank in and projecting from said aperture, the
shank may be formed by the portion D between slits F F made in said back plate A
by stamping or otherwise. The portion or portions D D between the slits is or are
bulged or looped as shown at Figure 8 to serve as a shank for drawing on, lacing
or otherwise inserting, the braid into, or attaching said braid to the button.
Any number of the buttons thus laced or connected with overlapping portions
can be employed as trimming (plain or ornamental) and the outer covers or fronts
of the buttons may be of the same or various colours or with devices and arranged
in relation to each other as to produce ornamental effect upon the article or garment
on which said trimming, if it be a trimming, may be affixed.
Figure 9 represents a modified form of shank D applied to an oval back-plate A
and Figure 10 a back-plate A having two shanks D. D' formed by stamping. This
form of back-plate may be arranged with the braid or tape passing through every
shank as shown at Figure 11 or through one shank only on each button as repre-
sented at Figure 12. By this means each button may be kept out of contact with
its neighbouring button.

page_text: 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 :-
Forming broad back plates or shanks of buttons out of or away from the centre
by stamping or otherwise so that the buttons can be arranged to overlap one
another when laced or secured upon a braid or tape as trimming as hereinbefore
described and shown.