IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRING-BUTTON FASTENERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN of 67 Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
SPRING-BUTTON FASTENERS, a communication to me from abroad by Heribert
Bauer, Goldsmith of Pforzheim in the Grand. Duchy of Baden, Germany, to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of a spring-button-fastener for trousers, gloves and other
portions of dress, consisting essentially of a spring provided with apertures, curved
metal strips and guards, in combination with elastic buttons whose bent or shank
ends are secured in the said guards. The spring-button-fastener is intended to
facilitate the closing and opening of the flaps of gentlemen's trousers, and is
essentially constructed as follows:
A flat metallic spring is provided in two or more places with apertures and
curved metal strips lying above the same.
A guard-piece is fixed behind each aperture on the spring which is curved.
An elastic button is passed through each of the apertures, its bent or shank ends
being pushed into the guard placed at the back.
The button can be somewhat compressed, but cannot be removed from the guard
without using force. The flat spring is pierced in several places to allow it to be
firmly sewn on inside the upper part of the flap, in such a manner that the buttons
are turned towards the lower part of the same.
Small metal plates, pierced for the purpose, are sewn on to the lower part of the
flap, one for each button.
In the middle of the metal plate there is an aperture, and a corresponding hole
is punched in the lower part of the flap.
If the flap has to be closed, the buttons are simply pressed into the plates.
The button, whose head is rather larger than the opening, yields when entering
the opening, but expands again as soon as it has passed through, and so a secure
fastening is formed. The buttons can be drawn out of the openings in the plates
by the upper part of the flap, so that the latter is easily opened,
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page_text: The flat metallic spring adapts itself to every movement, and, being curved
inwards, the upper part of the flap presses against the lower, and the dress is
always in order, even when the buttons do not catch in the openings.
To apply the spring-button-fastener to gloves and other portions of dress, it can
be fastened in such a manner that the buttons are turned outwards; this is
especially desirable in the case of gloves.
The springs can be made of any length, and any number of buttons can be used.
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HERBERT & Co.,
Agents, 67, Strand.
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I, HERBERT JOHn Haddan, of 67. Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, a communication to me
from abroad by Heribert Bauer, Goldsmith, of. Phorzheim in the Grand Duchy
of Baden, Germany, and in what manner the same is to performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
The spring button fastener is intended to facilitate the closing and opening of
the flaps of gentlemen's trousers and is essentially constructed as follows; reference
being made to the drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front view, and Figa 2 and 4 are
side views of a flat metallic spring. Figs 3, 5, 6 and 7 show details. A flat metallic
spring a is provided in two or more places with apertures b and bridge-pieces or
curved metal strips c laid across the same.
A guard piece d is fixed behind each aperture on the spring, which latter is
curved.
An elastic button e is passed through each of the apertures b, its bent or shank
ends e¹e being pushed into the guard placed at the back.
Thus secured, the button can be somewhat compressed, but cannot be removed
from the guard without using force. The flat spring is pierced in several places to
allow it to be firmly sewn on inside the upper part of the flap, in such manner, that
the buttons are turned towards the lower part of the same..
Small metal plates g, pierced with small holes h, are sewn on to the lower part
of the flap, one for each button.
In the middle of the metal plate there is an aperture i, and a corresponding hole
is punched in the lower part of the flap. If the flap has to be closed, the buttons
are simply pressed into the plates. The button e, whose head is rather larger than
the opening i, yields when entering the latter, but expands again as soon as it has.
passed through, and so a secure fastening is formed.
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page_text: The buttons can be drawn out of the openings i in the plates by the upper part.
of the flap, so that the latter is easily opened.
The flat metallic spring a adapts itself to every movement, and, being curved
inwards, the upper part of the flap presses against the lower, and the dress is
always in order, even when the buttons do not catch in the openings.
To apply the spring button fastener to gloves and other portions of dress, it can
be fastened in such a manner, that the buttons are turned outwards; this is
especially desirable in the case of gloves.
The springs a can be made of any length, and any number of buttons can
be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A spring button fastener for trousers, gloves and other wearing apparel, com-
prising in its construction a spring a having apertures b strips c and guards d,
spring buttons e held with their ends el e in the guards d', and plates g provided
with aperture i, substantially as described.
Dated this 28th day of November 1885.
H. J. HADDAN.
By Herbert & Co., Agents,
67, Strand,