Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM RIGHTER COMINGS of 128ª Queen Victoria Street in the City
of London Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to fasteners of a class which are suitable for use on various
articles but are particularly adapted for gloves.
The invention consists in constructing the fasteners in such a manner that the
two members of which they are composed may be "rolled" together or made to
interlock with but little if any spring or strain by bringing them together in a
plane slightly different from that of the line of pull. As an example it may be
stated that this end may be accomplished by making the members in the form of
balls and sockets of slightly elliptical shape or by making one member in the form
of a grid the second member carrying arms or projections somewhat similar to a
truncated V which will pass over the bars of the grid when being shut down
thereon book wise or in a manner analgous to the closing of a hinge but the ends
of said arms or projections are too close together to pass over the bar of the grid
when moved at right angles to its plane.
The members may be conveniently drawn together by a lever action and for
this purpose the edges of one member may be corrugated or otherwise adapted to
receive the further end of a lever upon the second member and thus form a tem-
porary hinge lever, the closing of which will not only draw the two edges of the
materials together, but also cause the two fastening members to roll or fall in their
proper position for engagement.
Where it is undesirable to pierce the materials the members may be secured by
forming an external hollow cap to be placed over the material while an internal
hollow or solid cap of slightly smaller size is placed beneath and on being forced
into the external cap carries the interposed material with it. The internal and
external caps are then headed down or they are made to engage by turning rolling,
pressing or otherwise securing the one within the other suitable washers or heads
being employed when requisite to prevent the members from being pulled through
the material to which they are attached. This arrangement of parts may also be
employed when the members pass through the materials.
Dated his 20th day of Navamban 100K
:
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: I, WILLIAM RIGHTER COMINGS of 128ª Queen Victoria Street in the City
of London, Engineer 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 fasteners of a class which are suitable for use on various
articles but are particularly adapted for gloves.
The invention consists in constructing the fasteners in such a manner that the
two members of which they are composed may be "rolled" together or made to
interlock with but little if any spring or strain by bringing them together in a
plane slightly different from that of the line of pull. As an example it may be
stated that this end may be accomplished by making the members in the form of
balls and sockets of slightly elliptical shape, or by making one member in the form
of a grid, the second member carrying arms or projections somewhat similar to a
truncated V which will pass over the bars of the grid when being shut down
thereon book wise, or in a manner analogous to the closing of a hinge but the ends
of said arms or projections are too close together to pass over the bar of the grid
when moved at right angles to its plane.
The members may be conveniently drawn together by a lever action and for
this purpose the edges of one member may be corrugated or otherwise adapted to
receive the further end of a lever upon the second member and thus form a tem-
porary hinge lever, the closing of which will not only draw the two edges of the
materials together, but also cause the two fastening members to roll or fall in their
proper position for engagement and locking.
Where it is undesirable to pierce the materials, the members may be secured by
forming an external hollow cap to be placed over the material while an internal
hollow or solid cap of slightly smaller size is placed beneath and on being forced
into the external cap carries the interposed material with it. The internal and
external caps are then headed down or they are made to engage by turning rolling,
pressing, or otherwise securing the one within the other, suitable washers or heads
being employed when requisite to prevent the members from being pulled through
the material to which they are attached. This arrangement of parts may also be
employed when the members pass through the materials.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawings which form part of this specification, and in which like
letters of reference are used to indicate like parts of the fastener in the various
figures "a" being used to designate the external cap of the socket member, b the
glove or garment upon which the fastener is applied, c the inner socket, a the
outer cap of the stud member, e the internal fastening of the stud and these with
the further letters of reference will be dealt with in the explanation of the drawings
in which―
Fig. 1 represents a sectional elevation of the socket member.
Fig, 2 represents a bottom view showing the oval socket.
Fig. 3 represents a socket member in section when closing.
Fig. 4 represents the same when fully closed.

page_text: Figs. 5 and 6 represent in section the external cap "a" provided with an oval
beaded projecting piece f adapted to pass through the glove or garment and through
the hole g in the top of the socket c, after which a quarter turn of cap "a" or
socket c, will cause the two parts to be firmly held together and clamp the glove
or garment between them.
Fig. 7 represents the socket in sectional elevation and-
Fig. 8 represents the same in plan.
Fig. 9
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in sectional elevation a socket member composed of two hollow
flanged rivets before the parts are secured.
Fig. 10 represents the same after having been compressed.
Figs. 11 and 12 represent in sectional elevation and plan a round headed stud
cap provided with an oval hole while-
Figs. 13 and 14 represent in elevation and plan an internal oval headed fastener
adapted to be placed within the stud when a quarter turn will hold the two parts
and the interposed glove or garment firmly together.
Figs. 15 and 16 represent the same method of securing the parts applied to
a socket member, the full lines indicating the position before and the dotted lines
the position after locking.
Figs. 17 and 18 represent socket and stud members respectively in both of which
the internal and external caps are secured by sewing.
Fig. 19 represents the stud member as being held on the glove or garment by
an oval button inserted in the member and given a quarter turn therein.
Fig. 20 represents a socket member as being composed of a previously formed
socket and a partially formed external cap which is to be subsequently squeezed in
while―
Fig. 21 represents a socket member as being composed of a previously formed
external cap and a partially formed socket which is to be subsequently expanded
in the head.
Figs. 22 and 23 represent in sectional elevation and bottom view a socket cut
through at the sides of the neck close to the flange. By this construction when the
socket is headed the cut portions of the neck are driven slightly through and form
a species of side spring.
Fig. 24 represents in sectional elevation a stud member provided with screw
threads.
Fig. 25 represents in elevation a screw fastener adapted to screw therein.
Figs. 26 and 27 represent in sectional elevation and bottom view a bayonet
socket fastener while
Fig. 28 represents in elevation a stud adapted to be received therein.
Fig. 29 represents in sectional elevation a socket member composed of a loose
socket as shown in elevation in Fig. 30, said socket being adapted to pass part way
through the ring (shown in plan in Fig. 31) which forms a flange which may be
connected to the external cap by rivetting or sewing or if preferred the flange may
be sewn directly to the glove or garment without employing a socket or cap, a
round headed stud being employed as the stud member, and the oval flange which
may be in the form of an eyelet as the socket member.
Fig. 32 represents in elevation partially in section a stud and socket member in
the act of being closed. The flange of the stud member being notched or ribbed to
form a pivot point for the lever of the socket member to rest in.
Fig. 33 represents the external cap of the socket member as being formed with
arins or projecting pieces (more clearly indicated by the plan Fig. 34) adapted to
be bent back and after passing through the glove or garment to engage with and
hold the socket.
Fig. 35 represents in sectional elevation a grid stud and socket member in the
act of being closed, the stud member being provided with notches or ribs which act
as the pivot or binge point of the lever on the socket member.
Fig. 36 represents a plan of the stud member.

page_text: Fig. 87 represents in sectional elevation a modified form of lever attachment.
In this construction the stud member is above and the socket member below, the
parts being held together when closed by the spring part of the socket member.
Fig. 38 represents in sectional elevation the cap and socket of a socket member
as being made from one piece of metal and as being applied to the glove or
garment. The socket c being forced into the cap a and the arm or parts v, v, being
then compressed, the nose portion y of said socket c will be forced outward toward
face z of the cap a and be locked therein.
Fig. 39 represents the socket member when so completed while-
Figs. 40 and 41 represent the same method as being applied to a stud member.
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
1st. A fastener for gloves or other articles the two members of which being so
constructed that they may be "rolled" together, or made to interlock with but
little, if any spring by bringing them together in a plane slightly different from
that of the line of pull substantially as described.
2nd. In a fastener for gloves or other articles, the method described for securing
the socket within an external cap and the stud fastener within the stud member
without piercing the leather or garment substantially as set forth.
3rd. In a fastener for gloves or other articles, the method described for locking
the socket within the external cap and the stud fastener within the stud by partially
turning or by squeezing the parts substantially as set forth.
Dated this 27th dow of Amount 7000
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Applicant's. Agent.