An Improved Button Appliance or Detachable Button.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1892-Accepted, 4th June, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Button Appliance or Detachable Button.
1, GEORGE PILBEAM, Assistant Manager of the Hotel Metropole, London
in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to detachable buttons or appliances for covering ordinary
coat or other buttons (sewn or permanently fixed on clothing or otherwise) and for
other purposes.
My present invention consists of a special arrangement and construction of such
detachable button or button covering appliance which will be fully described
hereinafter and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed and finally pointed
out in the claims.
And in order that my said present invention may be easily understood and
readily carried into practice I will proceed to fully describe same with reference to
the accompanying sheet of drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation or view of my novel button appliance in position on
an ordinary button such as on a coat.
Figure 2 is a sectional side view of my novel appliance or detachable button in
position on a coat button as in Fig. 1 only the coat button is shown in elevation.
Figure 3 is edge or side elevation of my novel button appliance-with the slide
(hereinafter described) removed.
Figure 4 is an underside plan of my said appliance-with the slide pushed home.
Figure 5 is an underside plan of my said appliance with the slide pulled out to
its limit.
Figure 6 is a cross sectional view on line 1-1 Figure 4.
Figure 7 is a side elevation with the slide drawn out as in Figure 5, and
Figure 8 is a plan of said slide drawn right out and removed from the appliance.
a is the body made of any suitable metal or material and either plain or
ornamental on its outer surface as desired and of any suitable shape and size
according to requirements.
Projecting ledges forming an undercut or dovetail slide way are provided on the
under edge or underside (as at 6) of this cover a (see Figures 3 and 6 especially).
The dovetail edges of a slide c (shown separately in Fig 8.) slide under the said
projecting ledges & so that the slide c can be readily slid iu as in Fig. 4 or moved
out to position shown in Figs. 5 and 7.
Projecting pins or stops åd on the underside of the slide c prevent the latter
from being pulled right out or accidentally coming out.
Similar projecting pins or stops e e prevent the slide c from being pushed too
far in.
fis a knob or projection by which to move out the slide.
The slide e is divided down one side (or both sides) as at g (Fig. 8) so as to form
a spring and cause friction-to keep the slide working stiffly in its slideways and
prevent said slide coming open of itself after being closed.
a is an ordinary coat button sewn on to the cloth or material y forming the coat
or other article of wearing apparel or otherwise.
In place of sliding under dovetail edges as shown-the slide o may be made to
slide in and out in other equivalent ways.

page_text: 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. A detachable button or button covering appliance having a slide such as c
arranged and acting substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
2. In a detachable button or button covering appliance I claim the combination
of the body a with slideways b thereon and a slide such as c acting in the manner
and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto
annexed.
3. In a detachable button or button covering appliance I claim the combination
with the body a and slide c of stops d d and e e arranged and acting substantially
in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
drawings hereunto annexed.
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4. I claim a detachable button or button covering appliance the body of which
has a slide sliding in the back or "reverse thereof in any suitable manner and
such slide having a slot or recess therein to fit around the ordinary button sewing or
fastening substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dad thin 4th day of Ma 1900
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.