An Improved Construction of Fastener for Gloves, Boots, and other suitable Articles of Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Sept., 1888
An Improved Construction of Fastener for Gloves, Boots, and other
suitable Articles of Wearing Apparel.
I, EDWARD FISHER, of 101 and 102 Wood Street, City of London, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a tongue fastener for gloves, boots, and
other suitable articles of wearing apparel, in such a manner that the fastener lies very
flat to the surface of the leather, the tongue being so arranged that it will pass into
any size of eyelet and be secure.
For the purpose of my invention, I form by stamping, a couple of indents in the
under surface of the base plate, one indent being on either side of a curved slit,
between which a spring is formed for pressure to hold the tongue in an open or a
closed condition.
The tongue has no tail piece but its boss bears on the spring and two little
axles, or a pin through the boss engages in the indents, so that the tongue may be
moved as a hinge.
By making the indents in the under surface of the base plate I dispense with the
ears which usually stand up for carrying the tongue.
1000
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Edward Fisher.

page_text: suitable Articles of Wearing Apparel.
I, EDWARD FISHER, of 101 and 102 Wood Street, City of London, Manufacturer,
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 to construct a tongue fastener for gloves, boots, etc.
in such a manner that the fastener lies very flat to the surface of the leather, this
tongue being of such dimensions and so arranged that it will pass into any size of
eyelet and be secure.
For the purpose of my invention, which I illustrate in the annexed drawings, I
form by stamping a couple of indents A, A,' (see Figure 1) in the under surface of the
base plate B, which is of arched form, one indent being on either side of a slit,
between which, a spring C is formed for pressure, to hold the tongue D in an open or
a closed condition.
The boss of the tongue D (see Figure 2) bears on the spring Cand two little axles F
one on each side, or a pin through the boss engages in the indents A, A, so that, the
tongue D may be moved as on a hinge.
By making the indents A, A; in the under surface of the base plate B, I dispense
with the turned up lugs called ears, which usually stand up for carrying the tongue of
such a fastener.
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Figure 2 is a side view of my fastener complete. The drawings show the appliance
on an enlarged scale for clearness.
Figure 3 is a plan of the base plate B and spring C formed therefrom and Figure 4
is a detached view of the tongue D.
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
claim is :-
what I
The fastener composed of a base plate B with indented under surface at A for
receiving the axles F forming part of or attached to the tongue D, the whole being.
so shaped or reduced in height, that any ordinary eyelet can be used in conjunction
therewith as set forth.
The 1st day of August 1888.