US1191944A

US1191944A - Button.

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Publication number: US1191944A
Application number: US7883216A
Authority: US
Inventors: Leonard R Carley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-02-17
Filing date: 1916-02-17
Publication date: 1916-07-25
Anticipated expiration: 1933-07-25

Description

L. R. CARLEY.

BUTTON.

Patented July 25, 1916.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.`I7, 1916.

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LEONARD R. CABLEY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J uly- 25, 1916.

Application led February 17, 1916. Serial N o. 78,832.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, LEONARD R. CARLEY, a subject of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, 'and a resident of Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to improvements in buttons, and more particularly to that kind or type known and referred to as swivel or flexible buttons; an object of the invention being to provide an article of this kind or character wherein a relatively large amount of movement and flexibility is provided, for the head' of the button.

A further object is to provide a button possessing extreme flexibility, including a large range of vertical movement for the head, wherein the cloth or material forming the edge of the button-hole to which the button is to be secured, orthe wire loop such as forms the attaching member for the buttons in overalls, and similar garments, is prevented from becoming jammed and wedged beneath the hub, which not only exposes the eyelet to undue wear and strains, but also prevents the button from being readily removed from the buttonhole.

A further object is to accomplish the aforementioned ends in a simple and expeditious manner, resulting in a thoroughly practical and desirable button, which, when secured to a garment, is capable of long and continuous service, even though exposed to a considerable amount of hard usage and abuse. The extreme flexibility of the button and the fact that it may be telescoped so as to occupy little space, allow the button to pass through a clothes-wringer without injury, and, furthermore, provide for the securement 0f the base of the button at apoint adj acent the material to which it is attached.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds, wherein it is tov be understood that changes in the precise embodiment of my invention can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit thereof.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in central vertical sec-l tion of a button possessing the characteristic features of my invention, the head of the button being extended, and the tack or holding means being illustrated prior to this attachment to the button; Fig. 2 is a similar view with the tack or fastening means in its seated position and with the head of the button retracted; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the button with portions of the top cap removed; and Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of the die of the button prior to its securement to the open eyelet, which, in connection therewith, forms the fixed and supporting base of Ithe button.

Referring specifically to the several views, the button comprises a head 10 which is formed for swiveling and vertical movementsupon the base 11, the latter being r1g1dly and permanently secured to the cloth 12 by the tack or fastener 13.

The head of the button is formed with the top plate 14, which may be suitably ornamented, and with the edges thereof downwardly and inwardly turned so as to form a rim 15, to which is secured a lower plate 16. The central portion of the lower plate is offset to form a hub `17, the free and lower extremity of which is inwardly bent, defining a bottom plate 18, through which extends a centrally disposed opening 19. An anvil 20, of disk-like formation, is located between the top and lower plates of the head, and extends across the upper and open extremityI of the hub. f

The base 11 of the button, and upon which the head is adapted to swivel, tilt, and move in a vertical direction, is formed with an open eyelet 21, the shank 22 of which eX- tends loosely through the opening 19 in the extremity of the eyelet is overturned, forming a flange 23, restricting the movement of the head and preventing it .from becoming detached from the eyelet. tremity of the shank 21 is outwardly.'` flared, forming an annular supporting plate 24, the

larger in diameter than the hub 17 of the button head, and ladapted to receive and contain the lower extremity of the hub therein.

The upstanding ring, which is carried at the outer extremity of the annular supporting plate 0f the eyelet, is substantially equal in height to the length of the shank 22 of the eyelet, so that the lower extremity of the hub of the button is prevented from moving bottom plate of the button hub. The upper Thev4 lower exouter edge of which 1s u wardly looped, i forming an upstanding rmg 25 slightly" above the upper edge of this ring, thereby preventing the exposure of the shank of the eyelet and protecting it from wear by contact with the sides of the article to which the.

ing so jammed, thereby insuring that theV button head may always be easily and quickly unfastened.

A die 26 is rigidly secured to the eyelet and contains a restricted neck 27, the lower extremity of which is outwardly flared, rigidly engaging the eyelet and increasing the bearing area of the annular plate 24. The considerable range of vertical movement of the head of thebutton allows a relatively short die to be used, as it is only necessary that the outer extremity of the die be capable of contacting with the anvil 2O when the head of the button is in its lowered and retracted position. With the parts so arranged, the compressive strains incident to the securement of the button to the cloth, including the upsetting of the piercing end of the fastener within the die 26, are taken up, and transmitted by, the anvil 20. The Short die allows a relatively short fastener tobe used, so that the securement between the base of the button and the fastener is located but a short distance above the material to which the button is attached, thereby preventing the occurrence of undue bending moments and forces from being brought to bear upon the base of the button.

What l claim is .1. A button of the class described comprlsing a base formed with an eyelet having a substantially cylindrical shank, the lower extremity of said eyelet formed as a ring, a die fixedly secured to said eyelet and enlarging at its upper extremity, a button head including a downwardly extending hub, the lower extremity of said hub loosely engaging the shank of said eyelet and adapted to Shift therealong, an anvil located in said button head and extending across the upper open extremity of said hub, saidanvil adapted to rest upon said die head when the head of said button is in its retracted position, the upper extremity of said eyelet formed to prevent the lower extremity of lsaid hub passing' above the upper extremity of the ring of the eyelet.

2. A button comprising an eyelet having a supporting plate at its lower extremity with an upturned outer edge, a die secured to said eyelet, a head including a hub with a bottom plate loosely fitting around the shank of said eyelet, the upturned outer edge of the supporting plate of said eyelet extending adjacent the lower extremity of the bottom plate of said hub when the head of said button is in its extended position.

3. A flexible button comprising a base formed with an open eyelet, the lower extremity of said eyelet outwardly flared and forming a supporting plate, an upstanding ring carried at the outer edge of said supporting plate, a button head including a hub wlth a bottom plate, the bottom plate of said hub fitting around the shank of said eyelet, the lower extremity of said hub adapted to be contained within the upstanding ring of said supporting plate, a die with an upper closed end iixedly secured to said eyelet and adapted to receive a fastening member therein.

4. A button of the class described comprising a base fo-rmed with an eyelet, a die fixedly secured to said eyelet and enlarging at its upper extremity, a button head comprising upper and lower plates, the lower plate provided with a downwardly extending hub the lower extremity of which loosely engages the shank of said eyelet and adapted to shift therealong, an anvil carried between theupper and lower plates of said button head and extending across the upper open extremity of said hub, said anvil adapted to rest upon said die when the head of said button is in its retracted position.

5. A button comprising an eyelet having a supporting plate at its lower extremity with an upturned outer edge, and with a cylindrical shank, a die secured to said eyelet, a head including a hub with a bottom plate loosely fitting around the shank of said eyelet, the upturned outer edge of the supporting plate of said eyelet extending adjacent the lower extremity of the bottom plate of said hub when the head of said button is in its extended position.

6. A flexible button comprising a base formed with an open eyelet, said eyelet provided with a cylindrical shank, the lower extremity of said eyelet outwardly dared and forming a supporting plate, an upstanding ring carried at the outer edge of said supporting plate, a button head including a hub with a botto-m plate, the bottom plate of said hub fitting around the cylindrical shank of said eyelet, the lower extremity .of said hub adapted to be contained within the upstanding ring of said supporting plate, a die with an upper closed end lixedly secured'to said eyelet and adapted to receive a fastening member therein.

7. A button of the class described comprising a base formed with an eyelet having a substantially cylindrical shank, a die fixedly secured .to said eyelet and enlarging at its upper extremity, a button head comprising upper and lower plates, the lower plate provided with a downwardly extending hub the lower extremity of which loosely engages the shank of said eyelet and adapted to shift thereelong, an anvil carried between hatten, in the county of New Yorkand State the upper and lower 'plates of said button of New York, this 16th day ofrFebruary, head and extending across the upper open A. D. 1916.

extremity of said hub, said anvil adapted to LEONARD R. CARLEY. 5 rest upon saiddie when the head of said Witnesses:

button is in its retracted position. A. V. WALSH,

Signed at New York, borough of Man- M. E. CRITGHLEY.