US1283953A - Hose-supporter clasp. - Google Patents

Description

H. J. STUART.

HOSE SUPPORTER CLASP.

APPLICATION HLED MAR.29, 19m.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

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Application filed March 29, 1916. Serial Ito. 87,64l9.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that T, HENRY J. STUART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Derby, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hose- Supporter Clasps, of which the followmg is a specification.

My invention relates to button clasps for hose supporters and like articles, but more particularly to that class of the same where. in fabric or other soft material is disposed over the front face of the base of the button, and its principal object is to provide a device of this character to which the fabric material may be secured during the process,

of assembling the button without resorting to the expedient of sewing or stitching. In the drawings: v

Figure l is a front view of the clas Fig. 2, a central longitudinal sectlon but showing the loop swung forwardly out of engagement with the button;

Fig. 3, front and longitudlnal ,SfiCijlOIlEtl views of the button-carrying tape;

Figs. 4 and 5, sectional views showing difierent positions of the tape in relation to process of assembling;

Fig. 6, a detail view of the button; and

Figs. 7 and 8, detall vlews of modifications.

The button clasp consists of an attaching loop A, a button loop and a button tab or tape C which carries a button D at its lower' extremity. The button loop B,wh1ch is connected to the lower side of the aittaching loo A b a li E 'pro'ecting from t e upper sid i ther eof, is provided with a bridge F and has the sides of its lower extremlty contracted to engage the shank of the button D.

- With the exception of the button D and the :uvided with a central manner of attaching the same to the tab C the device thus far described is one of the common forms of button clasps well known in the art. The button D consists of a circular, or substantially circular, metal base 2. Projecting outwardl and riveted to the base 2 is a wire stud 3. he stud 3 is headed to form a convex head 4:, which is preferably providedwith a downward pro ectin peripheral biting edge he elastic ru ber cap or collet bis shaped to form a head '2' and a shank 8. The collet 6 is proaperture 9 having an extremity 6 also punched to form an aperture 13. Cne way of assembling the button is to first rivet the stud 3 to the base 2. Then the extremity b of the tape is folded on itself and the stud, or to be more exact the head iis slipped through the aperture 13 of the tab so that its upper edge It, if desiredy-will project beyond the peripher or the upper end of the base 2. The tab is then carried around in back of the base 2 and its extremity a folded, preferably on a crease, midway between the apertures 11, 12 so that the latter will register when of the fold are brought together as shown in F ig 5. The apertured extremity a is then s ipped over the head 4 of the stud, the latter passing through the registering apertures 11, 12 as shown in Fig. 5. The elastic rubber collet is then sprung over the stud, which passes through the aperture 9 therein, filling the space between the under side of the head of the stud and the front face of the fabric covered base, and securely holds the folded extremities of the tab against the base as shown in Fig. 2. This causes ,the biting edge 5 to the flaring extremity of the wall 10 of the aperture 9 of the collet. In this manner the button is assembled and the collet is per manently secured to the stud and waste with the base 2 to prevent the folded extremities of the tab from displacement or slipping out of alinement. Should the tab depend from the upper portion of the clasp in the manner shown the extremity a: is passed forwardl through the attachin loop A and rearwarcfly over the bridge F efore the extremity a is slipped over the stud. When the tab is wider than the base of the stud as shown the base is covered and concealed, thereb obviating an disadvantages incident to t e exposure 1? a metal art. in the above description the collet has een referred to as being made of elastic rubber, yet a collet made out of any other springy or yielding material may slipped over the head a of the two layersbecome embedded in- ]Patented ltlov. 5, This.

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be employed provided it can be slipped over the head of the stud and hold the fabric securely to the base. It should be observed that the end edges of the tab are embraced between the layers of andconcealed inslde the folds, thereby preventing the same from ravellng "and also from presenting rough edges on scribed, a particular-instance being shown in Fig. 7 in which the extremity a of the tab G is folded so as to form three layers, 16, 17 and 18 provided with registering apertures throu h which the stud 19 is passed and the coll et sprung over thesame in the same manner as above described. It should be noticed that in this modification only the front side of the base plate is covered and that the head 20 is not provided with downwardly projecting biting edge as shown in In the modification shown in Fig. 8 the extremity d of the tab H is folded so'as to form two layers 21, 22 of fabric material provided with registering apertures over the front of the base plate 23 and a single layer 24 over the back of the base plate. In this construction the base plate 23 is provided with two small studs 25, 25 over which the registering apertures are passed in the same manneras over the single stud in the precedin constructions and the collet or cap 26, w ich is provided with suitable recesses extending only partially through the same for the reception of these studs, is made substantially solid. This collet is of a form well known in the art and is provided with flanges 27, 27 along the sides of its head portion and the base late is made substantially rectan ular. that in folding the fabric in the manner last mentioned no folds appear when the same is viewed from the front so that the front side of the tab may present a flush surface throughout its entire length. 5

- It should be further observed that in securing the fabric to the button the plurality of layers forming the folds in the fabric present a cushion-like or ielding surface against which the garment 1s pressed by the lgutton loop when the latter engages the utton.

Attention is called to the fact that the ta c a t should be observed- 1,2eaees be further noticed that it is not necessary that the folded fabric material referred to herein as the button tab should be the sole means for carrying the button, or carry the button-at all, since my invention comprehends fabric, or other suitable soft material, even should the same not be employed as a button-carrying tape.

Having now described my invention what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a button clasp a base plate provided with a projecting stud, a tape folded on itself and provided with registering apertures through which the stud extends, and a recessed elastic member surroundin the stud in front of the folded tape to fasten the latter to said base plate.

2. In a button clasp a base plate having its front face covered with tape which is folded so that one of its extremities is embraced between said plate and one of the layers of said tape, a member mounted on said base in front of said tape and means for causing said member to co-act with said plate to fasten said extremity to said base.

3. In a button clasp a button comprising a circular base plate carrying a projecting shank and head and a button-carrying tape folded around the base plate to conceal the latter between the layers of the tape, the said tape having one of its extremities folded on top of the base plate and provided with registering apertures the edges of which are confined between the front face of the base plate and the under side of the shank of the button.

4. A button clasp comprising a button base provided with a stud, a tape having one of its extremities apertured and. folded around said base plate so that the stud extends through the aperture and having its other extremity folded and provided with registering apertures through which the stud also extends, and a collet made of spring like material surrounding said stud in front of said extremities of the tape to secure the latter to the button.

5. In a button clasp a base plate carrying a headed stud, a tape having one of its extremities folded on itself and provided with registering apertures through which said stud extends, the end of said extremity being disposed in back of the front layer of said fold, and a recessed 'ca made oflspring-like material surrounding t e stud in front of the tape fabric to fasten the latter to said base plate.

6. A button clasp comprising. a folded fabric tape provided with registering apertures, a support over which said tape is folded, a button base provided with a projecting headed stud, and an apertured collet made of spring-like material, the apertured layers of said fabric surrounding the stud aeaesa and the said collet also surrounding the stud on top of the fabric to secure the latter to the button.

7. In a button clasp a support, a base plate provided with a projecting stud,. a tape folded over said support and having apertured extremities through which said stud extends, and a recessed elastic member surrounding the stud in front of said extremi- 10 ties to fasten the latter to the base plate.

8. In a button clasp a base plate having its front face covered with tape, a support over which said tape is folded, the said tape having its extremities embraced between said plate and one of the layers of the tape, and means mounted on said plate in front of said tape which co-act with said plate to fasten said extremities.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of March, 1916.

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