US1628638A - Button loop - Google Patents

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Q E. A NDERSON BUTTON LOOP Filed May 20. 1926 INVENTOR MA W,

i Patented May 17, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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BUTTON LOOP.

Application filed May 20, 1926. Serial No. 110,324.

This inventipn relates tn an improved button I00 and similar articles being particu larly a apted for such loops as are used in fastening the straps of overalls to the buttons on the waist band, in fact, in any situation where quick attachn'ient and Lie tachment are necessary but in which the button is securely held even though the connected arts are relaxed.

w The invention comprises a button loop which is made from one piece of wire and is formed so that it has at the top a supporting or suspending means for attaching the loops to a strap or the like, the wire then being formed into depending parts which form a loop for holding the shank of a but ton, the loop havin the ends of the wireieing secured to the opposed arms of the depending portion in a manner to permit their having a limited lateral movement to enable the restricted part of the loop to be temporarily widened.

The loop, of course, is so made that the head of the button can be inserted through it and then passed down so that the'shank of the button will paws through the restricted entrance and into the button holding loop.

The invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which I have shown various forms embodying the invention. In said drawings, Figure 1 is a front view and Figure 2 is a side View of one form of loop. Figure 3 is a front view of a modified form and Figure 4 is a side view of the form shown in Figure 3. F i are 5 is a front view of a still further modi cation and Figure 6 is a side view of the Icon shown in Figure 5. i In describing the loop, it will, of course, be understood that the upper part is made to receive any element by means of which it can be suspended or to which it can be secured, but for clearness of description I will call it the strap receiving loop because normally it is adapted to receive a stra which is folded over the top bar and then 18 sewed or similarly secured.

In the form shown in Figures 1 and 2 the strap receiving loop comprises the strand 10, the ends of which are bent inwardly to form the strands 1.1 and the wire is then bent down to form the depending arms 12, each of Which is formed at the bottom into a loop 13 which is the button receiving loop, these loops being normally substantially aligned and having an inwardly bent portion 14 a restricted entrance,

formin a restricted entrance to the loop 13. These umps 14 are opposite to each other and form a symn'ietrical button holding part. Beyond the loop, each arm is extended and has its ends secured to the other arm in a manner to permit the respective arms to have enough side movement so that the loops 13 can swing in parallel planes when force is exerted by the button shank to widen the restricted opening of the button loop. In order to accomplish this, the ends of the arms 15 are folded or curled over the other arms.

In Figure 1, this is accomplished by bendiug the end of each arm into a loop 16 which can move laterally on account of the provision of the downwardly and outwardly inclined part 17 at the top of each of the arms 12 to enable a button to be inserted in the loop. The arms 12 and 15 are upwardly and outwardly inclined relative to the button loops 13 and at a sufficient angle to permit the easy insertion of a button between them. In Figures 3 and 4, I show a similar construction with the difference that, as will be noted in Figure 1, one strand lies in front of the other for its full length, while in Figure 3 the upwardly extending arms 15 are more vertically disposed and one of them is bent as at 18 so that they both extend upwardly on what will be called the back of the loop.

In Figures 5 and 6 I show a type of loop in which the arms that extend downwardly are arcuate as at 19 and form loops 20 at the bottom, the hump 21 of each arm being formed beyond the loop. The ends 23 of the arms rovide for movement by reason of the loops eing elongated and thus allowing the limited movement of the arms.

In these constructions it will be noted that the opening of the loops is easy as the arms 12 and 15 in Figures 1 to 4 and the arms 19 in Figures 5 and 6 move with the top part of the arms as a fulcrum or base of movement. This provides for easy leverage at the restricted part of the loop and the relatively loose looping of the ends of each arm to the other provides further flexibility of movement.

The loop is shown as made of round wire but it will be evident that other forms of strands can be used if desired.

I claim:

1. A button loop made of a single piece of Wire bent to form a strap receiving loop at the top and having depending arms returned to form a button holding loop with arestricted entrance, the arms each having its end secured in limited movable contact with the other beyond the button receiving loop.

2. A button loop comprising a single piece of wire bent at the top to form a strap receiving loop and then bent outwardly on both sides and then downwardly and inwardly and atthe bottom formed into substantially aligned button receiving loops with a restricted opening, the ends of the wire beyond the button receiving loops extending to the outwardly extending portion of the other and loosely looped thci'eovei' to permit limited side play of the said loops and the adjacent parts.

In testimony whereof I nfiix my signature.

CARL E. ANDERSON.

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