US253228A - Glove-fastener - Google Patents

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W. S. RICHARDSON.

GLOVE FASTENER.

Patented Feb. 7,1882.

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WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GLOVE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,228, dated February '7, 1882.

Application filed December 7, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM S. RICHARD- SON, ofNewton, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fastening Devices for Gloves and other Articles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in explaining its nature, in which- Figure l is aperspective view of a part of a glove having my fastening. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the device when locked. Fig. 3 is a plan view of two members of the fastening separated and inverted. Figs. 4 and 5 represent modifications in construction.

This invention consists in a fastening device of two members, one of which is a spring catch or clasp of novel construction, adapted to be secured to the article with or upon which the fastening is used in any desirable way, and the other of which is a latch or tongue, which also is secured in place upon the material in any desirable manner, and which co-operates with the catch or clasp in fastening together the parts or pieces of material to which they are respectively united. The catch or clasp is formed from wire or metal rod or is struck up from flat metal, and its essential element is the spring-jaw a, which is made by bending, curving, or striking up the metal wire or blank to form two sections or parts, a a each of which has the curved yielding side (L The jaw is between these yielding sides, and it will be noticed that the entrance thereto between the upper'parts and the rounded sides a is wide or flaring, and that it then narrows upon the approach of the two sides to each other, and

again widens as the sides recede from each' other, the narrow portion or neck of the jaw being adapted to be spread apart or bent to receive the tongue or bar of the other member of the fastening device, as hereinafter described. When the jaw is made from one piece of metal the shape illustrated is a very good. one to use,

. and the parts a a are then united by the section or bar a, while extensions or arms a at, extending backward from the lower part of the sides 01 are utilized as a means by which the jaw is fastened to the material by a rivet, eyelet, or other fastening device, to which the ends of the arms are soldered or otherwise secured, and act as springs for assisting in maintaining the sides a of thejaw in position; or, in other words, the catch or clasp, when thus made, will have two springs for operating each section of thejaw, one of which arises from the shape of each of the two sections a a and the manner of connecting them by the cross piece or bar, and the other of which arisesfrom the long arms which are used in securing the jaw or two sections, a a, to the rivet, eyelet, or other device for fastening the member to the material. In lieu of fastening these ends to the material by an independent fastening device, the ends may be made sufficiently long to be bent downwardly to form fastening prongs, which, in the act offastening, are inserted through the material and clinched upon the other side thereof. iVhen fastened to the material, whatever the construction may be, th'ejaw portion of the catch or clasp must extend outwardly or upwardly from its uppersurface, and also be somewhat inclined, so that its lower portion shall be in advance ot'its upper part, as represented in the drawings, and form a lock, and the sides of thejaw must be adapted to open and return to their original position automatically.

The essential elements of the latch or tongue are the bar b and its cross-piece b at its end. This cross piece in the drawings is shown in one piece with the cap b Of course these may be formed in any desirable way, and may be united to the material in any suitable manner. In the'drawingsI have represented two ways, one of which consists in striking up the cap from sheet metal to form the cavity b then bending the tongue across the cavityand uniting the tongue and cap to the material by pron gs I). The other manner of fastening is by clampingthe material between the extension b and tongue by bending the extension about the tongue, substantially as shown in Fig. 4;. What- GVBPCOIlStI'UClJlOH is used and whatever manner of fastening the tongue and cross-bar'with or without the cap is employed, it should be so secured in a position as to be pressed inward between the yielding sides of the catch or clasp in fastening the parts and material together.

Thejaw bar or tongue must be so proportioned that the bar or tongue can be pressed easily between the narrow parts of the jaw into the enlarged space below and the yieldingsides of thejaw return over the same, thereby locking itsecurely in place; and the cross-piece d preyents the two members of the fastening from being drawn apart. It will be observed that the bar and the jaw are so shaped in relation to each other that the bar rides down the inclined face of thejaw to the angle, and the greater the pulling apart strain on a straight line the more securely the two members are locked together.

If desired, the cross piece 11 may have on either side of the bar a short projection, which may slip or hook into the eyes of sections a a. as an additional fastening element.

Any ornamental cap, escutcheon, metallic piece, or figure may be used for fastening the two members to the material.

The fastening is adapted for gloves, boots and shoes, gaiters, corsets, and all articles of wearing-apparel, and for any use in which it is desired to fasten together two parts or pieces of material.

In use the tongue or bar is brought in position over thejaw, and is then pressed downwardly until it has passed beyond the neck ofthe jaw which opensto allow it to pass and springs back over it to hold its-from being removed by an upward movement from the material. The cross piece or bar prevents the two parts of the fastening from being separated by a drawingapart movement.

To unfasten the two members of the device it is simply necessary to press their ends inwardly. This will cause the tongue to find a fulcrum on the bar a, and by continued pressure the crossbar is forced inward and the tongue upward through the neck until released.

The advantages of the construction are simplicity, cheapness of material, and efficiency in use.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a fastening device for gloves and other articles, the combination of the spring catch or clasp, consisting of the yielding sections a a eonnectingbar a and spring arms a a, with the tongue I) and its cross-bar I), the said catch and tongue being adapted to be fastened to the material and used substantially as specified.

2. The spring catch or clasp, consisting of the yielding sections a a connecting-bar a, and spring-arms a a", all substantially as described.

Executed at Boston, Massachusetts, this 4th day of December, 1881.

\VI LLI AM S. RICHARDSON.

Witnesses:

l. K. DRUMWAY, F. F. RAYMOND, 2d.

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