US2720651A - Apparatus for affixing fastening elements to fur garments - Google Patents

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Oct. 18, 1955 A. A. LITTMAN 2,720,651

APPARATUS FOR AFFIXING FASTENING ELEMENTS TO FUR GARMENTS Filed Aug. 18, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ARTHUR A.L|TTMAN ATTORNEYS Oct. 18, 1955 A. A. LITTMAN 2,720,651

APPARATUS FOR AFFIXPNG FASTENING ELEMENTS TO FUR GA'RMENTS Filed Aug. 18, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ARTHUR A.LITTMAN ATTORNEYS United States Patent APPARATUS FOR AFFIXING FASTENING ELEMENTS TO FUR GARMENTS Arthur A. Littman, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application August 18, 1952, Serial No. 304,987

1 Claim. (Cl. 14)

This invention appertains to fur garment making and more particularly to new and improved fastening elements and novel apparatus for securing the same to the garments.

A salient feature of my invention is to provide a special new type of hook,'eye and reinforcing element; and improved machines for securing the fastening elements respectively to a fur garment in accordance with the method disclosed inmy co-pending application filed August I7, 1951, for Apparatus for Affixing Fastening Elements to For Garments, Serial No. 242,206, and issued as U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,702,901, on March 1, 1955; and which fastening elements and apparatus shown and described herein are also further improvements over the fastening elements and apparatus disclosed in my copending application filed September 15, 1951, Serial No. 246,773, and issued as U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,674,735, on April 15,1954.

Briefly this method of affixing fastening elements to fur garments which is more fully disclosed in my co-pending application, Serial No. 242,206, relates to a new and novel means of applying the hooks and more particularly the eyes to a finished garment without the necessity of slitting the 'fur, removing the garment lining, or sewing the elements thereto.

One of the primary objects of my present invention is to provide new and novel reinforcing elements for the hooks and eyes which greatlyimproves the security and strength of the fastening elements shown and described in my eo-pending applications.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved eye element in which the shank portion of the eye lies parallel to the eye loop and the joining stretches of which lie substantially in the same vertical plane as the sharp prong terminals so that the shank portion will overlie the fur to protect the same when the sharp prong terminals are securely fastened to the hide; the joining stretches and sharp prong terminals being particularly adapted to steady and hold the eye against movement when the same is in place on the machine.

Still another object of my invention is to provide the cooperating reinforcing element for the hooks and eyes with a center bar portion and a surrounding body portion which lies under the hide in such a'manner that during the clinching operation the sharp prong terminals will extend around the bar portion and back into the fur whereby the tension and pull of the fastening elements is spread evenly over a larger surface of the under portion of the hide so that the fastening elements can not be readily torn from the garment.

A more specific object of my invention is to form the reinforcer or reinforcing element from a single length of heavy gauge wire which in one variation is bent in the form of a closed sharp cornered S to form a rectangular body with a centrally positioned transverse bar portion.

Another important object of my invention is to provide animproved type of machine for firmly securing the fastening elements in position on the fur and which in- Patented Oct. 18, 1955 cludes a spring tensioned slidable guide and gripping element in the head of the machine which cooperates with the anvil to firmly grip and hold the hide against movement and in the proper position during the operation necessary for aflixing the fastening elements thereto.

A further object of my invention is to provide the head of one of my machines with means particularly adapted to support and hold the eye element in the proper position and to provide a modified head which is particularly adapted to hold the hook element in the proper position.

A still further object of my invention is to provide the spring guide and gripping element of my machine with grooves which receive the respective vertical portions of the fastening elements to firmly hold the same in place and which upon actuation of the machine will tend to guide and straighten out any deformities in the hooks or eyes therein.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a modified anvil member which includes a rearwardly extending resilient finger upon which the anvil is mounted and which enables the machine to be used where the eye is to be placed close to the edge of the garment and between the edge fold.

A further important object of my invention is to provide the anvil member of my machine with means for holding the reinforcer or reinforcing element for the hooks and eyes in proper position on the anvil so that the sharp prong terminals of the hook or eye will be clinched about the same on the under part of the hide.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a simple, practical, and reliable construction that is economical to manufacture, easy to assemble and positive in its operation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will hereinafter be more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my new and improved machine for aflixing the eye and the reinforcing element to the hide, and showing in particular the rearwardly extending resilient finger upon which the anvil is mounted when it is desired to attach the eye to the edge fold of the garment and prior to the clinching operation, parts of the head and anvil member being broken away to illustrate certain details of construction.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section through the head of the machine shown in Figure l of the drawings but showing the parts in position after pressure has been put upon the head to turn the sharp prong terminals of the eye under the bar of the reinforcing element and back into the hide during the clinching operation, the section being taken on the line 22 of Figure 4 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section through the head of my machine taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary horizontal section through the head of my machine the section being taken on the line 44 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the head or hammer member of my machine, the eye member being shown partly in section and the view being repre sented by the line 5-5 of Figure 2 looking in the di' rection of the arrows;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of the anvil portion of my machine partly in section, the same being represented by the line 6-6 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows;

' ment is to be placed beyond the edge fold of the garment;

Figure is a side elevational view of my machine used for afiixing the hook element to the fur garment showing how the guide and gripping element holds the fur in position and against movement during the stapling operation;

Figure 11 is a vertical section through the head of the machine shown, in Figure 10 the section being on the line 1111 of Figure 13 looking in the direction of the arrows and illustrating in particular the final step in clinching or affixing the hook to'the garment;

Figure 12 is a front elevational view partly in section of the machine shown in Figure 10, the section'being taken on the line'12 12 of Figure 10 looking in the direction of the arrows and illustrating in particular how the guide and gripping element not only holds the fur garment against movement but also. forms a guide for the sharp prong terminals of the fastening element and aids in holding the hook in my machine;

Figure 13 is a vertical'section taken through the head of my machine shown in Figure 10, the section being taken on the line 13-13 of Figure 11 and looking in the direction of the arrows; r I Figure 14 is a bottom plan view of the hammer or head of my machine the hook element being shown partly in section, the view being represented by the line 14-14 of Figure 11 and looking in the direction of the arrows; Figure 15 is a side elevational perspective view of my improved hook element; and

Figure 16 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of a garment or hide showing a modified form of a reinforcing element with the sharp prong terminals of the eyes clinched about the same. 7

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A (Fig. 1) generally indicates my novel machine which is utilized to aflix the eye element to the fur. garment and the letter B (Fig. 10) generally indicates my novel machine which is utilized to, afiix the hook elements to the fur garments and which are improvements over the machine shown and described in my co-pending application.

In the preferred embodiments of the machines A and B I form the base member 20 from a relatively thin strip of metal provided at its rear end with a transverse supporting portion 21 which gives stability to the base. Centrally positioned on the rear transverse portions are a pair of upstanding ears 22 to which is pivoted a U- shaped frame 23 which supports the head or hammer member 24 of the machines. The head 24 of both of the machines includes a casing 25 formed at the top with ahand pressure member 26. The front portion of the casing 25 is closed by a removable plate 27 which is secured by means of the bolts 28'. The front plate 27 is also provided with an elongated centrally positioned slot 28. f

Referring now to my machine A, which is particularly adapted to hold the eye element E (illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawings) in its proper position; the same includes a sliding guide and gripping member 29 which is slidably mounted within the housing 25. The upper portion of the guide and gripping member 29 is thickened at 30 and extending centrally through a'bore formed therein is a forwardly extending pin 31. The outer end of the pin 31 is adapted to be gripped by the hand and moved upwardly to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 of the drawings when it is desired to place the 7 eye element E on its holding member 32 of the hammer portion 33. The pin 31 extends entirely through the.

thickened portion 30 of the guide and gripping'member 29 to form a rear projection 34 which slides up and down in the vertically positioned rounded recess 35 formed in ,the rear portion of the housing 25. The rounded recess 35, in turn, houses a spring 36 one end of which bears against the projection 34 of pin 31 to continuously urge the guide and gripping member 29 to its. full line extended position illustrated in Figure 1.

As disclosed in my co-pending applications,- it often 7 becomes necessary after fitting a garment to an individual to place the eye E within the edge fold 37 "of the fur garment G and it is to be remembered that the lining L and edge fold 37 have already been stitched in place; In order to secure the eye E to the edge fold 37 with- V out disturbing the stitching, lining'or edge fold, I provide a rearwardly extending resilient finger 39 upon which the anvil 38 is mounted and the other end of which is riveted to the end 40 of thebasemember 20 by means of the rivets 41.

In'this manner the thin front base member 20 and finger 39 may he slipped betweenthe stitches 42' of the lining L in the garment G and then pulled rearwardly where the anvil tip 38 will slip between the line of stitches 43 of the edge fold 37 to the proper pre-selected position of the eye. Of course, if the eye is to be located beyond the edge told 37, the resilient finger 39 mayv be eliminated and as illustrated in Figure 9 the anvil 38" merely slipped between the line of stitches 42 of the garment G and the lining L to the desired position beyond the edge fold 37. It is also to be noted thatactually the form illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings could 7 conceivably be utilized for this purpose as the base portion 20 is long enough to move the anvil 38 beyond the edge fold. However, it ismore practical to provide the modified anvil 38 (Fig. 9) for this purpose.v It is also to be noted that the spring finger 39 (Fig. 1) extends.

rearwardly on the base portion 20 and is provided with a short vertically extending piece 44 :which is of the approximate thickness of thehide H of they garment G and will prevent the hide from Wedging between the finger 39 and the base 20 when the hide is pulled rearwardly to that distance. 7 7

A most, important feature of theabove invention relates to, the reinforcer Rillustra ted more particularly in V Figure 8 of the drawings and. which is held to the anvil 38 of the machine as illustrated more, clearly in Figure 6 of the drawings by means of a clip 45 which extends beneath the anvil 38 and is provided with folded edges 46 which grip the top portion of the anvil end 38. The edge folds 46 are provided at one end with'upstanding portions 47 which cooperate to form a'socket for receiving one end of the reinforcer R and to hold the same in its proper aligned position during the stapling operation in such a manner that the end terminals of'the eye E entering the grooves 48 of the anvil member will be turned around the center bar 50 of the reinforcer and thence back up to the hide Has illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. The reinforcer. R distribute the tension and the stress and strain, over a larger area beneath the hide of the. agrmentG and therefore forms a support and reinforcement for thetastening elements so that the'same can not be accidentally torn from the hide with the resultant mutilation of the same. "The reinforcer R may be made in any desired shape so long as means is provided for the prong terminals of the fastening elements to extend around the :reinforcer to 7 hold thesame to the under portion of the hide. However, in the preferred embodiment I form the reinforcer R of a single strip of heavy gauged wire in the shape of a closed 8 or rectangle 49 which is provided with a transversercenterbar 50 around which the prong terminals of the fastening elements extend. .If desired, .as

illustrated in' Figure 16 of the drawings','I may merely V form the reinforcer R as a 'contiuous length'of wire 51 which may be laid on the under side of the hide or cloth garment H and around which the prong terminals 52 of the fastening elements E are clinched.

The fastening elements also form an important part of my invention and it is to be particularly noted that in the preferred form of my improved eye member E that the same is constructed from a single length of heavy gauged wire bent to form an eye loop 53, a shank portion 54 and sharp prong terminals 52. It is also to be noted that the shank portion 54 and the eye loop portion 53 are bent to lie in parallel horizontal planes and that the prong terminal portions 52 and the stretches 55 which join the eye loop 53 with the shank 54 lie in substantially the same vertical plane and that the outer stretches 56 of the shank 54 and the inner stretches 57 are parallel and lie in the same horizontal plane. While I may utilize a cloth covering for the fastening elements, I prefer to cover the wire with a coating C of a plastic material having a velvet touch or feel and it is to be noted that the coating terminates at 58 well above the ends of the prong terminals 52. This enables the sharp prong terminals to easily enter the hide and to be clinched thereto freely without disturbing the coating in any manner.

The shank portion 54 of the eye E lies on the upper portion of the garment G and protects the fur or other material from wear and rubbing with the hook 59 when the fastener elements are in a closed position.

Referring now to Figure 15, it will be noted that the coating C on the hook 59 also terminates well above the ends of the prong terminals 60. The hook 59 is also formed from a single length of heavy gauge wire to form a shank 61 and the hook portion 62 which lie in parallel horizontal planes.

When the eye is placed on the machine A as illustrated in Figure l of the drawings, the guide and gripping member 29 is moved upwardly to its dotted line position and it is to be noted that the inner surface 63 of the guide and gripper member 29 (Fig. 4) is provided with a pair of inner grooves 64 and outer grooves 65. The inner grooves 64 receive the sharp prong terminals 52 of the eyes and the outer grooves hold and guide the stretches 55 which join the eye loop 53 with the shank 54. The guide member 29 is then released and is re turned under spring pressure to its lowered position where it presses against the hide of the garment G. In this manner the eye is firmly held in its proper position for the clinching operation and any deformities or bends in the eye will be quickly and easily straightened during the clinching operation. As previously explained, to affix the eye firmly to the fur garment, it is merely necessary to ascertain the proper position of the eye (during the fitting operation) and then to move the anvil 38 under the garment or edge fold 37 to that position. The reinforcer has, of course, been placed in the socket 47 and is in its proper position over the grooves 48 of the anvil 38. Pressure is then exerted on the hand portion 26 and the hide H is firmly gripped between the lower end of the guide and gripping member 29 and the top surface of the anvil 38 where it will be firmly held against movement during the clinching operation illustrated in particular by Figure 2. The guide and gripping member 29, of course, is moved upwardly against spring tension as the head is moved downwardly. After the eye E and reinforcer R have been secured in place, the stapling machine A is removed and it is to be particularly noted that the fur is protected on its upper portion by means of the loops formed by the stretches 56 and 57 of the shank 54 and that the eye E is prevented from being pulled through the hide by means of the reinforcer R which spreads the stress and strain over a larger area in the under portion of the hide.

In fastening the hook 59 to the fur garment G (Fig. 9), it is the usual practice to secure the same to the under 6 side of one edge fold 67 (opposite the edge fold 38 where the eyes are to be fastened). Further, this is usually done before the lining has been put in place and therefore the anvil 68 is formed on the outer end of the base stretch 20 quite similar to that illustrated in Figure 9 of the drawings.

The housing 25 of the head 24 for my machine B illustrated in Figures 10 to 14 inclusive for holding the hook element 59 is quite similar to that utilized for the eye element E except that the pin 31' of the guide and grip: ping member 29 does not extend outwardly from the head but only that rear portion utilized to support the spring 36 is provided. The hook 59 is also supported forward of the guide and gripping member 29' instead of behind it and therefore the forward face of the guide and gripping member 29 is formed with the grooves 64' which receive the sharp prong terminals 60 of the hook 59 as illustrated quite clearly in Figure 12 of the drawings. In order to support the hook 59 on the forward end of the head, I provide a forwardly extending support 69 and a separate holding member 70 which is provided at its top portion with a fingerpiece 71 and at its lower portion with a holding and protecting finger 72 which extends over the top of the hook portion 62 of hook 59 and downwardly for a short distance at 73 so that the hook can not move rearwardly or forwardly on its support 69. While I have not shown the reinforcer R in connection with the hook or means for holding the same on the anvils 68 or 38' respectively, it is to be understood that the reinforcer R is utilized with machine B in the same manner as it is utilized with the machine A and the sharp prong terminals 60 of the hook 59, after the clinching operation will extend around the bar 50 of the reinforcer R in the same manner as the sharp prong terminals 52 of the eye E. The upper end of the holding member 70 provides a rest for the lower end of a leaf spring 74 which continuously urges the holding member downward and over the hook 59. In order to place the hook 59 in position on the head 24 of the machine B, it is merely necessary to raise the holding member 70 by means of the finger piece 71 to its dotted line position shown in Figure 11 and slip the hook on its support 69. The finger piece 71 is then released and the holder will return under tension of the leaf spring 74 to its full line position where finger 72 will firmly hold the hook against movement.

It is to be noted that the guide and gripping member 29' performs the same function as the guide and gripping member 29 and it can be seen upon an examination of Figures 10 to 12 inclusive that the hide H of the garment G is firmly gripped between the top portion of the anvil 68 and the bottom portion of the guide and gripping mem ber 29. The anvil member 68 is also provided with a pair of parallel grooves 75 which act to turn the sharp prong terminal 60 back and up into the hide H.

Again it is to be stressed that the hook and eye elements and the reinforcer R may be utilized with any type of material whether cloth, plastic or fur and has many uses such as in clothing, seat covers and in almost any conceivable instance where hooks and eyes are necessary or desirable in fact the use of the reinforcer R will enable hooks and eyes to be used where heretofore it has not been practical because of the lack of strength of the material or its wear characteristics.

From the foregoing it is believed that the features and advantages of my invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art and it will, of course, be understood that changes in the form, portions and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the pending claim.

I claim:

An apparatus for afiixing fastening elements of the hook and eye type to fur garments with each fastening element having sharp prong terminals comprising, a body having an elongated hammer head unit and an anvil member extending horizontally beneath said head unit,

' said head unit having an open position and being so constructed and arranged to have rear, side and front walls and being capable of movement downwardly to a clinch- 3 ing operation position, said anvil member being of a size and configuration to be inserted between the lines of stitching of said fur garment, means on said head for receiving and holding a hook fastening element therein, said head being provided with an elongated slot in its forward Wall, a vertically slidably guide and gripping element mounted in said head adjacent said forward Wall, a pin secured to said guide and gripping element extending outwardly therefrom and through said slot, a spring for continually urging the guide and gripping element downwardly to press against the garment and to overlie said' References Cited the fileof this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS,

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