US655847A - Hook and eye. - Google Patents

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No. 655,847. Patented Aug. I4, |900.

J. A. BRUNNER.

HOOK AND EYE.

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H O O K A N D EY E SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,847, dated August 14, 1900.

Application filed February 2, 1900. Serial No. 3,741. (No model.) l

T0 ctZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that l, JOHN A. BRUNNER,a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Vestfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hooks and eyes; and its primary object is to provide ready and convenient means for attaching a hook and eye to a fabricwithout the use of thread and needle.

A further object of the invention is to insure a reliable engagement of the hook and eye and prevent their accidental disconnection.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hook and eye with securing devices which are adapted after insertion into cloth, leather, or other material to be flattened down to firmly secure the hook and eye in a fiat position and prevent turning or twisting thereof.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and its novel features will be defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a hook embodying the invention ready for attachment to agarment. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the hook after itssecuringprongs have been bent to engage the fabric. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an eye embodying the invention with its securing arms or prongs in open position. Fig. 4 is a similar View with the securing arms or prongs in closed position. Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of the hook and eye united and with their securing-prongs bent to the position they assume when attached to a garment. Figs. 6 and '7 are respectively a plan view and a side elevation of the hook and eye secured to a garment. Figs. S and 9 are end elevations of the eye,showing its securing arms or prongs in open and closed position, respectively. Figs. 10 and 1l are end elevations of the hook, showing its securing arms or prongs in open and closed position, respectively; and Fig. 12 is a plan view of a modified form of the eye.

The hook, which is formed from a single piece of wire, comprises the bill 1 andthe arms 2 and 3, bent at right angles to form securing arms or prongs e and 5, which extend across the arms 2 and 3 at substantially right angles thereto. The arm 2 is shorter than the arm 3, so that the securing arms or prongs 4 and 5 Will lie parallel to each other, and the sharpened ends 6 thereof are bent up in position to be inserted through the fabric or material to which they are to be attached. The eye of the device is also made from a single piece of wire, and it comprises .a loop 7, bent upwardly to form a hump or projection 8, arms 9 and 10 forming continuations of the loop, and transversely-bent securing- arms 11 and 12, the ends 13 of which are sharpened to adapt them to penetrate the fabric to which they are to be attached.

As clearly illustrated in Figs. G to ll, inclusive, the securing-arms of both the hook and eye extend transversely of the length of the latter, or at right angles to the direction of the strain rupon the hook and eye, and thus a very secure fastening is provided, as well as one which entirely avoids the necessity of sewing and the use of securing-threads.

The arms 4 and 5 of the hook and 11 and l2 of the eye are bent at the points 14, and as the wire from which the hooks and eyes are made is preferably cylindrical in cross-section smooth or rounded surfaces are presented to avoid undue wear.

After the insertion of the sharpened ends of the prongs or arms they are readily fiattened down to the position shown in Figs. G and 7 of the drawings by pressing them with a pair of scissors or other convenient implement.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. 6 that the securing-arms of the hook project in a direction opposite that of the projecting arms of the eye. This'relative arrangement of the arms, however, is not essential, as the securing-arms and their prongs may be bent to eithenthe right or left, as desired.

In Fig. 12 I have shown a modified construction in which arms 9 and 10 of the eye are twisted together, as shown at l5, to strengthen and reinforce the eye.

The projection S fits between the sides of the bill and serves to lock the hook and eye together. As shown in Figs. 5 and ',`the hump or projection S extends above the 11p--v IOL) per surface of the bill, so that a movement or play of the hook and eye in a longitudinal direction will not serve to disengage the hump or projection from the bill, but the hook and eye must be turned to a position approximately at a right angle to each other before they can be engaged or disengaged. This, as is obvious, effectually prevents accidental disconnection of the hook and eye.

The fastening, as above described, is designed for use upon garments or articles of clothing generally and is also well adapted for use with leather goods or wherever a de- ;tachable fastening is required.

While the construction shown in the accompanying drawings is both practical and inexpensive, I would have it understood that the invention is not restricted to all of the details shown, but includes all such variations and modifications as may properly fall Within the scope of the following claims.

I claiml. A fastening device comprising a hook member consisting of a bill, and arms of different length eXtending therefrom, said arms bent at right angles, and then upon themselves transversely to form securing-prongs;

and an eye member, consisting of a loop and arms extending therefrom, and bent to form transversely-disposed securing-prongs. y

2. A fastening device comprising a hook member consisting of a bill and arms of different length extending therefrom, said arms being bent at right angles, and then upon themselves to form transversely-extending securing-prongs; and an eye member consisting of a loop provided with securing-prongs, and a projection adapted to be engaged by the bill of the hook member.

3. A fastening device comprising a hook member consisting of a single piece of wire bent to form a loop or bill and laterally-extending arms of dierent length bent to form transverse prongs; and an eye member consisting of a single piece of wire bent to form a loop, having a hump or projection; and arms bent to form transverse securing-prongs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. BRUNNER.

Viituesses:

F. O. MCCLEARY, H. D. LAWSON.

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