USRE14005E - Automatic fastener - Google Patents

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A. E. POLLOCK & L. ROSENBERG.

AUTOMATIC EASTENER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15. 1915.

Bxaisued Nov. 21.1913; 1

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DIRECT AND HESNEIASSIGKMENTS, TQ HAROLD L. SIEGEL TRUSTEE, OF SALT crrY, c1111..

To all'whomit may concern: 7 Be it known that we, Anonrrr E. PoLLoc-K and LOUIS Rosnnnnne, both citizens of the United States, residingin the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New i new and useful Automatic Fastener, of

which the following is a. specification.

Thisinvention is a ing parts such as the stay strips of women.s corsets, leggings, and other articles of apparel, or the like. v Heretofore it has been proposed to provide a fastener whereina series of studs on one member may be engaged with a series of keepers on another member, said keepers being pivoted separately to the second member and being pivoted, also, to a releasing slide which is impelled in one direction by a spring and is actuatedby a hand-operated lever 1n a manner to simultaneously release quickly disengaging all the studs. In connecting the two members of such prior fasteners itis necessaryto thrust the headed studs separately into the keepers in the ordi nary manner of connecting the common style of 'corset'fastenings. Furthermore, in the operation of releasing the fastening, the

pivoted keepers are not movedwholly out of the path of the studs.

.According to the present invention, the keepers are normally closed by yieldable latches in such manner'that the headed studs are adapted to easily and quickly enter the the studs separately into the keepers, although this may be done if so desired. Said yieldable latches are carried on separate arms which are .at- ,tached' to a single releasing member, ter being retainedslidably keepers. Said slide is actuated by a spring to normally retain the latchesin position for closing the" entrance to the keepers, but the slide may be shifted by a suitable operating member, thus withdrawing the latches simultaneously from the-keepersand out of the path of the studs.

The salient feature of the present invention resides in a plurality of yieldable latches adapted to be pressed by'movement of the studs when insertingthe same into the keepers whereby the two members may be easilyand quickly connected, said latches Specification.- of 'Bl eissued Letters Paten quickly separate the two members.

York, have invented a certain fastener for two meetthereby providing means for the latch shown in Fig.

. nected together, said me way to-theedges of an article,

"corset, leggin the lat in position by the.

upon itself to pr a I Reissued Nov. 2, 1915.

being releasable simultaneously in order to [Other features of the invention, and the functions and advantages thereof, will appear in the course of the following detailed description. Y In the accompanying drawings, illustrated one practical embodiment invention, but the construction shown we have of the Yonx, N. *Y., assmnons, BY

therein is to be understood asillustrative, only,

andnot as defining the limits of the invention. V

Figure "1 'is' a front elevation illustrating our invention embodied in 'a' fastener especially adapted for use on corsets, one memher of the fastener being shown in 'a position to introduce the studs successively into the keepers on theother membef of the-fastener. Fig. 2 is a view similar-to Fig. 1, but with the member carrying the studs removed, and with the releasing slide and series of latches moved into positions to open the throats'of the slots in the series of keepers, whereby the studs of one member may be simultaneously released.

Fig. 4: is aside view of an of the automatiolatches. Fig. 5 is an inverted or bottom plan'view of the arm and 4. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional elevation on thelineG G of Fig. 5.

A B designate two members to be conin the form of strips and adapted to be his; tened or attached in any usual suchas a or other article. Member A is provided with a series of which is headed, said member and the studs thereof being'similar'to the part used in an ordinary corset fastener. The other member B. is provided with a series of keepers, C, the number and position of which correspond to the number and position of studs 'onmemberA. Each keeperis preferably constructed as shown in detail in Fig. 3,

a shoulder-(- andla de 0', whereas. the other end of the kee uce a catch a. The

keeper is provided,

through Fig. 3 is ado-1 tallperspective view of one of the keepers.

arm carrying one.

here being shown.

furthermore, with a lonor preferred studs 0:, each of that is to say, the keeper consists of a body s portion, one endoffwhichis bent to produce r is bent ordoubled p and 3:, If desired theother endof the slot produce an eye of. Inf

said f p rojeot beyondan edgeof-themember, see

[by rivets e,

y turesai an 1 positions toth'e member B "so, that the hroat said slot operating to divide the catchl'nto .two parts, as clearly shown in Figs. 2

may be enlarged to addition to the slot and the eye, the keeper is provided with apertures 03 The keeper may be made in any desired 'way, 'bHt-PIGfBP" ably it is stamped ifrom' a single piece of metal and bent to the form shownin F ig, 3. Each keeper is applied laterally to member 'B in a position .to partially extend across memberand; for its slotted portion to Figs. 1' and 2. Th member B in'a suitable way,

the latterpassing d through, member-B, thus fasteneach keeper rigidly to the; member. member [is so attached a that guide .0 is spaced wi-thlreference}..to'membergB, and said keepers are fastened e keeper is attached-- to wise 'ofthe member o I B ofkeepers. Said ''member" to the keeper carrying member B;

' mally in engagement with the catches a of intervals to member-$11K memberA areintr'oduced through stood that ke member and ,whenjther two B are to be connected the headed studs a on the ipen throatsor ends oflslots din keepers Releasing member D is a or plate which is applied laterally against member releasing memberis shown as having longitudinal slots e. which pass pins'or studs e forthe of slidably onneotin g the slotted releasing Dis not quite so long as Releasing member is normally ,impelled in member .13 and it one direction by a spring suchqas E, one end i of the spring being attached at e r to member D, whereas the other is anchored at e on the lower part of member B. Thereleasi'ngmember is operated.

by any suitable device. carried'onmember B so as to'be accessible to the person wearing beyond one. edge ,of member B, and at its.

provided with" an opfree end said leveris iii-Figs. 1- and 2 as a crating piece 9, shown ob. The releasing member is provided with'a series of arms G, the number ofiwhich corre sponds to the keepers, said-arms being attached rigidly suitable way,

, posed of sheet metal as ,forekample through: aper "straight plate Off h in corlcsp nding ides whereby said guides op erate to retain a slid'able releasing member, D ,is"coeperativegrelation tothe member .B Y and keepers G thereon] It will bejunder-f epers C are attachedatfproper- -pivoted cam so as to slide within guides ciof the series I I .spring'opera-ting to retain the latch in a through d purpose:

end of the spring the corset, one such form of operating device I E .in which operates a head attached to releasing member B,

The arms are-positioned on the releasing member above and quite. close to the keepers G on member- B inflthe normal position of member 1) relative to to thereleasing member in a as for example by the rivets g. t

member-EB, see Figs. 1 and '2. Each arm Gi'may be of any suitable construction, but preferably the arm is com-I substantially as shown in Figs. 4,; 5' and 69 The arm is cut or stamped from a piece of sheetmetal, and a to produce a casing it, in the chamber of andthe pivoted end of-an automatic latch I.

Each rigid matic latch latch. Th'e arm is provided with one autoand aspring for actuating said latch is inithe form of a flat one end, said enlargement or oflFset constituting except .for jan enlargement or i .part of the. arm is folded or doubled upon a end of the latch' spositioned within chains berhrof the'rigid arm,- and, said latch is loosely connected tothe arm by a pin or riveti', the latter passing through the armof thefarm'so astofbe housed or concealed from view'thereby- I The spring may be atependingjposition relative to the arm. The arms; are attached" to the releasing member and thelatches are pivoted to said arms so .tached .to the arm in anysui-table wayifor of retaining said spring in optha't-the'lower' ends of the latches'are norkeepers .C,'said latches being retained in engagement with the keepers when the releasng-member is'in'the closed position, as

shown in .Fig. 1-, or-when said releasing member is adjusted-to an open position as shown in Fig. 2, wherebythe latchesare held from movement forwardly of the keepers by the engagement of said latches: with catches 0 In the normal position of the parts, spring direction relative to member B and the arms G of saidmeleasing member are positioned quite close to the keepers. The latches I atcatches c vofeth'e keepers-so that the latches extend across, the open throats of;slots d in draws releasing member D in-a downward 'tached to arms G are. lowered within the 85 a cam.' Th'ec'ain'shaped i 90 and the latch,,whereby the latch is pivotally attachedto theta-rm].- The cam shaped rend z 4 of the latch is engaged by the springiI-I', the latter being positioned ,within, the chamber keepers,

D. -On the contrary,'member A is drawntoward member D-so that the studs a. will enter the open ends of the slots at in the gether, the pressure of the studs against the latches will press said latches out of the path of the studs so that said studs will enter the slots in the keepers. During this movement the pressure of each stud against'one latch will swing the latch on its backward direction, thus overcoming the tension of the spring, but as the stud moves past the latch the spring acts upon said latch gagement with catch 6 V open ends or preferred member A will to return it automatically to a position where it again closes the throat of the slot in the keeper, the spring being returned into enof said keeper. A convenient way of connecting the two members is to incline one member relatively to the other member, as shown in Fig. 1, and to gradually draw the studs of member A into engagement with the latches and keepers successively, but if desired, the studs of member A may be way through in the keepers, although this is not the usual way. of connecting the two members. When the studs are positioned within the slots of the keepers the latches preclude movement of the studs in a direction to separate member A from member B, and thus the latches act to retain the studded member in engagement with the keeper member although the operation of connecting one member to-the other may be performed very easily and quickly. To disengage one member from the other it is only necessary for the operator to press on lever F in a direction to overcome spring E thereby lifting releasing member D-and arms drawn from their closed positions across the of slots d in the keeper. The studs are thus released simultaneously so that the pressure of the wearer upon the corset will force the studs of member A out of the slots of the keepers or members B, thereby instantaneously releasing the fastening. It is evident that when the latches are withdrawn simultaneously from their operative relation to the keepers, the studs of be free to pass out of the slots in the keepers. 1

' An advantage of our construction is that the parts may be easily and quickly connected, said parts are securely retained in their operative connected relation, and the studs are released simultaneously by the operation of a single member. This operating member can easily be released from outside the clothing of the wearer, thus affording a means for removing the pressure upon the person should the corset become uncomfortable for any cause,

Having thus fully described the invention,

and as the parts are drawn to-- pivot and in a slipped in the ordinarythe enlarged eyes (2 of'the slots the tension of G, whereupon latches I are withi 'what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-is:

1. In a fastener of the class described, the combination with two members, and studs on one member, of keepers on the other member, said keepers being provided with slots which extend through the outer ends of the keepers whereby the studs are movable in a sidewise direction through said open ends of the slots in the keepers, a slidable releasing bar, and a series of yieldable latches movable with the releasing bar, said latches being separately spring actuated and being free to yield individually to the entrance of said studs into the keepers without imparting movement to the releasing bar.

2. In a fastener of the class-described, the combination with two members, and studs on one member, of keepers" on the other member, said keepers extending outwardly from saidinember and said keepers being each provided with a slot which extends or opens through the outer end thereof, separate latches yieldable individually to the pressure of the separate studs when moved in a sidewise direction into the keepers and through the open ends of the slots therein and said studs being adapted to be succes-' said keeper is attached, a releasing bar, and

separate spring actuated latches pivotally supported on the releasing bar, said latches being yieldable individually to the entrance of the studs into the keepers and without imparting movement to the releasing bar,

and said studs being each movable in a sidewise -directionby passing it through the open end of the slot in one of the keepers.

4. In a fastener of the class described,.the combination with two members, and studs on one member, of keepers on the other member, said keepers being each provided with a slot which extends through the outer end of said keeper, a releasing bar, and separate latches supported on the releasing bar independently of either of said members, said latches being yieldable individually to the 'entrance of the studs into the keepers and without imparting movement to the releasing bar and said studs being movable in a sidewise direction through the open ends of the slots in the keepers, whereby the studs may be engaged successively with the keepers.

5. In a fastener of the class described, the

combination with two members and a series of studs on one member, of a series of keepers on the other member, said keepers having guides at one end thereof and open ended slots, a slidable member fitting in the guides of said keepers, a series of arms on the siidable member, separate latches pivoted to the arms and positioned to close the open ends of the slots in the keepers,,and

means for operating the slidable member.

6. In a fastener of the class described,,the

combination with two members and a series of studs on one member,-of a series of keepers 0n the other member, a releasing member slidably connected to the member havingsaid keepers, a series of arms rigid with said slidable member, a series of latches pivoted to the arms, each latch being spring actuated and normally, positioned to close the entrance to one keeper, said latches being yieldable by contact With the studs for the latter to freely enter the keepers, and means for operating the releasing member.

In testimony whereof we have hereto;

signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' ADOLPH E. POLL'OCK. LOUIS ROSENBERG. v ,Witnesses: v

' JULIUS FEDER,

RICHARD ARTHUR.

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