US1378075A - Button - Google Patents

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F, n. WHITE. BUTTON.. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6. 1920.

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i 2: i Arrnneys narran staresv PATENT serieel FRANKLIN R. WHITE, 0F WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB.' T0 THE PATENT f BUTTON' COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONN EClICUT,` .A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT.

BUTTON.

To all whom it may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, FRANKLrN R. WHITE, a citizen Vof the United States, and a resident of l/Vaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following is' a specication. v

My invention relates to buttons, andparticularly to buttons of that class, which are adapted to be permanently secured to cloth or other material byv means of a fastener in the form of a tack, and which are secured in place by means of an automatic button attaching machine. vIn buttons of this type it has heretofore been a practice to construct the button entirely of metal. I have found, however, that although the Vbody of the button be plated lor otherwise protected, this coating will in time wear 0H' and under certain adverse conditions will discolor Vand damage the material to which the button is attached.

lt is accordingly an object of my invention to provide a button, which is so constructedthat the. parts thereof will not discolor nor damage the materia-l to which the button is secured and therefore the button will present a pleasing and Auniform appear- A further object is to lprovide a button,y

which may be more economically produced than similar buttons as lheretofore Y constructed, will be lighter in weight, of uniform color throughout, and substantially chemically inert. Y

A further object is to provide a button of the class described.` which .is partially. composed of non-metallic parts, and partially composed of metal parts, the arrangement beingsuch that the button will be light in weight, and may be securely fastened and attached to Vcloth and other material, 'by a metallic fastener and will, when secured in place present a neat and pleasing. appearance. will be rugged and durable in use, and capable of withstanding shocks and abrasions, such as it will necessarilyrreceive in service. l

With the Vforegoing and' Yother objects in view, which'will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel button illustrated and described in the ac- Specication of Letters Patent.

companying drawings and specifications, and in the combination and arrangement of parts thereof, and in the details of construction, all as hereinafter describedandclaimed, wherein it is to be understood that changes may be made in the' scope of what is claimed,

without departingfrom the spirit lof the in-V vention. y Y

The preferred embodiment of my inventionl is illustrated in the vaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 1s a view in vertical longitudinal section 'of a button embodying the characl teristic features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the-.fasJ 'i tener firmly` anchored in place.

Patented May 1'?, 1921.' Application filed February 16, 1920.` Serial No. 358,884.l

Fig. Bris a topy planview of the forego- Y ing, partsbeingbroken away to more fully illustrate the construction, and

y Fig. lisa detail view in perspectiV'e'ojf13he l10n-'metallic anchor of the button;

Fig. is a view in vertical section Yof a somewhat modified form of button.

^ Fig. l6 is a similar view of a further modin fication thereof.

' Referring specifically to the several views, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding-V parts throughout, my improved button is composed ofthe bodyrlO,

which is formed with the top- 11, hub 12, and

base 13 a hole 14, eXtending'aXially through the latter.

The bodyfof the button as thusconstructed is formed of a non-metallic material, which is hard,substantially'chemically inert',` so'as f to resist the corroding elfe'ct'ofmoisture and tof this vendV is preferably vfcrm'edof fiber, such as may be pressechmolded or (otherwise A formed to shape and in an economical mannerand due to the relatively lowV cost of i such material, and the ease with which it may be worked, it has been found that the body of the button as thus composed, may be produced more economically than a similar button'composedof metal, and in addition incorporates the advantages as VYherein described. Y

Located within the hub 12, is the anchor y 15, also formed of a material similar to the body, and has extending therethroughy an" opening- 16, which isbell-mouthed or conical at its end as'at v17. Extending upwardly from the top 11" of the body of the button is the flange 18,'which receives the metallic v metal and contains therein the anchor 32 The andie or anvil 19, the latter being held firmly in place by a metallic cap 20, the rim 21, ofy which extends over and engages the upstanding flange 18 of the body. The metallic cap 20 may be suitably inscribed and serves to hold the anvil and anchor firmly in place. With the button as thus constructed and When placed in an automatic button attaching machine, the fastener 22, which includes the fastener prong 23, Will be driven through the cloth or material A to which the button is to be attached, and as illustrated in Fig. 2, the upper extremity of the fastener Vprong upon contacting with the metallic anvil 19, Will be turned and headed uponitself as at 24, and which head extends into contact with and firmly engages the anchor 15 and by means of which the fastener is firmly held in placeV and the button secured and attached to the material A. i j The body of the button being formed of material of fibrous nature is of'uniform color throughout, and so Will present a pleasing appearance .even if the .surface thereof be slightly scratched, marred, or Worn. Further the anchor and bodybeing formed of non-metallic material renders the entire button light in Weight and more eConomical to produce than buttons'as heretofore constructed. 1 y

In some instances I .have found it desirable to form the body 12 andanchor 15 in one piece, such as illustrated in Fig. 6, Wherein the body 40, which is .formed of non-metallic material is provided-With the hole 41, extending therethrough, ,which enlarges at its upper end as at 42. A metallic anvil isV placed directlyabove the enlarged opening 42 of the body'and is held in place by the cap 44, Which latter may be suitably inscribed or in other vvays finishedso as to present a pleasing appearance.

A further modification Lis illustrated in Fig. 5 wherein the body 31 isformed of formed of non-metallic materialchor is provided with the opening 33 exivaov 1 tending therethrough, which alines With the its upper end, a metallic anvil mounted upon p the top of said body portion and a metallic cap engaging the said body portion and anvil, and holding the latter and said anvil in place.

2. A button of rthe ycharacter described comprising a body portion including a top, ahub, and va perforated base formed of nonmetallic material of uniform color throughout, a metallic anvil' located upon the top of said body portion, a non-metallic anchor within said hub, contacting with said ranvil, a metallic cap engaging said body portion and holding said anvil in place, said anchor provided with an opening enlarged at its end and extending therethrough, and adapted to receive Jthe prong of a metallic fastener therethrough, Which latter is adapted to be headed by said metallic anvil.

V3. A button of the class described comprising a body portion formed of non-metallic material, having an opening extend. ing therethrough and enlarging at its upper extremity, a metallic anvil located upon the top of said body, and a top engaging'said body and holding said anvil in place.

Signed at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven,.and State of Connecticuhthis 2nd day of Feb., A. D. 1920.

FRANKLN'IR. WHITE.

l/Vitnesses: Y

LEWIS J. HART, F. G. PURINTON.

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