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BUTTON PASTENING. No. 284,978. Patented Sept. `1l, 1883.

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GEORGE IV. PRENTIOE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. p

BUTTON-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 284,978, dated September 11, 1883. f

' Application filed July 5, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEO. W. PEENTICE,

a citizen of the United States, residing atl Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button-Fastenings; and I do hereby .declare the following to be` a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My present invention relates to certain improvements in button-fastenings, and of the class which are adapted to be connected with or detached from fabrics at will without the use of a setting-instrument.

My invention consists, practically, of a fastener formed from a sheet-metal blank of T shape form *and provided with a base or table which has an arm or wing extending from one side thereof', said wing being adapted to be bent upward and back over the base to form a central spring-loop for retaining the shank of a button, and also further adapted to eX- tend beyond,v the loop,`thereby presenting a greater retainingsurface to the under side of the fabric when attached thereto with button complete, al1 as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

' In the accompanying sheet of drawings, which illustrate my invention drawn enlarged, Figure l represents the sheet-metal blank from which the fastener is formed. Fig. 2 represents the fastener when connected to fabric with button, as it would appear in use. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the fastener as provided with the extension loop or arm. Fig. 4 represents the same without such extension. Fig. 5 represents the latter fastener as connected to fabric with a button, as in use. n o,

The following is a more detailed description of my invention vand the manner of using the same: v

A represents the fastener complete, consisting of the base or table A', from which eX- tends, at right angles therewith, an arm or wing, A2, terminating at a?. At a the baseis indented or out away, as shown lin Fig. 1. The wing AIl is adapted to be bent to form the spring-loop a4, th`c end a thereof extending beyond said loop, as fully shown in Figs. 2 .and 3. I contemplate, however, reducing the length of said arm for certain connections, as shown at X, Fig. 1, and again shown in Figs. 4L and 5.' I further propose making this same form of fastening from wire.

The manner of using my improved buttonfastening is as follows: The fabric F has a slot, f, made therein, through which the shank Z) of the button B is inserted, after which the end a or .fr of the wing A2 is passed through said shank until the loop a* arrives in proper position, when the button is now drawn upward until the base A bears against the under surface of the fabric, as shown, the end w of the loop springing into the notch a at the Sametime.

I am enabled by this invention to furnish an efficient and inexpensive fastening, which is readily adapted for the rapid attaching of -buttons, and also adapted for det-aching pur- GEORGE W. 'PEENTICE Witnesses:

F. A. SMITH, Jr., JAs. F. THAYEE.

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