US606277A - Button - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

A. S. CRANE.

BUTTON.

No. 606,277. Patented June 28, 1898.

WITNESSES: Fm lNVENTOR E MM AWUSTUS S (ERRNE,

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. NlTED TATES AUGUSTUS S. CRANE, OF NEWTARK, NEl/V JERSEY.

. BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,277, dated June 28, 1898.

Application filed November 19,1897. SerialNo. 659,147. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS S. CRANE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, and I do hereby it is also applicable to other uses, as lapel.

pins or buttons.

The object of this invention therefore is to provide a new and improved button-fastening by means of which the button can be readily and securely fastened to the garment,properly retained in position on the garment, and cannot be brushed off or lost.

Vith these several ends in view the invention consists in the novel button hereinafter set forth, and also in the several novel arrangements and combinations of the parts to be hereinafter fully described ,and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

The invention is fullyillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a face View of my novel construction of button. the button, illustrating the hook portion of the fastening means in that position after the button has been attached to the garment; and Fig. 3 is a similar view of the button with the hook portion of the fastening means rotated to one side previous to attaching the button in its position on thegarment. Fig. 4 is a side view of the parts of the button illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the button with the face-plate removed, illustrating the parts of the fastening means in their operated positions when the button has been secured in place on the garment; and Fig. 6 is a similar view of the parts of the button, but the several portions of the fastening means being represented in their respective positions, when the hook portion is in that position previous to attaching the button to the Fig. 2 is a back view of garment. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the fastening means employed in connection with my invention. Fig. 8 is a vertical section of the button, on a slightly enlarged scale, said section being takenonline a: in Fig. 2. Figs. 9 and 10 are plan views of the back-plate of the'button with the face-plate removed and the fastening means beingindicated in its different positions,said back-plate being of a slightly-modified form of construction; and Fig. 11 is a vertical section of the parts 'illus trated in Fig. 10 and illustrating in connection therewith a sectional view of the faceplate of the button, said section being taken on line y in said Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a fastening means of a slightly modified form of construction, but still embodying the principles of my present invention. Fig. 13 is a sectional view of the button, illustrating in connection therewith the form of fastening means illustrated in said Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a plan or face view of the back-plate of the button with thefastening means in position therein, said back-plate being of still another modified form of construction, and Fig. 15 is a vertical section taken on line 2 in said Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is a side view of a button of another modified form of construction.

Similar letters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views to indicate corresponding parts. i

In said "drawings, a indicates the shell or back-plate of the button, which may be of any desirable configuratiombut is preferably slightly cup'shape, being provided with an upwardly-extending annular rim a, to which is secured in any well-known manner the annular bead-like rim 6 of an ornamental faceplate ?9, forming a part of the button. The main central part of said plate Z) may be depressed, as at 11 and may be provided with a raised central ornamentation, as b but these features are not essential, and said plate 19 may be perfectly fiat, as will be clearly evi dent. Said plates at and h are connected and secured together in such a manner as to form a chamber betweensaid plates, in which are movably arranged certain parts of a fastening means 0 for detachably securing the button to a garment.

consists, essentially, of a peculiarly-bent wire Said fastening device 0- having a shank portion 0, rotatively arranged in a hole or perforation a eccentric with the center of the back-plate. One portion of said shank c terminates on the outer side of the button in a hook 0, having a point 0 and within the chamber formed by said plates at and b said shank c has a part 0 being at a right angle, or approximately so, to the shank, which part terminates in a loop 0 and a bent or eccentric portion 0 of a curvature, preferably having the same radius as that of the annular edge a of the back-plate a, whereby said loop 0 and said portion 0 form a retaining or bearing portion for the shank c, and said portion 0 can be brought close against the edge a when the fastening means has been operated to bring the several parts thereof into the positions indicated in Fig. 6, and said bent or eccentric portion 0 owing to its curvature, presenting a great bearing-surface to produce a perfect pivotal movement of the shank c in the hole or perforation a To provide an operative button for the purposes hereinabove stated, the shank c is ro- I tatively arranged in said hole or perforation a of the back-plate, with the hook c on the outer side thereof, thus arranging the loop 0 and the eccentric portion 0 directly in mov- E able contact upon the upper and inner surface a of the back-plate. is then placed upon the annular edge or rim The face-plate b of the back-plate a and the two plates are securely fastened in the usual manner, thereby bringing the loop 0 and the eccentric portion 0 in close frictional contact with the inner surfaces a and b of the respective back and face plates of the button. Thus it will be evident that owing to the frictional contact in Fig. 5 to that illustrated in Fig. 6 and" back again and will effectively retain the.

hook c in its proper position in relation to the button and hold the latter securely in its position on the garment.

The operation of the fastening means is very simple and will be clear from the several figures of the drawings. When the hook c is turned int-o the positions indicated in Figs. 3 and 6, the pointed end thereof can be forced through the fabric of the garment and then swung back to the positions indicated in Figs'. 2, t, 5, and 8, and, owing to the frictional contact of the parts within the button, the latter can be securely but detachably arranged on the garment, and there is no danger of the button becoming accidentally detached.

To provide a perfect lock for the eccentric portion 0 of the fastening means G and to retain the hook c in its open position (illustrated in Fig. 10) to receive the fabric, the said back-plate a may be provided with a slight depression or annular groove, as ar into which the portion a of the fastening means 0 can be sprung and is held therein by frictional engagement, as illustrated in said Fig. 10, but can easily be forced therefrom when it is desired to rotate the hook c from its open position to the closed position illustrated in Fig. 9. It may also be desirable to lock the parts of the fastening means 0 when the hook 0 thereof is in its closed or holding position. In that case the eccentric portion 0 of the fastening means may be provided with a suitable projection or protuberance, as 0 (see Fig. 12,) which, when the parts of the fastening means are in the positions indicated in Figs. 2, 4, 5, and 9, is forced into holding or locked engagement with the annular groove or depression a in the back-plate a. Thus it willbe seen that the fastening means 0 may be locked or held in the position when the hook has been passed through the fabric, or the fastening means may be held or locked in that position when the hook c is about to pierce the fabric. In order to obtain a greater spring-like action of the portion 0 of the fastening means 0, said portion may be flattened any desired degree, as at c in Fig. 12, whereby the action of the projection c with the groove 0. will be more positive. 7

In lieu of the depression or groove a (illustrated in Figs. 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13) the backplate a may be provided with one or more projections a which extend upwardly in the chamber formed by the back-plate and faceplate of the button, and over which the eccentric portion 0 of the fastening means is readily passed to lock or hold the said means in the desired positions hereinabove stated.

If desired, the back-plate a of the button maybe provided on the back with a centrally arranged enlargement a over which the hook 0 extends when closed, said enlargement serving to tightly bind the fabric between it and said hook and to prevent the accidental displacement of the button from the garment.

From the above description it will be seen that I have devised a simple, neat, and perfectly operative device which can be used as a bachelors button or a badge-button.

I am aware that changes may be made in the several arrangements and combinations of parts, as well as in the details of the construction thereof, without departingfrom the scope of myinvention. Hence I do not limit myself to the exact arrangements and combinations of the parts described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings nor to the details of the construction thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A button, comprising a back-plate and face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a'fastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on the outer side of said back-plate, and a laterally-bent and eccentric retaining portion within said cham:

ber in movable and frictional contact with the inner surfaces of said back and face plates, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a fastening m cans consisting, essentially, of a shank c rotatively arranged in said hole, a hook c on the outer side of said back-plate, a loop 0 and eccentric portion 0 within said chamber, said loop 0 and portion 0 being in movable and frictional contact with the inner surfaces of said back and face plates, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a fastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on the outer side of said back-plate, and a laterally-bent and eccentric retaining portion movably arranged within said chamber, and means within said chamber, with which said retaining portion can be brought in holding or locked engagement, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a fastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on the outer side of said back-plate, a laterally-bent and eccentric retaining portion movably arranged within said chamber, and a groove or depression on the inner surface of said back-plate with which said retaining portion can be brought in holding or locked engagement,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole,a fastening mcans,consisting,essentially,

of a shank c rotatively arranged in said hole, a hook c on the outer side of said back-plate,

a loop 0 and eccentric portion 0 within said chamber, said loop 0 and portion 0 being movably arranged in said chamber, and means Within said chamber, with which said portion 0 can be brought in holding onlocked en gagement, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A button, comprising a back-plate and a faceplate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole,a fastenin g means,consisting,essentially, of a shank c rotatively arranged in said hole, a hook c on the outer side of said back-plate, aloop c and eccentric portion c within said chamber, said loop 0 and portion 0 being movably arranged in said chamber, and a groove or depression on the inner surface of said back-plate with which said portion 0 can be brought in holding or locked engagement,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 7 A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a fastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on the outer side of said back-plate, a laterally-bent and eccentric retaining portion within said chamber, a projection or protuberance on said retaining portion, and means within said chamber with which said projection or protuberance can be brought in holding or locked engagement,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a fastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on the outer side of said back-plate, a laterally-bent and eccentric retaining portion within said chamber, a projection or protuberance on said retaining portion, and a groove or depression on the inner surface of said back-plate with which said projection or protuberance can be brought in holding or locked engagement, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a fastening means, consisting, essentially, of a shank c, a hook c on the outer side of said back-plate, a loop 0 and eccentric portion 0 within said chamber, said loop 0 and portion c being movably arranged in said chamber, a projection or protuberance on said portion 0 and means within said chamber with which said projection or protuberance can be brought in holding or locked engagement, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

10. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a fastening means, consisting, essentially, of a shank c, a hook c on the outer side of said back-plate, a loop 0 and eccentric portion 0 within said chamber, said loop 0 and portion 0 being movably arranged in said chamber, a projection or protuberance on said IIO portion 0 and a groove or depression on the in ner surface of said back-plate with which said projection or protuberance can be brought in holding or locked engagement, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. A button, comprisinga back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, and an enlargement a on the outer surface of said back-plate, a fastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook adapted to be centrally arranged directly above said enlargement a, and a laterally bent and eccentric retaining portion within said chamber in movable and frictional contact with the inner surfaces of said back-plate and face-plate, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

12. Abutton, comprisingaback-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a cham- 10 movable and frictional contact with the inner surfaces 'of said back and face plates, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of November, 1897.

AUGUSTUS s. CRANE.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, WM. H. OAMFIELD, Jr.

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