US1118555A - Button. - Google Patents

Description

J. KANTER.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 191a.

Patented N 0v. 24, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEREMIA KANTER, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNon'ro MAX MARCOUSE, or PHILADELPHIA, rnNNsYLvAmam BUTTON.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JnRnMm KAn'rnR, a citizen ofthe United States, resid ng at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvanla, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the followlng is a specification. h y

My invention relates to improvements in buttons, the object of the inventlon being to provide a covered button which d1spenses with the ordinary shank ortab for attachment to the goods, and permits the button to be sewed directly through the fabric of the button to attach the same to the goods, and thereby permit such buttons to be sewed by a machine as well as by hand. y 1

Heretofore fabric covered buttons have been provided with some sort ofprO ectmg shank or tab which is sewed to the goods by stitches transversely through the shank or tab, and such sewing cannot eflectually done with the sewing machine. Furthermore, this construction of button projects the button beyond the surface of the goods farther than j is desirable in many cases, and the button is expensive to manu facture by reason of its manyparts and the necessary amount of labor 1n assembling the same.

It is the purpose of my invention to provide a button which will. overcome the objections to buttons as heretofore made, which will reduce the cost of manufacture, and which iscapable of considerable mod1- fication to provide buttons to suit the varying taste of the trade.

With these and other ob ects 1n VlGW, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out 1n the claims. a

In the accompanying drawings: Figure lflis a plan view illustrating, a preferred form of my improved button. F1 2 1s a view in section on the line 22 0 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an inverted perspective VIGW Of the outer metal ring. Fig. 4; 1s a perspective view of the inner metal ring. F g. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating a modification, and Fig. 6 is a view similar to Figs. 2 and 5 illustrating another modification.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N me-a, 1914.:

Application filed December 2, 1913. Serial No. 804,182.

Referring to my improved button illustrated in Figs. 1,2, 3, and 4:,1 represents an outer metal ring, and 2 an innermetal ring which cooperate to secure a fabric covering 3 in position as will now be explained. The outer button 1 is of general truncated conical shape having at its larger end, an inwardly projecting annular flange l. Around this ring 1, a double thickness of fabric 3 is positioned with its edge bent so that the adjacent edges of the flanges 1 4 and 5 cooperate to clamp the inwardly bent edges 7 of the fabric 3, and bind the latter in place. This clamping action also clamps the edges of the fabric 6, so that all of the fabric is clamped securely bythe two rings 1 and 2. l

It will be noted that the two conical rings land 2 have their, smaller ends in substantial alinement, so that the fabric thicknesses 3 and 6 extend across the open ends of the rings. It is my intention to sew the but tons 1:5 the goods by stitching directly through these thicknesses of fabric, so that I can dispense altogether with the necessity for. an attaching shank or tab.

In Fig. 5, I illustrate a modification in which I employ an outer ring 1 similar to that disclosed in the preferred form, in combination with an inner ring 8 which differs in shape from ring ,2. This ring 8 is of gen eral cylindrical form with an inwardly projecting annular flange 9 at its outer end. The ring 8 is forced into ring 1 and binds the edges of the fabric 3 a ainst the inner edge of ring 1. In Fig. 6, fillustrate what is known as a combinationbutton, that is, a button which employs two different colors or pieces of fabric, to permit the various combinations to suit the gown 0n-which the buttons are used. In this construction of button, I employ an inner ring 10 of general conical form With an outwardly curved flange 11 at its larger end adapted to clamp within the outerring 12 which is alsov of conical form, but reversely positioned, and at one end is provided with an inwardly projecting curved flange 13. The outer ring 12 is covered by a fabric sheet let, and the inner ring 10 is covered by a fabric sheet or sheets 15, the edges of the latter clamped between the inner and outer rings as clearly shown. This enables one color or fabric to be provided around the outer ring and another over-the inner ring so that a combination of colors is had. In this modification illustrated in Fig. 6, I preferably locate a washer lfl'ofpaper under the fabric so as to secure a firm gripping action when. the rings are pressed together.

In all forms of the invention, it is of course to be understood that the inner ring and the outer ring are of such diameter that when pressed together, they will exert a firm gripping action on the fabric, and the latter will be securely held in position so that it may be sewed directly to the goods and constitute the sole attaching means of the button with the goods. Various other slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1; A button comprising two truncated conical rings having their smaller ends located in juxtaposition, and a sheet of flexible material located between the rings and extending over the opening in the inner ring,

material located between the rings and extending over the opening 1n the mner ring, and a fabric covering lnclosmg the outer ring, substantially as described.

3. A button comprisingan inner truncated conical ring, a flexible sheet secured over the smaller end of said ring, an outer ring of truncated conical shape positioned or'er the flexible sheet and having an inwardly projecting flange at its larger end, a fabric sheet positioned over the outer ring, and the free edge of said fabric clamped between the rings, substantially as described.

' 4:. A button comprising an inner 'truncated conical ring having a backwardly bent flange at its larger end, a flexible sheet secured over the smaller end of said ring, the free edges of said sheet clamped under the said annular flange, the outer ringof truncated conical shape having an inwardly projecting flange at its larger end, a fabric sheet positioned over the outer ring", and the free edge of said fabric clamped between the rings, substantially as described.

5. A button comprising two truncated conical rings having their smaller ends loa second flexible sheet coveringthe outer ring with its edges clamped between the rings, substantially as described. 1

In testimony whereof I have signedmy name to this specification in the presence'of two subscribing Witnesses.

J EREMIA KANTER." Witnesses:

MAX MARCOUSE, CHAS. E. POTTS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing t commissioner of ratents Washington, D. c. Y i H

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