US2364062A - Button and buttonhole tape - Google Patents

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Dec. 5, 1944. -N- l, FLElsCHER 2,354,062

BUTTON AND BUTTONHOLE TAPE Filed Aug. 15, 1942 INVENTOR.

NATHAN l. FLEISCHER W, @i z/e ATToR Ys/ Patented De.`5, 1944` v l l l UNITED.: STATES PAT GfF'FlfC E4 l I f 2,364,062NV lp BUmromANnrUTroNnoLE TAPE,

corporation. of Ohio Application Augustus, 1942 smainrlieeeia `(ele-zsrf p v is: to4 provide af. button tape' wherein the fabric to-Whiclr the l buttons are' attached ist constructed inf Sucnfa manner' as tirvreinforce= oraugnient* the ability` buttonssecured thereto 1 f the4 fabricl to" retain by stit'cliing". 1

Ai furtherobject off? theH invet'ni'onVA isto` provide arbuttonliole" tape Whicli comprisesf two:v elementsi 'an attachment' stripwhicloe is" ,adaptedi to be; se-

cureditol` a supporting member; such asV ai gar` ment, article of upholsteryor the likeand a.

located. A K

Still? a1 furthen object off thee invention to provide a'butltonh'o'le tapeofftheV cliaract'er` here*- inabove described' wherein tlieliui'iniliilel strip isfgf'abricatedfrom relatively t ick, resilientlrnater-ia'l which:` i's cha-racterized?` byitsf ability tb perl mit the body 'portion oil` 'button t'obelcome"V eink bedi'ed therein' for'A concealing tlepresence ofi a button associatedl therevvitl'i.`

Still anotherobjectof theinvention is o-pipe `vide a` complementary' button= 'andi` buttonhole tapee Whichfhas the above characteristicsafand. which is? adaptedV71 to bel inexpensively manufaw turedby'mo dern massfprod'uction?nietliool's.4

These and: othenobjects are; attained byitle l ing the: relationship of?? thevvariousf component` parts; of; the:- tapesa: whent: they: are connected', to

ioim thenadiacent. edges; ofj thefsupport meme "Eiga, 8351s@ ai fixent elevatiorn ofac ,length off the button'hqle tapeiOfEi'g 22 l Eign` 911s aalsectionaflvew of' avmodied'ffonm of: button 4tape,= comprising: andet'ailf, o'thjerpresent inventioni;

I l0@ ist a side:perspectivevview.,A off: a; lengtlr` of button tape; packaged in a. roll forma Fig. 11 is a side perspective View `of a length ofybuttonliole. tapes` packaged; ink: roll. form. f With:reference;` to?y Eigsf., 31 to 6 the'arnumerals 21h21: represent,herne:lin-:the1U adjacent edgesof" a garment slipx. cover; on the; like, which` adjacent The? presenttinvention ,is,primarily'directedi tozthe provision of aspai'r.:` of: prefabricated complemem taryrbuttoniandibuttonnoletapesslden-oted'gen, buttnholestrip invvliicnytlie' luttonholes are attached alongrhernmedledgesrjZliiandr 2:! by rows 25 erally: byi the `numerals `Zsiand` respectively;` which: aref: adapted tc` be; quickly: and securely.

ofi` `stitching:` denoted; byp the numerals Z5; `28 and'12z1., l l l n With panticular referenceto Fig: 1","it Willt be observedi thatv button. tape` 23? comprises ,l ai lengthy companying drawing, ini which? FigzY 1:` i's ai Sectional viewvofs tne= buttoir` tape l,

of' the presentzinvention.

Fig: 2i`s a transverse' sectional view'oii'tl'efcome buttonhole tapes of?` the Jpresentuinvention; snowoffaliriinor athen suitable materialt foldedlengtli wiser at. 243v 2821 whereby' tolprovide an lippen ply: 30,.an1 intermediate ply: 31", a. lower plat-23a nishedlfonward edge-33and `a=flnished rear edge 'l 34. Buttons 22 maybe fastenedfto the` upperv ply auf by suitabley retainingl means such as threads, or theA like;` denoted`` generally by the `num'e`ral35, which pass `tiiroru'glii all` three of plies` 30.; 351i andr "as: illustrated The buttonsf are preferablyflooatedi: at regulan intervals `along and spaced-` back from and? parallel `to` tlie forward I rean'edgfe 34 inforden` that" the row off buttons Willi be# disposed? in;` spaced? parallelism from* hemY hemined edge by? nreansv of"V stitching" 25j Winch preferalcrltf` passes through the'i tvvo` plies otl'iem- ZUand theupperIk andlntermediate pliesV 30 and 349 of? the button tape. .Itwill be observed that the-onlyfoperation required to attach button tape Ztotheed'geA-of a garment; Slipcover. or the like;

istoE apply a" row of stitching 25. `In order jto l f'acilitatehandllngf and` storage; lengths or lf'xutteu tapemay be put upf inf rol1"for,m asfdisclosed to deliberate abuse. I

and preferably of material as that from which the button tape 23l is fabricated.

Buttonhcle strip 4| comprises a length of material the width of which is preferably less thanY the overall width of attachment strip 40, as

measured between the forward and rear edges 41 and 48. Strip 4| is provided with a series of back at 10 whereby to provide an additional ply 1| through which the button retaining threads 35 may be passed.

With reference to Fig. 7, it will be observed that the forward edge 62 of the buttonhole strip 4I is adapted to abut, rather than overlap hem 20,

spaced buttonholes 49 the perimeter of each ofwhich may be suitably reinforced by means of stitching 50 or the like. The distance between adjacent vbuttonholes should `correspond with the spacing of buttons 22 on the button tape, in order that proper alignment and correspondency may be had between the buttons of the button tape and the buttonholes of the buttonhole tape. The buttonhole strip 4| may be attached to the sattachment strip 46 by means of rows of stitching 5I located between adjacent buttonholes, and extending at substantial right angles to the length `dimension of the tape, as illustrated in Figs. 8

and 11.

The physical characteristicseof the buttonhole strip differ considerably from the physical characteristics of the attachment strip in that the buttonhole strip is comparatively thick and resilient. The thickness dimension of the strip 4| is preferably, though not necessarily, at least equalv to the thickness of a button 22, whereby a button may become embedded in the material adjacent a buttonhole to such an extent or degree as to substantially eliminate any tell-tale lumps or bumps which would indicate the presence of the Ibuttons, when the tapes are connected, see Fig. 7. If desired, the buttonhole strip may be fabricated from thick threads loosely woven together. However, it should be clearly v understood that although the buttonhole strip is thick and resilient, it is nevertheless sufficiently strong in tensile strength to function as an effective button retaining member which will not tear, give way or otherwise fail unless subjected The buttonhole tape may be,

fastened along hemmed edge 2| by spaced rows of stitching 26 and 21. `With particular reference to Figs. 4, 6` and 7, it will be observed that the buttonhole tape is fastenedv along hemmed edge 2| with forward edge 41 below, or

'preferably a short distance behind. the forward edge 6I of hem 2 I, whereby the buttonhole tape is disposed under and is completely concealed by the material of the supporting member Ill, comprising upper ply 60 of the hem.

It` will be observed that the row of stitching 26 passes through the two plies of. hem2l and through the lower and intermediate plies 46 and '45, respectively, of the attachment strip 40,

whereby the forward edge 62 of the buttonhole strip 4|'is free and unattached along its length dimension to the attachment strip. The other row of stitching 21 passes through ply 66 of hem 2|, the upper and lower plies 44 and 46 of attachment strip 46 and through the rear edge adjacent portions of buttonhole strip 4|, whereby to promember. v

, With reference to Figs. 10 and 11, it should be noted that no attempt has been made to indicate the various plies of button tape 23, nor of attachment strip 46 of tape 24, since these two views merely illustrate how the tapes may be rolled for the purpose of storage and use. In some instances, it may be desirable to sell thetapes in a b-uttoned-together condition, in which `event the buttons 22 of the button tape would be hooked into their respective and corresponding buttonholes 49 of the buttonhole tape, after which the two tapes, thus connected, would be packaged in roll form.

Experiment and actual usage have indicated that the tapes comprising the present invention fill, in a very satisfactory manner, the need created in the upholstery business for a desirable, neat, inexpensive, yet practical closure means for The present tapes are likewise being used in garments in those places where slide type lfasteners were used prior to the present shortage of materials caused by the war.

It will be observed that the construction of the button tapes as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 9, provides a structure which is adequately reinforced along the row of buttons so as to 'provide ample and adequate anchorage for the button retaining threads 35, sufficient to withstand the-concentrated stresses transmitted to the tape by the threads incident to a pull on button 22. Practice has demonstrated that the buttons are not likely to be pulled olf unless subjected to deliberate abuse. It has likewise, been found that a twoply thickness of material 30 and 3|, is 4ample to provide anchorage for attaching threads.'` 25, since the strain transmitted to threads 25 is transmitted or distributed over a considerable longitudinal area, whereas the strain transmitted to the button retaining threads 35 is concentrated Vto a small area adjacent said threads.

It should be understood thatchanges in the structural details ofthe tape may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention. y

What is claimed is:

1. As a new article vof manufacture, complementary button and buttohole tapes, said button tape comprising a long narrow lentgh of fabric folded whereby to provide a three ply thickness and having a row ofbuttons secured thereto by stitching, said buttonhole tape comprising a length of fabric folded lengthwise to provide a three ply thickness and a length of thick, resilient material secured thereto, the thickness of said material being of such a dimension as to atleast equal the thickness of a button carried by the a garment, slip cover or Ithe like, of a length of complementary button and buttonhole tapes, said button tape comprising a length of material folded lengthwise whereby to provide a finished forward and a nished rear edge each of twoply thickness, and an intermediate portion having a three ply thickness, a row of buttons secured to the intermediate portion by stitching, said button tape secured to and along one of said adjacent 20 garment edges by a row of stitching through the two ply thickness adjacent its rearedge for positioning the buttons in spaced parallelism from said edge, said buttonhole ltape comprising a length of material folded lengthwise whereby to provide an attachment strip having a nished forward edge of two ply thickness and a nished rear edge orf three ply thickness, a length of thick,

resilient material in which is provided a row of buttonholes, said material being secured `to said attachment strip by rows of stitching located beits forward edge adjacent portion, the other through its rear edge adjacent three ply portion for positioning said tape as to conceal its presence when the buttons are engaged with their complementary buttonholes.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a prefabricated buttonhole tape ofthe type adapted to be attached to the edge of a garment, or the like, said tape comprising a multi-ply attachment strip adapted to be secured to and along `the edge of a garment or the like, and a thick, resilient buttonhole strip secured to and carried by said attachment strip, said buttonhole strip being characterized by its ability to be displaced by a button introduced into a buttonhole whereby said button is substantially embedded within the body of the material liush with one surface thereof` and without deformation` of the other surface of the buttonhole strip adjacent a buttonhole, whereby the presence of a button is effectively concealed from view.

4. In combination with theadjacent edges of a garment, slip cover, `or the like, a longitudinal strip member projecting from and secured to one of said adjacent edges, saidstrip member comprising a length ofrnaterial folded lengthwise whereby to provide a finished forward `and a finished rear edge each of two ply thickness and an intermediate portion having a three ply thickness, and a row of buttons secured to the intermediate portion by stitching, and a longitudinal strip member secured to and underlying the other of said adjacent edges, said strip meml

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