No.842.498 PATENTED JAN?29,1907.

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GARMENT FASTENER,
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 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
CARL H.SCHMIDT OF CHICAGO?ILLINOIS.
GARWIENT-FASTENER?
No.842,498. Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Jan.29?1907.
? Applicationfiled June 18,1906 Serial No.322,280
To aZZ Zphom it maz/ concern? the loop-pieces maybesecured tothe gar
Beit known that I CARL H.SCHMIDT a ment inthe positions 8bove stated The
citizen of the United States residing at Chi loop-pieces 9 postioned on the flaps 8ford
cago in thecounty9f CookandState of Ili ?lce?ssiveliningloppsorgyesparallelwith
nois have invented a new anduseful?Im the flaps through whigh a fasteming-strip 13
provement in Garment-Fasteners of which maybeinsertedforholdingtheflapstogeher?
thefollowingis aspecification |8ndtherebyclosetheopening Thes{rip13
My invention relates torimprovement in is Preferably ofthinspring-steelto adaptit
removable fastening means forgarmentS, !oflexunderthevaryingconditionstowhich
IO such asskirts or othergarments though.it it m?ybesubjectedwhenworn.bytheuser,
may beused in anysituation whereitis de andis provided atits.upper end with astop
sired to provide means for temporarily fas 1#forengging theedge oftheupperone of
teningtogethertwoflaps ofcloth.orthelike. ?the loop-piecesto limitits downward move
Myobjectistoprovideasimple Bnd cheap ment and at its lower end with an eye15,
construction offastener for the above pur which is adapted to be_removably fastened
pose which shall be easy of manipulation between 8 ball-and-socket fastener 16, se
änd?serve to releasablyhold the flaps of the Cured to the flaps below the lowermost loop
garmentsecurelytogether and thus prevent piece to prevent accidental retraction of the
itsgapping. -
barfroIntheloops. Astring 17 attached at
?ion isillustrated in the accom oneend tothewaist ofthegarment andatits
panying drawings,in which? - other end to an eye 18in the_upper part of
Figure 1 is a?broken view in.elevationof thestrip servestoprevent thelatterfrombe
theflap-equipped portion of askirt equipped coming misplaced To insure the neatest
with my?improved fastening meams and 8ppearange itis advisable to providespaced
showing a portion of ope of the flaps broken hooks "nd.eyes 19 along the skirt-band as
away the better to diselose the fastening shown in Fig.4 therebyinsuring the proper
means; Fig.2 asectiontaken on theline 2in seguring oftheflaps at thispoint? -
Fig 1 shgwingtheparts ofthefºstenersep By providing alternating loop-pieces of
arated; Fig 3 a similar vieW Showing.the thin "et forengagemen! 5ythefasening
parts of the fastenerin assembled condition; strip the flaps may be maintainedwith their
Fig 4,aperspectiveviewoftheflap-equipped surfaces?flatwise closely together with the
portion ofaskirt providedwith myfastening result of producing aneat and tidy appear
imeans showing one of the flaps turned back 8.I1C6?
to betterillustrate the manner of.securing The loop-pieces need not be so formed as
35 the loop-pieces to the flaps;, Fig 5 aface to provide a closed loop as shownin Fig.6,
view_of the loop-engaging.fasteningstrip? but need only be so formed asto provide a
and Fig.6 an enlarged vieWin perspectiye of means for holding the strip against with
one of the loop-pieces with which the flaps draw3lin anyotherdirection exceptlongitu
are equipped dinally *
7is a skirt having the usual flaps 88 at By forming the loop-pieces with raised 95
?which the garment is fastened t9gether on loops andwith threadrattaching perforations
thewearer Each flapis provided onits op beyond the Sides of the loops the fastening
posedface with loop-pieges 9 spaged apart, strip may Slidefreelyin and out of the loops
theloop-pieces on one oftheflaps alter"ting without.rubbing against the thread thereby
45 with those on the other as shown in Fig 3, preyenting?nywearthereof
wherebythe loop-pieces onthe opposedflaps What Iclaimas new and desiretosecure
intermesh with each other The form of by Letters Patent,is?
loop-plece which I prefer to employisill's- 1. In combination mutually-overlapping
tratedin theaegompanyingdrawings "nd s garment-flaps aseries ofseparateloop-pieces Io5
referably made by?stamping a suitable secured on the opposed faces of the respec
? (not shown) from sheet metal and tive flaps tointermeshwitheachotherwhen
bendingit to form a loop or an.eye 10 ex the flaps are closed and a fastening-strip
tendingfrom a plate11?thelo?pbeing ofless adapted to be inserted through ? loop
widththantheiplate and theplate being pro pieges for removably seeuring the flaps to
55 vided with thread-attaching perforations,12 getherin theiroverlappedrelation.
beyond the lateralsides of theloop at which 2. Agarment-fastener comprising incom
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bination a plurality of separate ioop-pieces
comprising plates with loops raised thereon
and perforationsbeyondthe oppositesides of
theloops at which they aresewedon the op
5 posed surfaces of the garment-flaps tointer
mesh with each other when the flaps are
closed and a fastening-strip adapted to be
insertedthroughsaid loops forremovably se
curing the flaps together. - betweentheperforations,saidloop-piecesbe
3. In Combination mutually-overlapping
garment-flaps aseries ofseparateloop-pieces
secured ontheopposedfagesoftherespective
flaps to intermeshinto alinement with each
otherwhentheflaps are closed andafasten
ing-strip provided with a stop onits upper
endadaptedtobeinsertedthroughsaidloop
pieges for removably securing ie flaps to
getheEin their overlapped relation.
4. In combination mutually-overlapping
garment-flaps aseries ofseparateloop-pieces
secured on the opposed faces of the respec
tive flapstointernesh witheachother when
theflaps are elosed afastening-strip adapted
to beinserted through saidloop-piecesforre
movably securing the flaps togetherin their
overlappedrelation andmeansforreleasably
securing the strip atitslowerend to the gar
Iment. -
5. Agarment-fastener comprising in Com
bination a plurality ofseparatespacedloop
pieces Comprising plates having thread-en
gaging perforations and raised loops.thereon
ing secured to the opposed surfaces of the
g8rment-flaps to intermesh with each other 35
when the flaps are closed a fastening-strip
provided onitsupper endwith astop and on
its lower end with an eye and adapted to be
inserted through Said loops and a ball-and
socket fastenerbelow the lowermost loop for
clamping the strip between its ball-and
socket members at the eye-equipped portion
of the bar.
CARI?II.SCHMIDT.
In presence of?
W.B. DAvIEs?
J H. LANDES.