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modified. The body, supporting arms and
gripping elements are formed in the same
manner as in the form of Fig. 1, but.before
the elbows 15a are formed the legs in which
5 they are formed are passed through aper-
tured feet 19, 19, of the sliding lock or wedge.
The said feet are attached to the converg-
ing leg portions 20, 20, of the sliding lock,
which in turn are connected by the bar 21.
10 The inclined leg: portions 20 coact with the
supporting members to force the gripping
elements into contact with the under surface
of the body portion. In this form of the in-
vention, the lock is applied and released
15 from the rear of the fastener by proper fin-
ger manipulation.
In the form shown in Fig. 6 a lock or
wedge of the pivoted type is used, which is
mounted upon one of the supporting mem-
20 bers 29 and bent to form a shoulder.30 which
lies in contact with the elbow 31 of the mem-
ber 29. The free end of the lock is brought
into contact with the elbow of the other sup-
porting member 29 for the purpose of
25 spreading the said supporting members.
apart to apply gripping pressure upon the.
collar flaps..
While I have shown and described my in-
vention in connection with a fastener for the
30 flaps of soft collars, it may be nevertheless
used to fasten other objects, as for instance,
shirt sleeves or other articles of dress or
wearing apparel.
While I have shown my fastener as made-
35 of material in strip form, the parts thereof
may - be made of wire. For instance, the
form of Fig. 4 may consist of a wire body'
and a wire clamping member, secured to-
gether by twisting, the two members about
40 each other or one about the other and subse-
quently bending the wire to form the-con-
verging supporting arms, upon which may
be mounted a wedge member in the form of
a link .with eyes at the ends encircling the:
45 supporting members. The ends of the wires
forming the two members of the fastener
may be looped to form broad clamping sur-
faces..
It will be seen -that a neat and efficient col-
50 lar fastener is provided by my invention -for
the adaptation shown, and one by which the:
collar flaps will be - held securely and in
proper space relation.
It is understood that variations may: be
5 made in the shape or form of the invention
for ornamental purposes, and I reserve the
privilege of resorting to all the mechanical
changes to which - the device is susceptible,
the invention being defined and limited only
60 by the appended claims. In all forms Of the.
invention, the inner surface of the end por-
tions of the body are preferably roughened:
to more securely hold the collar. flaps.Having described my invention what I
claim as new and desire to secure by Let-
ters Patent is:
1. A collar fastener comprising a body
portion, converging supporting members
projecting therefrom, gripping arms mount-
ed -upoii said supporting members and co-
operating with the ends of the body por-
tion, and means for spreading said converg-
ing supporting members to apply gripping
contact between the gripping arms and the
body portion.
2.. A collar fastener comprising a body
portion, converging supporting members
projecting therefrom, gripping arms mount-
ed upon said supporting members and co-
operating with the ends of the body portion,
and a wedge member for spreading the sup-
porting arms to apply gripping contact be-
tween the gripping arms and the body por-
tion.
3. A collar. fastener comprising a body
portion or bar slitted for a portion of its
length to form an integral member which
is bent to form an outstanding supporting
member which-in turn is bent to form a grip-
ping arm to coact with the body portion to
engage the flap of a collar.
4. In a fastener or clasp, a body portion
provided with apertures, a U-bar passed
through said apertures and bent to form
supporting members and gripping arms co-
operating with said body portion, and means
for spreading said gripping arms to apply
clamping pressure to said gripping arms.
5. In a fastener, the combination of a
body portion provided with apertures, con-
verging supporting members projecting
therefrom; gripping arms carried by said
supporting members, and a sliding lock or
wedge, mounted in the apertures of said
body portion and adapted to: spread said
converging supporting members to place.the
gripping arms in clamping relation with
the face of the body portion.
6. A collar fastener comprising a body
portion or bar, and gripping arms diverg-
ing therefrom, said arms being bent toward
the ends of the body portion, and means for
forcing the elbows of said arms apart to se-
curely clamp the ends of said arms against
the ends of the body portion.
7. A collar fastener comprising a:bar and
two resilient members. converging there-
from, said resilient members being elbowed
toward the end portions. of the bar, and
means adapted to abut against the converg-
ing portions of the resilient members to
force the ends of same against the ends of
the bar for gripping therebetween the flaps
of a collar.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature.
ORSON N. KELLY,65
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Kelly, Orson N. Collar Fastener or Clasp., patent, June 21, 1921; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1257864/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.