ii-nity to s,,iid surfaces for cooperation the@rewith to resist @ crusl-ii.ng stresses axi,,illy of said s6ek,,@t@ an@tti-ai:isverse stresse@; L-e,,'@veen iicl @@i-d socket a said stud. 9. Asnap TLstener , socl@-,et haviiig, iii, coiD-,- binatioh ,t base ol)6i@atively cari-ying a ,icid @s -@;ct l@iter,,tl wall which is c6n'cave with r@@ to the socket axis, spriiig jaiATs which@,,ti-C convex ivith i@esl5ect,@ to S,,tid ,txis for.enyao-- ino, a siaap fas-t,ener stucl, said jaws carried 10 t@ at@the outer porti,oiis of said -wall aiid beiit to f orih -portions in proxii@yiity -v@itl@ both @the inilei@ relatively tr,,insvers- of - s,,Icl e 130 wall and the I r6l@tivel@ lon"i=IIY ciis15 posed @ interillediate - pottio-n s there6f Cr CQoperation -v@itli both of p6rtio,Ds of si@ti@-I .wall t-0 resist @er-Lishinc, stresqos .tx of gaicl s6cl@ct Ind, tr,,tcisverse stressles ii ee ii said socl@et and s,,iid stud. 20 10. A snap fastener s6cl@et haiiii<)-. iii coilibin,,ttion a ri id part pri Dviclino@ o:en,-rall)T 9 ttansverse ai-id lalerql interio,r, surfaces,@thc, otiterI?ortions of @aid part op6i-atively c,,,Lrrying spriiig iaws for eng,,i--ino- a snap 25 teiier @sttid said jaws: belig generally coilvex with respect to the @socket axis, aiid havno_ terminal por'Lions directecl t6NvarOt tl-ie socl@ot QlDei-iiii(y in close pl@o2ciiility, to s,,iid 1,,iteiral siirfacesc@or @ooperatino- ihereiNiLh U0 30 resist transverse stresses betiveeii said stud and socket, aiid 1-iaving ()tller I)OI-@ioils ill subst-,tntiRi@ contact ivith said. transver s se i-irfaces ,ind co(@perafing,th@rewith for resisting.crushitig , stresses, ,txiall3T of s,,tid s6cl@et,. 11. A snap fastener @;ocli:et h,,i@-ino-. in combination, @ rigid part c,,trryi-Ti,)- a plurvllity of spriiig jaws for a s-iiap f,,tsteiiei, sttid, said@T)art formed wi.tll@,lep6raily tiaiisverse aiid 1,,tter,,tl'stirface.s at least soii'le o.L 110 said jaws foriiied with portiolis for coiit,,ict-@ in t said trt-nsnferse :stirf ac@es 'Lo resi@,t lv' "I crusl,ling stresses axi-al.L@. ()f s,,i.',,d --tud aiicl at le,,tst soliie of said ja-ws formp-dAAI ithp6rtions inproxinit- t st' 1,@@eral su@rf i @ o, id , ces 4@5 f or cooperation therewith to @@reqis-L trL,,isverse stresses betiveen saicl s('eket@aiid seiici stid. :12. A Sil ap f @i@tener socl,.et hfti,in (T ill coil bination, a wall of. geiierall.y cliai@ri6l--,hape@L CT @c I ,I "I 5o @ro@s-section with the ope-@i side of sai@ . . . : liel facino: the socket axis spriil(, T-()r 9 1.1 l@, ello,ao,l no- ,t snat) fastenell SiLtid, said j@iv.S be;m tn zn in- stirrouilde@l by s,,iid l@"til) S,,tid at one end thereof c r@i d at oiie ed(,,o 6f @,iicl a e 55@ wall, aiicl e,,xteiidiiig tow.ai@@l th6 otliei@ of said wall -tjid beiiig iioi-@ifi@illy iii fi,i-ct@i '6i enga.--ement - AV t a 1 d, iv cl 11 it',, -Ile )Ortiong 0-1 @djac'6i-it the last ineiitioned edo-e the ECO' f13. A snap I-astener @oel-,et.lia , vii i g, U17COM7 60-- bination, a portioii formed 'eselit aii@ip,to ieriot, surf r a e r Ise @t6l.the ace . geiiLe@',tlly t s6eket ,i.@is but., in @iqn@s tl)- socket @ axis, sli&litly iiielilled tow.ai-d tlio SOCItet OpeniDg, a pi-Lira,lity oi spring jtnvs rj5 for d@t@c'h@bly engaging a snap fastener stud, @sa,id jaw@s at' one of- the ends therleof beinocipe@ativ@ly held in:fixed @elatioii i@lativetosaidinteriors ifa:ceand.beinfoi-r@ied with 1-.)o@tio@,s r6iia6te.fro s @d ds e6ntabtii en ing -v@itl@ siid @iirface.'h@oiii,@iiout@'the @x:tdpt. ot niovemeiit of said jaws, wheri flexed by i-emoval @ind i-Lisertion o-'L said t s ud. 14., A snap f asteii@r@ so@l@6t iiavin@@, in collibinatioii a i-ic)-id lateral-ahiiular @W'dll'-which is concave with resl,;66t t'o - the- axi@ of said - socket, ii-i i)lan@s iiiellictin(y @qid axes @,ulle- otiter edge@ 6f said wall integraiiy carr-ying a rtirit@ of @priiio, j',Lws@ I l'n said l@'I'ane' --For eiigaging a snap f astener sttid, said @ aii,s beiii, 9 coiiviex with i@espe6t to said axis aiid frictiorally coiitacting gaid wall @djac@:@t the in-,clo-e of @tlie lat-,611-@@-ti tliei-p-ii@- -Nvllicll@'I's Oiitwarcllv 6urV6d t6AAztrd s66kei opeiiing 15. snap fasteiiei@ socket lia)71.-Ig, in cplii85 biiiation a me,,ins foi-iiiin6-' t rio,icl lateral NN!all in-ileg@ally cai,r TilIO' @i7.oiie e@to-e tl@ere6f y o ia-ws@f6r eiigaf)-inty a ,L pitilr@ili'L f spring sri,7tp f,-tsteii6i@ sttid, the por'Lions@ oi said wall ad-ac@,iit ill-, 'otilei- ed-G-e tliereof bellt 90 toivo@'rd the socket bxis, said.j'aws beiilg stiri@ouiiclecl jjy,siid wall and having''theii@ f on@t poi-tioils in frictiolial contact ivitli saict 1)6rtioiis@ 6f@@,aid wall bent tonvgrd sctid socket axis 95 6. A snap fastene:r socket havinly, in conibinatioii, prino-@jaivs o: ing a snap fast6ner stud, saici rigid part and jaws b6ina so r(@l@tively f6rnied @as t6 catise saICL I aWS frictionally to eiigage Witli- said i@igid liart sdi4 @tticl @is ihserted or reill . ove(i and to cause said i,igid part to act as@ a sto@ for said j@ws wlien fl-i6 's6eket@is slibjec.ted t6 criashing @t@@sses axiall@, therenct -%v, eii s Of "L 1, ilie fa teiier is subjected to 10, traii-svers6 @tress6s betivoen the stud and socket. -iap f asten'er 17. A si s6ekei having, '14 conlbiiiatioii,, ine6ns forming a rigid part presentino, generaII3, transv6rse 'And ltte-ral slirf aces, s@riii ilg a sn, f -as9:1 teilei- stud s,,ii en--rall.)r, con@ex with resp6et t cludiiig s,,tid axis ,tnd havi f riet i6ii@lly contactino- witl S,,irfaeeE; @vheii th@ st@iid is m6ved, aii@t b@@ino@ t6@,IYiiii@tl I)oi-t!6ns co-, operat'i@,-- - v@ith. @@icT lat6rat - sii,---flices f -or@ r: e-11 sistilig tta-,isvers(., @iesses oi-i s . tiil stud.' is. A snap f asteher socl@cet liavilify in colia12o 0 - n I'lli bintti n@6a-,Isfor ng,,trioidpart@presenting aenerally t-raiisvei se ai@d stirf 6ces ',iw@ @or @ngag' last@@ier StLidi spring j ing a sndp s b6in@ o-ener 11 s a 1 c.1 i avv a y- conve2, with res@ect to tll c s6c-ket axis in i)lanes ineltiding saicl. @xis 125 ner por ions t' - -frictioiially- cont'ac-ti@, i@ith sbid ir@ii @erse stirface's whei-i@ the stlid is inseited orl@eliioved @nd h-aviiig iorminal portion@ p,res slirf 'ac6s c6oi)@er,@fiiig witl-i said d later'al

11776,513 on surfaces for resistiii@@ transverse stresses said stud. 19. @ A snap fastener socket@ ha@,i in com1191 bi'ncttion, a lateral wall which is geiierally concave witli res@eet' to the soelket axis iii plaii6s incliiding said axis, spring 3'aivs earried by the outer pottio@s of sdid wall said jaws liavino, portiohs in said pl,- @nes for co-@ operation with a. snap ftstener sttid which@ portions in said plaiies ,tte oenerallv convex 0 axis a t Cl-i e inner with respect t stid tia d I free.,ends thereof, frictionally contact with t-he base portions of said ivall, s'aid jaws also having reversely turned tei-i-fiinal'portions in 15 proximity with the intermedi,,ite i)ortions olf said wall. 20. A snai) fastener socket hai,ing tl-ie lateral @)Tall 31,'j a-,vs integrally f o@@ed fi@oiii said ,@vall; saicl jaws hclviiig the portions 33 f6r en(ragement @vitli ,t sn,,tp fastener stiid, the porrions 35 for frictional engagenient with said wall and the teri-,iin@l portions 37 cooperatI ing with said wall for rosisting lateral stresseson tn ii@serted snal6 f a@tener stucl. 21. A @nap fistener sock6t havin(@ in com@bination slieet met I al formed to provide a with a lateral wall surroui-idiiig the 'oc'y socket axis, spring ja@,vs integrally c,,irried by an'@edge poi-tion of said wall, S,,iid ia-vvs,being unded by said all and beinff convex surro w t, with respect to s@icl socket axis in planes includino,, said axis ,tnd intermediate their lengths liaving stud-head-engaging portions which are convex - with respect to said axis in 3 planes trans@7erse to said axis; said late ral 5 @vall lof said socl3:et, at portions t-hereof -w-hich are- spaced froi-n said @dge portion the@eof , havi d@ et elsocket lltxis rom said edge riiially irl 40 cont rtiolis of said wa 22. A snap fastener socket having, in combinat;ion, sheet nietal formed to provide a 4 body with a lateral wgll surro-utnding the socke@t axis, sprine, aws integrally carried@by a,n ecige portion @'f said -",all, said jaws being s,Lirrounded by said wall and being convex with respect to said socket axis in planes int a eluding s, icl axis and in ermedi te th i e r lengths haviiig stucl-head-eno-,aoing portions which are convex witl-i resi3e@t Co said axis in planes transvers6 to said axis said lateral wall of said s6cket, at portions thereof which are @,paced froni said eclge po tioii thereof, r portions dire6ted toward the socl@@et axis at a slight inclination a-,vay froin said edge, said jaws having portiolis nornially in contact with said last mentioned portions Of (;n said wall, said jaws also having terminal portions bbtween said stud-head-engacing por tions thereof and said lateral wall- in close prox:imity to the latter. '23. In a @curtain fastener of the class,described, a -cup in which the head of a male member is received, comprising sprin- re6 tainers formed integral therewith and rolled ivithin the @ up and ineans within the cup on c which said retainers be,,Lr @idiacent the ends of the latter to slipport thein against axial 70 pressure. 24. In a cui-taiii f,,tstener of the, class desci,ibed a etip in which a male member is received sti-tick ul) from a single piece of sheet metal ancl coi-nT)rl!@iDg a 'j)ottoiii, a, flaiige and 7,5 spi,in(, re'L@Liners rolled withiii the cup, the cup havii-ig a sliotil.der on ivhich said retaiiiers bear Nvhich shoulder sul:)ports tl-iem arrainst a-xial pressure.. 25@ In a fastener of the class described, a so Clip @ iji wliich the i-nale meiiiber is received; said cul:) bei strticl,. up froiia a single piece of sheet ill@'t,@tl and coinprising a bottoiii, t flange exteiiding i-earwai-dly from said bottom, and a h6lloiN, bead, the inetal of the be,,id 85 adjacent tl-ic flano@e bein(r o-enerally perpendicular to the latt(,,r; and se@parated retaillillo, LI filigers e,-,teiidiiig from the inner rear E@dge of the bead tnd eigagiiia said portion of the be,,td adjacent the flah..@. 90 Ili testimoiiy ivhereof, I have stibscribed niy name. CARL L. KNUTSON. 100 105 110 12U 125

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION. Patent No. 1,776,513. Granted September 23, 1930, to CARL L. KNUTSON. It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 4, line 76, claim 14, beainning with the word "socket" strike out all to and including the word "jaws" line 79, insert instead socket in planes including said axis, the outer edge of said wall integrally carrying a plurality of spring jaws for engaging a snap fastener stud, said jaws in said planes; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. Signed and sealed this 28th day of October, A. D. 1930. M . J . M o o r e , ( S e a l ) A c t i n g C o m m i s s i o n e r o f P a t e n t s .

Pateiitea SelDt. 23 1930 1 7 7 6 5 1 3 , 'UNI@@T@ED @@STATE'S@ PATENT OFFICE CARL L. KNUTSON, OF XAYWOOD, ILLINOIS @ASSIGNOR TO CINCH MANUFACTURING CORPORATION@@ CITICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CO-@'IPORATION OF ILLINOIS SI,@TAP FASTENER Appiication flled December 31,@ 1927. Serial No. 244,023. '.Vliis applic@tion is aleontiniiation in part of iii-Vco-I)eiiding applicatioii Serial No. 217 093, fifed S@ptember 2, 1927. ikl@ invention, whicli i-elates to snap f astenr, ei,s a.nd has am6Tio: its obje-,ts the provisibn of a f @steher of durable c nstructii:)n and iia0 pr.oveci ,iction, -@vill be b6st understood ftom the f ollowinodesetiptioii@ WI-len. read in the lighi'6f ihe @@coinpanying'cirawiiigs of,@ev10 eral embodiments of the invention, ivhile the scope of tile invention will be more particuiariy peinted out in th@ al)pended'elaims. -Tn the cirawings, Figure I is a lonoitudin@tl section oi-i an en15 lar(re-d scale of a @iiap fasi@ner ecn,-ztructed e a t@coidingtotl-ieinv nt@on@the@o@@&t nd@tud of the fasteiier @boin6-, shown in engaged@ @elaWith respect io ',ili@ sodlzet Fio-. 1 is @tio,n. "l'Iso a 8ectioli on the Iii@e@ 5@5 of Fig. 4, 20 ' P'lo'. 2 is A vi@- ,v@ sili@lar to Fi,@ I exc6l:)t tl-iat i@i @orresponds mrith @egp6et t'b'the soc:@et to a section on@ the@line 2-2 of Fio, -4- vi (, tn' 5 of., the sctid i,.nd he.,tded as at 17, said shank @,-,xteii dino, tlirotl(lh a perfoi-ation in the fabric sheet',- nd lillivilit,@ a. ftoiiged h6,-d 1,9 resting ao@qiiis t the @icle of siid sheet opposite;the base Wing(, 13 so as to clamp said sheet betiv een 55 said portions iand securely h6ld the stud. I it sh6iild be'Li@dei-stoocl th,,it the same type of stud inay be s6cTij.-@(I to tny silitable support in @.iY suitable mai-iiiei,. ' As shown, the 6iiuer wall 11 of the sttid is 60 4@-- ,I@ered froin the ,)bi-t@ion 9 t-o the base fialige 13 so as to preseiit L stud liavino, a liead 21 and a ck -93' ne As shown b@ Fio-s. 1 t6 5 in elusive the socl@et h,,ts a, base 25 perfo@,ttecl at 27 for recepti6n of co shan k 29 of a tub @lie i-iiret tl-i6 latter for securin<)' the s6cl@e't f tl-il fabric sheet a in a m@iiner similar to that cles--ribed in colinee,tion with the tlid. Th6 socl@et illusti,ated by liligs. 1 to 5 h,,ts a@ . m,.trginal -,vi,ll 31 integ@al iiith the base 25, sti@l wtlf being (yenerallyel-i,,LnTielshaped 3 is a@ side elevati6n 6f the s6cicet Of, ill er6ss-se--tlOn anXeoncLv@ ivith -i@espect to e @th iasitener; the S'ocket axis, aiid at its edge opposite, the @5 Fi(y 4: is an clevaii6n: of the s6elc6t, a@ bas6 25 inteyrally c@,rryiii I cr the 'base of 75 . @ .1 L-, - s viewed fr6m @l-ie ii@iii of Piig@ 3; sprinu jaws 33 for enga@ino@ th-- stud '",h t@ en 5 i,,@ sectio@n o@n th6, line 5@@-@5 of Fig. 4; the l@'tt@r is iiiserted @i-.it" th s cl@.et. These a 0 e 0 Fio-l-J. 6 to 16 inclusii,e 6a@h si-lov@ a modifijaws ire @o constructed ancl ,trr-@iicyed relacati6n @of ithe socii:@t @oii truct8d according t,o tive to the sttid thtt the iieck of t'he @latter s o Fio-@ I'to 5' and corr(@,spond, to sections On the i o or less loosely eng@ged -%vhen 1 ted 8 s m re iiser 0 line 5--5 of Fig. 4; and ilito the s6cl@et whfi6 F@aici ianvs are sprun 9 :PI ig. ii 2 sliows a f ti'rtlte@ @nodifi@ation Of tiietrai@skt@rsely or'raditlly of the sock6t by, the s'oel@.cet, and corre@p@i-idsi to a section on the 'stud heacl 'when the ],,i,'tter i@ inserted or reg., . line il @-11 of Fi 4 35 Referr ng to Fig@. l@ to 5- of the d@awi-ngs sliowing tho preferre@l einl@o'dirfient 6f @ the in -Vei@iion,.the socl,et, f6@ C61@veni'ence of illtis.tratio@ oiily@ is;shown as drrang6d for de7 tachably securing to eacii other fabric slieets .@@40 a and b, the sheet a ha-vin- a@tached tl-iereto 3,'whicli is f reniovably @the @t-6t idapted t6 be ed ilisert int6 the socket@ @A@ illu.4tated, the stiid compri@es the pererse port' havinz a riiarf6i,ate@a tr@nsv ion 5 gin@tl wall@7 which at its outer edge is reversely t@rned as at 9 t6 p@oltide 'aii outer wall @ll whicli carries a b@se fl@n@e 13. r4 or securi@g fhe @t@d to the sh6et, there is - -Drovided @ibi@l@@ rivet the sl-iank 15 of which is inT)( serted'tliroligh@ the l@@rf oration in the- poitioiii move r at ie d el ive to tl @-6elKet. As best shown bv Fi(r. 4 the faces of the 85 j -i anes transverse to @vs 33 considereci ii i3l th-, socket ax . is are convex with respect to said aXiS. This@ coli@,,@ti-iiciioii provides that the faces of the jav7s ivill conl.act -with tb.e s,tud heacl, when tlle iitter is idserted and r@,moved, 1,0 oiily at the I)oi-tioii@, of sticl f-,tce,@ iiiidiATIL y betweeil I the si@les ihereof ivitli the i@esiilt that the he,,tdwill i-iot spi@i.n(y the ja-ws rqdially. as far d-Lirin!2@ in.ser tion or remon,.ii of the stt,,d as,-woli'l'cl ocei.i.r foi, eyaml)le I , if the faces of the jaws were leoncelitric -with the socket axis as has hetetofore been prop6sed. T'he pr@setit constrliction theref6re 1)6rmits the j,.tvis to be macle of lieivier, 8tifTer material, @vith: the restilt that the stud is @more 10(

2 1,776,513 securely held in the Socli:@t aiid: a better of the'margiiial wdll. Thiscoiistructioii r'es riiig acti aiid a mo-re dur I s s p on ,Lb e ocket,are @stilt in t,l-ie ja-,w effectii,ely resistiiig latertl seei-ired. @ This constrtictio-n also result in a or transverse stresses exerted bet-kveen@ the tangential contact betweeii each jaw ancl the@ St-Lid and soeltet which otherwise mi@2:lit stress lieid of the stucl. -,,7hen the latter is in- the jaws beyoiid the' . 61pstic liiiiit-i I..t 11 - - @ ;ii si tia,- 70 -Qerted into or rqmo ved from@ the sock-et, tioiis -whore slich lateral stresses ina3T@ -occur thereby i-educino, to a niinimlini the Tric- -s fo@ exai@-ipl6 wileii the ctstener @is iisect for tional resistance which must be ov@ercome secui,in(y 1)@,i@ts 6f sidle eii@taiiis on alitoiiiodiiriiig the iiisei-tion aiid@ reri-iova,L Itq@@.,tbove b-I'll es,, o@-,f6r@ lil@e tises. i.@efer,@@eld. 'uo,''th6 @ res.,Lst"tnee, beinp, far -less @,@ Izit hei-rioclifications-oftlie-in-,,ei@tioilsh6ivn ic 75 thltn witli the prior constriietioi-i above b@ I"io- 6 the fr o end of the jaiv contacts ref@ri@ecl t@, be6aLise in the latter constrtic- W'tli the iiiiiei@'stirf ce of th lat il ",all 31 a e er - Vs 0 c c I Illsti(Ti the ed-o-es oj- ie iii at. the opposite ,it a I)orion 39 f s,,tid si-irf a f,, ivhi li@ t r sides of- the faces tliereof bear .igiiiist verse AN,itl-i to ti@e soclcet a,xis e t n 6 t:: 15 Llie stud during these operations. It will iiiel:@iiecIL (lo@vnAAV-Ial-i-cliy ,isvi6-@iTeci iii@ I"i!4. 6 c furtlier be observed thcltt by in@,tkinu the.janis to i,esist t@alisvei-se. or radi,,tt coil.vex witli respect to the socket axis li'l, o@f 4uhe %vliqn tlle 1,,Ltt,-r is Pe--@@d as -by Figs ,)n or reiiiova -f ti 6clie4- ii(@id. pi,ti.ies includi-Tic, said axis, shoivn oie s -with respect to I In 'bi I Lnci 5, ---s as convek L , S col4gtr,,Ictioll, theref6re -ilt.1-iotigli, -D tiies trat-isverse o sses axici y (?f the --Ocli@ct i,,,ill 20 saicl axis in I t said axis, criisliin@,, @tr6 11 as si-i ivii b)@ l@io- ihe jaws ,Lnd stud du@i:@o, @e r e @ i s t e 1 - c@, no@ compoti-.id sp@in@- iiiserti6n ancl reii-ioval of the 1,,itter ha@e -,--Lib- t;, oi-, resi@ti-iic,- t'o: lqte@r'al stre,gos bez-' stantially pqint to poi-.,It contftet-. TI-ie he- tweeii tll@c,,@ stu, d @,@p @l socl@et- @islieietof oi,e de e li'loclifi citi6ii fore-iiientioned ,tdvaiitag s would iii some scribed iii 'connedti6n ii,i 25 (ieg@@ee be,,i)rese@itecl b37 ,t constru6ti6@'*here- si@6Nin@ by ti'io;.' 5 will be 'securecl. 0 0 in,tllf-, eiids 6f the j,,tw@ 66m.binecl iii I)la,,ie@ @ Iiitli@@socl@etco,@i,,@'tructed-accordi@gt,oFig. t wei-e 7 the ii per iree poi-tions 41-6f't-ie ja.ws are trdnsverse to th6 axis 6f il@e socl@e p st@aio-@ht or of coiicave constructioii,aiid of noil.Inally out of cont,,tct @@ith the IT j a@vs iii this slich grett radius is'to be,,tir a-ai-nst th@, StiLicl "ill of @ti-i@ soci@et. ' I'@efe@ably tli6 ti their centre oiily d so a@ @s'tb 30 @,btit I pr6fer the convex i@@.i6-clifi6@tioii irp desigr,@ie b6 brouelit 95 janv col'ist@Lf6tiol,, ilitistrated as beiiig st@6@aoe" aboi @,' iiito co-,@t,,i 'I et @ -N@@litli the coiicalte iniierdi tirface of- the Itt6rpl Wheh tl-i , e jaws are ai-id, @s provi lig ,i someivh@t imprq-@ed aeti@on. Sl)re,,t d '-o'th i uent by tli.e si,,Ad @u c, r iiiaxiiii upi ex Iii the prelorre,-l @embodifn6nt -of 'theli ii- . e,,tcl e diiiiii@ ii, s6i-- ion or . reiii6v, ,tl +,h6r of@@ - 15 vention, th6 iaws, ts-cle,,irl-@:sh6Nvn biy l@igs. Tlh@s- coiis@i@ticti6n iii liaws@ reg-ist- @ @ioo 1 aiid 5, are bent s6 " to contact at 35 Nvitli in,), later'al- o- ti-an IT61.s@@ s@]@6s@--s @eci 'bepor@ion of tho i,-iii6r@ - Lirfac6 of thle tlie@ stlid 6iid @o6l@et; b-,Lit i@vill iibt SC-: nal w,,tll 31'6f,th,-. socket. which is gen- -ure til.6 @6111,@oun@l S@prii@o, "16ti6n itieiitioiied ,illy tr,,Lnsverso to tho socicet axi.s@et dbwn- ti-le @ill in coniiection - with c,@ bodiiiieiit @of, tlie, 40 v@Ttrdl ecl s iic iiiiention illu,@iratod by Fig. 5 or :resist 105 .)T incliti a wed @in Fi-o, 5 @ iyi' hreei,lisl@-iing stresses. a:xially 6f tli spect to the,j-i.ws. By this c6pstr-Licti i-i@ e s o c . - @ e t . proi,ide t@.Pt the socke't,,head is@inserted The iiiocli-fiellitioi-i sli6-",ii by ii , ig1. , . is 3imio@ rem(,Ved the resiiltino- tr,,tnsve@se 6r radi@tl lar t6 tlitt;sh6i7,-ii by Fi@,,-. la-, exce tl- c- the move,met-it of the free eitds of the jaws rela- portionc@ 3t 6T @the jaws of the latte@. 45,tive to the socket v@,ill be resisted by their @l@e olliiif-6 1, ii,itli the r tl-ie @coii-' iio C, es Lilt that :friction,,tl eiio-,Leyeiiie@t Ni,ith this 1)o@ti.Oli 35 sti-i.i-,tio Fi,- 8 wfll I ctir6@ i sliown by, s of causii-ig. ',he jaw's to, heii6i nbef 6re - ii-ieiluioii6cl coi-hp@ ound s pring, ae ,)et as coiiiDoL@@-IC! SDriiio, s-Libstaiiti,,tlly tioii -a@.id r@si@t the d@ushing @ streis@es @Yi,,"I.iy si@ at opIDo te ends@ wl'u.Lh the lo,,tcl.bpplied be- -ol@-tli,e socket witl@olit t6 the sdnie exteii@- @s tio Cii,-Ien@- sl";d e-ads. This (-i,ve a stroi-iolei, in t I li.e'fornaei-. co@ truction resistin,,g)- 1,@t6ral ii5 o; @,.teti-on t,li,,i-n if the jaivs flexed ()iil n y sti@esses e'xertec bet-.wee the stLid,,ind'sbeket. fr6m the end, thereof ",bieli is'j'oi-necl t6@tl@,, 2@c--ordil-@o@ to th6 iii6dification :-li6@i,n, by in, ir@inal A@all. Fig. 9 iihe j aN\, is so 'i@ormed as t6 6 -t@a I ) r e s n . , The coiistruction sh n I-)3, Fig. 5 also pro- .,I)Ott@io @'W'hich coiita'cts itil th6 ii-i I V P e r @ s t i t face, c,@'r ti@6 lateritl w'ii@ of t socli:et I ftt 43 120 -a-id i)orluion@of the stirfice'not be'm,@ in6lill6c, doivnwardly as viewed in Fio-. 9. s L i f f i c i e h t l @ to i@egist latei@al iiiover,@ient ofthe jhen a w w tlie' stu,,l is inse@13ed oi@@ reiiiove d , v , @ i t l i t h e r e Sil@t tl@,,tt @iltboti(YI@'tliis coi@@i@uctio@ @,vill l@e- 125 ,,st :crti Iiina @tresses 6n'the @tud, ii will ni ot 's@@cL!re the compound.@prin g ae ion erein t'-@ h' be-@ fore !iti6iie,-I. The t6@rAinal p6rti@n 4@ of I-lie, moval of the stlid, @said -Dortions -will be. ap- , I.lio':ja7 -@iicted @eco ding,to Fig.@ 9 is o Go proyim@@@ly il'i c6nttet with the iniier @u'rface OLisp6sed ft to ,ibotii cbntact 1,Vith t@hat p 130 o r - ON17 @,ides by reasoli.of the coi-itact of@fhe free portio-@is' of the ja@vs witli tll-e o'ener@,lly tralisverse portion "6 3 of the ipti@gin,,tl iv,,Il, an effee@uive resistaiiec to@ crusl@ii-ii(,r stresses oii the socket. As sbown by F4 ig. 51 the j,,tws htve oiitttiriied termiiial portici-is 37 so clispos6d t@i,@t, Nvhen;the li-Nv is spruii(y to ihe maxim-Lim extent-by the st7Lici liead cluriii,, i-@isertion r r - 0e

1,77@6)513 ti6n @of the iniiell, sui,,faee 6f the lateral Tall @@hich is pr@rallel with @ the so' cl@:et axis '.when ti-ie j'a,v@ is sprung to its M@@Kin-ILim extent by the s d head dutin(y insertion Qr reiii6val:of -wilh -the resiilt@that ihis constriie15 the latter, @tion:@will e4e6tivoly re@ist transverse or lateral stresses exerte"d-betw'een the st@cl'and tli(@, @oclcet@ 'Itwillbe6b'@ervodthat'thec6nstrtictioii Si-iown by 14'ik. 9 coi)@ibines i il@ the resp6ets 10 iiient.ioii6d, t@e, funct'ions 6f the- constructions sh6wn. by Fi@@. 6 and 7 'iioivn by in tlie. iiic)dific@ati )ri s Fio, 10 tll(l jaws ai-e sb co-list,'riieted tlicit the eiid-, of teriiiiiiil portiods 47 c' t ct @vith that Po on li@ r-i-o-- the iniier of the ilateral wtl tioi f 31 ivhicli is, al)out nornial t6 the line of m6vee li'l @@h-ien-tofthe@ndof,;@.i@dioiin,@li)ortionwheii the liead of the stud'd@i,in,,- illsertion or reiiioval tencls to flex @,,tid janvs, v,,ith the res on )o s@lt tli@tt thi 6 str -Licti6n Nvill. secure the iiolleiiibofo,re iieiti@ned conipoun(i spring aeti @@on @nd @e@ist later@l: stresse@ ex(Irtecl betweei, tli6 @tiicl ind socke@ @vhile @to soi-ne exte - nt reSIS III (Y 6rtishin,- @ti@esses )n @the socket. 25 In the @ modification sbown by Fio,. ii: alzn ternate jaws are @con tructed as showii b3r s Fi(@s. 16 tnd 7 re@@ectively; tl-ie left haiid jaw vl,ewec in sa,l(l figyure b@inc-r constructod, a cordino- to Fia '7 qncl. th @@r'o-ht-h,@nd ja-w e i, g. 6 witti the result that with 30 according to the constru6ti @n sh'()-,@n by Fig. 6. both c@ sliino@ stres@6s e@,@id-Ily of tKe s@@l@@,,t and truanszn verse o@ stresses.exerted betwe-In@th6 Stlid vnd socl@iet ai@e effectinrely i-esisted. Altl@ougli the constriiet-ion @,hown @b T Fi@S. 3 @l to 5 @-onstitutes the pi-efe@t@d eiiibodiiiient Of t@E@ -inITenti()n, i@ will @@e tindersto6d' that Soelcef s' constructed. A@6oidii@ io the @soverll 9 ni6aificatioiis s'hown by flie 6ther fi,),ures -@hich inodifications pi-esen @si pler t 'in con@tructions n-i,,iy be:'er@i)ioved here: c6ndiNAT tions.of use warrant thein. I' h4ve describ'ed. and :illlistrated several for@-is oT, niy inve@iio@ but I a6 not wisl-i to i@t t@.e scope of rfiy in,N,ent@ioi@ -thereby, alri(I t@eretore reiererice is -ihad@,,t6 the foil6-v@,inl)l claiins- a@ niore ad@ at I the sco@; qti e v ooveiiii 0 @f my invention., I@ claim. 6 ingi 50 N- siia@ fa@i-@n r,@s6l@@lei h@v' in-comb'nat-ion, -,,t'--cbntiniiob@ l@tei@al iivttll carryi , iig aib th,e oiite@ eci@-e thereo.@,a iplur-ality stud-i jii@v s wh' ich ,ire jsurrounded by s,@id wall s6@lkei i)@ri it ri gid r6latioii ,;iid . wall. preseiatiiig 9, suri-ace wiiieh, is @gQ@@erally traiis ve s e @Ltive to t I r e i@ I ti-le S661@e .axis :s4,ld -j4,ws liavi@@- @@@e Oiia portions nb'ri,@lly s@ibstantialIJ7 in contqet'wlt-i,s,,iict s U'@tace. 2., @k@ snap fastei 1T@g, in com60 a6@ sodket ha @,@@binati6n, a coiitinuoi.@ 'i@nbrol@@n latei-,,tl -,i,all 6i gene@ally chiiiiiiel-sh@ped ei-6ss@section w@ h, the o@en @@side cif @aid 'chann@l fac'ino@@ihe,$,6ckp@t@ axi5i f @gin@o; a sp-ring@jRws: oT, Q4u. sliap fast6ner 8tud' @@ia @j'aws :-be@i-ng''surrounded by said wall, s,,tid jaws at olie end thereof carried at one eage of said wall and extend toward the other edge of said wall ing iiit6 substantial coiitact witli said wall @,idjacent the last iiientioned edge thereof. 70 3. A snop fasfener socli:et liaving, in conibination, nieans piresentina an alnnular lateroll wall inte(@rally ea.rry-in at one edge thereof a, plurality of spring la-@v-s for engagi t sna-p fasten6i- stud, the portions 6f 7 5 adjacent the other edo-e thereof being bent tow-,ird the socket axis said jaivs being surrouhded by said Niall. and being rved noriiially stib t,,tntially to coiitact CU s with saia @portions of said @Nvall, beiit @toward 80 the soclcet axis. @ 4. A snap fastener socket ha -@ing, in 66mbinatioii, means forming a rigid later I al Wall iiitegrally cari-ying at. one edge thereof a, pltirality@ of spring jaws for engalyiii- a snap 85 fastener stud, the portions of said ivall adja@ent tlle otlier edge thei-eof bein(, bent @toward the socket axis s,,ti(i janis i7eiiig stirrounded by said w,,tll and having@ their free ends teriiiinatiii , at said p6rtions of saict (O 9 iiall bent toward the socket axis stibst,,iiitially in contact therewith. 5. A snap fasteiier. socket having,iii conabiiiation, a base, a ricid T)ai,t formed:integrally With said bas(@ al-idpi-,@sen'ting a literal:inte- cj,5 rior surf,,tce, and spi-incy jaws for engao-ino, a !,I-ialp f dstener stud, saii jaws ca.i-ried by said i-icid part ilid @aN,Ing portioias in close. proxiniit@ @ t6 sal d surf ace for coop6i@ation ther6- ivith for'i-esistiii(y transverse stresses exertec, t, j6o between tlie stild aiid @6elcet.. - 6. A snap fast6-.ner socli:et liai,iii ill coin9) bination, a base operatively carryiiio_- int io ,, rgid part presenting a, later I er r' surf ace, a ajid @pring ]aii,s iiite(yral with said part foi- 1(15 eng,,t-ing .t snap f st n r st d, said ia-ws a e e u havi@g portions directed towftrd said surface to pr6vide p,ortions iii close@proxiinit@@ io the latter: for contactiiig ' theren@,itlil ii,h I ell: subjected t6 deflectioii iii excess of: that il( ca.used by insertion or i-eiiioi,al 6f said sttid. T. A sna@ fasteiier socl-et liaviiiu, in coinbin,,ttion, a base, a @lat@ral wall integral with said ba@@ 7 spring, JtNvs carriecl by @the outer portions of sa:id wall 'foi- en,)-ao,ing@ a snal) 115 fastener stud said jaivs being. convex INlt-li respect to the sock6t axis and !foriiied witli r 0 teriniiial portioii@ di ected t ivtrd th6 I)Ianc, f the @ocl,:et ro opeiiing, said teill-linli Po tions of. said jai@s b,ui@g in 6lose@ proximity0 t tlie-ii@ter o M(,diate po@Cion @of tl@e inner surface of sqid wall for 6ooperqtioii therewith ior t resi,,;;tinu la@-er,@l st-.,6sses betvvec@n' t s tid nd s eket. 8. @A, sn@p'fastener socl@et having, in combiiiation, @, tigid part, ,ind a plurali t@ of spring jaws for engaging.a sntp fa@teiier sttid; said part foriiied @"lith @'rene@ally ti-ansverse and later -suiqaces I" al interioi- , 5aic jaws 6 reseiit parts R el se pr6x- 1;,o being fornied t 6 p