Improvements connected with Solitaires, Shirt Studs, and Collar Buttons.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left. 21st Apr., 1896-Accepted, 23rd May, 1896
Improvements connected with Solitaires, Shirt Studs, and Collar
Buttons.
I, FRANK PEARCE, of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, Watchmaker,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to means for facilitating the insertion and securing of
solitaires, studs, and the like.
According to this invention the button part of the stem is divided, one half
being held upon the fixed stem, and the other half upon a sleeve upon the stem.
The latter part is pressed up by an internal spiral spring causing the two halves of
the button to come together to form the button. To insert or remove the stud, the
spring part is pressed down and turned round, bringing the half of button under
the fixed half and so enabling the stud to be easily inserted into or removed from a
button hole.
Dated this 25th day of July 1805
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Solitaires, Shirt Studs, and Collar
Buttons.
I, FRANK PEARCE, of Newcastle, New South Wales, Watchmaker do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed; to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention refers to improved means for facilitating the insertion, securing,
and removal, of solitaires studs and the like and in order that my said invention
may be readily understood 1 will describe same by way of example as applied to a
solitaire or sleeve stud having reference to the accompanying drawings whereon
similar letters indicate like parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1, is a vertical section of such a solitaire or stud. Fig. 2, an inverted plan
of same.
Fig. 3, an elevation of the stud shewn at Fig. 1.
Fig. 4, an elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 3.
Fig. 5, a view similar to that shewn at Fig. 3, but illustrating the stud
preparatory for the removal. Fig. 6, is a similar elevation at a later stage of
position ready to be removed, and
Fig. 7, is an inverted plan of Fig. 6.
According to my invention the button part or lower disc of the solitaire or stud
is divided diametrically into two parts A A', one part A, is formed with or fixed
to a sleeve B, composing the stern of the stud and at the upper part the said
sleeve B, assumes a disc form C. Passing vertically through the sleeve is a
spindle D, having fixed at its upper end above the disc C, the top or face E, of the
solitaire which may be of any desired material pattern or form and is recessed at
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and the top E, is located a spring F.
Between the upper surface of the disc C,
On the lower end of the spindle and taking into a recess on the lower end of the
sleeve B, is fixed the half A', of the button part or lower disc. At the diametrical
division it is convenient that the adjacent edges of the two halves A, A', should be
bevelled as shewn at Figs. 3, and 5.
At Figs. 1, and 3, it will be observed that the button part or lower disc is main-
tained by the spring F, so that both the parts A, A', are in the same plane and
form a complete disc, but in order to insert or remove the stud the top E is pressed
down, the spring F, compressed the spindle D, lowered in the sleeve B, and the
part A', brought into the position shewn at Fig. 5. The top E, is then turned
half a revolution and the part A¹, thereby brought to coincide with the part A, as
shewn at Fig. 6, in this position the stud can be easily inserted into or removed
from a buttonhole. In some cases and where the bevelled adjacent edges of the
two parts A, A', are suitable the rotating of the head E, is caused to bring the
part A', coincident with and below the part A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my sail inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what I
claim as my improvements connected with solitaires, shirt studs, collar buttons and
the like, is as follows:
1. The combination with the top a spindle proceeding from the top and a part
on the lower end thereof to form one half of the lower disc; of a sleeve revolvable
on the spindle and formed with the other half of the lower disc together with a
spring acting between the top and an expanded part of the sleeve, substantially as
set forth.
2. The general arrangement and combination of parts composing my improved
solitaires, shirt studs, collar buttons and the like all constructed and acting
substantially as described and illustrated with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 10th day of April 1896.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37 Cursitor Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.