IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDS OR BUTTONS FOR SECURING SHIRT CUFFS AND FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES to be as follows :
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
I STEPHEN CHAMPLIN HOWARD of the firm of Howard & Son of Providence
Rhode Island United States of America Manufacturers do hereby declare the naturo
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDS OR BUTTONS FOR SECURING SHIRT
CUFFS AND FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES to be as follows :—
"
My invention relates to studs or buttons which are chiefly designed for securing
or fastening the cuffs of shirts when upon the wearer, but which are also applicable
for any similar use.
The object of my said invention is to provide a stud or button so made that it
can be inserted and fastened in the shirt, and can also be unfastened and removed
therefrom, with the greatest facility, the construction being such that there are no
detachable parts, or parts liable to become useless through the effects of ordinary
wear.
My invention is carried into practice in the following manner that is to say, to
the lower face or underside of the head of the stud which is intended, when in
place, to lie on the outside of the shirt-cuff or other article to which it is applied,
I firmly secure a pillar or stem which is preferably made of somewhat triangular
form, the base of the triangle being secured as aforesaid to the head. The other end
or apex of the triangle is slightly bent over so as to form a projecting point or toe,
and at, or near, the point at which the stem commences to bend the latter is
provided or formed with two projecting pieces (one on each side) which enter
recesses provided for them in a disc which is thus secured to this end of the pillar
or stem for facilitating insertion within the button holes and removal therefrom, as
hereinafter described. This disc is made of two circular pieces of metal viz an
inner and an outer piece, the latter overlapping the former completely around the
edge and thus enclosing the same. The recesses for receiving the aforesaid
projecting pieces of the stem are made in this inner circular piece by striking up
tho metal in the proper position; or a separate piece may be soldered on. The
smaller end of the stem passes into an aperture made in the smaller circular piece
of the disc and the toe engages with a flat spring which lies between the two parts
forming tho said disc. The connection of the latter with the stem is such that the
disc is capable of being caused to occupy a position parallel with the head of the
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page_text: button or stud (the stem being between the two) or to be turned at right angles
thereto, the spring exerting a pressure sufficient to keep it in either of these
positions but not sufficient to cause any difficulty to the wearer in adjusting it to
whichever position may be necessary. When the wearer desires to place the stud
in position within the shirt be turns up the disc at a right angle to the head of the
stud so that on presenting this disc edgewise to the button-holes it can be readily
passed through the same and can then be as readily turned over so as to assume a
position parallel with the head, and will thus be prevented from coming out.
When it is desired to unfasten the cuff, the disc is turned up edgewise and can
then be as readily withdrawn through the button holes.
It is obvious that this stud or button may be employed for many purposes where
it is desirable to have a secure fastening device which can be readily attached and
detached.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, STEPHEN CHAMPLIN HOWARD, of the firm of Howard and Son, of Providence,
Rhode Island, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDS OR BUTTONS FOR SECURING SHIRT CUffs,
AND FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES" and in what manner the same is to be perforined,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relatos to studs or buttons for securing or fastening shirt cuffs, and
for similar purposes.
The object of my said invention is to provide an improved stud or button which
can be very readily inserted and secured in, or removed from, the button-holes of
a shirt-cuff, or other article, and which has no detachable part or parts and is
therefore not liable to be rendered useless in a short time by the effects of ordinary
wear. For this purpose I make the stud with a back plate or disc which is
pivotted or bingod to the stem, so that it can be turned at right angles to the head
or front portion of the stud, to permit its insertion into the button-holes, and can be
turned back to its original position after it has been inserted therein, and will then
retain the stud in the said button-holes.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of one form of my improved stud.
Figure 2 is an inverted plan thereof.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same, partly in section on the line x, x,
Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a similar view showing the stud in position for insertion into a shirt-
cuff or other article.
Figure 5 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing another form of my
improved stud, and
Figure 6 is a side elevation thereof, partly in section, on the line y, y, Figure 5.
a is the head or front portion of the stud, b is a pillar or stem, which is firmly
secured at one end to the said head. The other end of the said stem is slightly
bent, as shewn at b' in Figure 3, and is formed with two projecting pieces c which
enter recesses provided for their reception in the back plate or disc d which is thus
hinged or pivotted to the said stem. This back plate consists of two circular pieces
of metal d, d. The edge of the outer piece is turned or folded over the piece d'.
The recesses for receiving the projecting pieces c are made in the piece d' by striking
up the metal; or a separate piece may, if desired, be secured thereon, for this
purpose, by soldering or brazing. The bent end of the stom extends through an
aperture in the pieco d' and is acted upon by a spring e which is arranged between
the pieces d³, d².
When the stud is to be inserted in the shirt-cuff or other article, the back
plato dis turned upon, or around, the projections c into the position shewn in
Figure 4, so that, on presenting the said back plate edgewise to the button-holes, it
can be readily passed through the same. It is then turned into the position shewn
in Figure 3, thereby securely fastening the stud in the said button-holes and

page_text: preventing its accidental displacement therefrom. When it is desired to unfasten
the shirt-cuff or other article, the back plate dis again turned into the position
shewn in Figure 4, so that it can be readily withdrawn through the button-holes.
The spring c exerts a pressure upon the bent end of the stem 6 sufficient to hold
the back plate d in either of the positions shewn, but not sufficient to prevent its i
ready adjustment by the wearer to whichever position may be necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
First. A stud or button having the back plate or disc hinged or pivotted to the 1
stem and provided with a spring to act on the said stem and thus hold the back
plate or disc in either of two positions, as, and for the purposes, specified.
Second. The improved stud or button constructed substantially as shewn in
Figures 1 to 4, or Figures 5 and 6, of the drawing, for the purposes specified.
Dated this 26th day of February 1005