IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SNAPS FOR CONNECTING NECKLETS BRACELETS AND OTHER LIKE ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY
Year: 1884

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I EBENEZER SATCHWELL of 28 Augusta Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Stamper and Piercer do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SNAPS FOR CONNECTING NECKLETS
BRACELETS AND OTHER LIKE ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY" to be as follows:—
Hitherto the frames or backs and flanges of snaps for connecting necklets etc
have been stamped or otherwise formed of separate blanks or pieces of metal
necessitating the soldering on of the flanges to the said frame or backs, an expensive
operation as the edges of the flanges require filing up, so as to make them fit
properly against each other causing a great waste of material especially when
made in gold. This is avoided by my invention which I will proceed to describe..
I stamp from any suitable metal the blanks of suitable size shape and design, to
form when complete the snaps, the blank being of sufficient size to allow the turning
up of a portion so as to form the flanges, and as there are two sides to the snap,
when stamping the blank I leave a small piece of metal connecting the two blanks
together, and by this means I am enabled to turn or bend the two parts and flanges
in position against each other, ready for soldering in position upon the Article,
which the said snap, when complete will fasten or connect thereby greatly
facilitating the workman in this operation, as when the two parts of the snap are
separate he has great difficulty in soldering them in exact position against each
other, the small strip of metal connecting the two parts is then readily cut or filed
off at once separating them. By this invention I am enabled to form the two parts
forming the snap each in one piece of metal with mouthpiece and slot for receiving
the tongue of the fastener without soldering or otherwise connecting, and at same
time dispense with the filing up of the parts.
T
1001
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: EBENEZER SATCHWELL 28 Augusta Street Birmingham Die Sinker Stamper and
Piercer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SNAPS and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
To make in one piece of metal a double mouthpiece and back plate for Snaps.
Hitherto the frames, or backs and flanges, of snaps for connecting necklets,
bracelets, and other like articles of Jewellry, have been stamped or otherwise
formed of separate blanks or pieces of metal, necessitating the soldering on of the
flanges to the said frame or backs, an expensive operation as the edges of the flanges
require filing up so as to make them fit properly against each other, causing a great
waste of material, especially when made in Gold or Silver; this is avoided by my
invention which I now proceed to describe.
I stamp from any suitable metal, the blanks of suitable size, shape, and design,
as shewn in Fig: 1 to form when completed the snaps, the blanks being of sufficient
size, to allow the turning up of a portion so as to form the flanges, as shewn A
Fig: 2; and as there are two sides to the snaps as shewn B in Fig: 1 and 2, when
stamping the blank I leave piece of metal as marked C in Fig: 1 and 2 connecting
the two sides together, and by this means I am enabled to turn or bend the two
parts and flanges in position against each other, as shewn in Fig: 3; they are then
ready for soldering in position upon the articles which the said snap when com-
pleted will fasten or connect, thereby greatly assisting the workman in this
operation, as when the two parts of the snap are separate, he has great difficulty in
soldering them in exact position against each other, the small strip of metal
marked C in Fig: 3 connecting the two parts, is then readily cut or filed off at
once separating them. By this invention I am enabled to form the two parts
forming the snap each in one piece of metal, with mouthpiece and slot for receiving
the tongue of the fastener, without soldering or otherwise connecting, and at the
same time dispensing with the filing up of parts.
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:
1 To make in one piece of metal a double mouthpiece and backplate for snaps
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 13th day of January 1885.