Improvements in Studs or the like for Fastening Collars, Shirts,. and other Articles of Personal Attire.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Studs or the like for Fastening Collars, Shirts,.
and other Articles of Personal Attire.
We, PERCY SANDERSON, Plumber, of Lockwood Road, Huddersfield, and
HERBERT SANDERSON, Plumber also of Lockwood Road, Huddersfield, 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 :-
The object of our invention is to construct a stud or the like for the purposes set
forth in the title, which can be more readily inserted and withdrawn than is
possible with those at present in use. In carrying into effect our invention we
make our stud of two parts, which we shall call respectively the base part and the
head part. The base part consists of a more or less flat base-piece to which is
attached a tubular shank or stem of usual height opening at its lower end into a
flat cavity made in the under surface of the base part. The base piece may be
circular or any other convenient shape. This tubular stem is made of egg, or
unequal oval, shape in cross section and its lower end on one of the long sides of
it, projects slightly through the base-piece into the cavity already mentioned, and
the other long side is made sloping so as to have a wedge-like action for the
projection to be presently mentioned.
The bead part of the stud consists of the usual head to which we attach a
spindle, stem or shank, which at its lower end has a projection on one side of it.
The space between the under part of the head and the upper part of the
projection should be slightly greater than the distances from the top of the tubular
stem to that part of the sloping end which is the least distance from the top of the
stem. An end view of the projection and the stem at the points where the
projection occurs should be of an egg or unequal oval shape so as to slide easily
from one end to the other inside the tubular stem of the base-piece. Assuming
the two parts of the stud to be separated from one another, the stud is used by
passing the tubular stem of the base-part through the collar or other hole; the
spindle of the head-part is then pushed through the tubular stem and by giving
the head part a slight turu, the projection at the end of the spindle is brought
under the sloping side of the end of the tubular stem the wedge like shape of
which draws down the spindle and causes the under-side of the head to rest on
the upper end of the tubular stem. The projection is prevented from going too
far by coming in contact with the projecting side of the lower end of the tubular
stem already mentioned. The depth of the flat cavity in the base part piece is
such as to prevent any part of the stem projecting beyond the extreme bottom of
the base piece.
We do not confine ourselves to the relative proportions, conformation, or other
characteristic of the various parts constituting a stud made in accordance with
our invention, as any or all of them may be considerably varied without departing
from our invention. In order to more clearly define the nature of our invention,
we refer to the accompanying drawing in which,
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 a cross section of the base part.
Fig. 3 a sectional side view, and Fig. 4 a cross section, of the head-part.
Fig. 5 is a section showing the spindle inserted in the tubular stem and Fig. 6
the same after it has been turned round so as to bring the head in close contact
with the tubular stem.

page_text: In each figure similar letters refer to the same parts.
a is the tubular stem, b the base piece, having the flat cavity c, d the straight
projecting side, and e the sloping projecting side, f is the head of the head part,
9 the spindle, and the projection. The studs may be made of bone, metal or
other suitable material or combination of materials.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
A stud or the like consisting of a base parts carrying a tubular stem in which
slides a spindle attached to the head of the stud, the said head being brought into
close contact with the upper end of the tubular stem by the action of a projection
at the end of the spindle against a sloping side of the bottom end of the tubular
stem, the whole substantially as described in the above Specification and
exemplified in the drawings.
Dated this 4th day of November 1895.
HUGHES &. YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.