An Improved Fastener or Holding Device for Badges and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1894-Accepted; 1st Dec., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastener or Holding Device for Badges and the like.
I, WALTER EVANS, of Alma Street Button Works, Aston, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, 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 consists in the combination and arrangement of a cord or lanyard
with locking devices forming part of an ornament or clasp so that the cord or
lanyard can be used in connection with wearing apparel by being hung on the
shoulders of the wearer preferably underneath the shirt collar, or over the cap or
hat, or over the sleeve or other part of wearing apparel the clasp or ornament
being adjusted and locked over the cord at any suitable part thereof.
I will now proceed to describe my invention in relation to the accompanying
drawings in which:
Figure 1 represents a back elevation of an ornamental plate or clasp on to which
is secured or formed the locking part.
Figure 2 represents an enlarged sectional plan of Figure 1 on the line A. B.
Figure 3 represents an isometric view of Figure 1 exclusive of the cord or
lanyard.
Figure 4 represents a view similar to Figure 1 excepting that the lanyard or
cord is shewn moved into the locking position.
Figure 5 represents an enlarged sectional plan of Figure 4 on the line C. D.
In carrying out my invention I provide a plate a which may be of any ornamental
outline and which may be embossed, fluted, or otherwise ornamented to produce a
badge or ornament or which may be a plain surfaced metal plate as shewn at a
Figures 1 and 4; on the lower part of the plate a I provide a locking-loop b and
about the middle of the plate a or at any other convenient part thereof 1 provide a
threading-ring c, the locking-loop b and the threading-ring c may be produced out
of the material of the plate a or may be made in separate parts and afterwards
secured to the plate a. I next provide a lanyard, namely a piece of cord of suitable
length doubled at the upper part d, one side e of the doubled over cord would be
passed through the loop and crossed over into the position shewn at e¹; the other
side of the lanyard ƒ would be passed through the loop and crossed over into the.
position f¹; the plate a and the lanyard e, f as shewn at Figures 1 and 2 would be
in such a position that the loop could be passed over the wearer's head and placed
under his shirt collar, the plate or badge a could then be adjusted up or down to a
suitable position on the wearer's breast, the plate or badge a could be locked in the
desired position by moving the cords e and from the position shewn at Figure 2
into the position shewn at e and ƒ³, Figures 4 and 5, the compression of the
lanyard cord within the locking-loop as shewn at Figures 4 and 5 effectually locks
the badge or plate on the lanyard.
Although specify metal as the material from which to make the badge or
plate a nevertheless I in some cases prefer to utilise badges made of papier-maché,
glass, or of any other suitable material, in all of such cases a locking-loop and a
threading-ring would be provided as bereinbefore described in relation to the metal
badges.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
The combination of a locking-loop and a threading-ring with a badge or plate

page_text: for use with a cord or lanyard as a means of adjusting and locking the badge or
plate on the cord or lanyard.
Witness:
WALTER EVANS.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Patent Agent,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham.