IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDS BUTTONS AND OTHED We PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1852

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Rogers, of 125, Long Acre, in the
County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
STUDS BUTTONS AND OTHED We
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Rogers
at the Office of the Commissioners of. Patents, with his Petition,
..on the 1st October 1852.
I, WILLIAM ROGERS, of 125, Long Acre, in the County of Middlesex,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN STUDS, BUTTONS, AND OTHER FASTENERS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of making the stems hollow, with two horns
or levers, which may be brought together and from an elongation of the
stem to enable it to pass thro' a hole; but at other times, when in use as.
a fastener, the horns or levers are separated by a spring in.the.stem so
as to stand off at right angles to the stem.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said William Rogers in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 30th March 1853.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I
WILLIAM ROGERS, of 125, Long Acre, in the County of Middlesex,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the First day of October, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, in the six-
teenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said William Rogers, Her special licence
that I, the said William Rogers, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said William Rogers, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no.
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN STUDS, BUTTONS, AND OTHER FASTENERS," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said William Rogers, by an instrument in writing
under my hand and seal, should particularly describe and ascertain the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to
be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date
of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Rogers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement thereof (that is to say):
..My Invention consists of making the stems hollow, with two horns or
levers, which may be brought, together and form an elongation of the
stem to enable it to pass through a hole; but at other times, when in use
as a fastener, the horns or levers are separated by a spring in the stem
so as to stand off at right angles to the stem. .

page_text: by me.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1, shows four views of a stud or button on a magnified scale.
à, is the head of the stud or button, which may be varied in construc-
tion, form, and device, according to taste; b, is a hollow stem thereto,
having within it a spring c, which presses down the wedge-formed
piece d, on to the shorter ends of the levers or horns e, e, (which move
on an axis at e'); by these means the spring has a constant tendency
to force the other ends of the levers or horns e, e, to stand off from the
stem, and at, or as nearly as may be, right angles thereto. In the face'
of one of the horns or levers is a groove e; and on the face of the other
lever or horn e, there is a projection, which when brought together, will
by their friction on each other slightly hold the two horus together and
cause them to form a continuation of the stem, and thus facilitate the
passage of the levers or horns and stem through a hole formed in part
of a garment. Or this manner of holding the levers or horns together
may be dispensed with, and the parts pressed and held together by the
fingers when inserting the ends through a hole.
Figure 2, shows three views of another arrangement differing from
the preceding one, inasmuch as it has a slide f, which being slided
down so as to cover the shorter ends of the levers or horns, retains
them from being expanded by the spring till the horns or levers have
been passed through a hole in a garment, when the slide by coming
against the fabric (in which the hole is formed) will be driven back on
the stem, and then the spring will be enabled to come into action
and to separate the horns or levers.
Figure 3, shows three views of a stud or button whereon a similar
O slide is used to that just described, but in this case a spring is used to
force the slide down the stem, as shown. I would remark that a like
fastener may be applied to other articles besides buttons and studs, such
as dress pins, brooches, and other ornaments and articles which are
required to be attached to parts of garments; and the form and con-

page_text: struction of the articles with which such like fasteners may be used
may be greatly varied, as well readily be understood by a workman.
Figure 4, shows two views of a dress pin, having combined therewith
a fastener, such as I have before described, the object being to give
additional security to such or other article.
Figure 5, shows a similar fastener to be used with a button. This
instrument when used is passed through the shank of a button, and
when the horns or levers are extended by the spring in the stem the
button will be retained secure.
I would remark that, although I have described the fasteners made
according to my Invention as applied to garments, I do not confine
myself thereto, as such like fasteners may be made suitable for and be
applied to various other articles for other purposes.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner
of performing the same, I would have it understood that I do not con-
fine myself to the details as herein explained, so long as the peculiar
character of my Invention be retained; but what I claim is, the mode
herein described of combining parts in constructing fasteners for studs,
buttons, and other articles.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Rogers, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Fifteenth day of March, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
Witness,
S. CARPMAEL.
WILLIAM ROGERS. (L.s.)