Improvements for Fastening of Stays and other Articles.
Year: 1884

page_text: Improvements for Fastening of Stays and other Articles.
I, ELIZABETH LOUISE CAROLINE DUBOIS of Adam Street, Portman Square in
the County of Middlesex, Gentlewoman, spinster, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS FOR FASTENING OF STAYS AND OTHER
ARTICLES" to be as follows:-
Instead of the usual arrangement of eye plate on one of the stay plates or
blades and a stud on the other, which for the purpose of fastening takes into
the eye plate, I fix to one of the stay plates or blades small plates or sheaths from
which proceed vertical pins. To the other stay plate or blade I fix plates or
sheaths each provided with a socket for sliding over and engaging on its corre-
sponding vertical pin on the first mentioned stay plate or blade, thus when it is
required to fasten the stays or other article, one (the socket) plate or blade is.
slightly raised so that the sockets take on to and engage with the pins, and for
unfastening the action is reversed or each stay plate or blade may be slightly
moved in opposite directions for effecting the same purpose, without preliminary
overlap.
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page_text: Improvements for Fastening of Stays and other Articles.
I, ELISABETH LOUISE CAROLINE DUBOIS of 8 Adam Street Portman Square in
the County of Middlesex, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for IMPROVEMENTS FOR FASTENING OF STAYS AND OTHER ARTICLES
to be as follows:-
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Instead of the usual arrangement of eye plates, on one of the stay plates or
blades, and studs on the other, which for the purpose of fastening, the eye plates
overlaps and takes into the studs.
The object of my Invention is to do away with the studs, which projects from
the flat or front of the stay plate or blade, and of the overlaping of the eye
plates.
I fix to one of the stay plates or blades (Fig. 1.) a two or more small plates b
from which projects vertical pins or prongs c. To the other stay plate or blade a¹
I fix corresponding number of small plates beach provided with vertical socket d
for receiving and engaging into its corresponding vertical pin. or prong c fixed on
to the first mentioned stay plate or blade.
Thus when it is required to fasten the stays or other articles one of the plate or
blade a (the pin or prong) is slightly raised so that the points of the pins or prongs
takes into and engage into its corresponding sockets d d-and for unfastening, the
action is reversed, or each stay plate or blade may be slightly moved vertically in
opposite directions for effecting the same purpose.
The pins or prongs and sockets are made to project slightly from the edge of
the stay plates or blades.
A modification can be made to prevent the possibility of the stays coming
unfastened by providing (at either the top or bottom ends of the stay plates or
blades) a flat hook e. and eye f. or any other convenient fastenings.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my Invention, and the
manner in which the same is, or may be performed I would observe in conclusion
that I do not limit myself to the precise details herein given and shown in the
accompanying Drawing, as modification may be made therein while rataining the
essential features of my Invention, but what I claim as novel and original, and
desire to be secured to me under the herein before in part recited Letters Patent is
The fastenings of stays and other articles, projecting from the edge of the two
plates or blades as substantially described and illustrated and lettered a. b. c. d. e.
and for any modification thereof Fig. 2. shows the two plates or blades fastened
together.
Dated the 18th day of Sentember 1805
JULIUS HALL,
Patent Agent,
90, Chancery Lane.