Improvements in and relating to Studs used for Personal Wear.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1895-Accepted. 29th June, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Studs used for Personal Wear.
I VICTOR WORTH of No. 187 Egerton Terrace Drake Street Rochdale in the
County of Lancaster Oil Merchant 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 :-
My invention relates to studs used for personal wear more particularly to shirt
or collar studs generally worn by male persons.
This invention relates more particularly to certain studs which are well known,
and are designated collapsible studs.
The object of my improvements being to adapt such a stud so that the same
shall be capable of holding or maintaining the tie in a proper and fixed position
with relation to the stud or collar, z.e., in such a position so that the tie shall
not fall below, rise above, or move sideways, so as to expose the stud to view,
such a fault as at present exists conduces to an untidy appearance on the wearer.
I will proceed by the aid of drawings to explain my invention in which similar
letters of reference throughout the figures illustrated indicate like parts.
Figure 1, is a sectional elevation of a collapsible stud, with my invention
attached, shewing the position of the parts when the stud is not in use.
Figure 2, is an elevation shewing the exterior view of the stud with my invention
attached.
Figure 3, shews the relative position of my invention with the stud when the stud
is in use.
According to my construction and arrangement, I provide on the base a. of the
stud a fixed pointed piece or pieces or by preference a split pin b. which one
extremity of the pin b. projects when in use beyond the point or face c. of the
loose sliding or collap-ible part or cap c. Figure 3 shows the position of my
improvement or attachment b. projecting beyond the face of the stud cap or part c.
and which is the position when the stud is in use, that is the points b¹ & 6, pass
through or penetrate the tie of the wearer thus the same may be maintained in a
permanent fixed or unmovable position with relation to the collar or the stud, which
is the sole object I wish to attain as herein before stated.
The actuation or operation of my invention is as follows:-The cap stem c³ of the
stud is slid on the hollow stem a¹ which cap is adapted to and capable of moving
downwards towards the base when pressure of the fingers of the wearer is applied,
the parts d' d' of the peculiar shaped spring piece d, when the cap is pressed down-
wards, pass over the points of the stem of the cap or cover, thus the spring and
cap interlock at such parts, the cap being thus maintained in such depressed position
until the cap is drawn or pulled by the fingers in the reverse direction that is in
direction from the base a. of the stud.
The sliding movements of the cap hereinbefore named are viz., depression, and
the reverse movement respectively, upon the first occurrence, when depressed
with the tie ou the frout face e, the points 6' 62 of the split pin project forward
and thrust through or penetrate the said tie, in the other event-the reverse
movement-the face of the cap assumes a position flush or in line with the point
of the pin, at the same time, the tie may be thus removed from the pin points, and
when the stud is not in use, obviously, injury to the fingers of the wearer 15
avoided.

page_text: I am well aware that there is no novelty in the collapsible stud, as that is common
knowledge, such is well known, the mere description of such has been herein set
forth to illustrate the construction and operation of the same in conjunction with the
fixed split-pin, piece, or pieces, which latter is or are the subject or subjects of my
improvements.
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. In a collapsible stud, the combination therewith of a split-pin, or pins,
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth and described.
2. The split pin, pin, or pins, substantially as and for the purposes herein fully
set forth and described.
VICTOR WORTH.