Improvements in Shirt Buttons and Bosom Studs and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shirt Buttons and Bosom Studs and the like.
I, ANDREOS K. SAGEN, Lutherian Minister, La Crosse Wisconsin, United
States of America, 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 relates to certain new and useful improvements in shirt buttons
and bosom studs and the like, and it has for its object among others to provide a
simple and cheap construction by which the button or stud can be more easily
inserted in the buttonhole and withdrawn without catching in the buttonhole.
The device is composed of few parts, and those readily assembled, not liable to
get out of order, the pivoted portion being so arranged that it extends in line with
and forms a smooth joint with the circumferential area or outline of the hollow
portion of the shank closing around the rigid portion, which is movably mounted
within the hollow portion, besides being durable, and most efficient in its operation.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the
novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.
The invention in this instance resides in the peculiar combinations, and the
construction, arrangement and adaptation of parts all as more fully hereinafter
described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the
claims.
The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with
letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in
which
Figure 1 is a substantially central longitudinal section of the bosom stud,
style 1.
Figure 2 is the same having its pivoted portion turned at right angles to the
shank.
Figure 3 is a view showing the stud with the parts in the position they assume
when ready to be inserted in or withdrawn from the eyelet in the bosom.
Figure 4 is a view showing the stud with the parts in the position they assume
when it is inserted and locked in the bosom.
These four figures show style of stud 1.
Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.
Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the shank
of the stud and B the bead which forms one part with the shank and may be of
any desired shape and of any suitable material and design.
C, is the point pivotally mounted upon a suitable pivot D held in the end of the
shank either in line with or at right angles to the length thereof as shown, the
point being cut away on one side as seen at c so as to close over the end of
the shank, when the point is in line therewith, and also to allow the point to be
turned at right angles to the shank after it has been passed through the eyelet in
the bosom.
E, is a sleeve, movable over the shank and having a cup-shaped portion e
between which and the outer face of the head of the stud is arranged a cone-shaped
spring F which serves to normally keep the sleeve projected so that its outer end
will be engaged with the inner end of the tubular portion of the point.
The operation will be readily understood; before inserting the stud in the bosom,

page_text: the point is, by pressing the cup-shaped portion into the hollow head, brought down
so far as to allow it to be turned so as to be in line with and to close over the
shank, forming a smooth joint with the sleeve (see Figure 3,) and in this position
it can be easily passed into the eyelet, and then the point is turned at right angles
to the length of the shank, the spring forces the sleeve toward the point, and the
end of the sleeve entering the cutaway portion of the point holds the same in its
right angled position.
Figures 5 to 8 show style 11 of the bosom stud. It is in every respect identical
with style 1 just described with the exceptions hereinafter pointed out.
In style 11 the sleeve is not movable within the head, but is firmly jointed to it
so as to make one piece with it. The shank is detached from the head B, but
instead has a flange or head a on which the spring Facts. In Figure 5 this spring
is hardly visible being compressed, and having the shape of a cone, the smaller
circles or turns enter into and are compassed within the larger to save space and
allowing of a smaller head on the stud.
Figure 6 shows the shank raised by the spring so as to draw the point, when
turned at right angles to the shank, firmly up against the lower end of the sleeve.
Figure 7 shows the stud when ready to insert, and Figure 8 when it is locked in
the bosom. To insure a very small head the spring F may be placed in the sleeve
or hollow shank as in the shirt button.
The shirt button shown in Figures 9 to 14 embodies substantially the same
primary objects, but is somewhat different in its construction. The head G is of
course larger, but may be of any desired shape and design and its shank H is
hollow. I, is a shank movable within the tubular shank of the head, and at its
inner end provided with a flange or head h, the outer end of the shank H being
formed with an inturned flange i to prevent separation of parts, and a spring J
being arranged around the movable shank I, within the tubular shank of the head.
The pivoted portion K is composed of a saucer-shaped or concave portion O inside
of which is fitted a cover P affording a hollow space inside, the outside edge of O
being turned over P so as to hold it in place. K, the pivoted portion, is pivotally
mounted on a pivot k, which is placed inside the pivoted portion between ○
and P and held in an offset at the end of the movable stem.
The pivoted portion has furthermore an oblong opening L cut into the cover P
from a little beyond the centre to the outer rim, so as to allow the shank I to enter
inside in order to connect with the pivot k and to close over the shank I when the
pivoted portion is turned in line therewith as shown in Figures 10, 11 and 12.
Figure 13 shows the pivoted portion detached from the shank and exhibiting the
opening Land the pivot k. Figures 10 to 12 show the button viewed from different
points with its different parts in the position they assume when it is ready to be
inserted in the buttonhole. Figure 14 shows the button after it is locked in the
buttonhole forming a tight joint at m.
When it is desired to insert the button in a buttonhole the stem is moved out
until the pivoted part is in the position shown in Figure 12, the spring being com-
pressed and the edge of the pivoted part engaging against the end of the tubular
shank of the head, in which position it will be beld and in which position it is
prevented from catching in the cloth or buttonhole. After the pivoted part has
been passed through the buttonhole it is turned to its normal position and the spring
pulls it in so that it is held against the under or inner side of the buttonhole with a
rigid yet sufficiently firm pressure.
Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of
the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with the hollow head and its shank, of the movable part and
the pivoted part with the spring, all substantially as and for the purpose specified.

page_text: 2. The combination with the head and its shank, of the pivoted part adapted to
be turned in line with the shank or at right angles thereto, a part movable length-
wise of the shank, and a spring confined within the hollow portion, substantially as
and for the purpose specified.
3. The combination with the head and the hollow shank, of the stem movable
within the shank, the spring around the stem within the shank, and the pivoted
part on the stem and adapted to engage the end thereof, when turned in line
therewith, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 13th day of March 1897.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.