An Improvement in the Manufacture of Epaulettes, an Article of Uniform worn by Officers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 25th May. 1891-Accepted, 4th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Manufacture of Epaulettes, an Article of
Uniform worn by Officers.
PERCY SCOTT of H.M.S. Excellent Portsmouth, Commander Royal Navy do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improvement in the manufacture of epaulettes, whereby the bullion can be
replaced easily when broken or when alteration in pattern necessitates it being
changed.
For this purpose I keep the epaulette in two distinct and separate parts, the
strap and crescent being mounted on one frame of tin or suitable metal, the lower
part carrying the bullion on another frame, the two being connected together when
required by screws or suitable connections.
Dated this 27th day of August 1890.
PERCY SCOTT,
Commander, Royal Navy.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Manufacture of Epaulettes, an Article of
Uniform worn by Officers.
I, PERCY SCOTT, of H.M.S. Excellent, Portsmouth, Commander Royal Navy,
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 the means of securing the bullion fringe to epaulettes,
and has for its object to enable any part of the said fringe to be readily replaced
when damaged, or when alteration of the pattern necessitates a change.
For this purpose, the epaulette is constructed of two separable parts the bullion
fringe being mounted on a plate or frame detachably secured to the underside of
the epaulette so that it may be removed therefrom and give ready access to the
fastenings of the strands composing the fringe.
This improved construction of epaulette is illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, forming part of this Specification, wherein
Figure 1 is an elevation of the epaulette, in section through the crescent portion
thereof.
Figure 2 is an underside view of the plate to which the bullion fringe is
attached; and
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of said plate, shewing the mode
of fastening the strands of fringe thereto. The same letters of reference indicate
the same parts in all the figures.
A is the shoulder strap, and B the crescent portion, of the epaulette proper,
built up on a foundation plate of metal C. D is another metal plate, corresponding
in form to the crescent portion of the epaulette, having a metal rim or flange d
soldered to the underside at a suitable distance within the edge for the purpose of
stiffening the plate and forming an internal support to give the desired fulness of
appearance to the bullion fringe E.
The margin of the plate D is perforated with one or more rows of holes e,
through which the central strands of the fringe are threaded and led across
the upper side of the plate to other holes g h in the plate D where the ends of the
individual strands are secured by passing through said holes and tying or otherwise
fastening, as shewn in Figure 3.

page_text: The plate C is provided with screw-threaded sockets c, soldered or otherwise
affixed to it, passing through corresponding holes in plate D and receiving
thumb-screws, inserted through sockets which may be conveniently soldered
to the flange d and whereby the plate D may be firmly secured to the plate C.
Instead of screws, other suitable means of attaching the one plate to the other
may be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is: :―
The herein described means of attaching the bullion fringe to the body portion
of an epaulette, consisting of a perforated and flanged plate to which the strands are
attached separable from the foundation plate of the epaulette and detachably
secured to the underside thereof, substantially as specified."
Dated this 25th day of May 1891.
P. SCOTT.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.