Improvements in Studs for Cuffs, Shirts, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Studs for Cuffs, Shirts, and the like.
1, ALBERT LEHMANN, of 116 Manteuffelstrasse Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer 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 improvements in studs for cuffs, shirts and the like.
The object of these improvements is to produce a stud which is automatically
closed by pushing it into the stud holes and is automatically opened by pulling it
out, yet forms a very secure fastening.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of such a stud in the open position on
the line I to I of Figure 2.
Figure 2 is an elevation of this stud at a right angle to Figure 1, and
Figure 3 shows an elevation of the stud in the closed position.
As best shown in Figure 1, the improved stud has a base a with a flat shank b
fixed thereto in any desired manner. This shank is provided on its two flat sides
below the upper edge with grooves over which the springs c extend. The latter
are fixed in any desired manner to the lower part of the shank b.
In the said grooves are supported the angular flaps d with the journals f
arranged in their vertex. The springs c bear upon these journals, thereby keeping
the flaps upon the shank.
The journals are made square or of other suitable transverse section so that
the springs c may fix the flaps d in the open position (Figure 1) and in the closed
position (Figure 3).
In order to use the stud thus made it is pushed with the two adjoining branches d' of
the flaps d into the stud hole of a cuff or the like, as shown in Figure 1. In this
manipulation the branches d' are pressed against the cuff and are thus turned down,
so that they bear against the shank b, as shown in Figure 3. At the same time the
other branches are turned to a plane parallel to the base a, thereby preventing
the stud from falling out.
On pulling the stud from the cuff or the like the branches d' are automatically
turned upwards again, as indicated by chain lines in Figure 3. Then they join
each other again and enable the stud to be completely pulled out. The con-
struction of the stud may also be different from that represented in the drawing, the
chief feature being the arrangement of the flaps d which are automatically opened
and closed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. A stud for cuffs, shirts and the like, having angular flaps d which on
pushing the stud into the stud hole, are automatically closed and which on pulling
it out are automatically opened.
Second. A stud for cuffs, shirts and the like, whose shank b is provided with
grooves wherein are supported two angular flaps d which are held by springs c
extending over their journals fand fixed in the open and closed position in such a

page_text: manner that the said flaps are automatically closed on pushing the stud into the
stud hole and are automatically opened on pulling it out.
Dated this 27th day of October 1894.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.