Improvements in Shirt Collar Studs or Buttons and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 6th Oct., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by SILAS FADER, of Vancouver, British
Columbia.]
Improvements in Shirt Collar Studs or Buttons and the like.
I HENRY FRANCIS TALBOT of 7 Cherry Street in the City of Birmingham,
Patent Agent, 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 shirt collar safety studs, cuff buttons
and the like used in connection with clothing or other articles requiring to be
buttoned.
And the objects of my improvements are:
First. To provide a safety stud or button for fastening collars to shirt neckbands
also for shirt cuffs and shirt fronts and the like.
Second. To afford easy facilities for fastening and unfastening same, without
getting out of order.
Third. To reduce danger or inconvenience of stud or button getting displaced,
falling off, working loosely and often loss of same altogether.
I obtain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing
in which:-
Fig. 1 is a vertical section embodying my invention.
Fig. 2 plan of bottom view of plate in case, shewing slot or hole, inset or
retainer, and T piece or oblong catch.
Fig. 3 view of stud shaft, neck T piece or oblong catch pressed on spring, in line
with slot or hole ready to be detached.
Fig. 4 view of stud or button complete.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The case, (A) tube (B), cap (C), stud shaft (d) constitute the framework of my
invention, designed as shewn in Figs. 1, 2, 3, & 4 manufactured of any metal or
other suitable substance, turned, stamped, cast, or soldered. The case (A) is
circular in form with a flat steel spring (9) laid across from side to side as in
Figs. 1 & 3, with plate (j) edge or rim of case (A) turned over fastening same
together, on the top side of plate (1) as in Figs. 1 & 2 with slot or hole (i) also
with inset (4) the whole forming a cross over centre of same on the top of plate (7).
Tube (B) is placed vertically and soldered, cast or fastened as in Fig. 1 over
centre of slot or hole (i). Stud cap (C) is designed with shaft (d) at or
near the end with neck (e) finished with a T piece or oblong catch (f) as in
Figs. 1, 2 & 3.
To prepare stud or button for use.
Take hold of cap (C) case (A) with thumb and finger in each hand, press
case (A) and cap (C) together, T piece or oblong catch (f) coming into contact
by pressure with spring (9) by revolving cap (C) either way quarter round as in
Fig. 2 shewn by arrow and dotted lines, Figs. 1, 2 & 3, releases stud, bring
T piece or oblong catch (f) in opposite directions and over slot or hole (i) with
stud shaft (d), stud or button is then detached ready for use.
To use stud or button.
I place tube (B) through hole in article to which the stud is to be applied, press
thumb or finger against back of case (A), with the other hand insert shaft (d) in
tube (B) thence through slot or hole (i) in centre of plate (5) press on cap (C)
and case (A) together, turn cap (C) quarter round, remove pressure, allowing

page_text: spring (9) to force back ☐ piece or oblong catch (f) into insert or retainer (h)
the parts of wearing apparel or other article are thus firmly secured together.
I am aware that prior to my invention shirt studs consisting of two separate
parts holding together when brought in contact, have been made, I therefore do
not claim such combination broadly.
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 :
1. The combination of outside stud case (A), tube (B) cap (C) having a
stud shaft (d) plate or top (j) hole or slot (i) cross inset or retainer (/) neck (e)
T piece or oblong catch (ƒ) spring (9) substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
2. The combination in case (A) tube (B) cap (C) with stud shaft (d) pressing
on spring (g) by revolving cap (C) quarter round securing or releasing T piece or
oblong catch (ƒ) in inset or retainer (h). All substantially as set forth.
Dated this 28th day of August 1894.
HENRY F. TALBOT.