AN APPARATUS FOR SECURING THE FITTINGS UPON STAY BUSKS
Year: 1885

page_text: We ROBERT SIMPSON, HENRY SIMPSON, and BENJAMIN GREAVES SIMPSON, all
of the Old Heeley Mill, Sheffield in the County of Derby, Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of our said invention for AN APPARATUS FOR SECURING THE
FITTINGS UPON STAY BUSKS to be as follows:-
Our invention of an improved apparatus or machine for securing the fittings
upon stay busks, refers more particularly to the method of rivetting the clasps
(called fittings) to the metallic busks of Stays or Corsets in a rapid and effective
manner.
Our apparatus consists of a suitable bed plate to fix upon a bench or on a stand,
having holes for the necessary holding down bolts or screws, and suitable means
for securing a removeable bed, or bottom die. At the back or side of the die, are
a couple of lugs, or other equivalent means for supporting a pendulous or other
description of lever by means of a joint pin, or fulcrum.
The short end of the lever projects for a short distance over the face of the die
before mentioned, to which it is in close proximity, the long end being passed
through an opening in the bed-plate, and extending sufficiently low down for the
operator to conveniently put bis foot upon. The lower end has a heavy weight
attached to it, and is also made suitable to rest the foot upon.
The face of the die is raised a little at one part, and a shallow recess made to
receive the fitting or clasp, and thus hold it in the desired position, the surface of
the recess is indented, so as to round the heads of the rivets which lay in them,
when the pressure comes upon them. This recess is formed exactly under the
short arm, or jaw of the lever, which is plain on the under surface.
The operation is simply to place the fitting or clasp (with the rivets passed
through it, and through the busk) in the recess on the die, and press with the foot
upon the lever, which closes with sufficient power upon the rivets, as to compress
and rivet the parts together. We may if we think it desirable use a compound
lever to operate on the rivets, instead of the single one as described.
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page_text: An Apparatus for Securing the Fittings upon Stay Busks.
We ROBERT SIMPSON, HENRY SIMPSON and BENJAMIN GREAVES SIMPSON, all
of the Old Heeley Mill, Sheffield in the County of Derby Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of cur invention for AN APPARATUS FOR SECURING THE
FITTINGS UPON STAY BUSKS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, that is
to say :-
Our invention of an improved Apparatus or Machine for, securing the fittings
upon stay busks, refers more particularly to the method of rivetting the clasps
(usually called "fittings") to the metallic busks of stays or corsets in a rapid and
efficient manner.
And in order that our invention may be clearly understood, we shall refer to the
annexed sheet of drawings which represent a machine made according to our
invention, the same letters of reference indicate the same parts in any of the
figures in which they occur.
Fig. 1, is a side elevation of a machine made according to our invention.
Fig. 2, is a front elevation of same.
Fig. 3, is a plan and edge view of bed, with a fitting ready to be operated upon.
Our apparatus consists of a standard fixed upon or cast with a suitable bed
plate provided with holes for bolts to secure it to a bench or other support, and a
slot, recess, or other means of holding a bed or bottom die. A is the standard, B is
the bed plate, C is the bench, D is a recess to hold the removable bed E.
The standard A is cast hollow or with an opening through it to admit the
lever F, and permit it to have a swinging motion upon a strong stud or axis G;
the long end of the lever extends downwards and has a weight H attached to it,
forming a rest for the foot, by which the lever is usually operated.
The short arun I, of the lever, is linked to the top of a slide or ram J, which is
carried by and has a vertical movement in a projecting part K of the standard A.
The bed E is preferably made of steel and fits into the recess D where it may be
secured by the screws L, or by wedges or other means.
The raised parts M, M, act as guides for the front edge of the busk to rest
against, and the recess N, between the raised parts M, M, also act as a guide for
the fitting P, so as to bring it exactly under the slide or ram J.
When the attendant has placed a busk and fitting or clasp in the position shown
in Fig. 3 with the rivets projecting upwards, the lever F, is pressed back by the
attendants foot upon the weight H, causing the slide J to descend, and rivet the
parts together.
The arrangement of this improved apparatus is very simple, but is of great
utility, and an improvement upon the various plans and methods now in use, as by
working the machine by the foot, both hands of the attendant are at liberty
to facilitate the fixing and removing of the work; the rivetting is also more
regular.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention,
and in what manner the same may be carried into effect, we declare that what we
claim is
The apparatus for securing clasps or fittings upon stay busks, having a pen-
dulous lever to be worked by the foot substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated.