An Improved Stud or Button-hook.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 11th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 12th Feb., 1898
I, ARTHUR JUDGE TAYLOR, of 108, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, in the County of
London, Foreman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved device mainly designed for drawing collar
studs through the button holes on collars but also applicable for use as an ordinary
button-hook.
In carrying out my invention I form my device or stud or button-hook of wire
preferably steel wire. The wire is bent in the middle so as to form a loop the end
or nose of which is slightly turned upwards; the parts of the wire at the other
end of the loop not quite meeting the free end being left long enough to form
spring handles by which to hold the device.
To make use of my stud or button-hook, the loop is passed through the button
hole and over the head of the stud or button the turned up nose facilitating this
operation, the two parts of the handle are then brought together so as to bring the
sides of the loop under the head of the stud which can then be drawn through the
button hole. Pressure being now removed from the handles they spring open and
at the same time open the loop to allow it to pass from the stud.
The free ends of the wire forming the handles of my device may be turned into
rings, or be provided with knobs or the like for convenience of handling.
Dated this 11th dow of March 1907
An Improved Stud or Button-hook.
I, ARTHUR JUDGE TAYLOR, of 108, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, in the County of
London, Foreman, 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 an improved device mainly designed for drawing collar
studs through the button holes on collars but also applicable for use as an ordinary
button-hook.
In carrying out my invention I form my device or stud or button hook of a piece
of wire preferably steel wire. This piece of wire is bent in the middle and the
two half portions of the wire are bent towards each other at about the centre of
their length so that when they are sprung together they will nearly meet and thus

page_text: form a loop or eye the nose end of this loop being turned slightly upwards. The
free ends of the half portions are long enough to permit of being bent to form
handles or to have handles attached to them by which to hold the device.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by refer-
ence to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a plan and side view shewing the device pro-
vided with handles at the free ends and in an open position:
Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but shewing the device closed as in use:
Figure 4 is a plan view; and,
Figure 5 is a side view shewing the arrangement wherein the free ends are bent
to form handles.
Reference to these figures will shew how the piece of wire of which the device is
made is bent to form the nose a which is turned up as clearly shewn at Figure 2
and how the two half portions are bent towards each other at b, b to form the loop
or eye c.
d,d are the handles, which as shewn in Figures 1 to 3 are separate handles fixed
to the free ends of the side portions and which as shewn in Figures 4 and 5 are
formed by bending the said free ends.
The object of bending up the nose a of the device is that when the latter is
applied to the stud and is at an angle to the shank as is indicated in Figure 2 and
as would be the case in practice the end of the loop shall lie closely against the
underside of the head of the stud.
To make use of my stud or button hook the loop, in its open position, as shewn
in Figure 1, is passed through the button hole and over the head of the stud and
then the two parts are sprung together so as to bring the sides of the loop under
the head of the stud to prevent the latter from escaping, then by swinging round
the device upon the stud the latter will be pulled through the button hole in the
same manner as with an ordinary button-hook. The loop is now allowed to spring
open and is then disengaged from the stud.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A stud or button hook formed of a piece of spring wire bent at the centre and
having the two side portions bent towards one another to form a loop the nose of
the said loop being bent up and the free ends of the side portions being formed
with or having attached to them handles, substantially as described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved stud or button hook hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.