An Improved Stud or Fastening Device for Garments.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stud or Fastening Device for Garments.
I, JOHN KNOX ACRAMAN, of 75, King William Street, Adelaide, in the Province
of South Australia, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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My invention relates to an improved stud or fastening device for garments,
the special object of my invention being to construct a stud of such a nature,
that the boss which is formed at each end of the shank can be used either on
the inside or outside of the garment. In order to achieve this object, I arrange
a sliding disc on the shank in such a manner that it may be placed close to
either of the bosses. In order that my invention may be readily understood
I will further describe the same by aid of the accompanying illustrations, in
which Fig. 1 is a perspective sketch of my improved stud. Figs. 2 and 3 side
elevations of same showing the disc in different positions. Similar letters of
reference are used to denote like parts in each of the illustrations. In the
drawings A is the shank, B and C are the bosses at either end, and D is the slid-
ing disc. It will readily be seen that the sliding disc forms a suitable abutment
for the garment to hold against, and that either of the ends may be selected to
pass through the buttonhole of the garment to suit the taste of the wearer or
to suit the size of the buttonhole. For ordinary purposes I prefer that one of
the bosses on the shank should be larger than the other, but this is not essential,
and if so desired the opposite ends may be furnished with different coloured
stones or differently wrought material, for it is to be understood that the essen-
tial feature of my invention is more particularly the loosely sliding disc D.
The appliance will prove especially useful as a collar stud, but may be used
for cuffs, shirt-fronts, and other garments.
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HUGHES & YOUNG,
Agents.
An Improved Stud or Fastening Device for Garments.
I, JOHN KNOX ACRAMAN, of 75, King William Street, Adelaide, in the Province
of South Australia, 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 an improved stud or fastening device for garments,
the special object of my invention being to construct a stud of such a nature
that alternatively either of the bosses formed at the ends of the stud or shank

page_text: can be used on the inside or outside of the garment, so that by having a large
boss and a small boss respectively the stud may be used with greater convenience
and safety whether the stud hole in the garment be sound or frayed or in excess
of the ordinary size. To achieve this object I arrange a sliding disc upon the
shank that it may be placed in close proximity to either of the bosses. In order
that my invention may be clearly understood will further described the same
by aid of the accompanying illustrations, wherein :—
Fig. 1 is a perspective sketch of my improved stud, und Figs. 2 and 3 side
elevations of same showing the disc in different positions as applied to the
garment.
Similar letters of reference are used to denote similar or corresponding paris
in each of the illustrations.
In this respect A is the shank, B is the large boss C the small boss, D the
sliding shield, the inner garment, the garment through which the stud
is applied and the stud hole in the said garment.
On reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be observed that the stud hole F
is larger than illustrated in the preceding figures, and in this respect it is in-
tended to indicate a frayed or worn stud hole or a stud hole larger than the
standard size to which it would be obviously unsafe and inconvenient to apply
a stud of the ordinary description.
The method of using my stud may therefore be described as follows:-
When the stud is applied to a sound garment in which the stud hole is com
paratively small the sliding disc D is placed in juxta-position to the large boss B,
and the small boss C is inscried or passed through the stud hole F of the gar-
ment in the ordinary manner as will be well understood on reference to Fig.
of the drawings, but when the stud is to be applied to a garment wherein the
hole is frayed, the position of the shield D is reversed so that it prevents
the small boss C from slipping through such large or frayed hole F1, the large
boss being passed through the garment and exposed to view as illustrated in
Fig. 8 of the drawings. In this respect my invention is particularly suitable
for use as a collar stud. As a modification of my invention, the bosses may be
made of different metal, as for instance a gold loss may be formed at one end
of the shank, and a silver boss at the opposite end, or alternatively one boss
may be garnished with a diamond, whilst the other is furnished with a ruby,
thus the wearer has a choice of two distinct kinds of studs comprised in a single
Bet.
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. An improved stud or fastening device comprising the shank, the large boss
and the small hoss at the ends of the said shank (all of which are old) in combina-
tion with a sliding disc (which is new) as a combination of parts.
2. In an improved stud or fastening device for garments a sliding disc
arranged upon the shank of such stud, substantially as described and illustrated
and for the purposes set forth.
Dated the 27th day of April 1898.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
Agents.