Improvements in Studs or Fasteners.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 17th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Jan., 1888
Improvements in Studs or Fasteners.
I BADEN BADEN-POWELL of 8 St. Georges Place Hyde Park in the county of
Middlesex, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of a very simple and cheap stud or
fastener for securing shirts collars, ends of straps and the like.
The stud or fastener consists of a base and a stem bent or formed like a Z hook
so that when inserted into a button or like hole it can be hooked into an opposite or
other button or like hole and the two portions of a shirt, collar or the like be thus
kept together.
The stud or fastener is advantageously formed of wire which may be coiled to form
the base, double wire may be used if desired to form the hook and base, or, the stem
can be flattened and be attached to a separate flat base preferably near one edge
thereof.
The end of a stem may terminate in a point or knob like an ordinary stud.
POPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Studs or Fasteners.
I BADEN BADEN-POWELL of 8 St. Georges Place, Hyde Park in the county of
Middlesex Gentleman, 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 the construction of a very simple and cheap stud or
fastener for securing shirts collars ends of straps and the like.
The stud or fastener consists of a base and a stem bent or formed like a Z or S
hook so that when inserted into a button or like hole it can be hooked into an opposite
or other button or like hole and the two portions of a shirt, collar or the like be thus
kept together.
The stud or fastener is advantageously formed of wire which may be coiled to form
the base, double wire may be used if desired to form the hook and base or the stem
can be flattened or otherwise formed and attached to a separate flat base advan-
tageously near one edge thereof.
The end of a stem may terminate in a point or knob like an ordinary stud.
Referring to the accompanying drawing and to the figures and letters of reference
marked thereon
Figure 1. shews a perspective view of a stud constructed according to my
invention and Figure 2. a direct modification of the same. In these figures A is one,
or the upper, tongue of wire, strip or stem bent as shewn and B its lower limb The
base C can be made by twisting or coiling the wire or strip or as in Figure 2. I may
form the base C¹ as a flat disc or plate and connect the lower limb B thereto.
When the holes or slots are slipped over the stud or fastener, the tendency of the
connected ends being to separate keeps them firmly bearing on the limbs of the stud
or fastener and when such ends are drawn together and the limbs of the stud or
fastener are in line with the then parallel holes or slots it can be readily withdrawn.
Figure 3. is a further modification wherein I form my stud or fastener of wire or
strip doubled as shewn. In Figure 4 I use a bent piece but with a knob D like an
ordinary collar or shirt stud. In Figure 5. I shew à Z stud the base of which may
be solid or flat or of coiled wire or strip. In Figure 6 I shew a side elevation
and in Figure 7 another view in elevation and in Figure 8 a plan of another
modification of my invention, in this I prefer to crank the upper tongue, stem or
strip A from the lower limb or stem B. C is the base which may be solid as
shewn or formed as before described.
Figure 9 shews another modification of my invention in side elevation Figure 10
being a perspective view thereof The stud or fastener is formed in S shape and the
limb B is bent so that the limbs A, B are not in the same plane.
Figure 11 is a corresponding view to Figure 8 but shewing the limbs A. B pointing
in the same direction.

page_text: My invention is of course applicable for securing gloves boots or other articles of
wearing apparel or for other purposes where flexible ends are to be secured together.
If desired the upper portion of the bent wire or strip could be pointed to hold a tie,
scarf, band or the like.
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,
First. A stud or fastener for securing parts of collars, shirts, straps and the like
made of wire or strip or otherwise so formed into a hook-like arrangement that the
parts to be kept together shall by their tendency to pull apart keep the stud or
fastener in one position and so prevent its rotation until manipulated so as to free it
from the ends or portions of the article to be secured substantially as described.
Secondly. The several constructions or arrangements of studs or fasteners as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 17th day of November 1887.
POPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings,
Agents for the Applicant.