IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDS AND SOLITAIRES AND SUCH LIKE ARTICLES solitaires and studs, and such like
Year: 1885

page_text: I JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS of 19 Hargrave Park Road, Holloway in
the County of Middlesex Manufacturing Jeweller do hereby declare the nature
of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDS AND SOLITAIRES AND SUCH LIKE
ARTICLES to be as follows:-
My invention relates to and consists of an improvement for solitaires and studs,
and such like articles.
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To describe my invention I make a solitaire with a flat pillar, at bottom of
which I place a plate on the one side of same pillar by solder or otherwise, having
affixed underneath same plate, a small round plate on which revolves another plate
with hole cut to fit small round plate above mentioned, so as to allow of eccentric
movement of this the second plate by turning the top of solitaire which has
connection by a wire pillar and a third plate underneath the revolving plate, so
arranged as to drive the moving plate eccentric accross the flat pillar, thereby
placing the flat pillar in centre of the eccentrio plate, or on edge of same at
pleasure. By this it will be seen that when the flat pillar is on the edge of
eccentric plate, one side of pillar is free for allowing the other side to be placed
first into buttonhole, then by turning solitaire from the top, the eccentric plate
revolves, being forced by guiding plate and places the flat pillar in centre, thereby
forming a complete and secure fastening for solitaire into buttonhole.
The novelty of this invention is an eccentric moving plate, attached to the flat
or similar formed pillar of a solitaire, having the arrangement described to place
at will the flat pillar in centre of a round or similar shaped plate for secure
fastening.

page_text: Improvements in Studs and Solitaires, and such like Articles.
I, JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS, of 19, Hargrave Park Road, Holloway, in
the county of Middlesex, Manufacturing Jeweller 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 further improvements upon the subject matter of
Letters Patent N° 15213 dated 19th November 1884 granted to me and has for
object to place the centre post of the stud solitaire or link to one side of the foot
plate of said stud, solitaire or link whilst the said plate is to be passed into or to
be removed from the button hole and then by turning the foot plate, by turning
the head, the centre post may be brought central with the foot plate and this is
effected by an arrangement of an eccentric moving plate combined with the flat
posts of the stud solitaire or link and working within the foot plate.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is an under plan view of stud in position for inserting the foot plate
within the button hole (the back covering of the foot plate being removed to show
the operating parts) Fig. 1 is a side view of Fig. 1; and Fig. 1B, is a cross section
thereof; Fig. 2 is an under plan view similar to Fig. 1 but with the parts in
central position as when the stud or solitaire is in locked position in the button
hole; Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 2, and Fig. 2B is a view of the stud from left
hand of Figs. 2, 2; Figs. 3, 34; 4 4^; 5, 54; 6, 6A 6B; 7, 8, 9 are details of parts.
a is the head of the stud formed of the rim Fig. 8, said rim having ears a¹, which
take into corresponding slots a* of a spring plate, Fig. 9, the spring fingers a³
whereof terminate in lumps at. Below the spring plate Fig. 9, is a plate b, Fig. 7,
with holes as, corresponding to the lumps a, of the spring fingers a³. Slots b¹ of
plate b, receive the ends of flat pillars c, and the ends 6 are rivetted into the
slots b¹, of plate b; the opposite ends of the flat pillars form part of a shoe plate d,
of the flat pillar c, Figs. 6, 6ª, 6¹³. The shoe plate d, has a slot d¹ therein which
receives a lug e¹, of a plate e, Figs. 4 and 4ª, said plate e, fitting by its smaller
part e, Fig. 4, in a circular piercing e, of a rim plate f, (said plate f being the rim
of the foot of the stud Figs. 3 3). The rim plate f, has therein a fixed crank
stud f' for purpose to be further described.
C .
There is a central round pillar g, which carries a crank plate h, with a slot h¹,
therein (Figs. 5, 54, 1, and 2) said slot h², engaging with the crank stud f¹. The
holes g of plate e, g³, of plate d, and g³, of plate b, receive successively the central
round pillar g, through which said holes g¹, g², g³, the said pillar is passed and the
end g, of the said pillar g, is secured to the spring plate Fig. 9, of the rim Fig. 8,
by rivetting solder or screw as desirable. Any covering or ornamentation required
whether pearl, jet, ivory, stone, or precious metal or so forth for forming the head
of the stud will be secured in the rim a, Fig. 8. The parts are shown in juxta-
position by the section Fig. 1B and the operation of the same is as follows:-
Taking the stud as in position shown by Figs. 1, 14, and 1B, the foot of the stud f,
will be passed into the button hole and the flat pillars c, will lie in the said button
hole and bear against the sides thereof. The head a, will then be turned to bring
the stud into position shown by Figs. 2, 24, and 2B so as to secure the stud in the

page_text: button hole. Upon turning the head a the round pillar g, will commence to turn
by reason of its attachment to the spring plate Fig. 9, the flat pillars c, remaining
stationary by reason of their bearing against the sides of the button hole, and with
them the plate 6, will remain stationary. Along with the turning of the head and
round pillar g, the plate h, will be moved around and by the crank slot h¹, acting
upon the stud f1, of foot plate f, said foot plate f. will be moved around the plate e,
which plate e, is mounted eccentrically by hole g¹. on the round pillar g. The
stud f, during this turning process will play along the crank slot h¹, of crank
plate h. The lumps a of the spring plate Fig. 9 fall into the holes as of plate b,
when the stud or solitaire attains to either the open or closed position and a click
sound of the spring indicates this.
A modification is shown in Figs. 10 to 15³ wherein the eccentric movement of
the stud from open to closed position see Figa. 10, and 104, and 11, and 114, is
effected by a cam movement instead of by crank h, h¹, and stud f¹.
Figs. 10 and 10ª is plan and side view of this modified construction of stud or
solitaire same being shown in position for inserting in the button hole and the
backing of the foot plate Fig. 10 is removed to show the parts.
Fig. 11 is a plan view similar to Fig. 10 and Fig. 11 is a side view of Fig. 11
showing position of parts as when the stud or solitaire is secured in position
for use.
Figs. 12, 13, 14, 14, 15, 154, and 15B, are details of parta..
In this construction the head a, the spring plate and plate b, and flat pillars c,
and rim f, and centre pillar g, are substantially the same as before described, but
in applying the cam h, which is attached to the centre pillar g, the said cam h,
replaces the crank plate h, h¹, before described and shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 5^.
The plate Fig. 18, serves as the cam path e³, and is laid into the rim f, of the foot
plate Fig. 12. of the stud or solitaire, that is plate Fig. 13, is laid into and upon
the rim of plate Fig. 12. The plate Fig. 12 has a slot k, therein and the guide
piece k, Figs. 15, 154, and 15³, enters into and is capable of movement to and fro
in the alot k. The pillar g, is secured to the spring plate as before and passes
through centre hole g³ of plate d, and through the centre hole of plate b. The
operation of the parts is substantially the same as before described that is, when
the foot plate f, is introduced into the button hole the head a, will be turned half
way around carrying with it the cam h, this cam h, acts upon the cam path e, and
actuates the foot plate f, along with it. Now the flat pillar o, is stationary in the
button hole and consequently the guide piece k', is stationary therefore is it that
the slot k, is provided to accomodate the back and forth movement of the plate f.
driven by the cam h, in assuming the different positions from "open" to "locked."
Figs. 16 and 17 show the invention applied to a sleeve link. Figs. 18, 19, 194
and 20, 21, and 22 showing details of parts. The Figs. 21 and 22 show the spring
plate Fig. 20 with a single spring finger instead of two spring fingers.
In this modification the link m, and piece m², are substantially as ordinarily and
secured to the eye n, which piece n, will occupy position in the button hole
similarly to the flat pillar c, of the preceding construction. The eye n, is a fixture
to the plate b, and said plate b, is attached by rivet 61, to the spring plate Fig. 20,
or Figs. 21 and 22, said spring plate being free to turn upon plate b.
The spring plate is laid into the rim f. Fig. 18 and the plate b, lies in the
opening e, and the spring plate and rim f, forming the second head f, of the sleeve
link is free to be turned around upon the plate b, which plate b, by its flat eye n,
is stationary in the button hole. It will be observed that the eccentric movement
whereby the position of the centre pillar (in this case the eye n,) is changed from
the central position Fig. 17, to the edge position Fig. 10, (that is the "open" and
closed "positions") of the link for purpose of readily introducing the plate f, into
the button hole by one sidewise movement, is maintained in this construction as
well as in the case of the foregoing modifications.
The button stud or solitaire shown in Figs. 23, 24, and 25, is constructed
with spring plate similarly to the head f, and attachments last described with the

page_text: exception only that the head a, is a fixture (not by link m) to the flat pillar c, and
that the flat pillar o, has a round continuation piece c, for the case where two
button holes cross each other as in a shirt front. In these last two cases the
plate f, will be turned around after introduction into the button hole instead of
being turned around by the action of the head a, as in the first two cases, but the
eccentric "open" position and central "closed" positions are maintained.
In Figs. 26 and 26 is shown the invention applied as a fastening for a brooch or
ear-ring the plate 6 carrying a curved pin o.
b
In Figs. 27, 27 and 27b is shown a fastening for a belt, girdle, garter or neck
clasp.
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:
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In a button, stud, solitaire or sleeve link or such like article or fastening, the
centre pillar movable from the centre of the article to the edge thereof so as to
obtain the eccentric position of the said pillar and foot plate in relation to the
movable head a to allow of the foot plate being introduced directly from one side
into the button hole and then to be brought into the locked central position as
herein set forth and shown by the respective figures of the drawings.
1000