IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Edward Salisbury, of Sheffield, in the County of
York Manufacturer for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FASTENINGS
FOR STAY BUSKS"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Edward Salisbury at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 12th January 1882.
JAMES EDWARD SALISBURY, of Sheffield in the County of York, Manufacturer
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS."
My Invention relates to improvements in the fastenings for stay busks and has
for its object the manufacturer of a fitting, clasp or fastener that shall shield or
prevent the stud, hook, or button from cutting or unduly wearing the underclothing
as is usually the case with ordinary fasteners.
And I accomplish this result by forming the portion of the fastener which engages
with the stud, hook, or button of a shape that shields or covers over the head of
the stud, hook, or button, and thus effectually prevents the stud, hook, or button
from chafing against the underclothing which is placed next to it
In carrying out my Invention I form the portion of the fastener which I call
the clasp, by preference in the following manner-The underpart is provided with
the usual means of securing it to the one half of the busk (this is generally effected
by clasping round or rivetting.) and also with a slotted hole to engage with the
stud, hook, or button-A further portion of the clasp which is dished or hollow
is bent over the part with the slotted hole with the convex or rounded side
upwards so as to form a smooth and rounded cover for the head of the stud, hook,
or button, but the same arrangement I can attain by other means such as
soldering, or otherwise securing a separate cap or cover onto the before mentioned
part.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Edward Salisbury in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
8th July 1882.
JAMES EDWARD SALISBURY, of Sheffield in the County of York, Manufacturer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS."
My Invention relates to improvements in the fasteners of stay busks the object
being to construct a fastener that shall not unduly chafe, cut or wear the under-
clothing.
I accomplish this result by forming that portion of the fastening termed the
clasp which engages with the stud, hook or button, out of one continuous piece of
metal, and of such a shape that it shields or covers the head of the said stud, hook,
or button on the other part of the fastener, and thus effectually prevents it from
coming in contact with, and chafing or cutting the underclothing that is worn
next to it.
In carrying out my Invention in the manufacture of a stay busk fastener which
is to be rivetted to the busk (for example,) I form that portion of the fastener
which I call the clasp in the following manner, premising that the same letters of
reference on the Drawings to which I shall also refer indicate corresponding parts
in all the Figures-
.
I punch, or otherwise cut out of one continuous piece of sheet metal the blank
of a clasp by preference of the shape shown in Figure 1, the part A being for the
cover or shield, and the part B forming the clasp proper; I next cut out the
slotted stud hole C and the rivet holes D D, and give the concaved shape to the
cover or shield as shown in Figure 2-the cover or shield A is then turned over
the part B, covering the slotted stud hole C as shown in Figure 3, and it is finally
secured to the busk by rivets passed through the holes DD, as shown in Figures 4
and 5. Figure 4 showing the two portions of the fastener unclasped, and Figure 5
showing them clasped.
The same improvement of a shield made according to my Invention may
obviously be applied to clasps that are intended to be strapped or clasped round
the busk instead of being rivetted.
Having now described and fully ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and the manner in which it may be carried out, I would observe in conclusion
that what I consider to be novel and original and therefore claim as the Invention
secured to me by the hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent, is :-
The manufacture and use of stay fasteners or clasps provided with covers or
shields, and made out of one continuous piece of metal for the purpose, and
substantially as described and illustrated in the Figures on the annexed Sheet of
Drawings.
In witness whereof I the said James Edward Salisbury have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 5th day of July in the year of our Lord, One
thousand sight hundred and sights tw