Improvement in the Means of Attaching Collar Studs and such like Articles to Show Cards.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 20th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1890 .
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Means of Attaching Collar Studs and such like
Articles to Show Cards.
I, ARTHUR JOHNSON SMITH of 46 Frederick Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in the means of attaching Collar
Studs & such-like articles to Show Cards, & by which they can be more rapidly
attached, and when they are attached, they will be more firmly fixed than heretofore.
The mode of making my invention is as follows.-I take a piece of flat thin metal,
and stamp it out into a star shape, with four arms, these arms are then turned up to
form a clip, two of the arms however are stamped a little wider, so as to allow of a
strip being cut and bent down in an opposite direction to the above mentioned fore-
arms; these strips which bend down in an opposite direction are pointed at their
extremities and enter the show card, and are pressed outwards something like the
present paper fastenings thus fastening the whole to the Show Card.
It will of course be understood that the four upturned arms can be of any desired
pattern, so long as they act as a clip.
GEORGE
WATHEN,
60, Alexandra Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Means of Attaching Collar Studs and such like
Articles to Show Cards.
I, ARTHUR JOHNSON SMITH of 46 Frederick Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick 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 has for its object improvement in the means of attaching collar studs
and such like articles to show cards and by which they can be more rapidly attached,
and when they are attached they will be more firmly fixed than heretofore.
The mode of making my invention is as follows:-I take a piece of flat thin metal
and stamp it out into a star shape with four arms, these arins are then turned up to
form a clip, two of the arms however are stamped a little wider so as to allow of a
strip being cut and these are bent down in an opposite direction to above mentioned
four, these strips which are bent down are pointed at their extremities and enter the
show card and are pressed outwards something like the present paper fastener, thus
fastening the whole to the show card.
It will of course be understood the four upturned arms can be of any desired pattern
so long as they act as a clip.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and easily carried into
practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have illustrated
the mode in which I carry my invention into effect.
Figure 1 is an enlarged view illustrating the first shape of the clip as it would be
stamped out of the piece of thin metal.
Figure 2 is a cross section through Figure 1 on line A. B. but showing the arms or
clips E and F bent up into their ordinary position.
Figure 3 is a similar section on line C, D with the piercers or fasteners K, L bent
down ready for piercing the show card.

page_text: Figure 4 is a view showing the clip in section pushed through a show card but
before the fasteners K, L are bent back.
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Figure 5 is a similar view showing the fasteners K and L bent back flat on the
back of the show card.
The whole clip M is stamped out of a piece of flat metal the shape of Figure 1 the
next process being to bend up the arms E, F G & H to form a clip to receive the base
of the stud, then the piercers or fasteners K and L for going through the show card,
are bent down to the position as seen in Figure 3. The fastener is then pressed
through the show card and the piercers turned back flat as seen at Figure 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed what I claim is.
The improvements in the means of attaching collar studs and such like articles to
show cards, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shewn upon the
drawings.
Dated this 10th do 1900
ARTHUR JOHNSON SMITH,
Applicant.