AN IMPROVED FASTENING FOR STUDS, SOLITAIRES, WRIST LINKS, TIES, SCARFS, GLOVES, STAYS, BUTTONS, EAR ORNAMENTS, BRACELETS, AND THE LIKE
Year: 1885

page_text: I, HENRY HEXTER, of 158 Akerman Road, Brixton, S.W., in the Parish of
Lambeth and the County of Surrey, Printer, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for AN IMPROVED FASTENING FOR STUDS, SOLITAIRES, WRIST LINKS,
TIES, SCARFS, GLOVES, STAYS, BUTTONS, EAR ORNAMENTS, BRACELETS, AND THE
LIKE, to be as follows :—
A Stud, Solitaire, or other article, the top or front part of which shall be hollow,
having inside a spring or springs, and a transverse slit in the under side, so
arranged as to admit the insertion of the top part of a T shaped shank, the bottom
part of which shank shall be attached to the bottom or back part of the Stud or
other article. By giving the top part of the Stud or other article a slight turn of,
say, one-fourth of its circumference the inserted portion of the shank causes the
spring or springs to be depressed and released so as to form a stop for the shank
when across the slit a simple, safe, sightly and convenient arrangement, free from
the disadvantages attending side springs, hollow-tube shanks, levers, &c. In my
invention the front and back portions of the article may both be hollow and in
detachable parts, fitted with springs and slits, and the shank may be either
T. 1, or shaped, round or flat, completely detachable at both ends, or fixed at
one end, or the arm or arms may be pointed or blunt, fixed or moveable by rivet or
spring the stud, &c., being reversible & easily adjustable from front or back by the
sense of touch alone,

page_text: I HENRY HEXTER of 158 Akerman Road Brixton in the County of Surrey
printer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :―
The object of my improved fastening is to provide by means of a fixed or
a detachable spring action a convenient and effective method of fastening and
unfastening studs solitaires and the like. The front or top part or the back or
bottom part of the solitaire or stud is made of any convenient shape; circle,
square cross or bar; but the round disc like form in ordinary. use is preferred. In
solitaires the said top (or it may be the back or bottom part of the stud) is made
hollow of a box or case like shape to contain springs which are fitted to engage
arms or protuberances formed on the shank. The aforesaid springs are preferably
arranged in a cross-wise or diamond like form so as to better engage with the arms
when turned. Bow springs or single springs straight or coiled are also used when
more convenient. The back part of the top is provided with a slit or orifice formed
to admit the extended arms affixed to or being part of the stem or shank. In
cases where the stud or article is made in one; without a detachable front or back
no slit or orifice is required in the back of the front or top portion of the stud.
The arms aforesaid, when the shank is partly turned or revolved are retained in
position by the action of the spring or springs. The springs are not actuated by
external pressure on projections in the solitaire or fastening but are actuated by the
arms aforesaid or springs themselves are used as arms. These aforementioned
arms are preferably made in a simple shape that is to say a bar with a globe
or knob or kern at each end but other forms of either rigid or flexible bars are
used for various modifications and purposes. Two or more sets of arms are some-
times used. The shape of the arms also is varied to suit different materials and
circumstances the arms bearing the knobs or kerns being flat straight or bent
according to requirements.
In order that my invention may be better understood I append drawings in
which fig. 1. shews a section of the top of the solitaire, stud or other fastening
a being the spring contained in the case the outer rim of which is marked c.
b. b are arms which revolve pressing out the springs a a in the manner shewn by
dotted lines. The orifice d for the insertion of the arms b. b on the shank e is
placed at the back of the top part of the stud. A cross sectional view of the case
is also given shewing the outer rim c and section of spring a In Fig. 2 a form of
stud or solitaire wherein the parts are not detachable is shewn wherein similar
letters refer to similar parts a a being the springs. 66 the arms. c the outer
rim e the shank and the bottom part or base of the stud or fastening Fig. 3.
shews an alternative form of arm and shank for giving greater leverage when
fastening by means of eyelet or button hole Fig. 5 indicates the arm as used without

page_text: springs the necessary tension being effected by the elasticity of the fabric, one
button hole or eyelet being first slipped over one of the knobs or projections on the
arm, the other being drawn towards the second hole or eyelet and slipped over
completing the fastening In further description of Fig. 2 I may add that the
arms b. b revolve around the shank abutting against the springs as they turn. The
base piece being in the shape of an arm only and not a disc is passed through
the button hole The top part of the stud c is then turned in a quarter circle when
the bar or base is moved crosswise across the button-hole and is held in position
by the springs encased in the top c. In Fig. 3 which is intended to illustrate a
fastening for gloves and the like when the eyelet or button hole is slipped over the
arm b the same is turned round the stem e in the opposite direction This gives
greater leverage in fastening.
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
I. A stud, solitaire, or other fastening for apparel acting with arms and springs
as described and illustrated substantially as set forth.