An Improvement in the Fastening of Shirts or other Articles of Dress.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th July, 1890-Accepted, 16th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Fastening of Shirts or other Articles of
Dress.
STEFANO VENTURA FONTANA General Agent 5 Bow Lane Cheapside London E.C.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement in the fastening of shirts cuffs & collars
by the due use of which a ready & convenient method of fastening the shirt is obtained
in lieu of buttons & also by doing away entirely with the need of button holes
particularly in the collar or neck band of the shirt.
It consists of a spring clip made in any kind of metal, ore or substance usually
employed for shirt studs or links & is made to fix over the two ends of the collar band
by means of a piece of metal cut into an appropriate shape & bent over or doubled so
that while forming a spring in itself its two ends clip or grip & hold on to the collar,
band or cuff to which it is applied & thus forming a complete holdfast.
On one side of the clip a stud is permanently fixed or formed thus being a com-
ponent part of the clip itself by means of which the collar can be attached to the shirt
in the ordinary way.
A double or compound spring clip is formed in a similar manner by rolling or
pressing two thin plates of metal together & adding (when required) a stud as above
described. This will apply to the fastening or joining together of cuffs & collars.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Fastening of Shirts or other Articles of
Dress.
STEFANO VENTURA FONTANA 12 Sugden Road Wandsworth Road General Agent
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 an improvement in the fastening of shirts cuffs & collars
by the due use of which a ready & convenient method of fastening the shirt is
obtained in lieu of the ordinary button holes & buttons also by doing away with the
necessity of button holes particularly in the neck band of the shirt &c.
It consists of a spring clip made of any kind of metal, ore or substance usually
employed for shirt studs or links.
The spring clip is made to fix over the two ends of the neck band when brought
together, by overlapping such ends & to fasten then by means of a piece of metal cut
into an appropriate shape & bent over or doubled about half way over as per
drawing A in the figure (No. 1). At the longer part or back of the clip at its
extreme end the metal is turned inwards forming a claw with sharp pointed teeth
(see B). On the shorter portion at the front of the clip a ridge is made at each side
(see C) thus forming a channel in which a steel spring is fixed by a rivet (see D) in
such a manner that by lifting the spring over the ridge it revolves round. This
spring has also a claw with teeth made to grip inwards (see E) and when fixed into
its place closes short within the claw of the back one and inside the channel formed
by the two ridges C and is thus kept firmly in position when applied to the material
& prevented from oscillating sideways.
On the steel spring a stud is attached (see F) which enables wearer to raise the

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For use as a cuff fastener a double or compound spring clip is formed by joining
two similar clips lengthways together at the curve A, but without the studs on the
springs.
At the joint between the two spring clips a stud is fixed to which the cuff can be
attached. This will apply to fastening or joining together of cuffs or collars.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The general principle of fastening shirts collars, cuffs & other articles of dress by
a spring clip of which the special features are pointed out in my drawing and duly
lettered as;
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to which the collar is fastened in the
ordinary way.
For use as a cuff fastener a double or compound spring clip is formed by joining
two similar clips lengthways together at the curve A, but without the studs on the
springs.
At the joint between the two spring clips a stud is fixed to which the cuff can be
attached. This will apply to fastening or joining together of cuffs or collars.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The general principle of fastening shirts collars, cuffs & other articles of dress by
a spring clip of which the special features are pointed out in my drawing and duly
lettered as;
1-A The bent shape & form of metal.
2-B The claw or grip.
3-C The ridge at either side.
4-D The steel spring as fixed to revolve round on a rivet.
5-E The claw on spring.
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