Improvements in Solitaires, Cuff Links, and other like Dress Fasteners.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 21st July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 9th Sept., 1887.
Improvements in Solitaires, Cuff Links, and other like Dress
Fasteners.
GEORGE FREDERICK SPITTLE of Woodbourne, Hamstead Road, Handsworth
in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SOLITAIRES, CUFF LINKS AND OTHER LIKE DRESS
FASTENERS," to be as follows:―
This invention relates to flanged two part solitaires or dress fasteners; that is, the
front and back parts are made detachable from each other, and with their carrying
stems provided with annular collars or flanges, which prevent the two parts from
becoming accidentally lost, as they are always retained in the button holes of a
garment, whether the said garment be fastened or unfastened; and my said inven-
tion consists in so simplifying the construction of the said fasteners, that they are
rendered more efficient when in use, and more readily manufactured.
In carrying out my invention, I will describe it in connection with a double pusher
solitaire.
The front part of the solitaire consists essentially of a shell, whose opposite sides
are gapped or pierced, and through which, pusher stems protrude. The pushers
consist of two flat metal plates, with gapped sides, and inner hooked ends; and with
the inside faces of the said gapped parts concaved or curved; so that when fully opened
out or separated, and afterwards allowed to close, they encircle the neck of the stem
of the other part of the fastener, by the hooked end of the one working and lying
within the gap of the other.
The pusher stems are provided with shoulders for limiting their sliding motion
out of the case or shell; and at the back of these shoulders, piercings are made,
wherein the terminal ends of bow or other springs for actuating the pushers, are
placed.
The pushers are guided and work within an open ended casing, which has a centrally
pierced hole at its top, through which the front end of the stem of the other part
passes, in connecting the two parts together, and which said hole is so arranged, that
on the pushers being fully opened, their concaves become coincident with it.

page_text: A secondary shell closes over the sides of that before named, and forms the under-
side to the front part, and which said underside front part is provided with a flange
or annular ring, with a neck between itself and the underside shell, to which the
flange and neck is secured by riveting.
The other part of the fastener, consists of a back with a solid stem directed upwards
from its front or top side, and with the top of the stem rounded off, and grooved into
an annular channel, while at a short distance from the back, the stem is provided with
a collar, so as to form a neck between itself and the said back.
In securing the two parts together, it is only necessary to press the stem of the
one into the hole or throat of the other, when they become locked together, by the
pushers being forced asunder, and afterwards closed around or within the groove
near the end of the stem.
The unfastening is effected simply by pressing inwards the pushers, by the thumb
and finger.
Dated this Tonth day of Doomben 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Solitaires, Cuff Links, and other like Dress
Fasteners.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK SPITTLE of Woodbourne, Hamstead Road Handsworth in
the County of Stafford, Manufacturer, 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 flanged two part solitaires or dress fasteners; that is, the
front and back parts are made detachable from each other, and with their carrying
stems provided with annular collars or flanges, which prevent the two parts from
becoming accidentally lost, as they are always retained in the button-holes of a
garment, whether the said garment be fastened or unfastened; and my said invention
consists in so simplifying the construction of the said fasteners, that they are rendered
more efficient when in use, and more readily manufactured.
In carrying out my invention, I will describe it in connection with a double pusher
solitaire.

page_text: The front part of the solitaire consists essentially of a shell, whose opposite sides
are gapped or pierced, and through which pusher stems protrude. The pushers consist
of two flat metal plates, with gapped sides, and inner booked ends; and with the inside
faces of the said gapped parts concaved or curved; so that when fully opened out
or separated, and afterwards allowed to close, they encircle the neck of the stem of
the other part of the fastener, by the hooked end of the one working and lying within
the gap of the other.
The pusher stems are provided with shoulders for limiting their sliding motion out
of the case or shell, and at the back of these shoulders, piercings are made, wherein
the terminal ends of bow or other springs for actuating the pushers, are placed.
The pushers are guided and work within an open-ended casing, which has a
centrally pierced hole at its top, through which the front end of the stem of the other
part passes, in connecting the two parts together, and which said hole is so arranged,
that on the pushers being fully opened, their concaves become coincident with it.
A secondary shell closes over the sides of that before named, and forms the under-
side to the front part, and which said underside front part is provided with a
flange or annular ring, with a neck between itself and the underside shell to which
the flange and neck is secured by riveting,
The other part of the fastener consists of a back with a solid stem directed upwards
from its front or top side, and with the top of the stem rounded off, and grooved into
an annular channel, while at a short distance from the back, the stem is provided with
a collar, so as to form a neck between itself and the said back.
In securing the two parts together, it is only necessary to press the stem of the one
into the hole or throat of the other, when they become locked together, by the pushers
being forced asunder, and afterwards closed around or within the groove near the
end of the stem.
The unfastening is effected simply by pressing inwards the pushers by the thumb.
and finger.
Having described the nature of my invention, I will now proceed to describe
with reference to the accompanying drawing, the manner in which the same is to be
performed―
Figure 1 represents in side elevation, a two part and flanged solitaire, containing
pusher mechanism and other improvements made according to my invention.
Figure 2 represents partly in elevation and partly in section, the said solitaire
figure 1. Figure 3 represents a nearly complete section, and a like view as figure 2,
but with the pushers compressed, and the back part of the article released from the
front part, by the holding parts of the pushers of the one part, being taken from out
of a collar, or annular groove, cut within the carrying stem of the other part. Figure 4
represents a horizontal section upon the dotted lines A B figure 1, while figure 5
represents the same horizontal section, but with the pushers compressed, and the parts
unfastened. Figure 6 represents the back part of the solitaire, and figures 7 and 8
represent plans and elevations of the pushers separately, and which said pushers when
in position, work in the same horizontal plane as herein-after described. Figure 9
represents a horizontal section of the front part of the solitaire, showing a plan of the
bridge, which forms the guide to the pushers.
Figure 10 represents partly in section, and partly in elevation, a
"West's Solitaire,"
provided with improvements made according to my invention. The section of the
parts is taken at right angles to the other views figures 2 and 3, thus exhibiting the
bridge, wherethrough the pushers work.
a is the front part of the solitaire, and b is the back. c is the hollow stem of the
front part, with a flange c² at its end. d is the carrying stem of the back part, having
a collar or flange d about its middle, and with an annular groove d³ near its
end, wherein the pushers e, e, engage, for fastening the two parts of the solitaire
together.
These pushers e consist of two flat metal plates, provided with gapped sides e*,
and inwardly directed hooked, or turned ends e³, whose inside faces are concaved, and
marked e'. These concaved inside parts partially embrace, and pass into the annular

page_text: groove of the carrying stem of the part as aforesaid, for the securing of the two parts
of the solitaire together.
ff, are flat springs, whose free ends, take into notches e³, of the pushers respectively;
so that on the hooked end of one pusher, being placed and working within the gap
of the other, the concaved insides e, are made to approach and recede from each other,
on the pushers being reciprocated to and fro within the guide or bridge like casing g,
which covers over the middle parts of the pushers.
By forming the pushers as described, with the end of one working within the gap
of the other, they lie and move in the same horizontal plane.
In securing the two parts of the solitaire together, press the stem of the one part
into the hole or throat of the other part, when the said parts become locked, by the
pushers being first forced asunder, and afterwards closed around the neck, or made
to lie within the groove near the end of the stem, as represented in figure 4.
The fastening is effected simply by simultaneously pressing inwardly the pushers
by the thumb and finger, which bends the springs inwardly, and opens out the
embracing parts of the pushers, and with the front of the hooked part of each pusher,
abuting against the backs of the gaps of the pushers respectively, as represented in
figure 5.
Instead of flat or bow springs as represented, flat coiled springs may be employed.
In the form of solitaire, figure 10, the working parts are the same as those already
described with respect to the other figures.
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.-
First. Making the pushers of double pusher actions, lie and work in the same
horizontal plane, substantially as described and illustrated.
Secondly. Making the pushers, of double pusher actions, hook shaped at their
inner ends, and gapped at their inner sides, and which said parts are marked
respectively e, e³, e, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly. Making the inwardly directed hooked ends of double pusher actions, lie
and work within the respective side gaps of the pushers, for the purpose substantially
as described and set forth.
Fourthly. The combination with two part flanged solitaires of double pusher actions,
suhstantially as described and set forth in figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 of the accompanying
drawing.
Fifthly. The combination with a West's Solitaire" of a double pusher action, as
described and represented in figures 9 and 10.
Sixthly. The combination with the pushers e, e, and their gaps and ends e³, e³, e²,
of a guide bridge g, and spring or springs f, as described and set forth.
Dated this Sixth day of July 1887.