An Improved Fastener for Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastener for Wearing Apparel.
I, THEODOR HEINTZ, of 371 Lindenstrasse, Brandenburg a/Havel, in the
Empire of Germany, Head Waiter, 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 a device for connecting or fastening together articles
of wearing apparel, such as a shirt neck-band, collar, waistcoat and coat, whereby
such garments are prevented from becoming disarranged and are retained in their
proper relative positions; and consists of a novel form of stud combined with a
means for locking the same.
In the drawings hereto annexed :-
Figure 1 shews a stud according to my invention before it is passed through the
stud holes.
Figure 2 is a plan of the stud after it has been passed through the stud holes.
Figure 3 shews the locking device, with its cover removed.
Figure 4 shews one of the locking arms separately.
Figure 5 represents an eyelet which is placed in the waistcoat.
Figure 6 shews the cover of the locking device.
Figure 7 is an elevation of the back plate of the locking device, and
Figure 7 is a cross section of same.
Upon reference to the drawings it will be seen that the stud A consists of the
foot a, neck to which are hinged the clips dd, and the shanks with projecting
rim k. The clips d d are hinged to the neck in any suitable way, and are flattened
at the top so as to more easily pass through a stud hole.
The locking device B is adapted to be attached to the coat collar, and consists
of a plate e, pin l, locking arms gg', springs ff', and cover m. The plate e is
formed with a recess i which receives and guides the springs ff. Holes pare
provided in the plate e for the reception of the tongues o o¹ formed upon the
cover m. The pin springs from the plate e at right angles thereto, and is of
slightly lesser diameter than the internal diameter c of the shank s of the stud A.
The locking arms og are claw shaped and catch into one another, and are provided
with pins which form seats for the springs ff. In the jaws w of the arms y gl
are formed semi-circular recesses h, which upon such jaws coming together form an
oval aperture the larger diameter of which is slightly greater than the diameter of
the rim k of the shank s. The springs ff are held between the pins e and operate
to keep the jaws w of the arms g' together. The cover m is provided with
distance pieces n n' n², and tongues o o', which latter form guides to the arms g g¹,
and after being passed through the holes in the plate e are turned over and
clenched. Thus when the cover m with the distance pieces n n¹ n² is placed upon
the plate e, and the tongues o o¹ which project through the holes pare clenched, a
case is formed, in which the locking arms g g' are free to work backwards and
forwards. The locking device B is attached to the collar of the coat.
In applying the above described device to the fastening together of a shirt neck-
band, collar, waistcoat and coat, the clips d d' of the stud A are first passed through
the stud holes of the neck-band and collar and are then turned down, so that the
neck-band and collar are held together. The shanks is next passed through the
eyelet provided in the neck of the waistcoat. If it is now desired to lock
the stud A by means of the locking device upon the coat, the projections r r¹ of
the locking arms y g', which work in the slot, are pressed together by the finger
and thumb, the springs are thereby compressed, and the jaws ww separated. The
shanks is then shipped over the pin l, the rim & passing through the hole h¹ in the
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page_text: cover m and the hole formed by the jaws w. The projections are now
released, which action allows the springs ff' to press the jaws w w onto the
shank 3, the rim k of which prevents its withdrawal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
A device for connecting together articles of wearing apparel comprising a stud
consisting of folding clips hinged to a neck mounted upon a foot piece and provided
with a hollow shank, and a locking device consisting of spring retained jaws
contained within a case and adapted to engage with and lock such hollow shank;
arranged and adapted to operate substantially as herein described and shewn in the
drawings hereto annexed.
Dated this 18th day of January 1893.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON, Fels. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.