BETTER & MORE SECURE FASTENING OF WEARING APPARAL & OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, FREDERIC EDWARD HOLLYER Stanley Villa Hamilton Road Brentford W.
Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of my invention for THE BETTER & MORE
SECURE FASTENING OF WEARING APPARAL & OTHER ARTICLES to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a peculiar construction and arrangement of spring
fastening suitable for solitaires, studs, buttons, and other articles, whereby greater
security, combined with better facility, is obtained in addition to which the
improved fastening cannot become accidentally opened, or lost as the fastenings
heretofore employed.
According to my invention, I secure a tube in a perpendicular position on the
inside of either the front or back portion of the solitaire, as the case may be; at
the other end of this tube, I form a slot in which a bar attached horizontally on
the inner side of the other portion of the solitaire, will slide, being kept down
into its place by a pin passed through the two sides of the aforesaid slot, and
through a slot cut paralell with the underside of the said bar, and rather more than
half the length, but not open at the end, & at one end of this slot & midway in
the bar I cut a notch.
Inside the before mentioned tube I place a spiral spring, which is constructed to
exert its force in an upward direction, by which means the notch cut in the
aforesaid bar is forced upon the pin; thereby preventing it from moving backwards
or forwards; by pressing this portion of the solitaire towards the former portion
the spring is forced more into the tube, & the notch leaves the pin, thereby allowing'
the bar to slide on the pin until the outer end prevents further movement in a
horizontal direction; when this portion can be raised edgewise on the end of the
tube, the pin, & the end of slot acting as a hinge; it is then passed through'
the buttonholes of the garment required to be fastened, and by reversing the former
movements is brought back into the original position with the notch forced onto
the pin, when a most secure fastening is obtained, without having in any way
injured the buttonholes of the garment so fastened.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, FREDERIC EDWARD HOLLYER Stanley Villa Hamilton Road Brentford Middx
Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of my invention for THE BETTER AND MORE
SECURE FASTENING OF WEARING APPARAL AND OTHER ARTICLES 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 peculiar construction of fastening suitable for shirt
cuffs collars and other articles of wearing apparal, whereby a more ready and
secure fastening is provided without damage to the said articles.
This said invention also relates to fastenings for gloves boots, shoes, belts and
other leather goods, or any thick material where the ordinary button is difficult to
fasten or insecure when fastened.
For the purpose of description I will first select a solitaire.
I take gold silver platinum or any base metal or an admixture of "any metals or
ivory bone pearl vulcanite or other suitable material from which I cut or otherwise
form an ornament as shewn in (a Fig 1.) on to which I affix a flat tube (b) having
à slot (c) cut in the top and a hole (d d) drilled through each side of the tube
forming the sides of slot I then insert a spiral spring (a Fig 2.) into the tube
which is left a little higher than lowest edges of slot into the top of this spring
I insert a plug (b) with a flat top I then form a flat or domed back of any
dimensions or shape but by preference oval or round (Figs 3. and 4.) with a bar (a a)
fixed thereto in which a slot is cut (a a Fig 5.) with a notch (b) at the end the
Blotted bar is then placed in slot (c Fig 1) and a pin passed through hole (d d) thus
securing the back part to the front the solitaire is then complete as in (Fig 6) side
view and (Fig 7.) back view in this position the spring (a. Fig 2.) exerts its pressure
upwards to force the notch (b Fig 5) on to the pin thus preventing any forward
or backward movement to open the solitaire for passing it through the buttonholes
of your garment the back (a Fig 6) is pressed towards the front (b) thus releasing
the pin out of the slot when the back will readily slide along till the pin prevents.
any further movement, (Fig. 8) the back is then raised into a vertical position
(Figs 9. and 10.) when passed through the button holes this motion is reversed thus
bringing the back into position as shewn in (Figs 6. and 7.).
I sometimes use a flat spring (Fig 11.) instead of spiral spring (a Fig 2) this flat
spring is placed in a slot cut in tube as shewn in (a Fig 12) with the ends resting.
on the inner part of solitaire front and a plug of sufficient length is then inserted
down the tube in place' of spiral spring and of sufficient length to force the slotted
bar on to pin when the force of flat spring is brought to bear upon it.
- I sometimes affix an ornament to the aforesaid. slotted bar instead of the flat or
domed back thereby rendering the solitaire reversible.
The foregoing description of a solitaire also applies to a collar stud. or in like
manner to shirt studs or buttons.
In making my fastening for use as a boot, shoe, glove, or belt fastener I some-
times dispense with the spring and only use the slotted bar without the plate
forming the back of aforesaid solitaire in which case I form the shank of wire the

page_text: garment itself straining the shank sufficiently to keep it in the notch formed at the
end of slot thereby preventing the bar from moving unless by proper pressure being
brought to bear upon the front accompanied by a sliding motion as in the case of
beforementioned solitaire. Figures 13. and 14. represent some of the various forms
in which this style of fastening is made..
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
First. Providing a solitaire stud or collar stud with the back sliding on a pin by
means of a slotted bar as herein aet forth and for the purposes specified.
Second. Providing a solitaire, stud or collar stud with either the back or front
sliding on a pin by means of a slotted bar thereby rendering the said solitaire stud
or collar stud reversible as herein set forth and for the purposes specified.
Third. Providing a boot, shoe, glove or belt fastener with a slotted bar sliding on
a shank as set forth and for the purposes herein specified.
Dated this 7th don of Tulu, 100z