IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS, AND IN THE METHOD OF FIXING THE SAME
Year: 1884

page_text: We CHARLES MCCLAREN SYMES and ALFRED GRAY, both of 40 Jewin Street in
the City of London, Stay Busk Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS, AND IN THE
METHOD OF FIXING THE SAME to be as follows:-
The invention relates to that class of stay busk fasteners in which studs are
fixed to one side of the busk and loops or eyes to the other.
In carrying the present invention into effect the studs are fixed to plates which
are stamped out of sheet metal and are formed with catches on two opposite sides
thereof which are produced in the operation of stamping the said plates and are
turned backwards away from the studs. The side of the busk carrying the studs
is perforated with narrow slots through each of which one catch is passed, and such
narrow slots are at such a distance from the front edge of one side of the busk
that the other catch of the stud plate may pass close to such edge, then when the
catches of the stud plates are in position they are turned down or clenched on to
the back of the side of the busk carrying the studs thereby securely fixing the
studs in position.
The loops or eyes are formed out of sheet metal by stamping, they are of any
suitable exterior shape and are formed with two catches of similar character to
those described with respect to the stud plates. These catches are formed in the
stamping process, one of them being at the back end of the loop or eye plate, the
other being formed out of its body and the space from which it has been cut
forming the enlarged end of the loop or eye. The side of the busk carrying the
loops or eyes is perforated in a similar manner to that carrying the studs and the
rivets of the loop or eye plates are placed in similar positions and are clenched on
the back of one side of the stay busk in a similar manner to those of the stud
plates before described.
Dated this 20th day of Amanot 1001

page_text: We CHARLES MCLAREN SYMES and ALFRED GRAY both of 40 Jewin Street
in the City of London, Stay busk manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of
our said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR STAY BUSKS AND IN THE
METHOD OF FIXING THE SAME and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The Invention relates to that class of stay busk fasteners in which studs are
fixed to one side of the busk and loops or eyes to the other.
In carrying the present Invention into effect the studs are fixed to plates which
are stamped out of sheet metal and are formed with catches on two opposite sides.
thereof which are produced in the operation of stamping the said plates and are
turned backwards away from the studs. The side of the busk carrying the studs
is perforated with narrow slots through each of which one catch is passed and such
narrow slots are at such a distance from the front edge of one side of the busk that
the other catch of the stud plate may pass close to such edge then when the
catches of the stud plates are in position they are turned down or clenched on the
back of the side of the busk carrying the studs thereby securely fixing the studs
in position.
The loops or eyes are formed out of sheet metal by stamping, they are of any
suitable exterior shape and are formed with two catches of similar character to
those described with respect to the stud plates. These catches are formed in the
stamping process one of them being at the back end of the loop or eye plate, the
other being formed out of its body and the space from which it has been cut
forming the enlarged end of the loop or eye.
The side of the busk carrying the loops or eyes is perforated in a similar manner
to that carrying the studs and the rivets of the loop or eye plates are placed in
similar positions and are clenched on the back of one side of the stay busk in a
similar manner to those of the stud plates before described.
And in order that our said Invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect we will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings
more fully to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS,
Figure 1 is a front view of a pair of stay busks provided with fastenings
constructed and fixed according to our Invention. Figure 2 is a back view of
parts of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 1. 1 of Figure 1.
Figures 4 and 5 are face views representing our fastenings with the catches in the
same plane as the plates and Figures 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 are respectively face and
edge views of our fastenings with the catches bent at right angles to the plates in
readiness for attachment to the busks.
In carrying the present invention into effect the studs a are formed on or fixed
to plates a¹ which are stamped out of sheet metal and are formed with catches a², a³
on two opposite sides thereof which are produced in the operation of stamping the

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said plates and are turned backwards away from the studs a as shown.
sides 6 of the busk carrying the studs is perforated with narrow slots 6* (Figure 2)
through each of which one catch a' is passed and such narrow slots 62 are at such a
distance from the front or meeting edge of the side 6 of the busk that the other
catch a of the stud plate al may pass close to such edge, then when the
catches a, a of the stud plates are in position they are turned down or clenched
on to the back of the side b of the busk thereby securely fixing the studs a in
position.
The loops or eyes c are formed out of sheet metal by stamping, they are of any
suitable exterior shape and are formed with two catches c¹, c² of similar character
to those a³, a³ described with respect to the stud plates a¹. These catches c³, c² are
formed in the stamping process, one of them c¹ being at the back. end of the loop
or eye plate c, the other c² being formed out of its body as shown at Figure 4 and
the space from which it has been cut forming the enlarged end of the loop or eye.
The side of the busk is perforated with slots b in a similar manner to the
side b and the rivets or catches c', c³, of the loop or eye plates c are placed in
similar positions and are clenched on the back of the side b₁ of the stay busk in a
similar manner to those of the stud plates a¹ before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The Improved construction of stay busk fastenings and mode of fixing the same
substantially as herein shown and described.