Articles to Sale or Exhibition Cards or Tablets.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 1st Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 8th Jan., 1889
Articles to Sale or Exhibition Cards or Tablets.
We FREDERICK ARTHUR WALTON, Jeweller, and WILLIAM PEARCE, Jeweller, both
of Hylton Street, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved contrivance whereby articles of jewellry such
for instance, as studs, solitaires, buttons, brooches, watches &c., and also other small
articles, may be very readily attached to or detached from manufacturers or window
show cards, or such other cards or tablets, whereon such articles are exposed for view
or sale.
.
Hitherto most of such articles are stitched, or threaded upon such cards &c., and
therefore not readily removed or replaced, but, this our invention consists primarily
in an embracing spring clip fastening or grip, which is itself secured to the card or
other base, the slip or grip part of such contrivance embracing and holding the said
article.
Such device may be made of sheet metal or wire, stamped, pierced or bent &c. as
may be required.
We will describe it as made to carry for instance, a collar stud, and constructed of
bent wire. A piece of wire of suitable length is bent double, its two bent portions
forming parallel lines say about an eighth of an inch apart. At about midway in
their length, these two portions are again bent or doubled parallel at a similar distance
apart.
At the extreme ends of the wires, such wires are opened outwards and at a little
distance along their length bent again inwards, so as to give a spring like action.
Thus:-The "back" of the stud would pass between the back parallel wires, and the
front parallel wires, while the shank of the stud would pass within the spring like
action of the front wires which would hold the said stud in position.
If made from sheet metal for instance, a spring like fork, is pressed upward from
the base, and a portion of the said base somewhat recessed, so that upon passing the
stud &c. into position it passes home with more or less of a slip or click.

page_text: These holders would be secured to the show card or other case or structure by
sewing, pasting, rivetting eyeletting or by forming thereon prongs to pass through
such card &c., and then to be turned back similar to a paper fastening.
As before intimated the detail construction will be variously altered to suit the
article to be carried, both in the forming of the spring action to give the gripping,
and also of the gripper portions themselves, the essential feature being a contrivance
which is secured to a show card or other fixture, and capable of holding articles
firmly and by reason of an embracing spring or clip action, such articles may be
readily taken off, or replaced upon such fastening.
;
By these means the articles would be much more accessible for inspection by
purchasers, and readily replaced, or others substituted for them, without any damage
to the cards &c.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham,
Applicants' Agent.

page_text: Articles to Sale or Exhibition Cards or Tablets.
We FREDERICK ARTHUR WALTON, Jeweller, and WILLIAM PEARCE, Jeweller, both
of Hylton Street, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to an improved contrivance whereby articles of jewellry,
such for instance, as studs, solitaires, buttons, brooches, watches &c., and also other
small articles, may be very readily attached to, or detached from, manufacturers or
window show cards, or such other cards or tablets, whereon such articles are exposed
for view or sale. Hitherto most of such articles are stitched or threaded
upon such
cards &c., and therefore not readily removed or replaced, but this our invention
consists primarily in an embracing spring clip fastening or grip, which is itself secured
to the card or other base, the clip or grip part of such contrivance embracing and
holding the said article.
Such device may be made of sheet metal or wire, stamped, pierced, or bent &c., as
may be required.
These holders would be secured to the show card, or other case or structure, by
sewing, pasting, rivetting, eyeletting or by forming thereon prongs to pass through
such card &c., and then be turned back, similar to a paper fastening, or, such clip
portion only, may be passed through the card from the back.
As before intimated the detail construction will be variously altered to suit the
article to be carried, both in the forming of the spring action to give the gripping,
and also of the gripper portions themselves, the essential feature being, a contrivance
which is secured to a show card or other fixture, and capable of holding articles
firmly and by reason of an embracing spring or clip action, such articles may
be readily taken off, or replaced upon such fastening. By these means the articles
would be much more accessible for inspection by purchasers, and readily replaced, or
others substituted for them, without any damage to the cards &c.
We will now proceed to more particularly explain how this our invention may be
performed, having reference to the accompanying illustrative sheet of drawings, upon
which are figures and letters of reference, like letters referring throughout the several
views to the same thing or part, and in which :-
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Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4 illustrate this our spring clip holder in one form, made of wire.
We take a piece of wire and bend it to the form shewn in Fig. 1; then double it as
seen in side elevation at a, Fig. 2, and in front elevation in Fig. 3. This clip is then
stitched or otherwise secured to the card b. It will be readily seen upon reference to
Fig. 4, that a spring clip of this form, serves admirably convenient to hold such articles
as solitaires, in such a manner, that they may be easily and quickly taken off, or
replaced, or the card may from time to time be replenished with fresh articles. Fig. 4A

page_text: is similar to Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4, only that instead of being sewn to the card b, two holes
are made in the card, through which the front or clip portion of the holder is passed,
thereby dispensing with the stitching, whilst preserving also a much neater appearance
upon the front of the card.
Figs. 5, 6, & 7 show how.this clip may be made of sheet metal. By suitable tools
we cut or stamp out a piece of metal as seen in Fig. 5, the two parts c, c forming the
spring, and the piercing d, to receive the shank of the solitaire. At e, e, e, e, are
prongs for the purpose of passing through the card to its back, and there bent back,
thereby securing the holder to the card b, as seen in Fig. 6. The piece as seen in
Fig. 5, is then bent double as shown in Fig. 6, and secured to the card as described
and shown; Fig. 7 being a front view of the holder. It will be observed that
this form is also equally well adapted to carry similar articles as already described
for Figs. 1, 2, 3, & 4.
Figs. 8, 9, 10 & 11 show this our spring clip modified in shape to suit cylindrical
shaped articles, in which Fig. 8 shows the piece, as cut out to form the clip f; e, e, as
before, being the prongs for attachment to the card b, and the two portions g, g, in
Fig. 8, being bent into the spring clips f, f, Figs. 9 & 10.
Thus by attaching two of such clips to a card, they will afford a simple yet efficient
and convenient holder for pencils or other similar shaped articles.
Figs. 12, 13, & 14 further illustrate a modification in shape, of this our spring clip,
particularly suitable for holding solitaires, buttons, collar or shirt studs &c., in which
Fig. 12 is the piece of metal as cut out or stamped, having six arms, three of which
are used as prongs e, e, e, and the remaining three as clips, as seen in Fig. 13, and in
sectional plan in Fig. 14, the three spring arms or clips h, h, h, readily yielding to
admit the back of the stud i &c. If preferred however, the prongs e, e, e, may be
dispensed with, and the clip stitched to the card; or, otherwise, a central hole may be
formed, and an eyelet used to secure it.
Figs. 15, 16 & 17 shew a duplex clip upon the same piece of metal; Fig. 15 being
as before, the piece cut out ready for bending, Fig. 16. shewing the clips f bent,
and Fig. 17 illustrating its application to hold the piece j. Having illustrated in
Figs. 8, 9, 10 & 11, a single clip piece, and in Figs. 15, 16, & 17, a double clip piece,
it will be apparent that a larger number may be formed upon one piece of metal if
desired.
Figs. 18, 19 & 20, further illustrate a modified form of spring clip made from wire,
the lower part k, being stitched to the card. 1, 1, are the two spring arms, their spring
being obtained by the coil m at their base.
At n, n, the wire is bent inwards in order to enter in between any two projections
or parts upon an article, when such a method would be the most convenient to hold it,
as for instance, such as for brooches, cuff links &c. In Fig. 20, its holding function
is illustrated by the two arms 1, 1, passing in between the two bent ends of the
bar O.
Fig. 21 is an elevation, and Fig. 22 a plan of a further modification of this our
spring clip. We take the piece of metal p, and slit it as seen at q, then push out and
bend the slitted portions into clips », as seen in plan Fig. 22.
These clips formed upon strips of metal, afford an exceeding simple method of
carrying many small articles, such as watch keys &c., as illustrated for instance in
Fig. 23, where two such strips are used for this purpose.
In Figs. 24, 25, & 26 we have shown. a further modification in the method of
attaching our spring clip to the card, in which the prongs (as at e, e, in Fig. 15) are
dispensed with. Two holes are made in the card at s, s, through which the clips t, t,
are passed to the front of the card. Hence the clipping portion of the holder only, is
seen upon the front. If desirable in order to conceal the plate u, at the back of the
card, or to prevent its removal, a paper or other covering, may be pasted over the
back of the card, plate u, &c.
This same kind of attachment can obviously be used in the case of Figs. 4 A, 5, 6, 7,
D 10 10

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The combination with a show card, tablet, or other similar base, of a metallic
spring clip, constructed and arranged substantially as hereindescribed and illustrated
upon the drawings in Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4, and for the purposes specified.
2. The combination with a show card, tablet, or other similar base, of the
modification of a metallic spring clip constructed and arranged substantially as
hereindescribed and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 5, 6, & 7, and for the
purposes specified.
3. The combination with a show card, tablet, or other similar base, of the modifica-
tion of a metallic spring clip constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 8, 9, 10, & 11 and for the
purposes specified.
4. The combination with a show card, tablet, or other similar base, of the modifica-
tion of a metallic spring clip constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 12, 13, & 14, and for the
purposes specified.
5. The combination with a show card, tablet, or other similar base, of the modifica-
tion of a metallic spring clip, constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 15, 16, & 17, and for the
purposes specified.
6. The combination with a show card, tablet, or other similar base, of the modifica-
tion of a metallic spring clip, constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 18, 19, & 20, and for the
purposes specified.
7. The combination with a show card, tablet, or other similar base, of the modifica-
tion of a metallic spring clip, constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 21, 22, & 23, and for the
purposes specified.
8. The combination with a show card, tablet, or other similar base, of the modifica-
tion of a metallic spring clip constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 24, 25, & 26, and for the
purposes specified.
Dated this 30th day of November 1888.