IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR ARTICLES OF DRESS STUDS AND SOLITAIRES
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS, of 14, Tottenham Court Road, London, in
the County of Middlesex, Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature
of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR ARTICLES OF DRESS
STUDS AND SOLITAIRES, to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of two parts-I fix to the top of a stud a wire pillar
having a groove or hollow turned on it. To the bottom or underneath part of the
stud 1 place a split spring tube, with a groove or hollow made therein, to correspond
and receive inside of it, the wire pillar of the upper part.
By connecting the two parts together, after having placed the underneath part
into the shirt-front or cuff, or other article, the same is kept there by a lip at the
mouth of the spring tube, and they become safely fastened by the spring tube
clasping into the groove of wire pillar, where it remains till removed by the act of
the wearer, there being no doubt of its security against accidental removal by the
strength of spring requiring force to detach the one part from the other, and the
disarrangement of linen is not made, by the simple manner of connecting the stud
or solitaire to the same.

page_text: I JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS of 14, Tottenham Court Road, London in
the County of Middlesex Manufacturing Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of
my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR ARTICLES OF DRESS, STUDS,
AND SOLITAIRES, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention consists of two parts. I fix to the top of a stud a wire pillar having
a groove or hollow turned on it, to the bottom or underneath part of the stud,
I place a split spring tube, with a groove or hollow made therein, to correspond
and receive inside of it, the wire pillar of the upper part.
By connecting the two parts together after having placed the underneath part
into the shirt front or cuff, or other article, the same is kept there by a lip at the
mouth of the spring tube, and they become safely fastened by the spring tube
clasping into the groove of wire pillar, where it remains till removed by the act of
the wearer, there being no doubt of its security, against accidental removal by the
strength of spring requiring force to detach the one part from the other, and the
disarrangement of linen is not made, by the simple manner of connecting the stud
or solitaire to the same.
My Invention will be more readily understood by referring to the Drawings
hereunto annexed, Fig. 1. shows the stud or solitaire in a fixed or clasped position.
Fig. 2. a view of the top part of same detached, Fig. 3. the underneath part
showing lip at A. which when passed through cuff or other article will remain
ready for the attachment of top part; B & C show grooves or hollows in top and
underneath parts of stud, Fig. 3. also shows the split in tube at D. D. for gaining
spring, Fig. 4. shows the split in lip and bottom of underneath part of stud, Fig. 5.
illustrates also the same.
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
A stud or solitaire fastening having a pillar with groove, allowing the use of
underneath part with tube arranged with groove, to fit pillar groove, on top part,
and split through as shown in the Drawings.
Fig. 3. 4. and 5. to gain springing or clasping power for securely detaining the
two parts together, requiring force to detach the said parts from each other.
Dated this First day of January 1ssi.
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