Improvements in or connected with Spring or other Clips or in Means for Attaching Studs, Buttons, or the like to Articles of Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 16th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 25th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Spring or other Clips or in
Means for Attaching Studs, Buttons, or the like to Articles of
Wearing Apparel.
I, GEORGE WATERWORTH YOUNGER, of No. 187 Amhurst Road, Hackney
Downs, in the County of London, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to Improvements in or connected with Spring or other
Clips, or in Means for Attaching Studs, Buttons, or the like, to Articles of
Wearing Apparel, and has for its object, primarily, to enable a stud, or button, to
be attached to any part of a shirt sleeve, wristband, or other article of dress, in
order to retain a loose cuff, or other article of dress, in position, or to be attached
to a neckband to fasten a collar in position, or otherwise as may be required.
For this purpose I take an oblong, or other suitably shaped frame, formed of
metal wire, or strip metal, or the like, and I bend the same at or about the centre
of its length and double one part upon the other forming, thereby, a kind of clamp,
and upon each side of the upper portion, or jaw, of such clamp, and near the bend,
I form an eye which overlaps the lower portion or jaw, and also temper the device
so as to cause the two jaws to naturally spring apart if pressed together, and upon
the upper jaw of this clamp, and standing up therefrom, I fix a headed stud,
button, or other suitable device, adapted to receive the stud hole of a cuff, or to
perform the duties of a stud or button in the particular position in which it may be
placed.
Within the eyes aforesaid I place the pivots of a bent loop, or lever, formed of
metal wire, or sheet metal, the short arm or loop of which bears against the under-
side of the lower jaw of the clamp, and the longer arm or loop, which is set at an
obture angle to the shorter, is continued till it is approximately the same length as
the jaw against, or upon, which it lies when the device is closed.
By depressing the aforesaid long arm the jaws are closed, through the short arm
bearing against the underside of the lower jaw and forcing it against the upper one,
thus firmly attaching the device to whatever may be placed within or between the
jaws. By raising the long arm the device is detached, the natural spring of the
tempered metal facilitating the action.
By the means hereinbefore described I obtain a simple and inexpensive form of
spring clip, which is adapted to be attached to any part of a shirt sleeve, or other
article of dress, and which by its stud, button, or corresponding part, will retain a
loose cuff, collar, or other article of dress, in any desired position, and generally
serve the purpose of a stud button or the like.
I sometimes dispense with the stud, button, or the like, and employ the clip
separately as an ordinary clip, and in lieu of forming the clip by bending wire, or
strip metal, into the required shape, as hereinbefore described, 1 may form the
same out of sheet metal by stamping, or otherwise.
In place of adapting a clamp, or clip, which is operated by means of a lever, or
its equivalent, as hereinbefore described, I may form a more or less rigid clamp by
bending strip or ribbon metal, for which purpose I take an oblong, or other
suitably shaped, piece of metal, more or less as herein before described, and double
one part upon the other, but leaving a small space between the upper and lower
portions, or jaws, and through the upper jaw, and at the outer, or opposite, end to
the bend, 1 make a small hole, which I thread to receive a screw.

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I next take a metal stud, button, or its equivalent, or partly metal and partly
any other suitable material, with a longer shank than usual, and having the lower
end of such shank screwed to fit the threaded hole aforesaid, and I also attach a
fixed, or loose, washer to the extreme end of such screwed portion, after passing
such screwed portion through the threaded hole aforesaid.
The device is fixed, or attached, to any desired article, or fabric, by placing the
article within, or between, the jaws of the clamp, and then turning the stid, button,
or the like, until the washer is screwed firmly upon the article lying upon the inside
of the lower jaw of the clamp and, correspondingly, a reversal of this action, or
unscrewing, will release the article when desired.
When the aforesaid washer is screwed firmly down, sufficient of the plain, or
unthreaded, portion of the shank stands up above the upper jaw to allow of the
stud, button or its equivalent, being conveniently used for its particular purpose, as
herein before specified.
In lieu of bending strip, or ribbon, metal, as hereinbefore stated, into the required
shape, may form same from sheet metal by stamping, or otherwise, and I may
also temper the device in some cases.
Dated this Second day of January 1894.
G. W. YOUNGER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Spring or other Clips or in
Means for Attaching Studs, Buttons, or the like to Articles of
Wearing Apparel.
1, GEORGE WATERWORTH YOUNGER, of 187 Amhurst Road, Hackney Downs,
in the County of London, Gentleman, 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 spring or other clips, and to appliances for attaching
studs, buttons, and analogous articles to garments; and has primarily for object to
enable a button or stud to be attached at will, to any part of a shirt sleeve,
waistband, neckband, or other portion of a garment, in order thereby to connect
and retain in position a loose cuff or collar or other article of attire.
In carrying out my invention I first form the clip, which in its simple or primary
form consists of a loop or strip of metal bent double, or piece of wire similarly
treated. To this clip a stud with button or mushroom head is attached, either
Bolidly or by a screwed shank, and in the latter case the stud forms a set screw to
faster the clip to a garment. When the stud is fixed solidly to the clip, two lugs
or loops are added, in the eyes of which a small lever is pivotted, and this tiny lever
serves to compress and fasten the clip to the garment. On the bend or fold of the
clip two small lugs may be added and connected together by a bar or short piece of
wite. This fitting serves to receive a tape whereby the clip can be suspended or
connected to another garment.
In its double form the clip has two folds or loops, and is chiefly designed for
connecting trousers to pants, and for like purposes.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which
Fig. 1 shews an elevation, Fig. 2 a plan and Fig. 3 a bottom view of my spring
clip in its simplest form, as designed for a cuff fastener, tie clip, or neckband stud.
It is furnished with a stud having a screwed shank, which screws into a thread cut
in the fold of the clip, said screw terminating in a disc or broad foot.
Fig. 4 shews a perspective view, and Fig. 5 a side elevation of one form of my
clip with bar and lugs for suspension. This form is designed for a stocking
suspender and for like purposes.

page_text: Fig. 6 is a perspective view, and Fig. 7 a side elevation, of a similar clip to
that shewn in Figs. 4 and 5, but with the bar in the centre of the fold.
Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a clip with fixed stud and lever for attaching to the
garment.
Fig. 9 is a side elevation of a similar clip to that shewn in Fig. 8, but made
of wire.
Fig. 10 is a perspective view and Fig. 11 a side elevation of a double clip
designed for attaching pants to trousers and for like purposes.
Fig. 12 shews a perspective view of a cuff with one of my fasteners attached, as
required, when loose cuffs are worn over the fixed cuffs on the shirt. The fixed
cuff v is turned down as shewn, and the stud 6 engages with the button hole x and
so holds the fixed cuff in place; the loose cuff w, shewn by dotted lines, is then
slipped over the fixed cuff, and is secured by the button holes y y, which receive
the stud band hold the two cuffs in position.
Fig. 13 shews a perspective view of another fastener for connecting pants to the
waistband of trousers. The loop shewn passes behind the trousers button
(shewn in dotted lines) which prevents it from slipping on the waistband; the top
of the drawers being held by the back clip and screw as shewn in Figs. 10
and 11.
Fig. 14 shews a side view of Fig. 13.
In all the above figures, a is the loop of metal forming the primary form of clip.
a is the loop of metal forming the second clip.
b is the head of the stud.
c is the shank of the stud.
d is the screw on the shank of the stud.
e is an enlarged or raised part of the clip which is threaded to receive the
screw d.
fis a depression formed in the lower fold of the clip to receive the end of the
screw and thus ensure a proper grip of the garment.
g is a disc or washer at the end of the screwed shank; the surface of this disc
may be roughened or corrugated, to ensure a proper grip, if required.
hh are two lugs, connected by the bar i.
k is a small lever, the short end of which serves to press together the two jaws of
the clip.
In all cases the inside of the jaws of the clip may be roughened, corrugated, or
indented to ensure a firm grip of the garment placed between them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A clip or clamp with a lever or adjustable screw in combination with a stud
or button, as herein described and set forth.
2. A double clip with lever or screw, and with or without a stud, as herein
described & set forth.
Dated this 16th day of March 1894.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicaut.