An Improved Stud for Collars, Cuffs, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1894-Accepted, 30th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stud for Collars, Cuffs, and the like.
WILLIAM JOHN LEES 28 Wheeler Gate Nottingham Watchmaker and Jeweller,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in studs used with collars, cuffs, fronts and
the like, the object being the construction of a stud in two parts, which are so
arranged that when brought together they cannot be accidently separated from
each other.
According to one arrangement the stud has a hollow back from which projects a
slotted tube, and the front part is provided with a pin upon which are projections
corresponding in number and position to the slots in the tube attached to the
back.
When the stud is to be worn the back tube is passed through the article and
the front pin into the back tube, after which the front pin is turned and
prevented from accidentally turning back again by springs or catches in the hollow
back.
In another arrangement the slotted tube is fitted to the front of the stud and the
other parts arranged accordingly.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stud for Collars, Ouffs, and the like.
WILLIAM JOHN LEES 28 Wheeler Gate Nottingham Watchmaker and Jeweller
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 improvements in studs and solataires such as are used
with collars, cuffs and fronts.
Now the object of the invention is the production of a stud or solataire in two
parts which are so arranged that when fastened together in the article it is impossible
for the two parts to be accidentally separated.
In carrying out this invention the pin on the front part of the stud hereafter
referred to as the front pin has one or more projections at or near the end of the
same. The tube on the back part of the stud is made with slots which correspond
in number and position with the projections on the front pin. The lower or back
part of the stud is hollow, and is fitted with a flat spring which is normally in
contact with the end of the slotted tube, the lower end of which projects within the
hollow bottom and has notches in it corresponding in number and position to the
projections on the front pin.
A similar construction may also be applied to studs in which the tube is not
rigidly attached to the hollow bottom.
In a modification the notches are made in a piece placed below the spring which
is perforated to allow of the front pin passing through it.

page_text: inis invention 18 Illustrated by the accompanying sheet of drawings which are
referred to in the following description.
Fig. 1. is an elevation of the front. pin and the sectional elevation of the lower
part of a stud, the notches in this stud being formed in the lower end of the slotted
tube.
Fig. 2. are the same views of a stud as Fig. 1, but the notches are below the
spring.
Fig. 3. is a sectional elevation of a stud in which the slotted tube is not rigidly
attached to the hollow bottom.
Figs. 4 and 5 are sections of modified forms of the slotted tube.
Referring to the stud shown in Fig. 1 the top a, of any ordinary shape and
material, has fastened to it a pin b upon which is a projection c. The bottom d of
the stud is hollow and has a tube e fastened to it, this tube having a collar fat its
top end and a slot g from top to bottom, while the lower end h projects within the
hollow bottom and has a notch i. Within the bottom is a spring placed near to,
or touching the end of the tube e. With this stud the lower part is first passed
through the ends of the article it is desired to fasten, after which the pin b is
placed within the tube e and pressed down against the action of the spring until
the projection c can be turned into the notch i, in which position it is held by the
spring. To separate the parts the front pin must be pressed down until the
projection c is clear of the notch and then turned until it can be drawn out of
the tube.
In the modification shown in Fig. 2 the parts a¹ b¹ c¹ d¹ e¹ ƒ¹ g¹ and ♬ are the
same as the parts marked a bed de fg and j in Fig 1, except, that the lower
end of the tube e' does not project within the bottom d and the spring has a
hole of the same section as the tube. In this arrangement the projection c is
passed through the spring before the pin is turned, and the top part is held in its
turned position by a notch in a cam shaped piece m attached to the bottom d'.
The spring is held from turning by forked pieces n, and similar means may be
applied to the other arrangements if desired. In this stud the front part must be
pulled forward before it can be removed instead of being pushed backward as in
the stud shown in Fig. 1.
In the stud shown in Fig. 3 the tube is held in the bottom d by a collar o and
from being pushed back with the front part by a pin p which is attached to the
collar and passes through the spring, to within a short distance of the bottom. The
other parts of this stud work in the same way as the corresponding parts of the stud
shown in Fig. 1.
The sections of tubes shown in Figs. 4 and 5 may be used instead of an ordinary
round section when it is desired to make a stud which will not turn in the article.to
be fastened.
There may be two or more projections on the front pin and corresponding slots
and notches in the tube. The notches and spring may also be formed in the top
part of the stud, and the other parts correspondingly altered.
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 stud or solataire in which the pin is provided with one or more projections
the tube with slots, and the tube or a separate piece with notches, the slots and
notches corresponding with the projections on the pin, and in conjunction with the
above, a spring placed within the hollow top or bottom of the stud or solataire and
arranged to hold the projections on the pin within the notches when the former have
been placed within the latter substantially as shown and described in the
accompanying drawings and Specification.
2. A stud or solataire constructed as shown in Fig. 1 and described in the
accompanying Specification.

page_text: 3. A stud or solataire constructed as shown in Fig. 2 and described in the
accompanying Specification.
4. A stud or solataire constructed as shown in Fig. 3 and described in the
accompanying Specification.
W. H. POTTER, M.I. Mech. E.,
Newcastle Chambers, Nottingham, Agent for the Applicant.