Improvements in Collar Studs, Solitaires, and Sleeve Links.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 23rd May, 1894-Accepted. 7th July. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Collar Studs, Solitaires, and Sleeve Links.
ROBERT BAULD King's Head, Market Place Bexley Heath, Kent, Engineer
WILLIAM REFORM ASHDOWN 4 High Street, Crayford Kent, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists of the following as applied to collar studs sleeve links and
solitaires. A portion or portions of any suitable shape or dimensions is or are so
made by means of a slot or slots, so as to be capable if forced of springing in and
out, it being understood that the metal has sufficient elasticity to resume its original
size when the said pressure is removed. Thus a part or parts of above mentioned
articles is or are to be so made as to permit of a portion or portions to pass through
an aperture or apertures, the latter being smaller than the part or parts which is or
are made to pass through the said aperture or apertures.
This is effected by the aperture or apertures springing out and becoming larger,
or the part or parts made to pass through springing in and becoming smaller, or
both may occur.
The said aperture or apertures contain at a suitable part an enlargement which
when occupied by an enlargement of the part or parts passed through permits of
the portion or portions resuming its or their original size or sizes, which proves an
effectual method of holding the detachable portions together. The accompanying
drawing shows the stem of a stud made so as to spring in and then resume its
original size, the lower portion being made suitable to receive it. We do not bind
ourselves to make the above mentioned articles any particular way, divers methods
of employing our invention being possible.
Signed this 28th day of August 1893
ROBERT BAULD.
WILLIAM REFORM ASHDOWN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Collar Studs, Solitaires, and Sleeve Links.
ROBERT BAULD King's Head Bexley Heath Kent Engineer WILLIAM
REFORM ASHDOWN 4 High Street Crayford Kent Engineer, 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 :-
Our invention consists of the following as applied to collar & shirt studs,
solitaires, and sleeve links, a portion or portions of any suitable shape or dimensions
is or are so made by means of a slot or spaces so as to be capable if forced of
springing in and out, it being understood that the metal has sufficient elasticity to
resume its original form when the said force is removed. A part hereinafter called
the stem is made with an enlargement at its extremity and is provided for a suitable
distance with a slot or space in the direction of its length which permits of it
collapsing or springing in thus becoming smaller. In this condition it is made to
pass through an aperture of suitable dimensions, the said aperture being contained
within any of the parts which go to make up the aforementioned articles and to
which it is desired to attach the aforementioned stem.
En

page_text: The said aperture being enlarged at a suitable place allows when the parts are
placed together the enlargement on the stem to spring out the difference between
the sizes proving a speedy & effectual method of holding the detachable parts
together.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the way in which our invention is
.carried out.
Fig. A, shows a sleeve link complete, the button B being detachable. The
spring stem C, as herein shown is conveniently attached to the button D, whilst
the back of the button B, is provided with an aperture of suitable dimensions
through which the spring pin can be forced and then expand which holds the parts
together.
Figs. E, F, G, H, I, shows its application in detail to shirt and collar studs and
solitaires, a collar stud drawn on a large scale being chosen as an example.
Figs. E, F, show in detail the plan and elevation of the detachable parts of a
- collar stud.
Fig. G shows in section the stud complete, Fig. H giving an exterior view of the
stud complete, Fig. I being the plan common to Figs. G H.
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.
Improvements in collar, and shirt studs, solitaires, and sleeve links, wherein the
detachable parts are held together, by means of parts therein being made capable
of springing in and out, the temporary alteration in size being utilised to allow of
them going together, whilst when together their capability of resuming their
original size forms a speedy & effectual method of holding the detachable parts
together.
Dated this 00nd daw of M-1004
ROBERT BAULD.
WILLIAM REFORM ASHDOWN.