Improvements in Metal Studs and Buttons, and in the Means of Attaching them to Textile and other Fabrics.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May. 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Studs and Buttons, and in the Means of
Attaching them to Textile and other Fabrics.
I, SAMUEL THOMAS HUNTER, of No. 5, Brandon Villas, Charlotte Street,
Bristol, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in studs or buttons, primarily for use on
leggings and similar articles made of leather, but adapted also for a variety of
other purposes, and in articles made of leather, textile, and metal substances: and
has for its object to provide a stud and button that may be readily inserted in any
suitable material, and shall have a firm and reliable shank, and over which any
flexible material may be buttoned, or against and around which a slot in a metal
plate may engage.
My invention consists in providing a metal disc or button-head of any required
size, and attaching thereto a shank which will be solid for a short distance,
according to the space which the button or stud is required to stand above the
material in which it is inserted the bifurcated rivet now generally used is
practically identical with this part of the stud, the head of the rivet forming the
button, and the undivided part the shank: a flat circular disc, conveniently a
little smaller than the button, is also provided, and in this a couple of holes are
made to receive the legs of the shank the circular disc is then laid on the material
to which the stud is fastened, and the rivetting appliances already in use will
drive the legs through the holes of the disc and material, and clench them on the
other side, the junction of the legs resting on the bar which divides the two holes
in the disc, will prevent the head or button from being pressed too far into the
material, and thus form a firm and solid shank.
:
Another method of forming and fastening the stud is to make the rivet with the
circular disc attached to the shank at the right distance from the head, the
bifurcation commencing at the lower side of the disc, the stud is then driven
into the material and rivetted as already described or the circular disc may have
a round hole in the centre to which a short cylinder is attached at right angles to
the disc, something like an ordinary eyelet hole, but with a flat rim and the
cylinder of a uniform size instead of tapering, then the disc is put on the material
with the cylinder upwards, and a tubular or bifurcated rivet passed through the
disc into the material and clenched, the cylinder which surrounds the upper part of
the rivet forming the shank of the button or stud.
In case it is required to attach the stud to metal, as is done for legging aud
corset fasteners, the holes are punched directly in the metal instead of the circular
disc, and the bifurcated rivet put through the holes and clenched, the bar between
the holes forming a stop to prevent the rivet from being driven too far.
Dated thin Och dow of M. 1902

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Studs and Buttons, and in the Means of
Attaching them to Textile and other Fabrics.
I, SAMUEL THOMAS HUNTER, of No. 5, Brandon Villas, Charlotte Street,
Bristol, Manufacturer, 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 :—
My invention relates to improvements in studs and buttons primarily for use on
leggings and similar articles made of leather and other material, also adapted for
use on a variety of articles, whether made of leather, metal, or textile substances,
the object being to provide a button or stud of any required shape that can be
readily inserted in any suitable material, and will when fixed have a firm and
reliable shank, over which any flexible material may be buttoned or fastened, or
against and around which any slot or hole in a metal plate may engage.
The nature of my invention and the means for carrying the same into effect will
be more fully explained in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings:
Fig. 1 represents an ordinary bifurcated rivet as now in general use, but preferably
made with a larger head or button and with the solid part (from the head to the
bifurcation) rather longer than usual, Fig. 2 is a plan, and Fig. 3 a section of a
metal disc, preferably raised in the centre, as shown, with a couple of holes through
which the legs of the rivets are passed, the bar in the disc forming a stop for the
rivet, thus making a shank for the button or stud between the head and disc:
Fig. 4 shows the rivet put through the disc ready for insertion in the material, and
Figs. 5 and 6 are elevation and section respectively of a button fixed in the material
by any ordinary pressing machine used for bifurcated rivets. Figs. 1 to 6 illustrate
the most simple mode of forming and inserting buttons and studs according to my
invention. Other means will be employed to produce the same result, of which the
remaining figures serve as illustrations.
Fig. 7 is a repetition of Fig. 1, Fig. 8 is a plan, and Fig. 9 a section of a disc
with an inner flange like a stout eyelet, through which a rivet as shown in Fig. 7,
or an ordinary tubular rivet is passed, the flange forming a stop on which the head
of the rivet rests, as shown in Fig. 10, and when inserted in the material, the rivet
will be clenched as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.
As before mentioned, the heads of the studs may be made of any required shape,
and Figs. 11 and 12 illustrate a hook to which the bifurcations are attached, this
will permit them to be inserted in the upper part of laced boots to wind the laces
round, instead of the hooks now used, for which holes have to be punched before
they are inserted: Fig. 13 shows a rivet made with the disc as an integral part
thereof, with the bifurcation below, this stud is specially adapted for insertion in
the metal springs of leggings and stay fasteners, holes being punched therefor in
the metal as shown in Fig. 14; ordinary bifurcated rivets may also be used on the
metal plates without a disc, when holes are punched for their reception as shown,
the piece of metal left between the two holes forming a stop on which the solid part
of the rivet may rest.
Other means of inserting and fastening the button or stud to the material may
be adopted, but those shown and described appear to be the most suitable for the
purpose, which is to form a firm shank between the material and the under side of
the button or stud, over which any textile or similar material can be fastened.
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. The construction of a metal stud or button with a disc or flange (forming an
integral part thereof or attached thereto when used), to prevent the button or stud

page_text: being inserted too far in the material by the pressing machine, and to form a firm
and reliable shank to receive any materials that may be required to be fastened
thereto, substantially as and for the purposes herein described and set forth in the
drawings.
2. The insertion of bifurcated rivets in metal plates by means of holes punched
therein, the dividing bar forming a stop on which the solid part of the rivet rests to
form a stud or button above the plates, substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 10th day of February 1894.
J. G. WESTLAKE,
2, John Street, Bristol, Applicant's Agent.