AN IMPROVED STUD OR BUTTON
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOSEPH BOAM of 106 Hatton Garden E.C. London in the County of Middlesex
Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for AN IMPROVED STUD OR
BUTTON to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is an improvement in studs or buttons whereby
greater facility is given of securely holding together either few or many folds of
textile material by the elastic action of its movement. My Invention consists of a
back E (which can be made of any size design or material according to the purport
of its use) into which is fastened a tube B. At the top of B is a rim or burred
edge G. Inside B is fitted another tube A which has an extended base D. (This
prevents A from becoming detached or pulled out from the top of tube B through G.
Round A is a spiral spring C which keeps top of A down. At the top of A is
fastened a head piece F (which can be made of any size design or material according
to the purport of its use).
The special novelty of my Invention being an automatic-actioned stud or button
the front and back portions of which extend without becoming detached.

page_text: I JOSEPH BOAM of 106 Hatton Garden London E.C. in the County of Middlesex
Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for AN IMPROVED STUD
OR BUTTON and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this Invention is an improvement in studs or buttons whereby
greater facility is given of securely holding together either few or many folds of
textile material by the elastic action of its movement. My Invention consists of a
back E (which can be made of any size design or material according to the purport
of its use) into which is fastened a tube B. At the top of B is a rim or buried
edge G. Inside B is-fitted another tube A which has an extended base D. This
prevents A. from becoming detached or pulled out from the top of tube B. through G
and likewise holds spring C. in tube B. round A. is a spiral spring C which keeps
top of A down. At the top of A is fastened a headpiece F (which can be made of
any size design or material according to the purport of its use). The special novelty
of my Invention. being an automatic actioned stud or button the front and back
portion of which extend without becoming detached. The following important and
peculiar features of my Invention are 1st In its use, as a collar stud it entirely
prevents any pressure against the neck of the wearer the back and front portions
drawing themselves together. Also as a solitaire shirt stud boot legging or glove
button pressure against the person of wearer is entirely prevented. 2nd Being of
so little depth as to almost close together it takes up very little space and causes
no friction and cannot wear out buttonholes. 3rd Its elastic movement enables it
to enclose several folds of textile material with extraordinary ease. 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 an improved
stud or button with a shank capable of extending so as to allow for the varying
thickness of the garments. which it connects, constructed substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated.