An Improved Cuff-holder.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 12th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cuff-holder.
I, ALFRED GEORGE GROVES of 8, Unity Street, Saint Augustines, in the
City and County of Bristol, Estate Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in an improved device for retaining detached shirt cuffs
or wristbands at any point to which they may be adjusted on the arm of the wearer,
who is accordingly enabled to control the extent of cuff appearing beyond the end
of the coat sleeve.
The appliance consists of a pair of plates connected by a hinge and having an
intervening spring the normal tendency of which is to keep the plates in contact at
the lower ends and, consequently, apart at the upper end. The plate which is
uppermost when the appliance is in use is sewn or otherwise secured to the inside or
lining of the coat sleeve so as to lie over the upper side of the forearm. A con-
venient and ready method of attachment is by "safety" pins passed through
sockets provided in the upper plate.
In order to insert the cuff or wristband, pressure is applied to the rear end of the
clip, and the plates are thus forced apart at the front. The upper end of the cuff is
then passed into the open jaw and the pressure aforesaid having been removed, the
cuff is seized. It is not, however, rigidly held, the tension of the spring at the
hinge being such as to permit of the cuff being drawn down or pushed back while
still in the grasp of the clip. The grasp of the clip is improved by roughening
either plate or by applying an india-rubber band thereto.
Dated this 20th day of August 1891.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol Bank Buildings, Bristol, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cuff-holder.
I, ALFRED GEORGE GROVES, of 8 Unity Street, Saint Augustines, in the
City and County of Bristol, Estate Agent, 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 consists in an improved device for retaining detached shirt cuffs
or wristbands at any point to which they may be adjusted on the arm of the wearer,
who is accordingly enabled to control the extent of cuff appearing beyond the end
of the coat sleeve.
The appliance consists of a pair of plates or limbs connected by a hinge and
having an intervening spring the normal tendency of which is to keep the plates or
limbs in contact at the lower ends and, consequently, apart at the upper ends. A
band of india-rubber intervenes between the plates or limbs at the front end of the
clip. The plate or limb which is uppermost when the appliance is in use is sewn or
otherwise secured to the inside or lining of the coat sleeve so as to lie over the
upper side of the forearm. A convenient and ready method of attachment is by
"safety" pins passed through sockets provided in the upper plate. The cuff or
wristband is inserted in the clip by pushing the cuff up the sleeve into the mouth
of the clip, thereby forcing the limbs apart. The cuff is thus seized between the
india-rubber band and the lower limb. The cuff is not immovable in the clip but
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page_text: is so held as to be capable of being drawn down or pushed back while still in the
grasp of the clip.
In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 represents a side view of my appliance for
holding detached cuffs or wristbands. Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
The appliance consists of a pair of plates or limbs a and b hinged together as
at c and having an intervening spring e normally tending to keep the plates or
limbs a and b in contact with each other at the front end, that is to say, at that end
which when the appliance is in use is towards the hand of the wearer.
Between
the plates or limbs is a band of india-rubber 7, as shown. When the appliance is
in use the plate or limb a is attached to the inside or lining of a coat sleeve so as
to lie over the upper side of the forearm of the wearer. In the example illustrated
in the drawing the plate or limb a is adapted for attachment by "safety" pins, a
mode of attachment which is both convenient and expeditious. The safety pins are
passed through the sockets or eyes f and through the lining of the coat sleeve.
But the plate or limb a may, instead of being thus attached, be secured by sewing
or other means.
The cuff or wristband is introduced into the clip by pushing the cuff up the
sleeve in the usual way, and the upper end of the cuff is guided into the clip by the
curvature of the mouth thereof. The cuff is held between the india-rul ber band r
and the lower plate or limb b, the tension of the spring being so adjusted as to
permit the ready introduction of the cuff. The cuff is not, however, rigidly held,
inasmuch as the power of the spring e is such as to permit of the cuff bein drawn
down or pushed back while still in the grasp of the clip.
Under a modification the inner face of either plate or limb is roughene t the
front end as an alternative to the use of the india-rubber band r.
Instead of the coiled spring e shown in the drawing, other kinds of spring .ay
be employed.
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
claim is :-
An appliance for attachment to the inside or lining of a coat sleeve for holding
detached cuffs or wristbands at a point or points to which at the will of the wearer
they may be pushed or pulled, the said appliance consisting of a pair of plates or
limbs such as a and b hinged together as at c and having an intervening spring
normally tending to close the appliance at the front or lower end whereat is a band
of india-rubber, or its equivalent, interposed between the plates, substantially as
hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 11th day of September 1891.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol Bank Buildings, Bristol, Agent.