A NEW OR IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE CUFF HOLDER
Year: 1885

page_text: I CLEMENT HAWXWELL of 22 Belgrave Road Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer .do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"A NEW OR IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE CUFF HOLDER to be as follows that is
to say
"
This invention has for its object a new or improved cuff holder which is capable
of adjustment in order that loose cuffs worn upon the wrists may be easily adjusted
so as to retain almost any desired position upon the wrists either forward or
backward and without removing the cuffs from the wrists. My invention is as
follows.
.To a suitable hole by preference near the bottom of the cuff which is already
contained in most cuffs now sold I attach my new holder by either a hook or
a button or other device. Connected with the hook or button or other holding
device is a plate or other attachment from which indeed the button or hook may
be formed and which projects downwards ending with a spring clasp consisting of
two jaws hinged in a recess formed at the lower end. The jaws when made the
shape of a double V with projecting ears upon which they are pivoted will lie quite
flat upon the sides of the recess the two edges of the jaws which meet may beve
teeth or be serrated at the edge to hold fast and they are kept close by a suitable
coiled or other spring inside the recess. Or the plate or attachment may be formed
into one jaw with another hung to its front and which are also kept close by
a suitable coiled or other spring much like a paper clip so that pressure at one end
will open the jaw and the spring will close it. It will be clearly understood that
these spring jaws may be attached to the edge or other part of the sleeve of the
shirt or lining of the coat so as to always maintain a regular position and that in
this way they may be adjusted in a moment.
1007
GEORGE BARKER,
Agent for the Applicant,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.

page_text: I CLEMENT HAWXWELL of 22 Belgrave. Road Birmingham in the County, of
Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object a new or improved cuff holder which is capable
of adjustment in order that loose cuffs worn upon the wrists may be easily adjusted
so as to retain almost any desired position upon the wrists either forward or
backward and without removing the cuffs from the wrists. My invention is as
follows:-
To a suitable hole by preference near the bottom of the cuff which is already
contained in most cuffs now sold I attach my new holder by either a hook or
a button or other device. Connected with the hook or button or other holding
device is a plate or other attachment from which indeed the button or hook may
be formed and which projects downwards ending with a spring clasp consisting of
two jaws hinged in a recess, formed at the lower end.
The jaws when made the
shape of a double V with projecting ears upon which they are pivoted will be quite
flat upon the sides of the recess the two edges of the jaws which meet may have
teeth or be serrated on the edge to hold fast and they are kept close by a suitable
coiled or other spring inside the recess. Or the plate or attachment may be formed
into one jaw with another hung to its front and which are also kept close by
a suitable coiled or other spring much like a paper clip so that pressure at one end
will open the jaw and the spring will close it. It will be clearly understood that
these spring jaws may be attached to the edge or other part of the sleeve of the
shirt or lining of the coat so as to always maintain a regular position and that in
this way they may be adjusted in a moment.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have
shown two ways in which the invention may be applied..
Figure. 1. is a side view of the cuff holder.
Figure. 2. is a plan of Figure. 1.
Figure. 3. is an inverted plan of the same.
Figure. 4. is a cross section on line, A, B.
Figure. 5. is an end view showing the cuff holder shut.
Figure. 6. is an end view showing the same cuff holder open..
The main body or frame of the cuff. holder is the plate A which is stamped from
one piece of metal the end being bent round to form the hook A¹. The end ears a²
and a³ are also formed out of the same plate. Each of the jaws B and B are also
made from one piece of metal the ears 6 of which there is one at each end come
together as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 so that they lap inside each other and
between the ears a³ and a³ of the frame or plate A. The ends of the jaws ³ and b
project beyond the sides of the plate A so that they can easily be pressed between
the thumb and finger which opens the jaws as shown by Figure 6. In wearing
these cuff bolders the hook end A' is put through the button hole of the cuff and

page_text: the jaws B and B₁ tako hold of any part of the sleevo of the shirt or coat which
keeps the cuff in a set relationship thereto. It will also be seen that as the jaws
will take hold of any portion of the sleeve that the cuff may be caused to project
more of less according to the taste of the wearer.
It will be clearly understood that various modifications of the shape and of the
parts may be made without departing from the principle of the invention such for
instance as that shown by Figure 7 front view, Figure 8. one side view and
Figure 9 the other side view. with Figure 10 the end view. Here it will be seen
that the button E¹ is used' instead of the hook A¹ in the previous case and that the
cuff holder is in this case made from two pieces of metal viz E and K. The ears e³
and e³ are turned up from the main plate E and the ears and ³ from the plate K
with the spring m hung upon the pivot pin n to keep the jaws shut. The action
in this case is very similar as the button end E' is put into the button hole of the
cuff and the jaw takes hold of any portion of the sleeve for adjustment.
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
The new or improved adjustable cuff holder of a part A¹ or E' for connecting to
the cuff with a jaw for adjustment to any part of the sleeve substantially as herein
set forth.