Improvements in Sleeve Links and analogous Dress Fastenings.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sleeve Links and analogous Dress Fastenings.
I, WILLIAM CHARLES ALLDRIDGE, of 107, Spencer Street, in the City of Bir-
mingham, Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to sleeve and other analogous links and dress fastenings,
and has for one of its objects, to effect the joining up of the heads or buttons
of such links without soldering, and for another object, to provide such fasten-
ings with detachable heads, buttons or fronts.
According to one form of my invention, the fetter or joining up link, which
is of the shape of a figure 8, is made up of a pair of crossing arms or members,
jointed to one another at their middles alike unto a double pair of calipers and
with their ends curved inwardly in opposite directions, and overlapping or
rabated into one another, so that when these arms are assembled with their
extreme tips made to overlap, they form as it were a double loop, the ends of
which are connected or engaged with the shanks of the heads before the two
halves 'or members are secured together. Thus the two members of the link are
loosely pivoted and when about to be engaged with the shanks they are opened
out and then infibulated with the said shanks, after which they are 'locked
together or fastened by a snapping or similar action. The snapping catch may
be formed by a small tooth or the like on the one end of one member engaging
within a sinking in the adjacent end of the other link, but any fastening which
will attain the same purpose may be employed.
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By the employment of a fetter link which admits of being opened in this
nanner, a means is provided whereby the heads may be removed and others of
a different character substituted at pleasure.
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In case that a permanent connection of the heads to the improved' fetter link
is required, then, after the parts have been assembled, the parts are rigidly con-
nected by tightly rivetting up the pivot or pin which passes through the over-
lapping middle parts of the respective arms.
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According to another form of my invention the middle link or fetter is made
solid, whilst the shanks at the backs of the buttons are made in two hinged
together parts arranged to open and close caliper like with the ends arranged
to overlap after being engaged with the loop ends of the middle fetter and then
be fastened by a snapping or spring action.
In either of the forms described intermediate or joining up links may be pro-
vided between the shanks and the middle or fetter link.

page_text: Improvements in Sleeve Links and analogous Dress Fasteninės.
I, WILLIAM CHARLES ALLDRIDGE, of 107, Spencer Street, in the City of Bir-
mingham, Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to sleeve and other analogous links and dress fasten-
ings, and has for one of its objects, to effect the joining up of the heads or
buttons of such links without soldering, and for another object, to provide such
fastenings with detachable heads buttons or fronts.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents a back view of a sleeve
link constructed in accordance with my invention.
Figure 2 is an edge view thereof.
Figure 3 shows the fetter link opened out before the connection of the heads.
Figure 4 represents an end view of the fetter link in its closed position, whilst
Figure 5 shows an end view of the same when opened.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several
figures of the drawings.
According to one form of this invention, the fetter or joining up link a,
which is of the shape of a figure 8, is made up of a pair of crossing arms or
members b, c, jointed to one another by a pin or rivet d, at their middles alike
unto a double pair of calipers and with their ends b', c', curved inwardly in
opposite directions and overlapping or breaking joint with one another, so that
when these arms, are assembled with their extreme tips made to overlap, they
form as it were a double loop, the ends of which are connected or engaged with
the shanks e¹, of the heads e before the two halves or members are secured to-
gether. Thus the two members of the link are loosely pivoted and when about
to be engaged with the shanks they are opened out and then infibulated with
the said shanks, after which they are locked together or fastened by a snapping
or similar action. The snapping catch may be formed by a small key projection,
such as 6, on the one end of one member engaging within a corresponding sink-
ing such as in the adjacent end of the other link, but any fastening which
will attain the same purpose may be employed.
By the employment of a fetter link which admits of being opened in this
manner, a means is provided whereby the heads may be removed and others of
a different character substituted at pleasure.
In case that a permanent connection of the heads to the improved fetter link
is required, then, after the parts have been assembled, the parts are rigidly con-
nected by tightly rivetting up the pivot or pin which passes through the over-
lapping middle parts of the respective arms.
Figure 6 represents a modification of joining up link, in which, instead of
the component parts crossing one another, one member b, of the links a, may
form one rigid side of the link, whilst the other side is made up of two hinged
or jointed halves c and, the whole being collectively jointed together at the
middle by a pin or rivet d, whilst the ends 1,4, of the members overlap and
break joint with one another when the fetter link is engaged with the heads
and may be locked in this position by a snap action or other fastening, such as
that shown in Figures 1 to 5.
In either of the forms described, intermediate or joining-up links may be pro-
vided between the shanks and the middle or fetter link.

page_text: 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:-
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First: In sleeve links and analogous dress fastenings, making up or forming
the joining-up link or fetter of a pair of crossing arms or members, jointed
together at their middles and with their ends curved or directed inwards and
overlapping so as to break joint, the said arms, when assembled, thus forming
a double loop, with which the shanks of the heads of the link are connected or
engaged before the said arms or members are secured together, substantially
as and for the purposes herein described, and as set forth in Figures 1 to 5 of
the accompanying drawings.
Secondly: In fetters or joining-up links of sleeve links as referred to in the
preceding claim, securing or locking together the component arms or members
by a key or projection on the one end of each arm engaging or snapping into
a corresponding recess or sinking in the opposite overlapping end of the other
member, substantially as and for the purposes herein described and as set forth
in Figures 1 to 5 of the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly: The modified form of joining-up link or fetter for sleeve links in
which the said fetter is made up of three parte arranged, combined and secured
together substantially as herein described, and as set forth in Figure 6 of the
accompanying drawing.
D Lin 4th day of November 1900