Improvements in Fastenings for Fixing Loose Cuffs in the Sleeves of a Coat or Dress, and for other such like Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Fastenings for Fixing Loose Cuffs in the
Sleeves of a Coat or Dress, and for other such like Purposes.
I, CHARLES ALBERT WHALL of Worksop in the County of Nottingham Solicitor
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
-This Invention has for its object improvements in fastenings for fixing loose
cuffs in the sleeves of a coat or dress and for other such like purposes.
The fastening is composed of two separate parts-one consists of a piece of hard
wire with a certain amount of spring. in it bent at its centre until the two parts of
the wire on either side of the bend are brought together or are made to cross one
another so as to form a small circular loop. A curved bend is also formed in each
part of the wire close up to the small circular loop-the concave sides of these
bends being towards one another, so as to form between them an oval circular
eye. The ends of the wire beyond these bends are made to diverge away from one
another and at the extremity of each end is formed a small loop:
The other part of the fastening is a stud with three flanges.
When the fastener is to be used for fixing a loose cuff in the sleeve of a coat or
dress the stud is fixed in the cuff through a button hole in the ordinary way leaving
two of the flanges uppermost.
If the cuff is made with the stud holes in the middle the stud in this invention
would supply the place of any other but if the cuff is fastened with a link or stud
at the front end a separate hole would have to be made at the rear or upper end
of the cuff but need not be made in both sides of it.
The wire portion of the fastening is stitched in the inside of the sleeve with the
diverging ends pointing up the arm, the stitches being placed through the three
small loops before mentioned. The cuff when put on is pushed sufficiently up the
arm for the stud to pass the wire the stem of the stud is then brought between
the diverging ends of the wire and the cuff is pulled down till the stem of the stud
enters the oval or circular eye with one flange above and the other below it.
To remove the cuff the cuff has to be pushed up till clear of the wire and then
turned slightly on one side to prevent it recatching it can then readily be
taken off.
The advantages derived from forming a cuff fastener in the above manner are:-
1. That it holds the cuff in its place.
2. That it saves the trouble of pinning.
3. That it saves the wear and tear to the coat dress or cuff through the use
of pins.
4. That the cuff is easily fixed and easily removed.

page_text: Improvements in Fastenings for Fixing Loose Cuffs in the
Sleeves of a Coat or. Dress, and for other such like Purposes.
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I CHARLES ALBERT WHALL of Worksop in the County of Nottingham Solicitor
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 has for its object improvements in fastenings for fixing loose cuffs
in the sleeves of a coat or dress and for other such like purposes.
The fastening is composed of two separate parts-one consists of a piece of hard
wire with a certain amount of spring in it bent at its centre until the two parts of
the wire on either side of the bend are brought together or are made to cross one
another so as to form a small circular loop. A curved bend is also formed in each
part of the wire close up to the small circular loop-the concave sides of these
bends being towards one another so as to form between them an oval or circular
eye. The ends of the wire beyond these bends are made to diverge away from one
another and at the extremity of each end is formed a small loop.
The other part of the fastening is a stud with three flanges or it might be an
ordinary stud with two flanges and a sufficiently long stem.
The drawings hereunto annexed shew the two parts of a fastening formed as
above described.
Figure 1 shews the wire portion of the fastening.
Figure 2 an edge view of a stud with three flanges and Figure 3 a perspective
view of the same.
When the fastener is to be used for fixing a loose cuff in the sleeve of a coat or
dress the stud is fixed in the cuff through a button hole in the ordinary way
leaving two of the flanges uppermost if a three flanged stud be used.
If the cuff is made with the stud holes in the middle the stud in this invention
would supply the place of any other but if the cuff is fastened with a link or stud
at the front end a separate hole would have to be made at the rear or upper end of
the cuff but need not be made in both sides of it.
The wire portion of the fastening is stitched in the inside of the sleeve with the
diverging ends pointing up the arm, the stitches being placed through the three
small loops a a a before mentioned. The cuff when put on is pushed sufficiently
up the arm for the, stud to pass the wire the stem of the stud is then brought
between the diverging ends of the wire and the cuff is pulled down till the stem of
the stud enters the oval or it might be circular eye with one flange above and the
other below it.
The diverging ends form as it were a funnel mouth to the oval or circular eye so
that no difficulty will be experienced in causing the stem of the stud to enter into
this eye.

page_text: To remove the cuff the cuff has to be pushed up till clear of the wire and then
turned slightly on one side to prevent it recatching it can then readily be taken off.
The advantages derived from forming a cuff fastener in the above manner are:-
1. That it holds the cuff in its place.
2. That it saves the trouble of pinning.
3. That it saves the wear and tear to the coat dress or cuff through the use
of pins.
4. That the cuff is easily fixed and easily removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Baid
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A wire fastening formed substantially as herein before described and
illustrated at Figure 1.
2. A stud with three discs or flanges on the stem substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1886.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.