A BRACELET WITH AN IMPROVED FASTENING."
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co.,
Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for the Invention of
A BRACELET WITH AN IMPROVED FASTENING." A communication from
abroad by the Company Veuve Aug. Barbier et Fils and Fernand Maloubier,
of Paris. France.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 4th November 1879.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "A BRACELET WITH AN IMPROVED FASTENING."
[A communication from abroad by the Company Veuve Aug. Barbier et Fils and
Fernand Maloubier, of Paris, France.]
Heretofore the fastening or securing of bracelets upon the arm of the wearer has
been effected by means of a small spring-piece or snap arranged to move in a
direction perpendicular to the width of the bracelet, and it frequently occurs if
the latter happens to be struck that it becomes unfastened and falls.
In a bracelet constructed according to the present Invention the same is secured
upon the arm of the wearer by means of a latch or bolt provided upon one branch
of the bracelet, the nose of which latch engages with a catch-piece or basp upon the
other branch, the said latch or bolt being arranged to move in the direction of the
width of the bracelet. To open a bracelet secured by a fastening made according
to this Invention it is necessary to lift the latch to disengage it from the hasp, and
this is effected by means of a key, or otherwise, as hereinafter explained.
It will therefore be seen that this fastening for a bracelet comprises a latch or
bolt, a catch piece or hasp, and a key (when a key is used for opening).
In carrying the said Invention into practice I unite the two parts or branches of
the bracelet in the usual manner by means of a hinged joint. At the other end of
one of these parts or branches the said latch or bolt is placed, being held by a
suitable supporting piece, and is so made or arranged as to spring into position
when released from the action of the key or other device used for lifting the latch ;
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page_text: the latter is so arranged that it will move in the direction of the width of the
bracelet so that its nose or point may catch behind the hasp provided at the
corresponding end of the other part or branch of the bracelet, when it is desired to
secure the latter on the arm of the wearer, and may be released from the said hasp
when it is desired to remove the bracelet. The latter may be opened by lifting the
said latch by means of a key, as aforesaid, which is inserted in a key-hole provided
for the purpose, and the said key way form an ornament to the bracelet, being
attached thereto by a small chain. The opening may however be effected by any
other suitable means, for example, the latch may be lifted by a small pin placed in
an aperture provided in the bracelet in such a manner that in pressing the said pin
it will lift the end of the latch. This pin may remain attached to the bracelet; or
I may in some cases merely provide the aperture so that the wearer may use an
ordinary pin or any other suitable pointed article for lifting the latch.
This improved fastening device may be employed for bracelets of all kinds,
whatever may be their form, or dimensions, or the material of which they are
made.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Robert Lake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 4th
May 1880.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "A BRACELET WITH AN IMPROVED FASTENING."
A communication from abroad by the Company Veuve Aug. Barbier et Fils and
Fernand Maloubier, of Paris, France.
Heretofore the fastening or securing of bracelets upon the arm of the wearer has
been effected by means of a small spring-piece or snap arranged to move in a
direction perpendicular to the width of the bracelet, and it frequently occurs if the
latter happens to be struck at this part that it becomes unfastened and falls from
its place.
In a bracelet constructed according to the present Invention the two parts of the
same are connected and secured upon the arm of the wearer by means of a latch or
bolt provided upon one branch of the bracelet; the nose of this latch engages with
a catch piece or hasp upon the other branch, the said latch or bolt being arranged
to move in the direction of the width of the bracelet. To open a bracelet secured
by a fastening made according to this Invention it is necessary to raise the latch to
disengage it from the hasp, and this is effected by means of a small key or other
device, which is preferably secured to the bracelet by a small chain. It will
therefore be seen that this fastening for a bracelet comprises a latch or bolt, a catch-
piece or hasp, and a key, similar to those of an ordinary lock, and for this reason I
term bracelets provided with this improved fastening "lock-bracelets" (bracelets-
serrures.)
In the accompanying Drawing,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bracelet shewing the interior at the part of
the same adjacent to my improved fastening, as it appears when open, and
Figure 2 is a similar view shewing the exterior of the said parts when open.
Figure 3 is a perspective view shewing the bracelet closed.
The remaining Figures are hereinafter described.
The two parts or branches of the bracelet are of ordinary construction and are
hinge-jointed at o. One of these parts or branches carries the latch or bolt a
sustained by the supporting piece b. The said bolt has a spring-action and is
capable of being displaced or sprung in the direction of the width of the bracelet,
so that its nose or hook will engage with or hook over the hasp or catch-piece c
when released. The latch a is shewn detached froin the bracelet in Figure 4.
When it is desired to remove the bracelet the latter may be opened by lifting the
nose of the latch a by means of the key d, which is inserted as in a lock into the
keyhole e. This key may at the same time form an ornament to the bracelet, being
attached thereto by a small chain f, as shewn in the Drawing. The opening may
however be effected by any other suitable means other than a key, for example,
the latch may be lifted by a small pin g, as shewn in Figures 5 and 6, which are
perspective views of the bracelet shewing the interior and exterior at the parts
adjacent to the fastening. Figure 7 shows the said pin detached. This pin may
remain attached, to the bracelet, as shewn in Figures 5 and 6, or I may in some
cases merely provide an aperture i, as shewn in Figure 8, so that the wearer may
use an ordinary pin or any other suitable pointed article for lifting the latch and
opening the bracelet. In all cases however the latch is moved in the direction of
the width of the said bracelet.
This improved fastening device may be employed for bracelets of all kinds
whatever may be their form, or dimensions, or the material of which they are
made.

page_text: Having thus fully described the said Invention, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim,
A bracelet whose two parts are united by a catch or bolt which is capable of
movement in the direction of the width of the bracelet, the said catch being raised
when it is desired to open the bracelet by means of a key, pin, or similar device,
either attached to or separate from the same, as above set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this First day of May, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty.