Improvements in Scarf Slides, Finger Rings, Bracelets, Leg Rings, and other Ornamental Rings.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 16th Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Scarf Slides, Finger Rings, Bracelets, Leg Rings,
and other Ornamental Rings.
I, JOHN COOPER, of 46, Warstone Lane, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention consists of the hereindescribed improvements in scarf slides, finger
rings, bracelets, leg rings and other ornamental rings for wear, such for instance as
those rings which are used for fastening children's sleeves and are commonly known
"children's tie ups." By my invention the said scarf slides, rings and bracelets
are so constructed as herein described that they have a certain amount of elasticity
at the back part and therefore will fit better than when made rigid in the
usual way.
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I will describe my invention as applied to a scarf slide which as is well known
is an ornamental metallic ring through which the scarf is threaded.
In carrying out this invention I make the back portion of the scarf slide in the
form of one or more thin coiled wire or other metal springs which at the ends is or
are hooked or jointed or otherwise connected to the side portions of the scarf slide.
By this arrangement either a thick or a thin scarf can be passed through the slide
the spring accommodating itself or the springs accommodating themselves to the
thickness of the scarf and enabling the scarf slide to grip and hold a thin scarf
equally as well as a thick one. The said spring may if desired be covered with
short metal or other tubular portions or beads threaded on the spring so as the
Instead of a coiled metal spring
better to prevent the spring rubbing the scarf.
an indiarubber or other spring or springy substance may be used.
My invention is applied to finger rings and to bracelets and leg rings and
to children's tie ups similarly as above described with reference to scarf slides.
Dated this 10th day of May 1894.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Scarf Slides, Finger Rings, Bracelets, Leg Rings,
and other Ornamental Rings.
I, JOHN COOPER, of 46, Warstone Lane, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturing Jeweller, 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 of the herein described improvements in scarf slides
(through which scarfs are threaded) finger rings, bracelets, leg rings and other
ornamental rings for wear, such for instance as those rings which are used for
By
fastening children's sleeves and are commonly known as "children's tie ups."
my invention the said scarf slides rings and bracelets are so constructed as

page_text: herein described that they have a certain amount of elasticity at the back part and
therefore will fit better than when made rigid in the usual way.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a back elevation of a scarf slide constructed according to this invention;
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same closed and Fig. 3 is a plan of the same open; Fig. 4
shews a modified form of the same;
Fig. 5 is a sectional plan (on an enlarged scale) of a finger ring constructed
according to this invention and
Fig. 6 is a part sectional plan of a bracelet constructed according to this
invention.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures.
In a scarf slide constructed according to this invention I make the back part A
of the scarf slide in the form of a thin coiled wire or other metal spring which at
one end a' is jointed to one of the side portions 162 of the front B of the
scarf slide which is made bow shaped. The other end a³ of the spring A is as
shewn made hooked to engage with a cross pin 63 fixed to the other side piece b² of
the front B.
By making the back in the form of a coiled spring as described either a thick or
thin scarf can be passed through the scarf slide the spring A accommodating itself
to the thickness of the scarf and enabling the scarf slide to grip and hold a thin
scarf equally as well as a thick one. The spring A is by preference made hooked
at one end a² as described and shewn so as to be opened as shewn in Fig. 3 before
being placed on the scarf but it is to be understood that if preferred both ends
of the spring may be permanently fixed to the terminations 61 62 of the front
part B.
I may similarly make the scarf slide with two springs A' A* (see Fig. 4) or
with more than two springs. The front B is rigid and may be of any suitable
design.
In the finger ring Fig. 5 the spring A is permanently connected to the
terminations of the front B and on the spring A there are threaded a number
of short metal tubular portions marked e the ends of which fit together so that the
ring has the appearance of being solid and the spring A is hidden from view but
the latter allows of the ring expanding to pass over the wearer's finger joints when
the ring is being placed on or removed from the finger.
The spring or springs of the scarf slide first above described may similarly have
short tubular portions c threaded on them which will prevent the spring rubbing
the scarf.
In the bracelet Fig. 6 the spring A is covered with short tubular parts c
similarly to the finger ring (Fig. 5) (or the spring may be uncovered) and both
ends of the spring are pernianently connected to the terminations b¹² of the metal
front part B. Or one end of the spring A may be made to hook as in the scarf
slide first above described.
The finger ring and the bracelet may similarly be made with two or more springs
at the back and connected at the ends to the terminations 61 62 of the front B as
will readily be understood.
Instead of making the spring A or springs of coiled wire it or they may be made
of elastic.
My invention is applied to leg rings and to children's tie ups similarly as above
described with reference to scarf slides, finger rings and bracelets.
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 I
claim is :-
1. In a scarf slide, finger ring, bracelet, leg ring or children's tie up the
combination of a bow shaped rigid front portion and a coiled wire or other like
spring back portion connected to the extremities of the bow shaped front so as to

page_text: form an expansible scarf slide, finger ring, bracelet, leg ring or children's tie up,
substantially as herein set forth.
2. In a scarf slide, finger ring, bracelet, leg ring or children's tie up, the
combination of a bow shaped rigid front portion and a coiled wire or other like
spring back portion permanently jointed to one extremity of the bow and adapted
to hook on to the other extremity of the bow so as to form an expansible scarf
slide, finger ring, bracelet, leg ring or children's tie up, substantially as herein-
before described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying
drawings.
3. In a scarf slide, finger ring, bracelet, leg ring, or children's tie up, the
combination of a bow shaped rigid front portion and a coiled wire or other like
spring back portion covered with short tubular portions threaded thereon and
connected to the extremities of the bow shaped front so as to form an expansible
scarf slide, finger ring, bracelet, leg ring, or children's tie up, substantially as
herein set forth.
Dated this 9th day of February 1895.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.