Improvements in Scarf Rings.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1892--Accepted, 23rd July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Scarf Rings.
FREDERICK ARTHUR WALTON 54 Hylton Street Birmingham Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I make a scarf slide of an oval form with two, three, or more joints or hinges,
similar in shape and construction to my previous Patent No. 878 dated March 5th,,
1879, but with the hinges or joints made in a simpler, stronger, and more perfect
manner, also with an improved gripping centre piece.
First I take a piece of springy metal say, two inches long and a quarter of an
inch wide and bend it into a bow form; this is the front or body of the slide or
ring. I cut away from each end of this bow, a piece of metal, on each side, say a
sixteenth of an inch wide and three sixteenths of an inch long, this leaves a tong at
each end of the bow an eighth of an inch wide and three sixteenths long.
Next, I take two side pieces about a quarter of an inch wide and half an
inch long. These side pieces may be made either of flat metal or round wire
bent into the above form. If they are made of flat metal, they must have.
two holes pierced in them near their ends about an eighth of an inch long.
Through one of these holes of each piece one of the tongs of the front bow is
passed and bent round forming a perfect hinge or joint. I then cut out an
oval piece of metal a quarter of an inch wide & half an inch long, and force two
tongs near the centre out of this piece of metal & at right angles to it of a similar
size. to the tongs at the ends of the bow. This is the centre, or gripping piece.
I join the two loose ends of the side pieces to the centre piece by means of these
two tongs, which are bent round similar to the tongs of the front bow. I thus have
a ring of an oval form, but hinged at each side & middle of the back, having an
oval plate hinged to, and lying against the back when open leaving a clear space for
the scarf or other article to be inserted. Then, by simply pressing the centre of
the back, towards the front the springy bow shaped front allows the centre joints
of the back to be forced forward, and directly they have passed a line where all the
hinges are parallel, the spring of the front forces the centre piece forward with
considerable force, and holds it against the inner side of the front piece, and if there
is a scarf or other material threaded through the ring while open the closing
will cause the same to be held tightly between the centre piece and the front
piece.
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I may dispense with the centre piece and join the two side pieces to each other in
a similar manner to the side joints of the front. Or I may make the back of some
springy metal, with no centre joint but simply hinged at the ends of the front piece
which in that case must be a much stronger spring to overcome the resistance of the
springy back piece.
Dated this 21st day of September 1891.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Scarf Rings.
FREDERICK ARTHUR WALTON 54 Hylton Street Birmingham Manufacturer
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: -
"I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows. I make a scarf
ring or slide of an oval form with two, three, or more joints or hinges, similar in
shape and construction to my previous. Patent No. 878 dated March 5th 1879 but
with the hinges or joints made in a simpler stronger and more perfect manner; also
with an improved gripping centre piece.
"
First I take a piece of springy metal, say two inches long and a quarter of an
inch wide and bend it into a bow form; this is the front or body of the slide or
ring. I cut away from each end of this bow a piece of metal on each side say, a.
sixteenth of an inch wide and three sixteenths of an inch long. This leaves a tong.
at each end of the bow an eighth of an inch wide and three sixteenths of an inch
long..
Next I take two side picces about a quarter of an inch wide and half an inch long.
These side pieces may be made either of flat metal or wire bent into the above form.
If they are made of fat metal they must have two holes pierced in 'them near their
ends about an eighth of an inch long. Through one of these holes of each piece
one of 'the tongs of the front bow is passed and bent round. forming a perfect' hinge
or joint. I then cut out an oval piece of metal a quarter of an inch wide and half
an inch long and force two tongs near the centre out of this piece of metal and at
right angles to it of a similar size to the tongs at the ends of the bow. "This is the
centre or gripping piece. I join the two loose ends of the side pieces to the centre
piece by means of these two tongs which are bent round similarly to the tongs of the
front bow. I thus have a ring of an oval form but hinged at each side and middle
of the back, having an oval plate hinged to and lying against the back when open
leaving a clear space for the scarf or other article to be inserted. Then by simply
pressing the centre of the back towards the front, the springy bow shaped front
allows the centre joints of the back to be forced forward, and directly they have
passed a line where all the hinges are parallel, the spring of the front forces 'the
centre piece forward with considerable force, and holds it against the inner side of
the front piece, and if there is a scarf or other material threaded through the ring
while open, the closing will cause the same to be held 'tightly between the centre
piece and the front.
may dispense with the centre piece and join the two side pieces together in the
same manner as the front is joined to the side, pieces. Or, I may make the back of
some springy metal with no centre joint but simply hinged to the ends of the front
picce, which in that case must be a much stronger spring to overcome 'the resistance
of the springy back piece.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings 'the
manner in which my invention may be performed.
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Figure represents the front metal blank of a scarf slide.
Figure III represents one of the side links.
Figure II represents the same curved into a bow form.
Figure IV the centre piece, front elevation.
Figure V the same but side elevation.
Figure VI the back elevation of the scarf slide linked or jointed together.
Figure VII the side elevation of slide when open.
Figure VIII the side elevation when closed.
The same letters represent the same parts in the several figures of the drawings.
a. a. are the tongs that being bent round as Figure II form two of the joints.
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page_text: b. b. are the holes in the side pieces through which a. a. and c. c are linked to form
the joints.
c. c are the tongs pressed out of the centre piece Figures IV and V and
form the central joints. The whole is linked up or jointed by inserting a. a. and o. o
through the holes b. b. of the two side pieces and bending them round forming
secure hinges. Then by pressing the back of Figure VII it forces the hinges c. c
forward gripping the article to be held tightly between the centre piece d and the
body or front of the slide and by pressing the side pieces back to their original
position as in Figure VII the scarf is released.
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) An improved method of hinging together the pieces of a scarf slide, herein
before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
(2) An improved form of the gripping centre piece which lies flat upon the side
pieces leaving a clear space for passing the scarf through the slide.
Dated this 14th day of June 1892.
FREDERICK ARTHUR WALTON.