Improvements in Fastenings for Bracelets, Necklets, Chains, or other similar Articles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 25th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Bracelets, Necklets, Chains, or
other similar Articles.
I FREDRIC GRIFFITH, of Warstone Lane, in the City of Birmingham, Mann-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
parts constituting a fastening device which is primarily intended for use in bracelets
and necklets, but which may also be applied to purses, bags, chains, cigar and
cigarette cases or other similar articles.
It consists broadly as follows:-
Upon one of the two parts of the articles which are to be secured together, is a
pivotted or jointed lever, the front end of which is shaped to take into a recess,
hole or catch hereinafter described, which is upon the other (second) part of the
article. This lever is further shaped at its other (manipulating) end, so that it
may be readily pressed downwards in order that its front end may be raised clear
of the aforesaid recess,
hole or catch. A spring is placed beneath the said lever
whose tendency is always to keep its front end down in the recess, hole or, catch.
This lever is let into the part to which it is secured, so that its upper or top side
is flush or level with such part, in order that no projection shall be offered, by
which during wear may be unwittingly caught and cause the unlocking of the
device.
Upon the other (second) part of the article as before mentioned is formed a
forward part, in which is made a recess or hole, which serves as a catch into which
the nose or fore part of the lever aforesaid enters, when it (the catch) is pressed
thereunder. The entering end or part of the catch piece is bevilled somewhat to
facilitate its entrance.
For the withdrawal or unlocking of the two parts, it is only necessary to press
down the rear end of the lever, when they may be readily separated.
Dated this 28th day of November 1892.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Bracelets, Necklets, Chains, or
other similar Articles.
I, FREDRIC GRIFFITH, of Warstone Lane, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturer, 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 relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
parts constituting a fastening device, which is primarily intended for use in
bracelets and necklets, but which may also be applied to purses, bags, chains, cigar
and cigarette cases or other similar articles.
It consists broadly as follows:-
Upon one of the two parts of the article which are to be secured together, is a
pivotted or jointed lever, the front end of which is shaped to take into a recess,
hole or catch, hereinafter described, which is upon the other (second) part of the.
article. This lever is further shaped at its other (manipulating) end, so that it
may be readily pressed downwards in order that its front end may be raised clear
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page_text: of the aforesaid recess, hole or catch. A spring is placed beneath the said lever,
whose tendency is always to keep its front end down in the said recess, hole or
catch. This lever is let into the part to which it is secured, so that its upper
side is as near flush or level as permissible with such part, in order that no
projection shall be offered, which during wear may be caught and unwittingly cause
the unlocking of the device.
a catch
pon the other (second) part of the article as before mentioned is formed
a forward part, in which is made a recess or hole, which serves as
into which the nose or fore part of the lever aforesaid enters, when it (the catch)
is pressed thereunder. The entering end or part of the catch piece is bevilled
somewhat to facilitate its entrance.
For the withdrawal or unlocking of the two parts, it is only necessary to press
down the rear end of the lever, when they may be readily separated.
In order to more clearly describe these my improvements, I have appended
hereunto an illustrative sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and numbers
of reference, similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same
thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a side view of this my invention as applied to a bracelet, the latter
being shown in part sectional elevation.
Fig. 2, is an end view of the same.
Fig. 3, is an enlarged detailed detached view of the fastening showing the nose
of the lever raised for the withdrawal of the catch.
Fig. 4, is an end view of the parts shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 5, is a sectional view showing the application of this my invention to a
necklet or chain &c.
Fig. 6, is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 5, when disengaged.
7 and 8 are the two parts to be secured to each other; 9 is the lever pivoted
at 10, having at its front end the somewhat book shaped nose 11, whilst at its rear
end is provided a nick or other suitable shape 12, which is usually depressed by
the thumb nail (as shown in Fig. 3, in dotted lines). 13 is a spring, whose front
end 14 presses upward against the underside of the rear part of the lever 9, and
thus tends always to press downwards the nose 11. Upon the part 8 is now fixed
the catch 15, whose front end on one or both sides is bevilled to facilitate its passage
beneath the nose 11 of the lever. In this catch is made the hole or recess 16,
into which the nose of the lever may fall as seen in Figs. 1 and 5.
As will be readily seen, it is only necessary to push the part 15 forward beneath
the nose 11 of the lever 9, when the latter will ride over it and fall into the recess 16,
when the fastening is complete.
In order to unfasten the device; by pressing down the part 12, the nose 11 of
the lever 9, is raised clear of the catch 15, when they may be separated.
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 :-
In bracelet, necklet, or similar fastenings, the combination of the pivoted lever 9,
having the hook nose 11, and spring 13, with the catch 15 having the recess 16,
constructed and operating as set forth and illustrated.
Dated this 24th day of August 1893."
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.