Improvements in Sleeve Links, Solitaires, and such like Artioles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1896
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Improvements in Sleeve Links, Solitaires, and such like Artioles.
I, JOHN CHESHIRE of 187 Great King Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in sleeve links, solitaires and such
like articles by which greater facility is obtained for threading them through the
cuffs or other portions of the dress. I will explain the principal of the invention
as applied to sleeve links :-
The back plate or back of each head has a staple or projection fastened thereto
of percussion shape, that is to say the staple is attached to the plate a short distance
from each end the ends forming a notch or undercut part while the centre portion
is cut away into an arched oblong slot. The link or coupling uniting the t:vo
heads consists of a plate with a slot hole at each end finishing with an enlarged
hole at the outer end of each slot the intermediate part between the two slots is
the solid metal plate. When the two heads are placed in line with the link and
pushed inwards the undercut portion of each shank slides over the link plate and
remains so solid and firm that both heads may be forced through the holes in the
cuffs without any bending and they are therefore easily put into or withdrawn
from the cuffs or other parts.
Dated this 20th day of January 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Sleeve Links, Solitaires, and such like Articles.
I, JOHN CHESHIRE of 187 Great King Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of iny said, invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in sleeve liuks, solitairs and such
like articles by which greater facility is obtained for threading them through the
cuffs or other portions of the dress. I will explain the principle of the invention
as applied to sleeve links:-
The back plate or back of each head has a staple or projection fastened thereto
of peculiar shape, that is to say the staple is attached to the plate a short distance
from each end the ends forming a notch or undercut part while the centre portion
is cut away into an arched oblong slot. The link or coupling uniting the two heads
consists of a plate with a slot hole at each end finishing with an enlarged hole at
the outer end of each slot the intermediate part between the two slots is the solid
metal plate. When the two heads are placed in line with the link and pushed.

page_text: Inwards the undercut portion of each shank slides over the link plate and remains
so solid and firm that both heads may be forced through the holes in the cuffs
without any bending and they are therefore easily put into or withdrawn from the
cuffs or other parts.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double-sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improved links.
Figure 1 is a plan view of the underside of one of my links.
Figure 2 is an elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the plate P and head A with the bar B connected.
Figure 4 is a plan view of the underside of another form of plate P.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the bar B.
Figure 6 is a plan view of the same.
Figure 7 is an elevation of another form of bar B'.
Figure 8 is a plan view of Figure 7.
Figure 9 is a sectional elevation of the coupling C.
Figure 10 is a plan view of same.
Figure 11 is a sectional elevation of the pearl D and cup E for connecting the
bar to the same.
Figure 12 is a plan view of the cup E.
In carrying my invention into practise I form the bar B by suitable tools with
two projections 62, 68 a short distance from each end and the centre portion 6*
between cut away. These projections are soldered or otherwise fastened to the
under side of the plate P as shown clearly at Figure 3 leaving a space between
the ends of the bar and the under side of the plate. After this bar has been
connected I slit it in the centre so as to pass the eye c' of the coupling C through
and it is then soldered together again. The other eye formed at the opposite
end of the coupling is fastened on to the other plate in a similar manner thus
forming the complete sleeve link. When manufacturing these couplings I form a
recess on either side of the inner edge of eye c¹ and a projection on the inner
edge of the eye c².
The bar B is slotted down the centre at 6 as shown at Figure 8 and also
recessed at 6 and is soldered to the plate P1 and the end of the coupling con-
nected in the manner as above described. In order to facilitate the threading of
this link through the cuff or other portion of the dress the two heads are placed in
line with the coupling and pushed together the end of the bar B will then slide
into the recess and the projection will enter the slot 6 in the bar B¹ thus
holding the heads of the links solid and firm in a line with the coupling until
they have been threaded into the cuff. Instead of forming the eyes of the coupling
differently they may both be formed alike in which case if they were both formed
like then both bars on each plate would be like B or if they were formed like c
both bars would be like B'.
Figure 11 shews my improved method for connecting the bar to a pearl, glass or
other like head D on the underside of which I form a hole which is recessed at d¹.
Into this hole I place the cup E which has previously been fastened to one of the
bars. This cup is then knocked or pressed which causes the edges to spread out
into the recess d¹ by which means the pearl is securely connected to the bar.
When applying my invention to solitaires I connect the head of the solitaire to the
link as shewn at Fig. 13 and this link is connected to the bar B as hereinbefore
described and as shewn at Fig. 14. To fasten this solitaire to the cuff the link is
pushed under the head of the bar as shewn at Fig. 15.
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 :-
1st. The improvements in sleeve links, solitaires, and such like articles consisting
essentially of a bar such as B or B' in combination with a coupling such as

page_text: constructed in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore
described and shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
2nd. Connecting a bar such as B or B to a pearl glass or such like head in
combination with a coupling such as C in the manner and for the purpose sub-
stantially as herein before described and shown upon the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Dated this 6th day of October 1896
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant..