Improvements in Sleeve-holders.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1889
Specification Accepted, 1st June, 1889
Improvements in Sleeve-holders.
We, HERMANN NEUMANN, of 72, Mercers Road. Holloway, Civil Engineer, and.
PERCY WHITE, ROSHER, of 37, Walbrook, E.C. Chartered Accountant, 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 a contrivance for retaining the sleeve of a garment in
proper position on the arm during the act of putting on an outer garment; and it is
principally designed for ladies' use, for preventing the sleeves of a dress or indoor
garment from slipping up the arm when the latter is introduced into the sleeve of a
jacket or other outdoor garment having tightly-fitting sleeves, or otherwise.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification wherein one form of the contrivance is illustrated in figure 1, as in use.
Figures 2 and 3 represent the construction and operation of two other modifications
of the contrivance.
This sleeve-holding device consists of a pair of tongs in combination with a cord
the two members a a of the tongs being crossed and pivoted together at 6 and
furnished with disc-shaped jaws c roughened or faced with a material, such as india-
rubber, which will enable them to retain their grip without slipping. The tongs are
pressed open by a spring 9 and the cord d is attached directly or indirectly to the
tail ends of the tongs in such a way that strain on the cord will cause the jaws c to
close together. Three different modes of producing this closing action of the tongs
by the tension of the cord, are illustrated in the drawings. In figure 1e e are a pair
of toggle links jointed respectively to the tail ends of the members a and to each other,
the cord d being attached to the last mentioned joint. In figure 2 the tongs are
shewn closed together in full lines and opened out in dotted lines. In this example
each end of the cord d is made fast to the tail end of the member a and passed
through a hole in the end of the other member, through which the cord is free to
run, the running of the cord being facilitated, if necessary, by a small friction
roller mounted in the hole through which the cord runs, in order to prevent wear of
the cord. The ends of the cord pass in opposite directions and the closing action

page_text: will be apparent from the drawing. In figure 3 the cord is attached to a T-shaped
slider having eyes at the extremities of its cross-member which slide upon the
limbs a of the tongs which diverge slightly towards their tail ends, in order that the
outward sliding motion of the slider f will draw the tail ends closer together and
so close the jaws c. In all these arrangements, the grip of the jaws increases
proportionately to the tensional strain on the cord which is made of sufficient length
to be wound round the thumb and thus held firmly whilst the hand is passed through
the sleeve of the outer garment. The length of the cord will be such as to enable
the device to be used for long or short sleeves. When the cord is slackened after
using the contrivance the spring opens the jaws and releases their hold to enable
the contrivance to be withdrawn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A sleeve holding contrivance, consisting of a pair of tongs formed by crossed
members a jointed together at b and furnished with jaws c in combination with a
spring g to separate them and with a cord d to close them, the ends of the cord being
respectively attached each to one tail end of one member a and each running through
a hole in the other member, substantially as specified.
2. A sleeve holding contrivance, consisting of a pair of tongs formed of crossed
members a jointed at 6 and having jaws e in combination with a spring g to separate
them and with a pair of links ee jointed together and to the tail ends of the
members a and with a cord d attached to the middle joint of the toggle, substantially
as specified.
3. A sleeve holding contrivance consisting of a pair of tongs formed of crossed
members a jointed at 6 and having jaws c and with a slider f movable along the
diverging tail ends of the members a and with a spring g to draw the slider
towards the pivot 6 for opening the jaws and with a cord d attached to the slider for
moving it in the opposite direction to close the jaws substantially as specified.
Dated this 26th day of April 1889.
H. NEUMANN.
P. W. ROSHER.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.