IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACELETS OR ARMLETS
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Henry Peake, of Gerrard Street, Soho, in the
County of Middlesex, Jeweller, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
BRACELETS OR ARMLETS."
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Sealed the 31st May 1878, and dated the 13th March 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Henry Peake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th March 1878.
WILLIAM HENRY PEAKE, of Gerrard Street, Soho, in the County of Middlesex,
Jeweller. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACELETS OR ARMLETS.”
This Invention has for its object improvements in the construction of bracelets or
armlets, so that they can be readily passed over the hand of the wearer, and then
close upon the wrist or arm, and be securely held or retained in the desired position
thereon. For this purpose I construct a bracelet. or. armlet in two parts or halves
jointed or hinged together, one or both of the joints being combined with a spring
(advantageously enclosed in a box), which constantly acts to cause the two parts or
halves to fold or close together, and thus clasp or embrace the arm when placed
thereon.
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Bracelets or armlets of this character may be ornamented with jewels or other-
wise, according to the taste or fancy of the wearer.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Henry Peake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 12th
September 1878.
WILLIAM HENRY PEAKE, of Gerrard Street, Soho, in the County of Middlesex,
Jeweller. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACELETS OR ARMLETS."
This Invention has for its object improvements in the construction of bracelets or
armlets, so that they can be readily passed over the hand of the wearer, and then
close upon the wrist or arm, and be securely held or retained in the desired position
thereon. For this purpose I construct a bracelet or armlet in two parts or halves
jointed or hinged together, one or both of the joints being combined with a spring
(advantageously enclosed in a box), which constantly acts to cause the two parts
or halves to fold or close together, and thus clasp or embrace the arm when placed
thereon.
Bracelets or armlets of this character may be ornamented with jewels or other-
wise, according to the taste or fancy of the wearer.
And in order that my Invention may be clearly understood, and readily carried
into practice, I will proceed to describe the Drawings hereto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows a plan, and Figure 2 an edge view in perspective of a bracelet or
armlet a formed in two parts or halves, hinged or jointed together at a¹, a², the
joint at a having a spiral spring connected to the ends of the two parts, so as to
draw them together, as shown at Figure 2, in order that they may clasp the arm
of the wearer, and thus retain the armlet in any desired position upon the arm.
Figures 3 and 4 show a side and edge view of the box or case b containing the
spiral spring c. The box or case containing the spring c is formed with a bayonet or
other shaped slot b¹, in which the end of the armlet a, fastened to one end of the
spring c, moves to and fro, and from which it can be readily detached when required.
The other end of the spring c is fastened to the centre of spring box or case b
attached to the armlet a.
The method of connecting the two parts of a bracelet or armlet together so as to
cause then to clasp the arm of the wearer may be varied without departing from
the nature of my Invention, which consists in jointing the two parts or halves of a
Üracolet or armlet together so as to secure it in position (by means of a spring) upon
the arm of the wearer, substantially in the manner herein-before described, and
represented in the Drawings annexed.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Henry Peake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
WILLIAM HENRY PEAKE. (L.S.)