IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR BROOCHES, SLEEVE LINKB, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY ORNAMENT, AND DRESS
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Carron, of Birmingham, in the County,
the Invention of
of Warwick, Machinist, for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
FASTENINGS FOR BROOCHES, SLEEVE LINKB, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY
ORNAMENT, AND DRESS."
Sealed the 23rd September 1873, and dated the Sth April 1873.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Carron at the
Office of the Cor rissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
8th April 1873.
"1
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I, WILLIAM CARRON, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
PROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR BROOCHES, SLEEVE LINKS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF
JEWELLERY, ORNAMENT, AND DRESS," to be as follows;-
My Invention consists of the improvements herein-after described in
constructing and arranging the parts of a fastening applicable to
brooches, sleeve links, and other articles of jewellery, ornament, or dress,
such for example as solitaires, cravat pins, bracelets, necklaces, and belts
or bands.

page_text: For convenience of description I will describe my Invention in con-
nection with a sleeve link. At the back of the front plate of the
fastening is a flat box or chamber containing the parts herein-after
described. External to the said chamber is an arın or loop which is
passed through the two holes in the edges of the sleeve to be fastened.
This arm or loop is carried by an axis which passes into the box or
chamber described, near one end thereof, the said arm or loop turning
That
upon the axis in a plane parallel to the face of the sleeve link.
part of the axis within the hollow chamber carries a wheel or disc of a
circular figure.
On the edge or periphery of this disk, and on each side
thereof the branches of a doubled spring respectively bear, so that there
is considerable resistance to the motion of the arm or loop of the
fastening, in consequence of the pressure of the said spring. Two
notches are made at opposite points in the periphery of the disc, in
which notches the ends of the branches of the doubled spring engage
respectively, when the arm or loop is either in its opened position or
closed position, and fix it in that position, until by the application of
considerable pressure the arm or loop is moved through such an angle as
to disengage the doubled spring from the notches. The front plate of
the fastening has a small block at its back which fits between the
branches of the spring in the box or chamber described, and thereby
gives support to the said spring.
The free end of the arm or loop of the fastening is notched or hooked,
the notched or hooked part engaging when the arm or loop is turned
on to the box or chamber with a curved shoulder on the said box or
chamber. By this means the lifting of the arm or loop and the strain
consequent thereon is effectually prevented.
In using the fastening the arm or loop is turned from off the back of
the fastening, and is then passed through the holes in the edges of the
sleeve; the body of the fastening is then turned upon the axis described
through a half circle. By this motion the said body is brought over the
arm or loop, and fixed in that position by the doubled spring described.
The end of the arm or loop bearing against the curved shoulder at the
back of the box or chamber described prevents the arm or loop being
disengaged from the sleeve.
When my Invention is applied to such articles as require the arm to
be pointed to enable it to pierce the dress or fabric to which it is to be

page_text: attached, I fix at the back of the box or chamber a small projecting
piece or guard under which the point of the arm is passed, and by which
the said point is protectēd,
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said William Carron in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 8th October 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
CARRON, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Machinist, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Eighth day of April, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, in the
thirty-sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said William Carron, Her special
licence that I, the said William Carron, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said William Carron, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
FASTENINGS FOR BROOCHES, SLEEVE LINKS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF JEWELLERY
ORNAMENT, AND DRESS," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the
said William Carron, my executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and
in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be
filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
IN
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Carron, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement thereof, that is to say:-
My Invention consists of the improvements herein-after described in
constructing and arranging the parts of a fastening applicable to

page_text: brooches, sleeve links, and other articles of jewellery, ornament, or dress,
such for example as solitaires, cravat pins, bracelets, necklaces, and belts
or bands.
For convenience of description I will describe my Invention in
connection with a sleeve link. At the back of the front plate of the
fastening is a flat box or chamber containing the parts herein-after
described. External to the said chamber is an arm or loop which is
passed through the two holes in the edges of the sleeve to be fastened.
This arm
or loop is carried by an axis which passes into the box or
chamber described, near one end thereof, the said arm or loop turning
upon the axis in a plane parallel to the face of the sleeve link. That
part of the axis within the hollow chamber carries a wheel or disk of a
circular figure. On the edge or periphery of this disk, and on each side
thereof the branches of a doubled spring respectively bear, so that there
is considerable resistance to the motion of the arm or loop of the
fastening, in consequence of the pressure of the said spring. Two
notches are made at opposite points in the periphery of the disk, in
which notches the ends of the branches of the doubled spring engage
respectively when the arm or loop is either in its opened position or closed
position, and fix it in that position, until by the application of con-
siderable pressure the arm or loop is moved through such an angle as to
disengage the doubled spring from the notches. The front plate of the
fastening has a small block at its back which fits between the branches
of the spring in the box or chamber described, and thereby gives support
to the said spring.
The free end of the arm or loop of the fastening is notched or hooked,
the notched or hooked part engaging when the arm or loop is turned
into the box or chamber, with a curved shoulder on the said box or
chamber. By this means, the lifting of the arm or loop, and the strain
consequent thereon is effectually prevented.
In using the fastening, the arm or loop is turned from off the back of
the fastening, and is then passed through the holes in the edges of the
sleeve; the body of the fastening is then turned upon the axis described
through a half circle. By this motion the said body is brought over the
arm or loop, and fixed in that position by the doubled spring described.
The end of the arm or loop bearing against the curved shoulder at the
back of the box or chamber described prevents the arm or loop being
disengaged from the sleeve.

page_text: When my Invention is applied to such articles as require the arm to
be pointed to enable it to pierce the dress or fabric to which it is to be
attached, I fix at the back of the box or chamber a small projecting
piece or guard under which the point of the arm is passed, and by which
the said point is protected.
Having explained the nature of my Invention, I will now proceed to
describe with reference to the accompanying Drawings the manner in
which the same is to be performed. The same letters of reference are
employed to indicate the same parts in each Figure of the Drawings.
Figure 1 represents a side elevation, and Figure 2 the under side of a
sleeve link according to my Invention; Figure 3 represents a side
elevation, and Figure 4 the under side of the said link, showing the
arm or loop opened, ready to enter the holes in the edges of the sleeve;
Figures 5 and 6 represent the box H, which contains various parts of
the instrument detached from the top or front part J of the link; the
under side of the said front part with the block G is represented by
Figure 7; Figure 8 represents in elevation, and Figure 9 in plan the
loop A, the axle or shaft B which carries the washer C, and the wheel or
disc D with the notches E, E; and Figure 10 represents the double-
acting spring F. The box H is secured to the top part of the link by
means of screws or rivits.
I will now explain the action of the said link. By taking hold of the
top part of the link J and box H or the body of the fastening with one
hand, and the loop part A with the other hand, either the loop A or the
body part H is turned upon the axis B through half a circle, thus
causing the loop to be put in the position, as shown in Figures 3, 4,
and 5, and the spring F having pressed itself against the dise D,
shown in Figure 6, and fallen into the notches E, E, as shown in
Figure 5; the arm or loop A is firmly held in that position. The
hooked part of the loop A is then passed through the button or eyelet
holes in the edges of the sleeve, and the body of the fastening is turned
round until the loop is in the position, as shown in Figure 1, and the
link is then securely fastened by the spring F pressing in the notches E, E,
upon the disc D.
Figures 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 also represent a sleeve link
according to my Invention. Figure 11 represents in elevation a side
view of a sleeve link closed, and Figure 12 the under side of the same;

page_text: Figure 13 represents in elevation, and Figure 14, the under side of the
said link opened; Figure 15 represents the inside of the box Ol'
chamber H containing the disc D, the spring X, which is bowed so as
to tightly clip the disc D, and its ends press against the slide K. The
spring X tightly clipping the disc D is thereby held in its proper
position, and the friction of the said spring on the said disc holds the arm
or loop firmly while being threaded through the holes in the sleeve.
The curved shoulder slide, Figure 16, has a V nick L., and a slot M.
In
this slot is a screw, shown in Figure 15, which acts as a stop to the
slide K. In this case the disc D is not notched, and the free end of the
arm or loop is notched or hooked, as shown by O and P, Figures 11, 13,
and 17. By turning the loop A on the axis B half a circle, the notched
part between O and P presses against the curved shoulder on K, thereby
causing the slide K to recede until the notched part of the arm or loop
arrives at the V notch L, and the X spring causes K to press against the
notched part of the loop A. Thus the hooked part P and the pro-
jection O clip the curved shoulder K at that part marked L, and the
lifting and depressing of the arm or loop, and the strain consequent
thereon is thereby effectually prevented. I also make a square nick in
place of the V nick L, and I attach a finger stud to the slide K for the
purpose of pressing the slide K back by hand, and liberating the arm of
the fastening. I also form on the box H a curved shoulder, which is
not moveable without the V nick L, and construct the free end of the
arm A similarly to that shown in Figures 11, 15, and 17, for the purpose
of preventing the arm from lifting, as shown by Figure 11. In this case
the arm is held securely in the closed position by the spring F pressing
the disc D in the notches E, E.
When my Invention is applied to such articles as require the arm A
to be pointed to enable it to pierce the dress or fabric to which it is to be
attached, I adopt the arrangements described by Figures 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25, and 26. Figure 19 represents in elevation a brooch (con-
structed according to my Invention) complete, with the arm or pin
closed and protected by the guards S and T. The guard block S, which
extends through a slot in the plate J, has an incline on each side with
a V nick in the centre, as shown in Figure 25, in section, which guard S
is secured to a spring R, and the guard T is fixed to the plate J; or the
block S may be rivited or soldered to the plate J, and the guard T may
be secured to the spring R, and an incline may be made on each side of

page_text: the guard T with a V nick in its centre for the point of the pin A to rest
in. Figure 22 represents the back of the brooch with the pin or arm in
the proper position to enter the fabric. When the pin has entered the
fabric and the body of the brooch is turned half round, the elasticity of
the spring R has allowed the pin to pass over the said incline, and to
enter the V nick in the centre of the guard S or T, and at the same timo
the ends of the spring F have entered the notches E, E, in the disc D,
and the pin is made perfectly secure with the body of the brooch.
In some
cases I use the arrangement described for securing and
guarding the point of the pin without that shown in Figure 1, and in
other cases I use the arrangement shown in Figure 1, without securing
the point part of the pin; but in all cases I use the guard T, either fixed
or moveable, for the protection of the point of the pin.
In case of very valuable fastenings, I prefer to use
a square nick
instead of a V nick in the guards T and S, and I allow the spring R
to extend to the edge of the fastening, to which I attach a small finger
stud, and by pressing this stud I disengage the guard S or T from the
pin.
Having described the nature of my said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood that I
do not limit myself to the precise details herein described and illustrated,
as the same may be varied without departing from the nature of my
Invention. I may remark I am aware that a sleeve link has been made
having a loop turning on an axis in a plane parallel to the face of the
sleeve link, the free end of the loop being at right angles to the plane
of the link, and at the back of the body of the link was a hole into
which the end of the loop or arm entered, but there was considerable
strain on the loop and axle before entering the said hole; therefore I do
not claim a loop turning on an axis for a sleeve link; but I claim as my
Invention of improvements in fastenings for brooches, sleeve links, and
other articles of jewellery, ornament, and dress,-
Firstly. I claim the application of the disc D, with and without the
notches E to fastenings of dress and ornament, substantially as and for
the purpose described and represented in the accompanying Drawings.
Secondly. I claim the application of the springs F and X to fastenings
of dress and ornament, substantially as and for the purposes described
and represented in the accompanying Drawings.

page_text: Thirdly. I claim the combination of parts in the construction of
apparatus for securing the free end of the arm A for sleeve links and
other fastenings of dress and ornament, substantially as and for the
purpose described and represented in the accompanying Drawings.
Fourthly. I claim the combination of parts in the construction of
apparatus for securing and protecting the point of a pin in connection with
brooches and other fastenings of dress and ornament, substantially as and
for the purpose described and represented in the accompanying Drawings.
Fifthly. I claim the combination of parts in the construction of
fastenings of dress and ornament, substantially as and for the purpose
described and represented in the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Carron, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Sixth day of October, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
Witness,
JOHN SKETCHLEY,
Insurance Manager,
Birmingham.
WILLIAM CARRON. (L.S.)