Year: 1888

page_text: I, JOHN CALVIN WYMAN Manufacturer and Wholesaler of Patented Novelties of
Brooklyn, County of Kings and State of New York in the United States of America,
do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 holders of cuffs and similar articles. Heretofore a safety
pin has been made use of for connecting the cuff holder to the inside of the coat
sleeve, and upon the said safety pin the hinged spring cuff holding jaws were
supported.
My invention is for simplifying and cheapening the cuff holder and for causing it
to occupy much less space than the cuff holders heretofore employed, so that such cuff
holding device can be fastened within the dress or coat sleeve or other garment-or
upon the outside of the shirt sleeve-and thereby is especially adapted to the sleeves
of ladies dresses and to the cuffs worn therewith.
In the drawings which form a part of this specification Figure 1 is a perspective
view of the holder ready for attachment within the sleeve of the dress or garment ;
Figure 2, a cross section of the clasp near the edge of the cuff and parallel thereto;
Figure 3, is a view of the cuff holder made with two spring tongues; Figure 4, is a
plan view of my clasp with three tongues; Figure 5, is an edge view of the same;
and Figures 6, 7, and 8, represent modified forms of my cuff holder.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
Referring again to the drawings, the safety pin A, ordinarily used with my cuff
holder, is usually of wire with a coil 2, and a guard 3, for receiving the point 4, of
the pin after the pin has been inserted through the inside portion of the dress or other
sleeve.
The bead B, of my clasp is made of sheet metal in the form of a plate, at one side
or end of which is a tubular bead 6, that receives through it one part of the safety
pin wire between the coil 2, and guard 3, and this tubular bead and clasp can swing
upon the wire in adapting the parts to the circumstances of use.
One or more tongues B1, B2, preferably made of the same piece of sheet metal as
the head B, and which may or may not be enclosed in an open bow or frame B³,

page_text: projecting from the head B, of my holder or clasp, the metal being cut in order
to form the tongues, and the ends of the tongues are ordinarily bent in order to be of
trough shape, or to form simple or compound curves that stand up slightly from the
head on one or both sides as shown so that there will be sufficient space for the edge
of the cuff to pass back close to the tubular portion of the head B, and such cuff will
not only be nipped or grasped by the spring of the tongues but the edges of the sheet
metal of the tongues embed themselves into the fabric of the cuff sufficiently to
prevent the cuff either slipping outwardly or inwardly in relation to the sleeve of the
garment and thereby the cuff is held properly in position.
The clasp may be of single, or, if preferred, of double or treble form, with the
tongues extending from either or both sides or faces of the head B, in the same or
opposite directions as shown in the drawings, the safety pin A, or other attaching
device being at one side or otherwise connected.
The attaching device A, may be sustained by the head B in either a rigid or
moveable relation, and if desired it may be modified in form, and in place of the safety
pin A, there may be a series of openings or a slot in the head B, of my clasp, as
shown at 7, Figure 6, by which the cuff holder can be sewed to the garment, or if
preferred any other attaching device may be employed, such for instance as jaws
with or without teeth or corrugated edges-as shown in Figure 8, where pivoted
levers I, and K, are shown secured to the cuff holder and provided with teeth for
grasping the sleeve.
The attaching device instead of being at one side of the head portion B, may be
at one side of the tongues as shown in Figure 3, and illustrated by dotted lines at 8
Figure 4.
I do not limit myself to any manner of fastening the clasp to the sleeve, and the
fastening is adapted to being secured to a garment-as the dress or coat sleeve or to
the shirt sleeve-so as to hold the cuff or similar article in the proper position
relatively to the other garment.
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 :-
:-
1-A holder for cuffs or similar articles composed of one or more tongues B1, B2,
extending out from the head B, the ends of the tongues being bent so as to receive
between them and the head, the edges of the cuff or similar article substantially as set
forth.
2-A cuff holder having one or more tongues extending out from the head, the
ends of the tongues being bent so as to receive between them the edge of the cuff or
similar article, in combination with an attaching device for fastening the cuff holder
removeably to the sleeve or other garment substantially as set forth.
1000
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.