Improvements in Appliances for Securing in Position Cuffs and other similar Articles of Dress to the Sleeves of the Wearer.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 26th Apr., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Securing in Position Cuffs and
other similar Articles of Dress to the Sleeves of the Wearer.
1, JOSEPH MARTIN of 1, Seedley Road Pendleton, Manchester, Contractors Manager
do hereby declare the nature of this 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
The object of this my invention is to provide a means of securing a cuff or other
similar article within the sleeve of the coat or dress of the wearer so that the same
shall be secured in position and be incapable of either slipping up the sleeve or of
falling too far over the hand of the wearer.
On the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1. illustrates a side view and Figs. 2
and 3 front and plan views respectively of one form of my improved cuff securing
appliance.
Fig. 4. shews the application of the same to a coat or other sleeve.
In carrying out my invention I employ a sheet metal or other suitablo disc a
provided with perforations as illustrated to allow of its being stitched or otherwise
secured to the inside of the coat sleeve say as marked c in Fig. 4. in such a position
therein as to come opposite the button hole formed in the cuff d. bare suitable
ears or shanks between and at the extremities of which is hinged or pivoted to the
locking bar e or its equivalent in any other shape. This bar e is capable of turning
upon its pivot and of standing out in a lino at right angles with the disc a in the
position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 the shorter arm coming between the
shanks in order to facilitate its passing through the button hole in the cuff and of
then being turned down parallel with the disc a across the button hole. In this
manner I effectually secure the cuff in position within the sleeve of the wearer.
Instead of turning down at right angles as illustrated it will be apparent that the
bar might be fixed upon the central stud and the latter be capable of turning
or swivelling upon its central axis so as to lock itself across the button hole in
the cuff.
In accordance with another arrangement illustrated by Figs. 5. 6 and 7 I construct
the link with a pair of hinged flaps capable of folding in opposite directions upon
one common axis or pivot g (as seen in plan view Fig. 7). The inner adjacent faces
of the hinged joint being provided the one with a rib or projection and the other with
a corresponding groove and which grooves and projections come opposite one another
and spring one into the other and so secure and effectually lock the flaps in either the
open or closed positions. Although only herein before described as applied to securing
cuffs it will be apparent that my improved apparatus is equally applicable to securing
lace or other sleeves within the outside sleeves of ladies dresses and for other analagous
purposes.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is
1st. For securing a cuff or like article within the sleeve of the wearer the employment
of a flanged appliance provided with a folding or swivelling locking device substantially
as and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated on the accompanying
drawings.
2nd. The improved construction of flanged stud provided with a single hinged bar
mounted and operating substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described
and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.

page_text: 3rd. The improved construction of flanged linking stud consisting of a pair of
hinged flaps provided with a suitable locking device substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 25th day of March 1890.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Patent Office, 55, Market Street, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.