Timekeepers.
Year: 1886

page_text: Timekeepers.
I FREDERICK BUCKLEY of 142 Tower Road Aston in the County of Warwick,
Watch-key manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be
as follows:-
My Invention relates to improvements in keys for winding watches and other
time keepers, my aim and object being to prevent over winding, and winding the
wrong way and also in keeping the pipe of the key free from dirt.
I will describe my invention thus as applied to a watch key.
The first part, the outer case or tube (which may be termed the handle, being
held between the thumb. and finger when applied to the winding up of the watch)
is provided with a small slot lengthwise that is to say longitudinally, and at the
top a slot diverging crosswise one half to the right and one half to the left, a
shoulder being arranged in the interior.
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The second part, the spindle which fits and works in the outer case is reduced in
thickness in the centre and receives a helical spring and at one end is the pipe
with square hole as hitherto used and between this pipe and spring above named
is a small hole screwed in the interior.
When this spindle is placed in the inside of the outer case the small hole comes
opposite to the longitudinal slot and a small screw is inserted leaving the head
projecting, and by this means the two parts are connected together, and the pipe is
secreted, but when it is required to be applied to the purpose and pressure being
put to the other end of spindle the spring will yield and the pipe project and may
be turned sufficiently for the stem of the screw to engage in the cross slot either
the one to the right or left, it will there remain when applied to the spindle of the
watch and wound in the ordinary way when wound up the stop being slightly
stronger than the spring, removes the screw stem from the cross slot and recedes
from the watch spindle and again becomes secreted.
The object of the right and left cross alot is to provide for watches differing in
principle for instance the lever is wound up in one direction and the geneva the
opposite way.
The outer case or handle may be ornamental in various ways, and if desired the
spindle may receive a ring thus forming a pendant.

page_text: Improvements in Keys for Winding Watches and other
Time Keepers.
I, FREDERICK BUCKLEY, of 142 Tower Road, Aston, in the County of Warwick,
Watch key Manufacturer, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in keys for winding watches and other
timekeepers my aim and object being to prevent over winding, and winding the
wrong way, and also in keeping the pipe of the key free from dirt.
I will describe my Invention thus, as applied to a watch key.
The first part, the outer case or tube (which may be termed the handle) being
held between the thumb and finger when applied to the winding up of the watch,
is provided with a small slot lengthwise, that is to say longitudinally, and at the
top a slot diverging crosswise, one half to the right and one half to the left, a
shoulder being arranged in the interior.
The second part, the spindle which fits and works in the outer case is reduced in
thickness in the centre and receives a helical spring, and at one end is the pipe
with square hole as hitherto used and between this pipe and spring above named is
a small hole, screwed in the interior.
When this spindle is placed in the inside of the outer case the small hole comes
opposite to the longitudinal' slot and a small screw is inserted leaving the head
projecting, and by this means the two parts are connected together, and the pipe is
secreted, but when it is required to be applied to the purpose and pressure being
put to the other end of spindle the spring will yield and the pipe project and may
be turned sufficiently for the stem of the screw to engage in the cross slot either
the one to the right or left, it will there remain, when applied to the spindle of the
watch and wound in the ordinary way; when wound up the stop being slightly
stronger than the spring removes the screw stem from the cross slot and recedes
from the watch spindle and again becomes-secreted.
The object of the right and left slot is to provide for watches differing in
principle, for instance the lever is wound up in one direction and the geneva the
opposite way.
The outer case or handle may be ornamented in various ways and if desired the
spindle may receive a ring, thus forming a pendant.
And in order that this my said Invention may be more thoroughly understood,
I will now proceed to describe the same by the aid of. the accompanying drawings,
similar letters of reference denote similar parts in each figure where they occur.
Fig. 1 is a view elevation and plan of key for winding either way.
Fig. 2, a view elevation and plan of casing or tubing for Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 Section A A of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 Elevation of key with spring extended.
Fig. 5 Elevation of key with spring compressed.
Fig. 6 Elevation of case for winding one way only.
Fig. 7 Section plan B B of Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 Different form of key elevation.
Fig. 9, view in elevation of key as pendant.

page_text: a, is the outer case or tube, b, is the longitudinal slot, c, the cross slot d is the
shoulder, e, is the spindle e¹ the same reduced in thickness, f, is the helical spring,
g, is the pipe with square hole g' h, is the small screwed hole, and h¹ the screw fed
therein with head projecting. In Figs. 8 and 9 the pipe g is secreted but when
pressure is applied to the projecting end of spindle e, marked i, the spring ƒ bears
against the shoulder d (Fig. 1) and becomes compressed, the projecting part of h¹
traverses up the longitudinal slot b, and with a rotary movement is turned into
either of the cross slots c, as may be required the pipe g, projecting and ready for
the purpose of winding as illustrated by Fig. 1; when wound up the stop of the
watch or time keeper being stronger than the power of spring f, it removes h¹ and
by power off, is brought again to its original position as Figs. 8 and 9.
In Fig. 8 I illustrate the lower part of a as a handle of wood or other suitable
material (marked ₁) and of a shape convenient to the manipulator. In Fig. 9
I illustrate the same with a ring forming a pendant.
I do not confine myself to the precise details herein given and set forth and
shewn on the accompanying drawings but that I hold myself at liberty to alter
or modify the same without departing essentially from the principle of my said
Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1st The construction of the outer case or tube a, with slot b, and with one or
two cross slots c for receiving h¹ also the spring f, in connection with e, for the
purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated.
2nd The general construction combination or arrangement of the above parts
the whole forming "Improvements in keys for winding watches and other time
keepers.