Year: 1898

page_text: CONSTANCE MARY GIDLEY, wife of Gustavus George Gidley, Physician &
Surgeon, High Street, Cullompton, Devon, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows.-
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A spring to encircle the wrist upon which 18 formed a projection (or projections)
to fasten thereon the stud hole or button hole of the cuff either directly or by any
form of stud or link
I, CONSTANCE MARY GIDLEY, of High Street, Cullompton, in the County of
Devon, wife of Gustavus Geo. Gidley, Physician and Surgeon, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement.-
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My invention relates to a device for securing the position of loose cuffs or the
like upon the wrists of the wearer without the necessity of attaching the same
to the sleeve.
In many exercises in which the arms are moved rapidly or held in certain
positions the loose cuffs are liable to become displaced, and if they are secured
to the sleeves by pins or other rigid attachments various inconveniences result.
My invention provides a comfortable, cheap, and convenient method of securing
these cuffs to the wrists of the wearer, so that they will retain their desired
position whether the sleeve remains in place or otherwise In no case can the
cuffs so seculed ship down in the manner usual with loose cuffs
In order to make my invention clear I have illustrated the same in the accom-
panying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of one modification of the cuff holder.
Figure 2 is a plan view from above of the same
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of the device
In these drawings A indicates a clasp or ring encircling the wrist of the wearer,
B indicates a stud or the like attached to the said clasp or ring. C (Figure 3)
indicates a chain or link attached to the said stud B
The wristlet A is preferably formed of a strip of spring steel or other elastic
metal bent into the required shape It may, however, be formed of a ring or

page_text: coiled spring of other elastic material, such as indiarubber, celluloid, or other
elastic or extensible material. The only essential features are that it shall be
durable, easily fixed to the wist of the wearer, and comfortable in wear
The stud B in Figures 1 and 2 is intended to be directly secured through the
stud holes of the cuff In the modification shewn in Figuie 3 the sleeve links C
are attached to the stud B, and the cuff 18 secured to the links C.
It will be obvious from the drawings that the cuffs secured in this manner to
the wrist cannot become displaced, whilst they are at any time easily removable
when desired.
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:-
1. The improved device for securing loose cuffs, consisting essentially of an
elastic strip or band encircling the wrist, and a stud on link passing through a
hole or holes in the cuff, substantially as described
2 The improved detachable wristlet and cuff holder, substantially as described
and illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing
3. The improved detachable wristlet and cuff holder substantially as described,
and illustrated in Figure 3 of the accompanying drawing
Dated this 26th 'day of October 1898
W. P. THOMPSON & Co
322, High Holborn, London, WC, Patent Agents for the Applicant.