Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1887.
Specification Accepted, 6th Sept., 1887.
In the accompanying drawing.
Figure 1 represents a skin shaped preparatory to the formation of a muff embody-
ing the invention.
Figure 2 represents the skin with its ends fastened forming an unfinished muff in
condition to be blocked.
Figure 3 represents a perspective view of the muff block.
Figure represents a longitudinal section of a portion of the muff block, and the
clamping and stretching devices.
Figure 5 represents a side elevation of the finished muff.
A represents a skin which has its sides cut away as at a, a, forming tongues B,
which are united as are also the ends of the skin, thus producing the primary shape
of the body of a muff with reduced sides constituting wristlets C.
The body as shaped and properly treated, has now placed within it the muff block D,
which is formed of segments and a tightening and securing key d, after which the
body is subjected to stretching. For this purpose the means shown in Figure 4 are
employed as follows: Two clamping heads E are fitted upon a stem or rod F, which
is partially threaded at one end, each head consisting of plates e, f, with screws or
bolts for connecting them, the heads being fitted within the block D.
At the end of the stem is a nut or other device G which secures the contiguous head
in position. Near the opposite end of the stem is a nut H, which may have a crank
handle J, or be formed with wings after the manner of a thumb nut for convenience of
rotating the same.

page_text: The ends of the wristlets are secured to the heads E and the nut H is rotated,
whereby said ends are drawn towards each other, thus stretching the skin in a con-
venient, efficient and uniform manner, the stretching being possible to the greatest
extent, producing superior results.
After the skin is dried, it is released from the stretching and shaping devices, and
may then be finished in any suitable manner.
The muff as shaped is illustrated in Figure 5, its wristlets forming a valuable
addition to a muff, the use of the same being evident. When the wristlets are not
required, they may be readily stuffed into the body of the muff.
It is evident that muffs may be manufactured without the wristlets by the employ-
ment of the described devices for shaping and stretching, without departing from my
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 :-
First. A muff having wristlets, substantially as described.
Second. A muff having its sides reduced, and projecting from the body, producing
wristlets, substantially as described.
Third. The clamping and stretching devices constructed and operating substantially
as described.
. Fourth. The method of making a muff with wristlets integral therewith, consisting
in cutting a skin; forming tongues; uniting the ends of the skin and said tongues,
the latter producing reduced portions, and then stretching the body and reduced
portions to set and shape the same, substantially as described.
Dated this 3rd day of August 1887.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.