Improve
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 1st Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Jan., 1888
ROBERT HENRY PADBURY, "Mildmay," 9 Hilltop Road, West Hampstead N.W.
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In constructing my Improved Watch protector, I take two pieces of thin metal say,
in. long, in. wide at one end I joint these pieces together, similar to an ordinary
rule, at the other end I have a projecting piece, which laps & springs into a holo so
that when these two pieces are closed together they are held tightly. In the centre
& between these plates, I make a hole to suit the small neck of the post which carries
the hoop or ring of a watch, by this arrangement it can be put on or taken off a watch
instantaneously. On the outer edge of each of these plates I hinge or fix loosely a
wing, which when upright lays parallel with, the hoop or ring of the watch, on the
upper portion of this wing I have a point or points, I place between these wings a
spring which causes these wings to keep apart from each other, so that when the watch
is placed in the pocket it is done easily & without obstruction, but in lifting the watch
from the pocket by the ordinary chain the pointed ends of these loose wings will
pierce the cloth or material of the pocket, & so resist it being lifted by the chain, but,
I make projecting pieces from these wings so that when the watch is wanted the
thumb & finger catches hold of these projecting pieces, thus, holding these wings
together, & so enable the watch to be lifted without impediment, the wings before
mentioned are so shaped that the knob of the keyless watch can be easily used, without
removing the protector.
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page_text: 1. ROBERT HENRY PADBURY of "Mildmay" Hilltop Road, West Hampstead,
Engineer 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:
The object of my invention is to provide simple and efficient means for securing the
watch in the pocket so as to protect it from being stolen or from falling out or being
jolted from the pocket, while riding, running, stooping, or during any quick and
excessive movement of the body while for example, hunting, boating, or playing at
games or during any kind of athletic sport or pastime, and at the same time the watch
can with the greatest facility be taken out of the pocket when required for inspection
and other purposes.
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The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Figure 2 is a plan (both Figures being drawn on
larger scale than the actual apparatus in order to illustrate the same clearly) of a
watch protector or watch safe guard constructed according to my invention and
sliewing the apparatus in the position it would be inclined to assume when in the
pocket of the wearer.
Figure 3 is a back view of the apparatus shewing the projecting or fish tail piece
which rests on and can be bent to suit the thickness of the case of the watch to which
the protector is applied.
Figure 4 shews perspective views (detached) of the back and top plate of protector
with the spring made in a piece with same and the latch plate.
Figure 5 shews the protector applied to a watch.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures.
A B are two flat pieces of metal jointed together at one end like an ordinary
mechanic's rule, each of which has a semi-circular portion cut out to form an aperture
as shewn at C Figure 2 for the neck of the watch to pass through. D is a latch
fastening shewn separately at Figure 4 pivotted to the plate A and latching into slot
in the other plate B so that by drawing back the latch D the two plates A and B may
be divided or separated sufficiently to allow the neck of the watch to be inserted into
the aperture, and this done the two plates A and B are brought together and secured
by the latch D. E is a back or top plate secured to the two flat pieces A and B and
made in a piece with the curved spring F, and outside this spring there are two hoops
or rings G G one on each side against each of which the spring Facts with the
tendency to press the two rings G G aforesaid outwardly or away from one another
and to retain them in this position until the two rings are pressed together with the
fingers.
Instead of the curved spring F a flat spring may be used under the plates A and B
for each wing.
The bases of the hoops are provided with lugs or tongues which are inserted in
apertures formed in the plates A and B and these lugs are simply bent over in order
to keep the hoops or rings in position, or any other convenient mode of hinging these
hoops G G to the plates may be adopted if desired, provided the hoops or rings are
free to move to and fro or to be pressed outwardly by the spring F. H'H shew spikes

page_text: or talons on the upper edge of the hoops or rings. J is a projecting piece of metal
which may be made of fish tail shape on the outer edge of the plate A for fitting onto
the watch case and it is so made that it can be bent in or out in order to adapt it to
suit the thickness of the watch to which the protector is applied.
To use the protector open the latch D, separate the two plates A B sufficiently to
admit the neck of the watch to the aperture C, close the plates A and B and the
latch D when the chain may be fastened to the watch in the ordinary way. The
watch is placed in the pocket easily and without obstruction but if the watch is
attempted to be taken from the pocket by the ordinary chain the pointed ends H of
the rings G G bold the cloth or material of the pocket and so prevent the watch
being extracted by the chain but when the watch is required to be seen by the wearer
by inserting the thumb and finger into the pocket the two hoops G G are brought
towards each other and the watch can be lifted from the pocket with the greatest
facility.
Sometimes and especially for small watches such as those generally used by ladies,
one of the hoops or wings G may be dispensed with, the action would in that case be
precisely similar to that before described.
The invention is also applicable to the protection of such cases as coin watches or
holders now so commonly carried in the pocket, and the wings or rings may be hinged
directly onto the watch or coin case if desired with similar results to those before
described as if separate therefrom.
I am aware that so far back as the year 1877 it was proposed to employ catches
which should open and engage in the pocket when the chain to which the watch is
attached was pulled.
It was also proposed in the year 1884 to employ teeth which were projected out of
a case when the chain was pulled, now according to my invention the hoops or wings G
are always expanded when in the pocket and they not only provent the watch from
being stolen but they prevent the watch from being jolted out of or falling from the
pocket, while at the same time I obtain a much larger resisting edge or surface than
heretofore and the spikes when such are used do not injure the material of which tho
pocket is made.
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:
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1. In watch protectors the ring shaped guards or wings G G operated by a spring F
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. In watch protectors the hinged plates A B in combination with the ring guards
or wings GG substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. In watch protectors the spring F made in a piece with the top plate E and sub-
stantially as described and illustrated with reference to Figures 2 and 4 of the
accompanying drawings.
4. In watch protectors or safe-guards, the combination of the hinged plates A B
made with aperture C, spring F in a piece with the plate E, latch D, rings G G with
or without spikes H and projecting piece or foot J, whereby through the expansion of
the rings or wings the watch is securely held in the pocket while by the contraction of
the rings or wings it can with the greatest facility be taken out from same when
required all substantially in the manner set forth.