Improvements in the Construction of the Connecting Links for Cuff Links and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of the Connecting Links for Cuff
Links and the like.
I, THOMAS MORTON, of Saint George's Place, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of connecting links
for cuff links and the like, and refers more particularly to the mid-link frequently
styled the fetter link, each end of which is connected up to the shank of the
button head by means of a round link in some cases a split ring and in others a
solid ring.
I cut out from sheet metal a blank, having a somewhat rectangular central
portion with a tongue like extension at each end. This is subjected to tools by
which the said ends are first slightly set back, and then turned over towards each
other. Before being closed down the circular rings (links) are passed over the tongues,
and then the said tongues are pressed down close at the centre. The metal along
the sides of the central part is now turned up and folded down tightly on to
the tongues, and thus firmly secures the end rings in position.
The shank upon the rear of the button head may be made separately and
attached to the said head, in which case I may use solid rings at the ends of the
fetter, or what is generally preferred, I form such shank upon the back itself,
and make it as wide as conveniently possible, and use a split ring connection to
the fetter.
Dated this 16th day of June 1898
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in the Construction of the Connecting Links for Cuff
Links and the like.
I, THOMAS MORTON, of Saint George's Place, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturer, 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:―
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of connecting links
for cuff links and the like, and refers more particularly to the mid-link frequently
styled the fetter link, each end of which is connected up to the shank of the
button head by means of a round link; in some cases, a split ring and in others a
solid ring

page_text: I cut out from sheet metal a blank, having a somewhat rectangular central
portion with a tongue like extension at each end. This is subjected to tools by
which the said ends are first slightly set back, and then turned over towards each
other. Before being closed down the circular rings (links) are passed over the tongues,
and then the said tongues are pressed down close at the centre. The metal along
the sides of the central part is now turned up and folded down tightly on to
the tongues, and thus firmly secures the end rings in position.
The shank upon the rear of the button head may be made separately and
attached to the said head, in which case I may use solid rings at the ends of the
fetter, or what is generally preferred, I form such shank upon the back itself,
and make it as wide as conveniently possible, and use a split ring connection to
the fetter.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto
an illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference, similar
numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a general view of a sleeve link having a fetter made according to this
my invention showing what may be termed a plan view of the said fetter.
Fig. 2, shows an edge view of the said fetter.
Figs. 3 and 4, show detail flat and edge views of the blank from which the
fetter is made.
Figs. 5 and 6, show edge and plan views of the first process of bending the
fetter blank.
Figs. 7 and 8, show end rings or links laid in fetter and the first stage of securing
same thereto.
Fig. 9, shows a modified form of end links which may be secured in the fetter,
Figs. 10 and 11, showing the method of securing such modified form of links.
Referring to Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive;--13, 13, are the button heads. 14, 14, are
the button shanks. 15, 15, are the end links. 16, is the fetter link in its com-
pleted form.
17, is a blank cut from sheet metal having two tongue like extensions 18, 18, and
side flaps 19, 19. This blank is submitted to tools by which the said ends are first
slightly set back, and then turned upwards, as seen in Figs. 5 and 6. The side
flaps 19, 19, are also turned up in a similar manner. The end links 15, 15, are
now laid over the ends 18, 18, as seen in Figs. 7 and 8, when the said ends are
turned down as shown in dotted lines. The side flaps are also now closed down
over the ends 18, 18, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. Thus the end links 15, 15 are very
firmly secured to the fetter but with the necessary link freedom.
It will be readily seen that in cases where the shanks 14, 14, of the button
heads 13, 13, are so made that they may be threaded through the links 15, 15, the
latter may be solid as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 7 and 8, but in some cases it is much
more convenient to make such links split as seen for instance at 15, 15ª, in
Figs. 9, 10 and 11, so that the shanks 14, 14, may be passed on to such links, before
the latter are finally secured to the fetter. In Fig. 9, the links 15ª, 15*, are
shown as of one piece of wire with split at 20, to admit of the passage of the
shanks 14, 14.
It will also be readily seen that the fetter as herein described and illustrated
may be connected direct to the shanks 14, 14, of the button heads, without the
intervening links 15, 15, or 15, 15ª.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The fetter 16, having the extension ends 18, 18, side flaps 19, 19, bent and
folded substantially as set forth and shown and for the purposes specified.
2. Connecting the button heads 13, 13, by means of the folded fetter 16, solid
links 15, 15, all combined and arranged substantially as set forth and shown in
Figs. 1 and 2.

page_text: 3. The combination of the one piece split links 15°, 15°, with the folded fetter 16,
having the extensions 18, 18, and side flaps 19, 19, substantially as set forth and
shown in Figs. 9, 10. and 11, and for the purposes specified.
This 11th
Mah 1900
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent, 158, Edmund Street, Birmingham.