AN IMPROVED WATCH PROTECTOR
Year: 1885

page_text: I AARON SMITH CARTWRIGHT of No 3 Ford St Hockley, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Stamper & piercer, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for AN IMPROVED WATCH PROTECTOR to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of a piece of wire, either Brass, Iron, or any other suitable
material, being bent into a circular shape, the top being so arranged as to leave
one, two or more slots which clip under the ring of the Watch, when the Watch is
put into the pocket.
The sides of the Wire and the bottom are twisted to form 4 or more rings, to
stitch through and secure it to the Garment.
When one of these protectors are placed in the pocket it is an impossibility for
anyone to withdraw the Watch without being detected.
To take the Watch from the pocket, the pocket is pulled forwards, when the
slots in the top of the Wire are withdrawn from under the ring. By my Invention
this protector can be made at a very trifling cost, and being of thin wire, will lie
flat in the pocket, without bulging it out and spoiling the sit of the Garment, a
great improvement over the India-rubber ring, generally used, which is unsightly
as it remains attached to the Watch when withdrawn.

page_text: I AARON SMITH CARTWRIGHT of N° 3 Ford Street, Hockley, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, Stamper and Piercer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for AN IMPROVED WATCH PROTECTOR, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
.
My Invention for an Improved Watch Protector, consists of a piece of Wire,
either Brass, Iron, or any other suitable material, being bent into a circular, or oval
shape, to fit the pocket, and having the top so arranged by one, or more slots, which
.are formed by bending the wire to the desired shape; these slots grip the under
side of the bow, or ring of the Watch when placed in the pocket, thus preventing
its withdrawal. The protector is secured to the pocket by being stitched to the
bottom, for which purpose two small rings are bent on the extreme ends of the
Wire. When the Watch is placed in the pocket, it falls inside the wire, and
the slots clip under the bow, or ring, and it is an impossibility to withdraw it
without detection, as the least pull on the chain, pulls the pocket. To withdraw
the Watch, the pocket is pulled slightly forward, which withdraws the slots from
under the bow, or ring of Watch.
This Protector is a great advantage over the rubber ring, and over protectors
which have spikes so arranged as to fly out and grip the pocket when the chain is
pulled, such Protectors destroy the garments by tearing them if not carefully used.
My Improved Watch Protector being made from one piece of Wire, is inexpensive,
and neat, lying quite flat in the pocket, and when attached is very simple in use.
And to better illustrate my Invention I herewith append a sheet of explanatory
Drawings, which I will now proceed to describe.
Figure. 1 Shows a front and view of one arrangement of Watch Protector.
"A" is a piece of round wire bent into the desired shape. "A" is the slot that
clips under the bow or ring of Watch. "B" are the two rings formed on the ends
of wire for stitching through, to secure to the pocket. This arrangement shows
the Watch Protector with one slot at the top. Figure 2 is a similar arrangement,
.but having two slots formed at the top, "CC" "D" are the rings for securing to
the pocket.
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
The use and Manufacture of Watch Protectors made out of wire and having an
arrangement of slots, as herein before described, or any modification thereof.