Improvements in Pince-nez.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1896
We, GEORGE SPILLER, and GEORGE SALLNOW MARTIN, both of 3 Wigmore
Street, Opticians, and ALBERT ROBERT TOOLE, of 16 Chapel Street, Soho,
Worker in Shell, all in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention, which relates to improvements in pince-nez, has reference to that
class known as "horizontal" pince-nez, and constructed either with a single or a
double bar.
The object of the said invention is to enable the glasses to be manipulated with
one hand, instead of requiring the use of both hands, as in ordinary horizontal
pince-nez.
To this end, we form or provide on one of the halves of the bar of a pince-nez.
at one end of the closing spring, an eye or projection to which is secured a length
of cord, or chain, which is carried round a pulley, or pin, fitted to the other half of
the said bar at the opposite end of the spring. From this pulley, or pin, the cor.l,
or the like, is led back and carried through a series of guides on the eye-frame at
the opposite side to the pulley, or pin, and its free end can be attached to the
garment of the wearer, in any suitable manner, to serve as a guard.
By pulling the cord, and at the same time holding the eye-frame carrying the
guides for the said cord (which can both be done with the same hand), the opposite
eye frame is caused to move outward or away from the one which is being held.
After the pince-nez is adjusted in position ou the nose, the cord is release 1, an 1
the eye-frames are then brought towards each other by the closing spring, in the
ordinary way.
Dated thin 15th day of M 1905
Improvements in Pince-nez.
We, GEORGE SPILLER and GEORGE SALLNOW MARTIN, both of 3 Wigmore
Street, Opticians, and ALBERT ROBERT TOOLE, of 16 Chapel Street, Soho,
Worker in Shell, all in the County of London, 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, reference being had
to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that
is to say :-
This invention, which relates to improvements in pince-nez, has reference to
that class known as horizontal pince-nez, whether constructed with a single bar, or
with two or more bars.
The object of the said invention is to enable the glasses or eyes to be manipulated

page_text: or separated, in an easy and convenient manner, with one hand, instead of requiring
the use of both hands, as in ordinary horizontal pince-nez.
The invention will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying
drawings which show, on an enlarged scale, and by way of example, various ways
of carrying it out.
Fig. 1 is a front view of a pair of pince-nez constructed according to our
invention.
Fig. 2 is a front view, and Fig. 3 a plan, of a modified arrangement, and
Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively a front view and a plan of a further modified
arrangement.
In Figs. 2 and 4 the springs are omitted for sake of clearness.
Like letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, one of the halves of the bar a is
provided, at one end of the closing spring b, with an eye or projection c having
secured thereto a length of cord or chain d which is carried round a pulley e (or a
pin) mounted in a bracket e¹ fixed to the half of the said bar, at the opposite end
of the spring. From this pulley, the cord, or the like, is led back and carried
through a series of guides f, in the form of loops, or projections, on the eye-frame A,
at the opposite side to the pulley.
By pulling the cord, the free end of which may be attached to the wearer's
garment, and, at the same time, holding the eye frame A, (which can both be done
with the same hand), the other eye frame B is caused to move outward or away
from that which is being held (as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1), and after
the pince-nez has been placed on the nose, the cord is released, thus allowing the
eye-frame B to return, under the influence of the closing spring b, towards the
eye-frame A, and the pince-nez to be readily adjusted on the nose.
In some cases, as shown in Fig. 2, the cord d, or the like, may be secured to a
stud f* fixed on a handle g, the separation of the eyes being then effected by
tension on the cord, which tension is imparted by pressing on the cord so bringing
it into the position shown by the dotted lines.
In the arrangement shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the end of the cord is attached to a
lever h, pivotted at to the eye-frame A, and the glasses can thus be separated
by simply drawing down the lever into the position indicated by the dotted line.
This lever can be conveniently operated by the forefinger, while the loop i is held
between the thumb and middle finger. In this arrangement, the guide f, on the
eye-frame A, is advantageously provided with a roller f¹ to render the working of
the cord easier.
Having now particularly described aud ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A pince-nez provided with a cord, or the like, connected with the halves of
the bar in such a way that by pulling, or by exerting tension, on such cord, the
separation of the eye-frames is effected, substantially as described.
2. A pince-nez, as above claimed, having a lever by means of which the cord,
or the like, can be operated, substantially as described.
3. In a pince-nez, the means for causing the separation of the eye-frames,
substantially as described and shown.
4. Our improved pince-nez, substantially as hereinbefore described and as shown
in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 14th day of Fahru 1000