Improvements in Safety Fastening Means for Bracelets, Necklets, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Safety Fastening Means for Bracelets, Necklets,
and the like.
I, EDWARD CULVER of 59 and 60 Myddelton Street, Clerkenwell, in the County
of London, Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The invention has for its object improvements in safety fastening means for
bracelets, necklets and the like.
Heretofore bracelets, necklets and the like have usually been provided with the
ordinary spring snap or fastening and for further security a small safety chain has
been connected to the two ends of the article so that in the event of the two parts
of the fastening not having been completely snapped together or becoming
unfastened from any cause, the safety chain would protect the fall and consequent
liability to loss of the article. This chain however is necessarily so slight that a
comparatively slight drag on the same is apt to break it, thereby destroying
its utility.
According to my invention I dispense with the safety chain and use in
combination with any ordinary well fitting snap fastening a hinged or pivoted
wedge or hook, which, after the two parts of the fastening have been properly
connected together is turned so as to place its nose between the two leaves forming
the spring snap. By these means the accidental depression of the spring snap is
prevented.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 represents a plan view of the two ends of a bracelet provided with my
improvements and disconnected from each other. Figure 2, represents the same
connected together.
Fig. 3 is an edge view of the end of the bracelet showing the spring snap.
Fig. 4 is a plan of my supplemental wedge or hook separately and
Fig. 5 is a plan showing the spring snap and supplemental wedge or hook in
conjunction.
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a is the body of the bracelet, b is an ordinary spring snap and c is the socket to
receive the said snap; these parts are of ordinary construction, operate in a well
known manner, and consequently, separately considered form no part of my
invention; d is a hinged or pivoted wedge or hook which I employ in combination
with said snap fastening; this wedge or hook is hinged or pivoted at d¹ to the
socket c which latter is provided with a side slot to receive said wedge or hook.
Preparatory to connecting the two ends of the chain by the snap fastening the
wedge or hook d is pulled out of its slot in the socket c as shown at Fig. 1, by
means of the knob d' the two parts of the snap fastening are then connected
together in the usual way after which the wedge or hook d is turned on its pivot d
so that its nose shall occupy the space between the two plates or leaves 6 of the
snap 6 as shown at Fig. 5 thereby preventing the depression of and consequent
unfastening of the spring snap. When it is required to disconnect the spring snap
from its socket, the wedge or hook is first turned outwards after which the spring
snap can be depressed and separated from its socket as usual.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved safety fastening for bracelets, necklets and the like substantially
as herein shown and described.
2. In safety fastenings for bracelets, necklets, and the like the combination with
an ordinary spring snap fastening, of a wedge or hook acting substantially as
herein shown and described.
Dated November 26th 1003
HARRIS
MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.