Improvements in Cuff-holders.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application. 22nd July. 1890-Accepted. 6th Sept.. 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by HARVEY DWIGHT BLAKESLEE, of No. 337,
Washington Street, Buffalo, New York, United States of America,
Merchant.]
Improvements in Cuff-holders.
I, HENRY HARRIS JAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co. Patent Agents,
45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
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This invention relates to adjustable cuff holders which permit the cuff to be
adjusted without requiring manipulation of the holder or its removal from the shirt
sleeve or cuff.
My invention has for its object to provide a cuff holder of simple construction
which can be cheaply produced and which permits the cuff to be conveniently
adjusted to project any desired distance beyond the coat sleeve.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved cuff holder applied to a cuff and
shirt sleeve.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the holder.
Figure 3 is a perspective of the loop or button which connects the ends of the
wrist band and forms part of the cuff holder.
Figure 4 is a partial longitudinal section of the adjustable bar of the holder.
Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.
A represents the shirt sleeve or wrist band and B a'cuff.
C represents the adjustable bar or shank of the holder, the front portion of which
is doubled or bent back upon itself and provided at or near its end with a button
or stud c which passes through the rear button-holes of the cuff, from the inner
side thereof, as represented in Figure 1.
The button of the bar C is preferably formed in one piece with the bar, and is
composed of two reverse tongues or lips c', c¹ cut out of the end portion of the
bar and bent upwardly side by side to form the shank of the button and thence
outwardly in opposite directions, at right angles to the shank, to form the head of
the button, as clearly represented in Figure 4. The tongues constituting the.
button c are stamped at one operation with the bar, before the latter is bent upon
itself. This construction forms a neat button and avoids the use of solder thereby
materially reducing the cost of producing the holder.
D represents a flat rectangular loop attached to the wrist band of the shirt sleeve
and through which the adjustable bar or shank C passes. This loop is provided on
its rear side with a button or stud d which passes through the button-holes of the
wrist-band so as to connect the ends of the latter.
e represents a spring or elastic tongue formed with or secured to the loop D and
provided on its inner side within the loop with a teat, catch or projection f which
enters one of a series of indentations or holes y formed in the adjacent face of the
adjustable bar C and extending lengthwise thereof. The spring e is preferably con-
structed integral with the loop D and formed by cutting a slit through the face of
the loop, as represented in the drawings, and bending inwardly the tongue of metal
so produced.
The spring tongue retains the projection f in the indentation or opening of the
adjustable bar with sufficient security to prevent accidental displacement of the bar
in the loop, while permitting the bar to be shifted or adjusted in the loop. The
end of the projection is rounded or bevelled to facilitate its disengagement from
the indentations.

page_text: The cuff is readily adjusted to expose it to a greater or less degree, by pulling
it outwardly or pushing it inwardly, the adjusting bar being shifted with the cuff
and automatically locked in the loop or sleeve button D by the projection of the
spring tongue.
C
.
By bending back the front portion of the adjusting bar C and arranging the
button c thereof, at the end of the bent portion as illustrated in the drawings, the
bar may be shifted inwardly until its bend strikes the loop I, thereby considerably
increasing the range of adjustment of the holder.
Upon removing the cuff, the bar which remains attached to the cuff, is
withdrawn from the loop or sleeve D, the latter remaining in the wrist band. In
putting on the cuff, the same is turned so as to bring the bar C in register with
the loop D and the bar is then passed through the loop.
The loop D, when not used as a part of the cuff holder, forms a sightly button
for the wrist band and takes the place of the ordinary sleeve button employed for
connecting the ends of the band. As the adjusting bar of the holder is carried
by the cuff and removed therewith, no parts remain attached to the shirt sleeve or
wrist band which are in the way or cause annoyance to the wearer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
First. In a cuff holder, the combination with a bar or shank provided near one
of its ends with a stud or button adapted to engage with the button hole of a cuff,
and with a series of indentations or openings arranged lengthwise on the face of
said shank, of a loop in which the shank is adjustably and removably secured, a
spring catch arranged on said loop and engaging with the indentations of the shank,
and a stud or button formed on the rear side of said loop and forming a sleeve
button for connecting the ends of the wrist band, substantially as set forth.
Second. In a cuff holder, the combination with a loop having a button and a
spring tongue formed integral therewith and provided with a projection, of an
adjustable bar or shank arranged in said loop and provided with a button and with
a series of indentations or openings in which the projection of the spring tongue
engages, substantially as set forth.
Third. In a cuff holder, the combination with the loop having a button and spring
catch, of a bar or shank adjustably arranged in said loop and having
a series of
indentations, and a button formed integral therewith and composed of two reverse
tongues cut out of the bar and bent upwardly to form the shank of the button and
thence outwardly in opposite directions to form the head thereof, substantially as
set forth.
Dotad this 251 T... 1900
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.