Improvements in Sleeve and Cuff Links.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1889--Accepted, 21st Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sleeve and Cuff Links.
1, WILLIAM ERNEST PATTERSON of the firm of Patterson and Slater of Warstone
Lane in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturing Jeweller do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Sleeve and cuff links as ordinarily constructed, consist of a primary and middle
link, united or connected to the looped shanks at the backs of the heads or discs, by
supplementary and joining-up links or rings.
My invention resides in the formation and construction of the primary link, and
the arrangement and connection of the supplementary links with it, whereby the
parts of the links are greatly strengthened, and the opening out, or parting of the
parts, prevented.
My said invention consists primarily, in broadening or widening out the primary
link, (which is made from a closed ring) so as to extend its joint ends into broad
bearings, for the presented ends of the supplementary links to work within.
In carrying out my invention, I take an enclosed band or ring of considerable
breadth, and by dies and pressure, flatten the same into a link, with the middles of
the inner sides of the metal coming together, but with the end formed into joints
with extended bearings.
The intermediate links are made preferably of a triangular figure, but with their
junctions meeting at the base, which is connected to the extended and confined
joints of the primary link.
The other ends or apexes of the supplementary links, are looped through the
eyes of the shanks, at the backs of the heads or discs.
The linking up of the supplementary links with the primary link, is made by first
opening out the joints of the former, and then passing the opened-out ends into the
extended joint bearings of the latter, and then subsequently closing the joints, which
meet at the middles of the extended bearings or sleeves of the said primary link.
Dated this 19th doxe of Anni 1800
WILLIAM ERNEST PATTERSON.
By Henry Skerrett, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sleeve and Cuff Links.
I, WILLIAM ERNEST PATTERSON of the firm of Patterson & Slater of Warstone
Lane in the City of Birmingham Manufacturing Jeweller 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 :-
Sleeve and cuff links as ordinarily constructed, consist of a primary and middle
link united or connected to the looped shanks at the backs of the heads or discs, by
supplementary and joining-up links or rings.
My invention resides in the formation and construction of the primary link, and
the arrangement and connection of the supplementary links with it, whereby the
parts of the links are greatly strengthened, and the opening out, or parting of the
parts prevented.
My said invention consists primarily in broadening or widening out the primary
link, (which is made from a closed ring) so as to extend its joint ends into broad
bearings, for the presented ends of the supplementary links to work within. In
carrying out my invention, I take an enclosed band or ring of considerable breadth,
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page_text: and by dies and pressure, I flatten the same into a link, with the middles of the
inner sides of the metal coming together, but with the ends formed into joints with
extended bearings.
The intermediate links are made preferably of a rectangular figure, but with their
junctions meeting at the base, which is connected to the extended and confined joints
of the primary link.
The other ends or apexes of the supplementary links, are looped through the eyes
of the shanks, at the backs of the heads or discs.
The linking up of the supplementary links with the primary link, is made by first
opening out the joints of the former, and then passing the opened out ends into
the extended joint bearings of the latter and then subsequently closing the joints,
which meet at the middles of the extended bearings or sleeves of the said primary
link.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents in plan, a sleeve or cuff link,
provided with a primary, and supplementary joining up links, or connections, con-
structed, or in part constructed, according to my invention. It will be seen that the
primary link, which is an intermediate link joining-up the supplementary ones, has
broad ended bearings, for the loop ends of the said supplementary links, to work
within, which thereby gives greater strength to the parts, and prevents the joints of
the said links from parting.
Figure 2 represents a horizontal section through the primary link, and through the
fixed shanks, at the backs of the buttons, or heads. The joints of the supplementary
links, are shown closed, and with the parts approximate to the joints thereof resting,
and working within, the sleeve like ends of the said primary one.
Figure 3 represents an elevation of figure 1, while figure 4 shows a vertical section
of the same, through the joining up links.
Figure 5 is an elevation, and figure 6 a plan of the solid ring, which when flattened
as in figure 7 represents the primary link.
Figure 8 represents both the primary and supplementary links separately.
The same letters of reference indicate the corresponding parts of the several
figures.
a are buttons or heads, a² are the fixed shanks thereof, b are supplementary links
joined together at their enlarged ends, by a seamless and primary link c.
The joining up of the links with the link c, is performed, by first opening out
the joints of the former, as in figure 8, then passing the opened bar ends 62, of the
links b, loopwise through the link c, and closed; the said link
is then flattened about
its middle, leaving the ends tubular, or with sleeve joints, wherein the bar ends of
the other limb work. This completes the joining-up.
C,
It will be seen from the drawing, that as the bar ends of the links b, work within
seamless tubular joints of the other parts, the connection is made very strong and
durable.
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:-
First. Joining up, or connecting together the end or supplementary links, of sleeve
and cuff links, by a broad or extended primary and flattened link, with tubular or
sleeve ends, whereby the joining-up of the adjacent links, is made strong, in conse-
quence of the extended bearings, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. Uniting the link connections of sleeve and cuff links, by a seamless and
tubular ended link or links c, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly. The combination with the discs, heads or buttons a, a², of connection
links b, c, substantially as set forth.
D. 171 1
A
1000