Improvements in Cuff Holders.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 20th May, 1893
COMPLEIE SIEITIVATION.
Improvements in Cuff Holders.
We JOHN HAWTHORN and JOHN PEMBERTON LIDDELL of the firm of
John Hawthorn and Company of Newtown, New Mills, in the County of Chester,
Engineers, 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 and accompanying drawings
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Our said invention relates to cuff holding appliances for attachment to coat or
jacket sleeves, the function of such appliances being to hold the cuff or wrist-band
in any adjusted position as is well understood.
According to our invention the improved cuff holder is composed of two spring
limbs of thin metal and of suitable length rivetted or otherwise secured together at
the heel so as to lie parallel with and opposite to each other, yet presenting
sufficient space between the limbs to admit the thickness of the cuff or wrist-band.
The free ends of these two spring limbs are pressed elastically towards each other
and are furnished with gripping pads of rubber or one of wood and the other of
rubber, or they might be of bone or any other suitable substance roughened so as
to hold the cuff better. The eyes in the free ends of the limbs which receive these
gripping pads are stamped out of the metal in the same stamping operation which
forms the limbs and where a rubber pad is meant to be inserted we punch the hole
so as to leave an inwardly projecting tooth or pin which enters the rubber and holds
it when the pad has been sprung into its hole or seat.
The rubber of the inner
limb should project sufficiently above the surface of the metal to keep the limb
from direct contact with the arm of the wearer. The metal of the limbs might
be strengthened by corrugations or the like stamped therein. The cuff holders
should be made of some non-oxydising metal or if made of such they should be
electro-plated or coated so as to obviate rust stains on the cuff's. Suitable eyes or
other hold-fasts are stamped or formed on or in the limbs as means for securing the
cuff holder to the inside of the coat sleeve.
By a modification instead of forming the cuff holder from two separate spring
limbs as described we might form it from a single piece of metal punched to the
requisite shape, and bent upon itself, sugar-tongs fashion. The free ends of the
tongs thus formed would be furnished with gripping pads as in the former instance.
To render our invention more easily understood we will now proceed to describe
the same more fully, reference being had to the annexed sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1. is a side view of our improved cuff holder formed from two separate limbs
secured together at the heel as described.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a view of the modification formed from a single piece of metal.
Fig 4 is a plan of Fig 3
Fig. 5. is an enlarged sectional view of the two gripping pads in position.
Fig. 6. is a plan of the punched eye with retaining tooth intended to receive a
rubber pad.
A
Referring to Figs. 1. and 2. the cuff holder consists of two spring limbs a and b.
The limb a is flat and is intended to be sewn or secured to the inner side of
a coat or jacket sleeve by means of the eyes cccc.
The limb bis bent at the
inner end and presents a flat surface or foot which rests upon the limb a.
rivet d secures the two limbs together and the turned over heel a' of the limb a
prevents the limb & from moving on its rivet. Thus the centres of the gripping
pads and are always kept opposite each other. The said pads e and ƒ are
carried by the free ends of the spring limbs a, b, and the said limbs are so set as to
Fig. 5. is an enlarged sectional view of the two gripping pads in position.
Fig. 6. is a plan of the punched eye with retaining tooth intended to receive a
rubber pad.
A
Referring to Figs. 1. and 2. the cuff holder consists of two spring limbs a and b.
The limb a is flat and is intended to be sewn or secured to the inner side of
a coat or jacket sleeve by means of the eyes cccc.
The limb is bent at the
inner end and presents a flat surface or foot which rests upon the limb a.
rivet & secures the two limbs together and the turned over heel a' of the limb a
prevents the limb & from moving on its rivet. Thus the centres of the gripping
pads e andare always kept opposite each other. The said pads e and fare
carried by the free ends of the spring limbs a, b, and the said limbs are so set as to

page_text: press the pads together with an elastic pressure. The pad is made of rubber and
is sprung into a hole punched to receive it in the free end of the limb b, as more
clearly shown in the sectional view Fig. 5. In punching this hole a tooth or
projection g is left which enters the neck of the rubber pad and holds it so that the
pad is not pulled out of its seating by the cuff. The tooth or projection is
clearly shown in Fig. 6. More than one tooth or projection g might be used or a
series of small serrations might be formed all round the inner circumference of the
hole. The pad e is of wood or bone in the example and is contained in a seat
pressed in the metal of the limb a. The top of the pad e is slightly hollowed so as
to fit the convex top of the pad f. This enables the opposing pads to grip the cuff
better. The neck of the rubber pad f projects somewhat above the surface of the
metal limb and prevents the limb from coming into direct contact with the arm
of the wearer. The limbs a and might be perfectly plain in formation or they
might be corrugated as indicated in the drawings so as to confer additional strength
on the limbs. When our improved cuff holder is fixed to the inside of a sleeve as
directed, the cuff can be thrust over the hand and up the sleeve. In passing up
the sleeve the cuff slips between the gripping pads, and these pads will hold the
cuff in any adjusted position.
It will of course be obvious that variations of a slight nature might be made in
our improved cuff holder without departing from our invention.
For example
instead of securing the two limbs together by a rivet as described we might solder,
over-lap, fold or punch together the two ends of the limbs and so dispense with the
rivet. Also instead of the gripping pads being made one of wood or bone and the
other of rubber as described both might be of rubber or both might be of wood or
other suitable material roughened so as to grip the glazed cuff sufficiently firmly.
We however advise the use of rubber in one or both of these pads.
Referring to Figs. 3. and 4. we illustrate there a modification of our herein before
described invention.
Instead of forming the cuff holder of two separate limbs as before set forth we
punch or form a single flat strip of metal to the proper shape and then bend it
into the sugar-tongs form shown in Fig. 3. The free ends of the said tongs shaped
cuff holder, are furnished with gripping pads as in Figs. 1. and 2. The free ends
of the tongs can be set towards each other so as to produce the requisite elastic
pressure between the pads e, f
The metal from which our improved cuff holders are made should be of brass or
some metal not liable to oxydation. If made of steel or the like it would be
desirable to electro-plate or coat them so as to prevent the formation of rust spots on
the linen of the cuffs.
Having now particularly described and 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 cuff holder composed of two separate spring limbs of sheet metal rivetted
cr otherwise secured together at one end, the free ends of the spring limbs carrying
gripping pads to hold the cuff substantially as described and as shown in Figs. 1
and 2. of the drawings.
2.) A cuff holder consisting of two separate spring limbs or members stamped,
pressed or otherwise formed from sheet metal, and secured together at one end by
rivetting or other suitable means of attachment the free ends of the said limbs being
furnished with gripping pads of rubber and bone or other suitable material, sprung
or inserted into holes or seats formed in the limbs, and one of the limbs being
adapted to be secured to the inside of a coat or other sleeve, substantially as
described and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. of the drawings.
3.) As adjuncts to cuff holders of the indicated description the employment of
rubber gripping-pads sprung or inserted into holes or seats in the limbs or jaws of
a cuff holder, the said holes or seats being formed with a projection or tooth, or i

page_text: projections or teeth to engage with and hold the rubber pads when inserted, sub-
stantially as described and as shown more particularly in Figs. 5. and 6. of the
drawings.
4.) A cuff holder composed of a single piece of sheet metal bent into the form of
a pair of sugar-tongs and employed in combination with gripping-pads of rubber or
rubber in conjunction with other material to grip and hold the cuff as herein before
described and as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. of the drawings.
Dated this 11th day of March 1893.
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, Agents.