Improvements in Sleeve Links, Solitaires, and such like Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1896-Accepted 2nd Jan., 1897
OVISIONAL SP CCIFICATION.
Improvements in Sleeve Links, Solitaires, and such like
Articles.
I, JOHN CHESHIRE of 187 Great King Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in sleeve links, solatares and such
like articles by which greater facility is afforded for threading such articles
through the holes in the garments to which they are required to be attached.
The back of the plate forming the stud or button portion I prefer to recess as
deeply as possible thus leaving a rim or flange around the outside at the back
thereof. The eye is fastened at the bottom of the recessed plate and is perforated
with a hole at one or both ends and the flange or rim is notched or recessed to
allow the waist of the bar to lie in the recess so as to make the hole as thin as
possible. The bar has a hole at each end with a projection or spike inside the
inner end of each hole which takes into the hole or holes before mentioned in the
eye or eyes. When it is desired to thread the link through a hole or holes in a
garment the bar is laid flat in the recesses or notches, and the spikes are pressed
into the holes in the eyes which stiffens the whole into a stiff line which makes the
operation of threading easy.
Dated this 7th day of May 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Sleeve Links, Solitaires, and such like
Articles.
I, JOHN CHESHIRE of 187 Great King Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention has for its object improvements in sleeve links, solitairs, and such
like articles by which greater facility is afforded for threading such articles
through the holes in the garments to which they are required to be attached.
The back of the plate forming the stud or button portion I prefer to recess as
deeply as possible thus leaving a rim or flange around the outside at the back
thereof. The eye is fastened at the bottom of the recessed plate and is perforated
with a hole at one or both ends and the flange or rim is notched or recessed to allow
the waist of the bar to lie in the recess so as to make the hole as thin as possible.
The bar has a hole at each end with a projection or spike inside the inner end of
each hole which takes into the hole or holes before mentioned in the eye or eyes.

page_text: When it is desired to thread the link through a hole or holes in a garment the bar
is laid flat in the recesses or notches and the spikes are pressed into the holes in
the eyes which stiffens the whole into a stiff line which makes the operation of
threading easy.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improved sleeve links.
Figure 1 is a plan view of the back of my improved sleeve link.
Figure 2 is an elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional, elevation of the plate Y.
Figure 4 is a plan view of the same.
.
Figure 5 is a plan view of another form of plate Y.
Figure 6 is an elevation of the bar X.
Figure 7 is a plan view of the same.
Figure 8 is an end elevation of Figure 6.
Figure 9 is a plan view of the coupling W.
Figure 10
a sectional elevation of Figure 9.
Figure 11 is a part sectional elevation shewing one method for fixing a pearl
into the plate Y.
Figure 12 is a part-sectional elevation shewing how the bar X is secured to the
pearl V.
In carrying my invention into practice I form the plate Y to which the head of
the link is secured with a hole y' in the centre and two slots y³, y³ on either side.
I then form the bar by suitable tools with two projections, at either end
which fit into and protrude slightly through the slots y, y³ the shoulders,
butting against the base of the plate. I also form the centre of this bar concave
and with a slot down the centre. The coupling W is formed by suitable tools
with two eyes or slots w¹, w² at either end the centre portion being left solid to
strengthen it. These eyes have a projection w³ and w formed on the outer end of
each and a projection to and to on their inner ends near the centre of the
coupling.
When connecting the parts together one bar is threaded through one of the
eyes in the coupling and then the other bar through the other eye. The
projections, are then inserted into the slots y³, y, the shoulders, butting
against the base of the plate, and the ends which protrude through are turned
down on to the top thus firmly coupling the two plates together.
Instead of connecting the bar to the plate as above described I may dispense
with the projections, and solder the parts a³, a on to the plate in which case
I may form the head Z and plate in one the underside being formed slightly
concave leaving a rim or flange F around the edge with a slot fat either end
for the coupling to fit into.
When it is desired to thread the link through a hole or holes in a garment
the coupling is laid flat and the heads or plates are pushed together which causes
the projections wo³ and w to enter the slot between the concave portion of each
bar and the projections wo and we to enter the slot at the inner ends of the bar
by which means it will be easily understood that the link is held in a straight or
stiff position thereby rendering the operation of threading very easy., The
holes y in the centre of the plates are provided so as to allow the coupling to
work freely in the bar.
At Figure 11 I have shewn one method for fixing the pearl, glass or other
such like head V into the plate Y. In this case I furnish the edges y so that
they overlap the base of the head and firmly secure it therein. The bar X
is fixed to the plate in the manner as herein before described.
Figure 12 shews my method of connecting the bar to the head V which has
a hole formed in the centre of the base recessed at the top at 6'. The bar is then
secured to a cup S. This cup is formed with a serrated edge and a hole in the
Lase and is inserted into the hole in the base of the head V after which it is put

page_text: under pressure or given a sharp blow which causes the serrated edge to spread out
and enter the recess 6 by which means the bar is securely fastened to the
head V.
When applying my invention to solitaires I connect the head of the solitaire to
the link as shewn at Fig. 13 and this link is connected to the bar X as hereinbefore
described and as shewn at Fig. 14. To fasten this solitaire to the cuff the
projections on the link are pushed into the slot in the bar as shewn at Fig. 15.
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. The improvements in sleeve links, solitairs and such like articles consisting
essentially of a bar such as ✗ in combination with a coupling such as W
constructed in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore
described and shewn on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Second. Connecting a bar such as ✗ to a pearl, glass or such like head in
combination with a coupling such as W in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn on the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Dated this 7th day of October 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.