A Wire Spring Frame for Ladies Collars, Collarettes, Cuffs, and .. Armlets.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Aug., 1890-Accepted, 13th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Wire Spring Frame for Ladies Collars, Collarettes, Cuffs, and
..
Armlets.
I, GORDON MCDONALD, of 3 Aldermanbury Avenue, City of London, Manu-
facturer of Fancy Goods, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
The object of this invention is to form, from a single piece or length of wire, a
band of circular loop shape, and with a central coil spring for closing the two ends
towards or upon each other, said frame serving as a liner to a fur or other material
covering for a Collar, Collarette, Cuff or Armlet for lady's wear.
For the purpose of my invention, I take a strip or length of wire and bend the two
ends at right angles, I then wrap the central part on a mandrel to form a coil, the two
parts projecting therefrom I partly bend towards each other and at a given distance
I bend each in the opposite direction to form loops, the terminals being curved to
correspond with the bends before mentioned for the right angled ends to engage in
the hollow of the spring coil.
In this condition the article or frame constitutes a band with open ends, which
when forced apart permit of its application to the neck, arm, or wrist of a person,
the coiled portion which forms the spring causing it to adapt itself to the required
position.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1889
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said Gordon M'Donald.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Wire Spring Frame for Ladies Collars, Collarettes, Cuffs, and
Armlets.
I, GORDON MCDONALD, of 3 Aldermanbury Avenue, City of London, Manufacturer
of Fancy Goods, 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:-
The object of this invention is, to form from a single piece, or length of wire, a
band of circular loop shape, and with a central coil spring for closing the two ends
towards, or upon each other, said frame serving as a liner to a fur, or other material
covering for a collar, collarette, cuff, or armlet for lady's wear.
For the purpose of my invention, and as I show at Figure 1 of the annexed
drawings, I take a strip, or length of wire, and bend the two ends A, A, at right
angles, I then wrap the central part on a mandrel to form a coil B, the two parts C, C,
projecting therefrom I partly bend towards each other, and at a given distance I bend
each in the opposite direction to form loops D, D, the terminals being curved for the
right angled ends A, A, to engage in the hollow of the spring coil B.
In this condition, the article, or frame constitutes a band with open ends (looped),
as at Figure 2, which when forced apart permit of its application to the neck,
arm, or wrist of a person, the coiled portion which forms the spring causing it to
adapt itself to the required position.
The bendings of the wire strip may vary with shapes of articles necessitated by the
changes of fashion, and also for the class, or kind of wearing apparel.
As an example, I show at Figure 3 a wire bent to suit the "Medici" collar
i.e. one of great height at the back compared to that of the front, which front may
be plain like the loops D, D, Figure 1, or peaked, as at Figure 3, or the front

page_text: can be shaped, as at Figure 4, so that when covered with velvet, plush, fur, or
an imitation of fur, the article has the appearance of a collarette, a “victorine," or
short tippet.
In each case, I only employ one length of wire, and after bending it to the
desired shape and providing it with a spring, as at 31, the article holds itself in
place by its springyness.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
:
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The construction of collar, collarette, cuff, and armlet frames from a single length
of spring wire bent to shape, and provided with a coil for the double purpose of
obtaining springyness, and of enclosing the ends of the wire, as set forth, and sub-
stantially as indicated by the annexed drawings.
The 2nd day of August 1890
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said G. McDonald.