AN IMPROVED WATCH PROTECTOR
Year: 1884

page_text: I WATER JOHN BLUNDEN, of 355 City Road in the County of Middlesex,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN
IMPROVED WATCH PROTECTOR" to be as follows :—
My invention relates to an improved watch protector which can be easily fitted
in the pocket in which the watch is worn, is simple in construction, and can bo
made at little cost.
In carrying out my invention I construct the watch protector of a band or strip
of spring metal or other suitable material which I bend or double over in the
centre of its length so that one half overlays the other half; the two parts at a
certain distance from the point where the band or strip is so bent are then curved
outwards so as to form a loop or ring of sufficient size to admit the bow of the
watch; the two ends of the band or strip are then brought together and curved
outwards into the form of a scroll or otherwise so formed as to present a curved
surface for the entrance of the watch the whole forming a spring clip for retaining
the watch; the protector so constructed is provided with suitable means for
attaching the same to the inside of the pocket such as with a series of holes
through which it can be stitched thereto or with a pin or number of clips which
can be passed through the lining of the pocket or through the pocket itself.
The protector is fastened in the pocket by any of the herein before described
means with the opening for admitting the bow of the watch placed in a direction
opposite to that in which the watch would be pulled in case an attempt were made
to snatch it from the pocket the other end of the protector projecting for a distance
beyond the loop or ring will allow the protector to extend to the corner of the
pocket whereby the watch can be properly placed in the pocket.
By this construction if the chain of the watch be pulled in an upward or forward
direction away from the person wearing it the watch will be prevented from leaving
the pocket whilst for the wearer to remove the watch it is simply necessary to move
the bow of the watch in the opposite direction when the ends of the protector will
yield and allow the watch to be passed out therefrom; to replace the watch it is
merely necessary to press it against the said ends when the ends will yield and
allow the bow to pass into the protector.
If required the protector may be covered or lined with wash leather or like soft
material to prevent the watch from being scratched.

page_text: I WALTER JOHN BLUNDEN, of 355, City Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN
IMPROVED WATCH PROTECTOR" and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved watch protector which can be easily fitted
in the pocket in which the watch is worn, is simple in construction, and can be
made at little cost.
In carrying out my invention I construct the watch protector of a band or strip
of spring metal or other suitable material such as wire which I bend or double
over in the centre of its length so that one half overlays the other half; the two
parts at a certain distance from the point where the band or strip is so bent are
then curved outwards (or otherwise) so as to form a loop or ring of sufficient size
to admit the bow or chain of the watch; the two ends of the band, strip or wire
are then brought together and curved outwards into the form of a scroll or other-
wise so formed as to present a curved surface for the entrance of the watch the
whole forming a spring clip for retaining the watch; the protector so constructed
is provided with suitable means for attaching the same to the inside of the pocket
such as with a series of holes through which it can be stitched thereto or with a
pin or a number of clips which can be passed through the lining of the pocket or
through the pocket itself.
The protector is fastened in the pocket by any of the herein before described
means with the opening for admitting the bow or chain of the watch placed in a
direction opposite to that in which the watch would be pulled in case an attempt
were made to snatch it from the pocket, the other end of the protector projecting
for a distance beyond the loop or ring will allow the protector to extend to the
corner of the pocket whereby the watch can be properly placed in the pocket.
In the accompanying drawing figure 1, represents a front elevation and figure 2
a back elevation of a watch protector constructed according to my invention;
figure 3 is a sectional plan shewing the protector attached to the inside of a pocket;
figure 4 is a view of the interior of a pocket shewing a watch held in position by
one of my improved protectors.
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
The protector.is shewn constructed of a length of spring wire bent into the
shape shewn; a, is the point at which it is bent or doubled over so as to form a
spring; the ends of the wire are bent outwards as shewn at b, and c, so as to
present a curved surface for the entrance of the watch; the said ends are formed
with eyes as shewn to allow of the protector being sewn to the pocket. The
end b, of the protector must be sewn to the pocket A, at the side which is next to
the body of the wearer as shewn in figure 4; the end c, must be sewn to the other
side of the pocket and the end a, to the corner of the pocket.
To make use of a device of this construction when the watch B is placed in the
pocket, the chain C, must be slightly pulled sideways when the ends b, and c, of

page_text: the protector will yield and the chain will pass between the two spring arms of the
protector and will be thereby retained in this position; if the chain C of the watch
be pulled in an upward or forward direction away from the person wearing it the
watch B will be prevented from leaving the pocket A, whilst for the wearer to
remove the watch it is simply necessary to move the chain of the watch in the
opposite direction when the ends b, and c, of the protector will yield and allow the
watch chain C to be passed out therefrom.
If required the protector may be covered or lined with wash leather or like soft
material to prevent the watch and chain from being scratched.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved watch protector hereinbefore described and represented in the
accompanying drawing.