Year: 1896

page_text: JAMES CLELAND Drumaness, Ballynahinch Co. Down, Ireland, Mechanic do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to fastening cuffs in the required position and retaining them
there by means of a stud having within a recess in its top a spiral screw which can be
easily fastened into the inside of the coat sleeve.
The stud consists of five parts, viz:-A bottom, a top, a spiral screw fastener, a
spiral spring, and a crossbar and is formed an 1 fitted together as follows;-
The bottom is a light circular metallic disc or plate about " in diameter having
a socket and two wings projecting about " on one side suitable for inserting into
a button hole. Through the centre of the socket there is a hole about No. 12
wire gauge (WG) contracted when passing through the disc or plate to about
17 W.G. and having four or more radial grooves on the outer or plain side of
disc or plate for the purpose of securing boss ends of crossbar.
The top is also a circular metallic disc ahout ", diameter, having a plain socket
projecting about " on one side and to fit into the bottom socket freely. This
socket also has a hole through its centre about 17 W.G. and enlarged on the top
side to about "diameter and about of an inch deep for a recess for the spiral
screw fastener to lie in when disengaged. The outer edge of this recess may be
knirled.
The spiral screw fastener is a curl of wire about No. 17 W.G. pointed and in
the form of a screw having a plain shank which passes through the centre of both
sockets and projects through the bottom disc or plate about "to receive the
crossbar. The curl, when not engaged, lies in the recess in top.
The spiral spring is inserted inside of the bottom socket, one end of it pressing
against the end of the top socket, and the other end pressing against the con-
tracted part of the hole in bottom socket allowing the sockets to telescope as the
screw fastener protrudes in being fastened or turned into the cloth, and bringing
it into the recess again as it is being unfastened.
The crossbar is a piece of metal about " long and about " diameter reduced
at two places to form on it three little bosses, one at the middle, and one at each
end. A hole is bored through the middle boss to fit the shank of fastening screw
on which it is fixed outside of the bottom disc or plate. The end bosses (by the
action of the spiral spring) incline to stay in the radial grooves on the outside of
bottom disc or plate. The stud is thus held together by the curl of screw fastener
at one extremity and the crossbar at the other extremity. The crossbar is the means
by which the stud is fastened or unfastened.
Dated this Third day of April 1896.
JAMES CLELAND.

page_text: Cuff Fastening and Retaining Stud.
L, JAMES CLELAND, of Drumaness, Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland, Mechanic,
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 :-
This invention relates to fastening cuffs in the required position, and retaining
them there by means of a stud having within a recess in its top a spiral screw
which can be easily fastened into the inside of the coat sleeve.
The stud consists of five parts; viz.: A bottom, a top, a spiral screw fastener,
a spiral spring, and a crossbar.
Such being the nature and object of this my invention the following is a complete
description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of base, showing socket into which socket of
top 2 fits, and wings 6, for preventing it from turning in the buttonhole.
Fig. 2. is a sectional elevation of top showing recess for curl of spiral screw fastener
to lie in when disengaged.
Fig. 3. is elevation of pointed spiral screw fastener.
Fig. 4 is side view of crossbar for operating fastener 3, and is fixed on the end of
its shank which projects through base I.
Fig. 5. is elevation of spiral spring for pressing top 2 out to shield the pointed
spiral fastener 3 when disengaged.
Fig. 6. is a plan of the complete cuff fastening and retaining stud.
Fig. 7. is an elevation of the complete cuff fastening and retaining stud.
Fig. 8. is a sectional elevation of the complete cuff fastening and retaining stud.
It is inserted into buttonhole at the middle of cuff; (the links or other ornamental
studs being in the end holes) the cuff is then slid over the hand and adjusted in sleeve
to required position to suit the wearer's taste. The pointed spiral fastener is then
turned into the lining of coat or dress sleeve by means of the crossbar 4 with the tip
of the finger until moderately tight leaving the ball ends of crossbar to rest in the
radial grooves shown by dotted lines in plan of base Fig. 1A, thus securing it from
shaking loose. It is unfastened by turning the crossbar in the opposite direction.
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 :-
Fastening and retaining cuffs to the inside of coat or dress sleeves by means of the
fastener herein described and illustrated by drawings comprising in combination
a base 1, a top 2, a spiral screw fastener 3, a crossbar 4, and a spiral spring 5.
Dated this Nineteenth day of December 1896.
JAMES CLELAND.