Improved Means for Joining the Ends of Bands for Forming Armlets. and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 8th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 8th July, 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Joining the Ends of Bands for Forming Armlets.
and the like.
1, LOUIS NEUBERGER, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America,
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:--
My invention has for its object to provide improved means for joining the ends of
bands for the purpose of forming armlets and the like, the special object being to
produce a clasp which will be simple and inexpensive to manufacture, neat and
attractive in appearance and which will directly engage with and hold both ends of
the armlet or band so as to form an independent means of attachment in addition to
the usual clamp employed for this purpose.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating the application of my invention to an
ordinary armlet or shirt-sleeve holder;
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the clasp on the line x-x Figure 3;
Figure 3 is a section on the line y-y Figure 2, and
Figures 4, 5 and 6 are views of the clasp illustrating different stages in the
manufacture thereof.
1 denotes an armlet or band which may or may not be elastic as required;
2 is the usual clamp by which the ends of the band are secured together, and A is
my novel clasp. The blank from which this clasp is made is formed from sheet-
metal, with teeth or serrations 3 at opposite edges, as shown in Figure 4. By a
second operation the teeth or serrations are bent substantially at right angles
to the body of the clasp as illustrated in Figure 5, and in this operation more or
less curvature is imparted to the body. A third operation shapes the clasp, as
shown in Figure 6, ready to receive the ends of the band which are already
secured together by the clamp, and a fourth operation presses the clasp closely
about the joint, the ends of the clasp meeting and the teeth or serrations being
forced into the material of the armlet
or band as clearly illustrated
Figures 1 and 2.
in
It will of course be understood that the operations of forming the clasp are
not of the essence of my invention. They are ordinary simple operations and
may be performed by suitable dies in any of the ordinary presses used for working
sheet-metal.
The operations will be clearly understood from what has already been said.
The ends of the band are laid together lapping past each other and are securely
fastened together by the ordinary clamp 2. The clamped ends of the band are then

page_text: laid within the clasp and the latter is closed about the same, forcing the teeth or
serrations into the material of the armlet or band.
It will thus be seen that my novel clasp forms an additional means of securing
the ends of the band together so as to remove much of the strain from the clamp,
that the joint and clamp are wholly concealed, that a neat and attractive joint is
made, and that smooth edges are left at the ends of the clasp, as the teeth or
serrations are firmly embedded in the material of the armlet or band.
In this manner the armlet is made both stronger and more ornamental than
heretofore.
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 combination, with a, band, and a clamp by which its ends are secured
together, of a clasp formed from sheet-metal and having at opposite edges thereof
teeth or serrations bent substantially at right angles to the body of the clasp,
the said clasp being curved longitudinally so as to enclose and wholly conceal
the ends of the band and the clamp by which they are joined, and bring the
ends of the clasp into contact with each other and force the teeth into the
material of the band, substantially as hereinbefore described and for the purposes
specified.
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D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.