A New or Improved Reversible Shirt Cuff.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1896
A New or Improved Reversible Shirt Cuff.
I, WILLIAM JAMES BASSETT of 7, High Street, Ilfracombe, Grocer, 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 an improved double or reversible shirt cuff, having for
its object to provide means whereby, when one edge of the said cuff has become
soiled or been sufficiently worn, the other edge may be turned down and worn in its
place, thus providing two pairs of cuffs to one shirt in the place of one pair.
For this purpose according to my invention, I form my improved cuffs with
double or top and bottom wearing edges, and secure it at or about its middle or
equidistant between its two edges, to the lower end of the shirt sleeve.
When required to reverse the position of the cuff it is turned over on the said
line of connection with the sleeve until the top edge takes the place of the bottom
edge. Thus in one position it is doubled back over the sleeve and in the other
position it is doubled back under the sleeve.
The two edges are provided with ordinary link or button holes for receiving the
fastening links or solitaires, and holes corresponding with those in the part of the
cuff which is uppermost, are formed in the sleeve, through which, and those in
the cuff small studs or links are passed to keep the cuff in position. In some cases
instead of sewing the cuff to the sleeve it may be made detachable therefrom, the
end of the sleeve being formed with a band which is connected with one or the
other edge of the cuff by buttons or studs passed through the holes therein.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 represents an opened out inside
view of my improved reversible cuff, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section, and Fig. 3 is
a similar view with the cuff reversed.
a represents the cuff and b the lower part of the shirt sleeve to which it is
attached. The cuff is formed with top and bottom wearing edges a¹ and a² and is
sewn or joined at its centre on the line to the lower edge of the sleeve b. cc are
the sleeve link holes formed in the top and bottom halves of the cuff and c' are the
holes formed in the sleeve b corresponding in position with the holes c in the
portion of the cuff which is uppermost to secure the cuff in its wearing position, by
means of links or studs, to the sleeve, or it may be secured by buttons fixed to
the sleeve.
Fig. 2 shows the cuff in its fixed position outside the sleeve, and Fig. 3 shows it
in its reversed position doubled back inside the sleeve. When required to reverse
the cuff from the position shewn in Fig. 2 to that shewn in Fig. 3 the studs or
buttons on the sleeve are disconnected from the holes c in the upper half of cuff
and the latter turned over or doubled back under the sleeve, the top edge a¹ being
then at the bottom and the edge a² at the top, the latter being secured to the sleeve
as before described.
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.--
(1.) In double or reversible shirt cuffs attaching the same at or near their middle
to the lower end of the shirt sleeve whereby they may be doubled back under the
sleeve or caused to lie on or over the sleeve, the said cuffs being held in position

page_text: by links or studs passing through holes in the sleeve and those in the portion of
the cuff which is uppermost or by means of buttons attached to the sleeve,
substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2.) Securing detachable double or reversible cuffs to shirt sleeves substantially.
as described and for the purposes specified.
(3.) The improved double or reversible shirt cuff substantially as described and
shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 4th day of December 1895.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.