IMPROVEMENT IN SLEEVE LINKS
Year: 1886

page_text: I GEORGE PETER BOLGER of Mount-town-House Kingstown in the County of
Dublin in Ireland Solicitor's Apprentice do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENT IN SLEEVE LINKS to be as follows:-
The connection (which is in the form of an elongated eight) between the two
buttons of the sleeve link is supplied with a trap-like side which is kept in its
place by a spring, and may be opened inwards by the pressure of the finger to
admit the loop of one of the buttons. When the pressure is removed the side is
forced again into its place and encloses the loop of the button, above mentioned,
and keeps it enclosed till pressure is again applied at the outer side.
In fact one end of the elongated eight is supplied with a catch similar to that
usually in use at the end of watch chains.
I, GEORGE PETER BOLGER Mount Town House, Kingstown, Dublin do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENT IN SLEEVE LINKS, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, that is to say:-
My invention of improvements in sleeve links refers more particularly to the
method of connecting and disconnecting the two buttons, studs, or like retaining
parts which are usually attached to each other by one or more links of chain, or
by means of a shackle, or other similar device.
It consists in the combination with such buttons and connecting parts as before
described, or their equivalents, of one or more snap hooks similar to the swivel
[Price 6d1

page_text: snap hooks used upon watch-chains, and in order that my invention may be
clearly defined and fully understood I annex a sheet of drawings illustrating bow
my invention is carried into practice.
Fig. 1, represents a sleeve link (enlarged) made according to my invention, with
one snaphook, closed.
Fig. 2, the same link, with disconnected botton.
Fig. 3, a similar link with two snap hooks.
Fig. 4, the same link, with parts disconnected.
The parts A, which I have represented as buttons may be of any suitable form,
design or material to suit the varying fashion and taste; they are made with a
link or eye B, permanently secured to the centre of the inner face.
The centre part or shackle C, is, (in the link shown in Figs 1 and 2) permanently
attached to the eye B¹, at one end, the other end being made into a snap-hook D,
the tongue or snap E, being shown closed in Fig. 1, and open in Fig. 2, and which
is kept securely closed when in use by means of a secret spring concealed in the
centre portion F.
Figs 3 and 4, represent the use of two snaphooks, otherwise the construction
does not vary from the description given above.
It will be readily seen that as by my invention the buttons or similar parts do
not pass through the button holes of the garment, a much larger button or head
may be used if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my, said
invention, and in what manner the same is performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1-The construction of sleevelinks substantially as hereinbefore described and
as illustrated in the drawings.
2-In sleeve links, the combination with the buttons or heads of any shape of
one or more snap-hooks, for the purpose specified and substantially as described
and shown.
Dat he 4th do of T1002
ROBT F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.