IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACELETS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH GLOVES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Watson of Alma Villas, Manor Park Road,
Willesden in the County of Middlesex for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS
IN BRACELETS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH GLOVES
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Watson at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd January 1883.
ALFRED WATSON of Alma Villas, Manor Park Road, Willesden in the County of
Middlesex IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACELETS TO BE USED IN
GLOVES.
CONNECTION WITH
The Invention has for its object improvements in bracelets to be used in
connection with gloves whereby such bracelets can be readily attached to and
disconnected from the gloves and when attached serve as a ready means of fastening
and unfastening the glove around the wrist.
I form the bracelet of gold, silver or other metal or material with capability of
opening and closing as heretofore but according to my invention I form one end
with a hook or hooks stud or studs to pass into the button hole or holes of the
glove and the other end with one or more slots or openings to receive the shank
or shanks of the button or buttons I also form such last mentioned end of the
bracelet with one or more sockets to receive the before mentioned hook or hooks
stud or studs when it is desired to fasten the bracelet and consequently the glove
around the wrist. If desired the bracelet may be formed with other fastening
means which may be separate and distinct from the glove attachments.
Thus when the glove and the bracelet are attached together they can be readily
fastened around the wrist by simply pressing the parts together whilst they can
be as readily unfastened by a somewhat similar action.
The bracelet may be made in two parts hinged together or it may be formed
continuous and if desired it may be made to spring open when the fastening means
are released.
The bracelet can be ornamented like ordinary bracelets or if desired it can be
covered with plush fur or other suitable material.
The bracelet can be used apart from the glove which latter being of the ordinary
kind and without alteration can be used apart from the bracelet.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Alfred Watson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 23rd July
1883.
ALFRED WATSON of Alma Villas, Manor Park Road, Willesden in the County of
Middlesex "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACELETS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH
GLOVES
"
The invention has for its object improvements in bracelets to be used in
connection with gloves whereby such bracelets can be readily attached to and
disconnected from the gloves and when attached serve as a ready means of
fastening and unfastening the glove around the wrist
.
I form the bracelet of gold silver or other metal or material with capability of
opening and closing as heretofore but according to my invention I form one end
with a hook or hooks stud or studs to pass into the button hole or holes of the
glove and the other end with one or more slots or openings to receive the shank
or shanks of the button or buttons I also form such last mentioned end of the
bracelet with one or more sockets to receive the before mentioned hook or hooks
stud or studs when it is desired to fasten the bracelet and consequently the glove
around the wrist. If desired the bracelet may be formed with other fastening
means which may be separate and distinct from the glove attachments.
Thus when the glove and the bracelet are attached together they can be readily
fastened around the wrist by simply pressing the parts together whilst they can
be as readily unfastened by a somewhat similar action.
The bracelet may be made in two parts hinged together or it may be formed
continuous and if desired it may be made to spring open when the fastening means
are released.
The bracelet can be ornamented like ordinary bracelets or if desired it can be
covered with plush fur or other suitable material.
The bracelet can be used apart from the glove which latter being of the ordinary
kind and without alteration can be used apart from the bracelet.
And in order that my said invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying Drawings
more fully to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the various Figures like parts are marked with similar letters of reference.
Figure 1 is an edge view of a bracelet constructed according to my invention
and Figure 2 is a face view of the ends of the same showing the glove attached
thereto and ready to be placed and fixed upon the wrist.
a is the band of the bracelet which is shown constructed with hinges at a' to
permit the bracelet to be readily opened out and closed when desired for placing it
upon or removing it from the wrist.
The plate or end piece b is formed with a pair of studs 6' to pass into the button
holes of the glove d'and the end piece or plate c is formed with slots or openings c
to receive the shanks of the buttons & and the end piece or plate c is also formed
with sockets c² to receive the studs b¹ when it is desired to fasten the bracelet and
consequently the glove around the wrist.
If desired the bracelet can be formed with only one stud b¹, one slot or opening c
and one socket c² for use with a single button glove or it may be formed with
more than two of such parts if desired.

page_text: Figure 3 is an edge view of a bracelet, Figure 4 is a face view of the ends of the
same and Figure 5 is an inner edge view of the end 6 showing a modification in
the method of carrying my invention into effect. In this case instead of providing
the end piece or plate b with studs b' as in the previous arrangement I have here
represented it as provided with a hinged bar b² to be passed through the button
holes of the glove such hinged bar being provided with a catch or other fastening
means at b³ to enable the same readily to be locked in the position shown in the
drawings and unlocked therefrom when desired. The plate or end piece c instead
of being provided with separate slots or openings c' to receive the shanks of the
buttons d' is here shown provided with a long slot e³ formed with an enlargement
in the centre thereof through which enlargement the buttons can first be passed
and then shifted to the ends of the slot ³. The hinged bar 62 is also provided
with a stud or catch b' which by being passed through the slot c³ holds the plates
or end pieces b. c. together when the bracelet is on the wrist.
Figure 6 is an edge view of a bracelet and Figure 7 is a face view of the ends
thereof showing another slight modification. In this case the means for securing
the glove to the bracelet are similar to those described with respect to Figures 3.
4 and 5 but instead of the hinged bar b² carrying the stud or catch b' the latter is
in the present case fixed directly to the plate or end piece b and a separate slot c²
is provided for the same in the plate or end piece c. The band a of the bracelet is
also shown in one piece formed as a spring so as to enable the same to be readily
opened and closed as may be required.
Figures 8. 9. 10 and 11 represent another slight modification Figures 8 and 10
being edge views of the bracelet showing the same in two positions, Figure 9 being
an underside view of the end pieces or plates b. c. and parts connected therewith
and Figure 11 being an inner edge view of the plate or end piece b and bar b*
connected thereto. The modification represented in these figures is very similar to
that shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5 except that the bar 62 is not hinged to the end
piece b but is fixed thereto at one end and acts as a spring, there is also a slight
difference in the form of the stud or catch b¹.
Having thus described the nature of my said invention and modes in which I
carry the same into effect I would have it understood that I do not confine myself
to the precise constructions herein shown and described as other arrangements for
securing the glove to the bracelet and for fastening the bracelet around the wrist
may be employed without departing from the peculiar character of my said
invention but what I do claim is constructing bracelets so that they can be readily
attached to and disconnected from the gloves and also when attached serve as a
ready means of fastening and unfastening the gloves around the wrist substantially
as herein shown and described.
In witness whereof I the said Alfred Watson have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty three.
ALFRED WATSON (L.S.)