Improvements in Scarf Rings or Slides.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
COMPLEIE DITA ITUATION.
Improvements in Scarf Rings or Slides.
I THOMAS WALL, of 90 Vittoria Street, in the City of Birmingham, Jeweller,
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 improvements in scarf rings or slides, and its object is
to provide an improved arrangement whereby the said ring or slide is secured in
position upon the scarf.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention 1 have appended hereunto an
illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a plan view of this my invention showing the slide ready to receive
the scarf.
Fig. 2, is a vertical section of the invention on line A-B.
Fig. 3, is a sectional plan of the invention on line C-D.
Fig. 4, is a section on line E-F, showing the position of the fastening when
secured upon the scarf.
Fig. 5, shows a modification of this my invention.
1, is the ring or slide, which may be of any desired shape to suit fancy or design;
generally however they are made ovalwise as shown. 2. 2, are projections upon
the inner side of the ring having the recesses 3, 3. In some cases 1 may form
these recesses in the metal of the ring itself, and so dispense with the projections 2, 2.
4, is a flat spring which rests at each end into the recesses 3, 3, and is further
provided with the knobs 5, 5, whereby it may be readily manipulated; such knobs
being secured thereto by means of the cross bar 6. This spring 4. as will be seen,
is longer than the distance from side to side of the ring and thus lies against the
inside of the ring as seen in Fig. 1, when the scarf &c. may be inserted. Having
inserted the scarf, the spring may now be pressed inwards, which as soon as it
passes the straight line (shown dotted in Fig. 4) it jerks forward and binds the
scarf against the front of the slide, see Fig. 4.
In order to release the scarf it is only necessary to hold the scarf immediately
below the slide and press the thumb against the back of the said slide as seen in
dotted lines in Fig. 4, when the scarf thus forces back the spring into the position
shown in Fig. 1, and it may be readily withdrawn. This very easy characteristic
method of unfastening is exceedingly useful and simple and is a most recommendable
feature.
Instead of employing the projections 2, 2, to receive the ends of the spring 4,
may pierce holes in the slide at such parts, as seen at 7,7, see Fig. 5; and further
provide the tongues 8, 8, at each end of the spring, which latter take loosely into
such holes, and thereby keeps the spring 4, in its working position. In other
respects its action &c. will be similar to that already explained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
In scarf rings or slides, the combination with the ring or slide, of an internal

page_text: flexible spring, constructed and operating after the manner herein described and
illustrated upon the drawings.
Dated this 18th day of March 1902
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.