Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 15th Jan., 1889
I WILLIAM JAMES DUNCUM, of 2 Copthall Buildings, in the City of London, Stock
Broker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide means for easily and efficiently protecting
cuffs or wristbands from being soiled during wear.
According to my invention I provide protectors preferably made of paper or
equivalent material such as that usually used for making paper collars or for envelopes
for example. I cut the material to the shape required such shape being regulated
by the shape and size of the wristband to be protected, I then fold over a portion of
the surface of the material and in such manner that a lap or tongue is thereby formed.
To apply the protector to the cuff it is simply necessary to slip the folded-over piece
on to and around the said cuff or wristband. The protector may be curved to the
form required during the manufacture thereof, or it may be caused to assume the
curved shape by the wristband itself although I prefer to make same of, or to
adapt it to the curved form during the manufacture and which may be accomplished
simultaneously with the folding over of the lap or tongue by one and the same
machine.
W. J. DUNCUM.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents.

page_text: I, WILLIAM JAMES DUNCUM of Copthall Buildings in the City of London, Stock
Broker 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 :-
"
The object of my invention is to provide means for easily and efficiently protecting
cuffs or wristbands from being soiled during wear.
According to my invention I provide protectors preferably, made of paper or
equivalent material such as that usually used for, making paper collars or for envelopes
for example. I cut the material to the shape required such shape being regulated by
the shape and size of the wristband to be protected, I then fold over a portion
of the surface of the material and in such manner that a lap or tongue is thereby
formed.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Figure 1 is a plan view of my new or improved cuff protector cut to the required
shape before the tongues thereon are folded over into the position which they occupy
when the cuff protector is in use. Figure 2 shews the cuff open when the tongues
are folded over. Figure 3 is a perspective sectional view shewing the protector cuff
on a wristband and as it would appear when in use, as a cuff protector, and Figure 4
is a similar view but not shewn in section.
A A are the tongues or tongue pieces formed in a piece with the cuff protector
proper marked B.
To apply the protector to the cuff or wristband it is simply necessary to slip the
folded-over piece A on to and around the said cuff or wristband, and this done the
protector and wristband assume the form shewn at Figure 3. The protector may be
curved to the form required during the manufacture thereof, or it may be caused to
assume the curved shape by the wristband itself, although I prefer to make same of,
or to adapt it to, the curved form during the manufacture, and which may be
accomplished simultaneously with the folding over of the lip or tongue by one and
the saine machine.
Cuff protectors constructed according to my invention require no fasteners of any
kind, the tongues A being quite sufficient to keep them in the required position over
the wristband and while they are applied with the greatest ease they are withdrawn
or taken off when not required for use with the greatest facility and that by simply
pulling the tongues out from under the wristband.
I am aware that prior to my invention it has been the practice in some cases to take
a sheet of paper and to fold same over and around the cuff or wristband, this has been
done for example on the Stock Exchange for years, this may to some extent, in some
cases answer the purpose but, the paper protector as heretofore used is difficult to put
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page_text: on and does not set well, whereas protectors constructed according to my invention
while having no attachable or detachable fastenings or clips are so constructed that
they are most easily applied and removed, and securely held in position, while the
protectors themselves form new and useful commercial articles suitable for sale by
hosiers and others or in automatic delivery boxes or other places. I therefore lay no
claim to cuff protectors per se.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
In cuff or wristband protectors, the tongues A A in combination with the cuff
protector proper B cut to the form and shape shewn substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.