An Improved Cuff Suspender.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1895
An Improved Cuff Suspender.
I, THOMAS CHARLES DENNIS, of 63 Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.
Hardware Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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An improved cuff suspender for use with loose cuffs, whereby the same may be
securely suspended from the shirt sleeves, without damage to the button holes or
facings of the cuffs, so as to expose as much of the latter beyond the coat sleeves
as may be wished, and may also be drawn up inside the coat sleeves when desired,
to prevent soiling, whilst working, writing, washing the hands, or carrying a bag.
I use a bow shape spring clip of the kind known as lever action, and by means
of a hole drilled through, or a ring fixed to, the end thereof opposite to the jaws, I
attach a piece of elastic or other cord, or a piece of chain, about 4 inches in length.
To the other end of this cord or chain I attach a button, such as are used in
sleeve links, which button may, or may not, have a small flat hook fixed to, or
formed on, the under side thereof, projecting slightly from the edge.
In using this improved cuff suspender, the button is first passed through one of
the upper button holes of the cuff it is desired to suspend, the lever action clip is
placed upon the shirt sleeve, in such a position as to expose as much of the cuff
beyond the coat sleeve as is desired, and then closed. It is obvious that the cuff
is thus very securely suspended from the shirt sleeve, by the lever action clip at
one end of, and by the button at the other end of, the cord or chain, and it cannot
become accidentally detached by pressure of the arm, as is the case with the cuff
suspenders having a spring clip at each end at present generally used, moreover
the damage to the button holes or facing of the cuff, such as is caused by attaching
the cuff to the suspender by a spring clip, as is at present generally done, does not.
occur.
When it is desired to draw up the cuff inside the coat sleeve to prevent soiling,
the thumb aud fore finger are inserted between the coat sleeve and the cuff, the
button is then drawn down to the end of the coat sleeve, and the small flat hook
formed on the under side of the button is passed over the lower edge of the cuff,
which is thus drawn up inside the coat sleeve and protected from becoming soiled
whilst writing, working, washing the hands or carrying a bag.
When it is desired to expose the cuff beyond the coat sleeve again, the hook is
released by the thumb and fore finger from the edge of the cuff, which is then
drawn down again to its original position, from which it cannot become accidentally
detached by any pressure on the lever clip, or by any pull on the cuff.
When it is desired to remove the cuff altogether, the lever clip is opened and
thus released from its hold on the shirt sleeve, and the cuff with suspender attached
is removed.
Dated this Tenth day of September 1895.

page_text: An improved cun suspender.
I, THOMAS CHARLES DENNIS, of 63 Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.
Hardware Agent 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 :-
My invention consists of an improved cuff suspender for use with loose cuffs,
whereby the same may be securely suspended from the shirt sleeves without
damage to the button holes or facings of the cuffs, so as to expose as much of the
latter beyond the coat sleeves as may be wished, and may if desired be drawn up
inside the coat sleeves, to prevent soiling whilst working, writing, washing the
hands, or carrying a bag.
I use a bow shaped clip of the kind known as lever action, or any other suitably
shaped clip, and by means of a hole drilled through, or a swivel, bar, hook, link, or
other fastening fixed to, the bow, or the end thereof opposite to the jaws, I connect
to the clip a piece of round or flat elastic, cord, tape, or chain, about four inches in
length. To the other end of this elastic, cord, tape, or chain, I connect a button,
such as is used in sleeve links, or a guard, such as is used in a watch chain, which
button or guard may, or may not have a small flat or round hook fixed to, or
formed on, the under side thereof, projecting slightly from the edge.
In practice, I prefer to use a bow shaped lever action clip, and to drill a round
hole, one eighth of an inch in diameter, through the bow of same.
I also prefer to use round elastic cord, one eighth of an inch in diameter.
I likewise prefer to use a button with a small flat hook formed on the under side
thereof.
Through the shank of this button I pass a small oval link for the purpose of
connecting it to the one end of the round elastic cord.
As a terminal to the one end of the round clastic cord to which button is to be
attached, I use a small round tube, of the same diameter as the elastic cord and
about three quarters of an inch in length, with perforated ears formed at one end
of it for the oval link attached to button to pass through.
This round tube I close tightly round the one end of clastic cord and make
V shaped indentations in it to hold the elastic cord more securely.
At the other end of the round elastic cord I tie a knot.
I connect the lever action clip to the clastic cord, by threading the round tube
attached to the one end of the cord between the jaws and through the round hole
in bow of lever action clip, the knot at the other end of cord is drawn inside the
bow and is thus concealed from view; this knot, being compressed when lever
action clip is closed, also forms an additional spring to bow.
I then connect the button to the round tube at the one end of the elastic cord by
passing the oval link through the perforated ears in the end of round tube.
In using this improved cuff suspender, the button is first passed through one of
the upper button holes of the cuff it is desired to suspend, the cuff having been
placed upon the wrist, the lever action clip is adjusted upon the shirt sleeve, in
such a position as to expose as much of the cuff beyond the coat sleeve as is
desired, and then closed. It is obvious that the cuff is thus very securely suspended
from the shirt sleeve, by the button at one end of, and by the lever action clip at
the other end of, the elastic cord, and it cannot become accidentally detached by
any pull on the cuff or by any pressure of the arm on the clip, as is the case with
the cuff suspenders having a mousetrap spring clip at each end at present generally
used, moreover the damage to the button holes or facing of the cuff, or to the
shirt sleeves, such as is caused by the teeth of these mousetrap spring clips, does
not occur.

page_text: When it is desired to draw up the cuff inside the coat sleeve to prevent soiling,
the thumb and fore finger are inserted between the coat sleeve and the cuff, the
button at the one end of the elastic cord is then drawn down, and the small flat
hook formed on the underside of the button is passed over the lower edge of the
cuff, which is thus drawn up inside the coat sleeve and protected from becoming
soiled whilst writing, working, washing the hands, or carrying a bag.
When it is desired to expose the cuff beyond the coat sleeve again, the hook of
button is released by the thumb and fore finger from the edge of the cuff, which
can then be drawn down again to its original position.
When it is desired to remove the cuff altogether, the lever action clip is
opened and thus released from its hold on the shirt sleeve, and the cuff with
suspender attached is removed.
In order to more clearly describe the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, 1 give detailed drawings of the parts previously
described.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1, is a full sized side view of lever action clip A, closed.
Figure 2, is a full sized side view of lever action clip A, open..
Figure 3, is a full sized perspective view of lever action clip A, open.
A1 being lever, A 2 jaws, A 3 round hole in bow.
Figure 4, is a full sized view of under side of button B.
Figure 5, is a full sized section of button B.
Bi being hook, B 2 sbank, B 3 oval link attached to button by passing through
shank B 2.
Figure 6, is a full sized side view of round tube C.
CI being perforated ears for oval link B3 to pass through.
Figure 7, is a full sized side view of one end of elastic cord D, with tube C
closed round it to form a terminal.
Figure 8, is a full sized view of other end of elastic cord D, with a knot tied at
extremity.
Figure 9, is a full sized perspective view of cuff suspender complete, the round
tube C attached to one end of elastic cord D having been first threaded between
jaws A 2, through round hole A 3 in bow of lever action clip A, the knot at other
end of cord drawn inside bow, and the button B afterwards connected to round
tube C at the one end of elastic cord D by oval link B 3 passing through perforated
ears C 1 of round tube C, as details in Figure 10.
Figure 10, is a full sized view of underside of button B, and one end of elastic
cord D with round tube C attached, shewing details of connection.
Figure 11, is a reduced sized view of cuff suspender attached to cuff E and
suspended from shirt sleeve F, the button B having been passed through upper
button hole of cuff E, the cuff placed upon the wrist and adjusted to the desired
position, and the lever action clip A closed on the shirt sleeve F.
Figure 12, is a reduced sized view of cuff E drawn up to prevent soiling whilst
working, writing etc., the button B having been drawn down and the hook B1
passed over the lower edge of cuff E.
I wish it to be clearly understood that I do not confine myself precisely to the
foregoing details.
The clip for instance need not necessarily be of the bow shaped lever action
pattern, but may in certain cases be of any other pattern.
Instead of the round hole drilled in bow of clip, in some cases a swivel, bar,
book, or link, of either round, oval, square, oblong, or triangular shape, may be
attached to the bow or end of clip opposite to the jaws.
Instead of round elastic the connection between clip and button may in some
cases be made by using either ordinary cord, square elastic, flat elastic, tape or
chaiu.
The material of which clip, button or guard, swivel, bar, hook, link, tube, and

page_text: chain, is made may be brass, copper, steel, German silver, aluminium, gold, silver,
or any other suitable metal or metals.
The material of which button or guard is made may also be a metal base, with
pearl, stone or other facing attached; or, pearl, bone, ivory, xylonite, vulcanite,
horn, or any other material with a metal shank and hook attached; or, it may be
made simply of a flat piece of metal, with a hole through or shank attached thus
forming a button, and a hook attached to, or formed therefrom; or, it may be
made of round, oval, flat, square, or triangular wire.
In shape the button or guard may be either, round, oval, square, oblong, diamond,
or triangular; or, heart, shamrock, torpedo, dumb bell, tee, anchor, or any other
fancy pattern, or a straight bar as the guard of a watch chain, with shank and
hook attac ed to, or formed therefrom.
The button may in some cases be made without a hook, where the cuff is only
required to be suspended, and not drawn up inside the coat sleeve to prevent
soiling.
Instead of an oval link through shank of button, in some cases a round, square,
oblong, or triangular link may be used.
In cases where a swivel, hook, or link is attached to clip, a tube would be used
as terminal at both ends of elastic or cord, instead of a tube at one end and a knot
at the other.
If flat elastic or tape is used, it may be sewn over the swivel, bar, hook, or link,
at one or both ends.
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 cuff suspenders, the use of a metal bow shaped lever action clip having a
hole drilled through, or a swivel, bar, hook, or link attached to, the bow, or end
thereof opposite to the jaws, substantially as set forth and described and for the
purpose specified; the novelty consisting in the hole being drilled through or the
swivel, bar, hook, or link being attached to, the bow.
2. In cuff suspenders, the use of a button or guard, having a hook fastened to,
or formed on, the under side thereof, substantially as set forth and described and
for the purpose specified; the novelty consisting in the hook being fastened to, or
formed on, the underside of button or guard.
3. In cuff suspenders, the combination of a piece of elastic, cord, tape, or chain,
with both a clip to fasten on to the shirt sleeve, attached or connected to one end,
and a button or guard to fasten into the button hole of cuff, attached or connected
to the other end, the whole forming a cuff suspender substantially as set forth and
described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this Twentieth day of November 1895.
T. CHARLES DENNIS.