Improvements in or relating to Ouff Adjusters.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan.,
1900
Improvements in or relating to Ouff Adjusters.
I, EDWARD KNOWLES HEAPS, of 20, Forge Lane, in the City of Sheffield,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention of improvements in or relating to cuff adjusters relates to
certain improvements upon those described in my prior Patent No. 15193 of
September 27, 1889.
According to one arrangement I construct the adjuster from two short strips of
any suitable material, such as steel, nickel, or other metal, or from xylonite,
celluloid, vulcanite or similar compound, or combination of such metals or
compounds, secured together at one end, in such a manner that they shall press
against each other with considerable gripping power; they shall also be made
oapable of being sewn or otherwise secured to the .coat sleeve...
In order to increase the power of the grip upon the cuff which is passed. be-
tween the two strips of material at their free ends, I propose to give additional
gripping power by means of a projection upon one of the strips and a recess
or perforation in the other strip, or a number of such indentations, and corre-
sponding projections, or I may make one of the strips with a portion of both
its edges turned down to fit over the sides of the other strip, or use other equiva-
lent means for the same end.
The second arrangement, refers to those adjusters constructed. either of flat
strips of steel or of other material or of double or single wire with a sliding
fastener, and it consists in the combination with such strip or wire of a sliding
spring clip, double or, dividing spring or like device, in place of the usual solid
stud, the object being to enable such adjusters to be more readily connected
with or released from the cuff.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Cuff Adjusters.
"
I, EDWARD KNOWLES HEAPS, of 20, Forge Lane, in the City of Sheffield,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention annd in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention of improvements in or relating to cuff adjusters relates to

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certain improvements upon those described in my prior Patent No. 15193 of
September 27th 1889.
And in order that my present invention may be clearly understood I have
annexed a sheet of drawings which illustrates my invention and how I carry
it into practice.
The chief object of the present invention is to construct an adjuster which
can be more readily connected with and released from the cuff than heretofore,
and this I accomplish by "gripping" the cuff instead of using a stud which has
to be passed through a button hole.
Fig. 1, represents the two pieces of material from which the adjuster is
made, and also the parts put together forming a complete adjuster.
Fig. 2, two views of an adjuster with the clip secured to a slide.
Fig. 3, an adjuster having a dividing spring-clip secured to a slide.
Fig. 4, an adjuster with a double side-clip on a wire.
According to one arrangement as illustrated in Fig. 1, I construct the adjuster
from two short strips A, and B, preferably of steel or other suitable metal, but if
desired of other material suitable for the purpose, or combinations of metal
and other material.
In order that these strips shall exert a maximum of gripping power against
each other when they are secured together, I bend each of them at the point
marked P, shown in Fig. 1, and the two faces F are then brought together and
secured by rivets R.
To give a more secure hold upon the smooth surface of the cuff, I cut an open-
ing or recess C in the part A, and form a corresponding projection D upon the
part B, or more than one of these indentations or recesses and projections may
be used if desired, or as an equivalent for these I may turn down the edges of
one strip (which would be made broader for the purpose) to fit over the sides
of the narrower strip or use other equivalent means, but I prefer the first de-
scribed method which is simple and effective.
In using the above described cuff adjuster, the edge of the cuff is forced
between the strips A & B, for which a mouth is formed at M, by curving the
extreme end of the strip A, and it can be adjusted to any position within the
limit of the grip by the fingers of the wearer.
The second part of my invention relates to the combination of a spring clip
of any suitable construction capable of sliding upon a strip of steel or the like,
or upon a length of wire, the object being in all cases to avoid the use and
trouble of a stud or button which has to be passed through a buttonhole in the
starched cuff which is a difficult operation to perform within a coat sleeve.
In the adjuster shown in Fig. 2, the upper clip A³, which I have shown as
made of wire, but which may be made of flat material if desired, is secured to
a sliding piece S, which may be moved to any desired position upon the strip B³.
A retaining spring is placed between the slide and the strip to prevent any
slipping movement until force is applied.
In the modification shown in Fig. 3, I have shown the combination with the
strip B³, and the slide S, of a dividing spring clip formed of two spring loops L¹
and L. These loops are pivotally connected with the slide S, and can be turned
up vertically, the smaller one I fitting inside the larger one L, they can
tlien be slipped through a button hole with the greatest ease, and secured by
turning them down as shown in the drawings Fig. 3, the loops are held in either
position by a spring arrangement, but as this arrangement of loops is used for
another purpose I make no claim to its construction per se.
In Fig. 4, I show an arrangement of clip for holding the cuff by its longi-
tudinal edge; the slide S, can be moved from end to end of the wire frame W,
which is shaped or bent so as to produce a clipping action upon the slide S.
The two clips & may be of the same continuous metal as the slide S, or may
be made separately and affixed thereto, but other forms of side clips may be
used and attached to the slide as preferred.

page_text: 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-A spring clip cuff adjuster composed of two strips of steel (or other suitable
material) connected at one end; the end of each strip before attachment being
bent to an angle as shown in Fig. 1, in order that when connected, the free
ends will have a maximum gripping power as hereinbefore described and set forth.
2-A cuff adjuster composed of two strips of steel or other suitable material,
secured together at one end, these ends being previously bent to an angle to
produce the maximum gripping power, when attached; the free ends having one
or more recesses and corresponding projections to increase the holding power,
as herein before described and shown."
3-A cuff adjuster, consisting of a spring clip for gripping the cuff, carried
by a sliding piece 8, capable of longitudinal adjustment upon a strip_B³, or a
wire W, as herein before described and shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings,
or any mere modification of same.