A Shirt Cuff or Sleeve Holder, applicable also for other Useful Purposes.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Shirt Cuff or Sleeve Holder, applicable also for other Useful
Purposes.
I, GEORGE LEWIS, of 51, Lever Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Umbrella Trimmings Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
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or
My invention relates to a cheap and useful device for use in retaining loose
shirt cuffs in their proper position relatively to the wearers' coat sleeve, and
consists of a strip of (by preference) elastic webbing or tape such as is used
with umbrellas having at one end an ordinary safety pin, broach fastening
like device adapted to fasten to the shirt sleeve, and at the other end provided
with a hook or claw adapted to hook or engage with one of the button-holes
of the cuff, and by reason of its length securely retain the cuff. in any desired
position.
Whilst chiefly designed for securing loose cuffs, the device may be used
for securing any other two objects of a light character in a set relative position.
Dated this 17th day of January 1899.
GEORGE LEWIS.
By John G. Wilson & Co.,
Agents.
A Shirt Cuff or Sleeve Holder, applicable also for other Useful
Purposes.
I, GEORGE LEWIS, of 51, Lever Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Umbrella Trimmings Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly .lescribed
and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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My invention relates to means for retaining loose shirt cuffs in their proper
position relatively to the wearer's coat sleeve, and consists of a strip of (by
preference) elastic webbing or tape, such as is used with umbrellas, having at
one end an ordinary safety-pin, broach-fastening or like device, adapted to
fasten to the shirt sleeve, and at the other end provided with a hook or claw
adapted to hook or engage with one of the button-holes of the cuff, and, by
reason of its length, securely retain the cuff in any desired position.
Whilst chiefly designed for securing loose cuffs, the device may be used
for securing any other two objects of a light character in a set relative position.
[Price 811

page_text: The accompanying drawing Fig. 1 illustrates the application of my invention
to a cuff and shirt sleeve, and Fig. 2 illustrates a slight modification.
(A) is the hook, (B) the length of webbing or tape, and (C) the safety pin.
This latter is secured to the shirt sleeve (D) and the hook passes through the
holes in the cuff (E) and engages with the cuff as illustrated, its point extending,
by preference, close to the looped end and being slightly bent inwards to
prevent accidental unfastening or injury to the wearer, or wearer's clothes.
this connection the point may lie in a sheath or folded part after the manner
of the point of a safety pin, as shewn in Fig. 2.
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The material (B) may be of silk and in any color and be variously orna-
mented or shaped. The metal parts may be precious or common metals. In
lieu of the tape I may employ a small chain or cord.
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:
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1. A shirt or like holder, consisting of a hook of the kind described, a safety.
pin or other suitable fastener, and a strip of elastic webbing, tape or like
means for connecting such hook and pin, as set forth.
Dated, this 10th day of October 189J.
GEORGE LEWIS.
By John G. Wilson & Co., Fels. Inst. P.A.,
Patent Agents to the Applicant.