A New or Improved Device for Retaining Dress or Coat Sleeves in Position when Putting On an Outer Jacket, Overcoat, or other similar Garment.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device for Retaining Dress or Coat Sleeves
in Position when Putting On an Outer Jacket, Overcoat, or other
similar Garment.
I, MARY MATILDA POW of Dunblane, Alexandra Road, Gipsy Hill, London S.E.
Spinster, 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 a new or improved device for retaining dress or
coat sleeves in position when putting on an outer jacket, overcoat, or other similar
garment, and has for object to provide simple means for obviating the inconvenience
and discomfort heretofore experienced when putting on an outer jacket, overcoat,
or other similar garment, by reason of the sleeves of the dress, or under coat, being
dragged up the arms of the wearer.
In accordance with this invention the device provided whilst effectually
answering the purpose for which it is designed is capable of ornamentation to
to any extent and may be made of any suitable metal substance, or material,
and will form an elegant as well as useful ornament for the dressing table, hall
stand, or other convenient position or place.
According to this invention the device consists of two limbs of a suitable size
and shape hinged, pivotted or otherwise connected together in such manner that
they are capable of being opened or closed and thereby permit of the insertion therein
of the edge of the under sleeve and the gripping or firmly holding thereof during
the operation of putting on the outer garment and thereby prevent the said under
sleeve being dragged up the arm and causing the inconvenience and discomfort to
the wearer before mentioned.
And in order that this invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will now proceed to describe same with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1 represents in plan view an arrangement of gripping device, one limb of
which is fulcrummed upon the other in a somewhat similar manner to a pair of
pincers.
Fig. 2. is a similar view of an arrangement of gripping device in which the limbs
are pivotted together after the manner of a pair of scissors;
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device having the limbs hinged or pivotted together
at one end after the style of a pair of tongs, and
Fig. 4 shews also in plan view an arrangement of device constructed somewhat
in the style of a pair of sugar tongs.
Referring now to Fig. 1 of the drawings a and b are the two limbs of the device,
the latter of which (6) is fulcrummed at c to the former (a), which by action
upon the ends d will permit of the ends e being opened or closed as required.
In operation the ends d of the device are grasped in the hand and the end of
the under sleeve is gripped or grasped between the ends e of the limbs a and b
and may be adjusted as required.
In Fig. 2. the limbs a and b are shewn pivotted at f. In action this device
resembles a pair of scissors. The ends d are grasped by the fingers of the hand
and the ends e grip the under sleeve. In Fig. 3 the limbs a and b are pivotted or
hinged together at their ends d and the action resembles that of a pair of tongs.
The ends e being opened and closed for the insertion and gripping of the sleeve by
action of the hand upon the limbs a and b.

page_text: In the modification shewn in Fig. 4 the limbs a and b are shewn connected at
their ends d by a spring or flexible connection permitting of the ends e being opened
and closed in a marmer similar to that of a pair of sugar tongs. It will be obvious
that a variety of designs of the gripping device for retaining the dress or under
coat sleeve in position whilst putting on an outer garment may be employed or
made use of without departing from this invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The new or improved device for retaining dress or coat sleeves in position
when putting on an outer jacket, overcoat, or other similar garment substantially
as herein before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. The device consisting of two limbs a and b of a suitable size and shape, hinged,
pivotted, or otherwise connected together in such manner that they are capable of
being opened or closed for the purpose of inserting therein the edge of the under
sleeve and gripping same firmly, and thereby retaining said under sleeve in position
whilst putting on an outer jacket, overcoat, or other similar garment.
Dated this 14th day of January 1895
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.