IMPROVEMENTS IN FINGER RINGS AND THIMBLES to be as follows
Year: 1885

page_text: I, JAMES CREETH of 91 Victoria Street and 56 Church Lane, Belfast, in the
county of Antrim, Ireland, Seed, Implement and Manure Merchant do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FINGER RINGS
AND THIMBLES to be as follows:-
"
The object of this my invention is to provide a means whereby finger rings and
thimbles may be readily adjusted on or removed from the finger, also in the case of
thimbles to prevent the thimble from falling off the finger when in use. To attain
this object I cause rings and thimbles to be tapped, chased, or moulded on their
inner surface with a screw thread so as in fact to form a screw nut.
It is frequently the case that rings after having been passed with ease over the
joints of the finger are found to be less readily detached after a short period,
especially if the wearer during that time has been actively engaged in any manual
occupation or bodily exercise, as the fingers are found then to be more or less
swollen and the ring, which fitted loose before, becomes so tightly fixed that it
cannot without great difficulty be made to pass again over the joints. It is well
known that rings have frequently to be cut to detach them from the finger. The
inconveniences referred to may be avoided altogether by using my improved screw
rings, as practice will show that my screw thread is of material assistance in
removing rings from the fingers when the latter are so swollen that the rings
cannot be detached in the ordinary manner.
By simply unscrewing the ring or thimble from the finger as a nut is unscrewed
from a bolt, the ring or thimble may be readily withdrawn without the aid of
soap or other means which often cause injury to rings.
The screw thread as applied to thimbles is particularly useful in enabling said
thimbles to be more securely placed on and adjusted to the finger than they could
otherwise be, and my invention will thus be much appreciated by ladies and
semptresses who are constantly losing their thimbles.

page_text: JAMES CREETH 91 Victoria Street Belfast Seed Merchant I do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FINGER RINGS AND THIMBLES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
Is that of a screw tapped or formed on the inner surface of any finger Ring see
Figures 3 & 4, on drawing or thimble, (see Figures 1 and 2.) making them more
secure on the finger and in case of the ring, enabling it to be screwed off should it
be too tight to pull off.
.
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
:
That when this invention is applied to Finger Rings the accident of a ring
becoming fast on the finger (which is not an uncommon occurrence) is rendered
impossible, that it will never be necessary to have a ring cut or filed off. No
matter how tight the ring. seems to be held by a finger joint, it will in all cases
screw off. A person purchasing a finger ring is often fearful of choosing one too
small lest it should not come off again, and is therefore driven to purchase one.too
large which drops off and is lost.
If he purchases one of these improved finger rings, he may choose one which fits
firmly knowing it will easily screw, off when required and will not drop off
accidentally even if a loose fit.
That the invention when applied to thimbles, renders them more, secure on the
finger and does away with the unpleasant pressure of the ordinary smooth thimble.
The screw or worm may run up, a portion only, or the whole length of the
interior of the thimble.
The thimble is more comfortable to wear a supply of air always remaining
between it and the finger and the necessity of wetting the finger to keep the
thimble on is dispensed with.,