IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU- FACTURE OF Cuffs
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Matthew Wilson of Clayton Road Peckham in the
"
County of Surrey for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF Cuffs."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Matthew Wilson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd October 1883.
MATTHEW WILSON of Clayton Road Peckham in the County of Surrey
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CUFFS".
It is well known that the wrist bands attached to shirts soon become soiled and
unsightly and are also liable to rapid wear and that when ordinary cuffs are
placed over the wrist bands, the latter are still more or less exposed to view.
Now the object of my improvements is to manufacture Cuffs to be worn on the
wrist, so formed as to conceal the wrist band of the shirt entirely from view, and
also to protect the wrist bands from soiling and wear.
To the inner side of ordinary cuffs I attach, by sewing or other suitable means
an inner cuff of the same length as, but made narrower than the cuff itself. This
additional or subsidiary cuff is attached to the main cuff along its longitudinal
centre, leaving its two longitudinal sides sufficiently free from the main cuff to
allow the wrist band of the shirt to be concealed between the inner and outer cuff,
or the subsidiary cuff and the main cuff.
This arrangement protects the wrist bands from soiling and wear and from
becoming ragged at the edges. It also prevents such soiled or ragged edges from
being visible; and the subsidiary (or inner) cuff presents the appearance of being
the shirt wrist band, which it really conceals from view.
It is obvious that my said improvements furnish a ready means of concealing
the wrist bands of colored shirts from view, and give such colored shirts the
appearance of white shirts.
In forming my improved cuffs of india rubber or analogous materials, I effect
the junction or attachment of the inner cuff by means of pressure instead of
sewing.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Matthew Wilson in the Patent Office on the 3rd April 1884.
MATTHEW WILSON of 27 Olayton Road Peckham, in the County of Surrey.
"E IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CUFFS."
It is well known that the wrist bands attached to shirts soon become soiled and
unsightly and are also liable to rapid wear and that when ordinary cuffs are
placed over the wrist bands the latter are still more or less exposed to view.
Now the object of my improvements is to manufacture cuffs to be worn on the
wrist so formed as to conceal the wrist band of the shirt entirely from view and
also to protect the wrist bands from soiling and wear.
To the inner side of ordinary cuffs, I attach by sewing or other suitable means
an inner cuff of the same length as but made narrower than the cuff itself. This
additional or subsidiary cuff is attached to the main cuff along its longitudinal
centre leaving its two longitudinal sides sufficiently free from the main cuff to
allow the wrist band of the shirt to be concealed between the inner and outer cuff.
This arrangement protects the wrist bands from soiling and wear and from
becoming ragged at the edges. It also prevents such soiled or ragged edges from
being visible; and the subsidiary (or inner) cuff presents the appearance of being
the shirt wrist band which it really conceals from view.
It is obvious that my said improvements furnish a ready means of concealing
the wrist bands of colored shirts from view and give such colored shirts the
appearance of white shirts.
In forming my improved cuffs of paper india rubber or analogous materials or a
combination of such materials I effect the junction or attachment of the inner cuff
by means of pressure instead of sewing or other suitable means.
In some cases I apply strengthening pieces at the edges of the inner cuffs
especially when they are made of fine material.
And in order that my said invention may be clearly understood reference is
hereby made to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a diagram representing an external view of my improved cuff, which
has the appearance of an ordinary cuff.
Fig. 2 is a view of the inner side of the same cc are the two flaps of the inner
cuff which inner cuff is sewn to the external cuff e along the dotted line d d.
and
Fig. 3 is a section on the line a b of Figs. 1 and 2 shewing the flaps cc of the
inner cuff slightly raised. Fig. 4 is a modified form of my invention in which the
two flaps forming the inner cuff are represented as divided in two and sewn at d'.
Fig. 5 is similar to Fig. 4 except that the flaps are made rather broader;
Fig. 6 represents another modification forming a combination of Figs. 3 and 5.
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 The use and manufacture of wrist bands or cuffs with an inner cuff arranged
and sewn substantially as herein before described and shewn on the drawings
Figs. 1. 2 and 3.
2 The usual modifications substantially as described and shewn in Figs. 4. 5 and 6.
In Witness whereof I the said Matthew Wilson have hereunto set my hand and
seal this third day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and eighty four.