Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1899-Accepted, 15th July, 1899
I, WALTER WILLIAM TAMBS, of 3, Grove Place, New Street, Aston-New-Town,
near Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Jeweller, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to improvements in the ordinary sleeve link, used for
fastening cuffs.
The object of this invention is to reduce the cost of manufacture and to improve
the link, in such a manner that it shall not disturb the cuff: when being inserted,
and shall set in position and not wriggle when it is inserted.
These objects I attain by making the pin (which forms the axis for the folding
link to work upon) by presswork out of the same piece of metal as the disc or
plate which forms the back of the link, i.e., the disc has two perforations and the
division between the two perforations, forms the axis; and the perforations serve
as a receptacle, for the projecting part of the folding link or chain, thus allow-
ing it to fold flat, for threading through the cuff, there being a space between
the front and the back of the link for this purpose.
For connecting the two discs together to form the link I use a chain, and the
folding links connect the extremities of the chain to the discs.
The folding link is stamped out of a flat piece of metal, folded over, and passed
round the axis on the disc & then threaded through the chain.
Thus it will be perceived that this invention consists in the special manner of
cutting away the discs in two perforations so as to allow the intervening piece of
metal to form the axis; and the disc being fixed so as to allow a space between
it and the front plate to allow the folding link and chain to fall into the per-
forations and in the chain being connected to the disc by a folding link at each
extremity.
As an alternative device for connecting the links together, I may use a rod
looped at the ends, and connected to the discs, either by a circular revolving link,
or by an S shaped link; also the axis may be simply a pin; either cranked and
fixed to the back of the front disc or pinned through two projecting bearings.
Dated this 16th day of September 1898.
Improvements in Sleeve Links and the like.
I, WALTER WILLIAM TAMBS, of 3, Grove Place, New Street, Aston-New-Town,
near Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Jeweller, 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, and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings:-
This invention relates to improvements in the ordinary sleeve link, used for
fastening cuffs.

page_text: The object of this invention is to reduce the cost of manufacture and to improve
the link in such a manner that it shall not disturb the cuff when being inserted,
and shall set in position and not wriggle when it is inserted.
These objects I attain by making the pin (which forms the axis for the folding
link to work upon) by presswork, out of the same piece of metal as the disc or
plate which forms the back of the link ie the disc as illustrated at Fig. 1 in
the accompanying drawings has two perforations A A, and the division B between
the two perforations forms the axis or pin, and the perforations serve as a recep-
tacle for the projecting part of the folding link or chain, thus allowing it to fall
flat for threading through the cuff there being a space C between the front and
the back of the link for this purpose see sectional drawings Fig. 2 and Fig. 7.
For connecting the two discs together to form the link I use a chain D and
the folding link E, to connect the extremities of the chain to the discs as illus-
trated at Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.
The folding link E is stamped out of a flat piece of metal as illustrated at
Fig. 3 folded over and passed round the axis on the disc and closed as shewn at
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 (Fig. 4 being an elevation and Fig. 5 a section), and the chain
threaded through or connected to it.
Thus it will be perceived that this invention consists in the special manner
of cutting away the disc in two perforations so as to allow the intervencing
space of metal to form the axis, and the disc being fixed so as to leave a space
between it and the front plate to allow the folding link and chain to fall into
the perforation, and in the chain being connected to the disc by a folding link
at each extremity.
As an alternative device for connecting the links together I may use a rod F
as illustrated at Fig. 8, looped at the ends, and connected to the discs, either
by a circular revolving link, or by an S shaped link, also the axis may be
simply a pin either cranked & fixed to the back of the front disc, or pinned
through two projecting bearings.
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 disc or plate which forms the back of the link having two perforations
made in such a manner, that the intervening space between the said two perfora-
tions, forms the bar which acts as an axis or pin for the joint or hinge to work
upon.
2. The said perforated disc or plate being fixed so as to leave a space between
it and the front plate; to form a receptacle for the folding link and chain, as the
link is being passed through the button hole of the cuff.
3. The said dise or plate with pin formed out of it in combination with the
folding link E for connecting with the chain.
4. The said disc or plate with pin formed out of it, in combination with a
circular or S shaped loop joint, and the rod F with looped ends as illustrated
at Fig. 8.
5. A link consisting of the parts arranged and combined as set forth in this
specification or illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th dow of Tune 1900
WALTER WILLIAM TAMBS.
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.
WALTER WILLIAM TAMBS.
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.
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