Improved Appliance or Attachment for Watches to Secure Chains or Guards thereto or Prevent the Detachment of such therefrom.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1889-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance or Attachment for Watches to Secure Chains
or Guards thereto or Prevent the Detachment of such therefrom.
I, RICHARD GEORGE HOOPER TOMSON, of Manston House, Moss Road, Urmston,
near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Manager, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
The invention consists of an appliance or attachment in the form of a loose collar
to be placed round the stem of the watch to which to attach the chain or guard.
The hoop which holds the watch chain may be attached to the said collar by screw
on either side or other convenient method so that the hoop can be worked
backwards or forwards as it is at present attached to the watch as well as worked as
a swivel.
The collar with swivel action on the stem for securing the chain or guard is the
essential feature of the invention thus preventing the detachment of the chain or
guard by pick pockets twisting the hoop off the watch as it is at present attached to
the stem.
:
Dated this 14th day of November 1888.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance or Attachment for Watches to Secure Chains
or Guards thereto or Prevent the Detachment of such therefrom.
I, RICHARD GEORGE HOOPER TOMSON, of Manston House, Moss Road, Urmston,
in the County of Lancaster, Manager, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide for the better security of watches against
pick pockets without interfering with the withdrawal of the watch from the pocket
or adding an unsightly or cumbersome addition thereto. It is known that watches
when stolen from the person are usually detached from the chain by twisting off the
bow or hoop from the stem by means of the finger and thumb.
My invention consists essentially of an appliance or attachment for the stem of the
watch in the form of a loose collar fitted closely round the stem and capable of
swivelling thereon to which the chain or guard is attached securing the collar in
position.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a plan of appliance closed as when fixed on watch."
Fig. 2 plan of appliance open.
Fig. 3 elevation of watch (from back) showing the appliance in position with the
chain attached thereto.
A is a loose collar to be placed round the stem 6 of the watch B. It is formed of
two parts pivoted together at one end on a pin a and overlapping at the other so as to
form a loose collar which can be opened to fit over and close around the stem 6 of the
watch B.
In each of the overlapping ends a hole c is formed which when the collar is closed
and in position coincide, and receive a swivel hook d, ring or other connecting device
at the end of a chain or guard D thereby connecting the chain to the collar and
securing the collar to the stem of the watch. The chain D may be passed through
the bow C as shown or placed to one side of it as desired.

page_text: When secured in position by the chain on the stem of the watch the collar is loose
and free to swivel around the stem and an attempt to disconnect the chain from it or
disconnect it from the watch by twisting it while the watch is held in the hand would
merely cause it to swivel or turn round the stem. At the same time the removal of
the bow by twisting it off would leave the chain attached to the watch by the
collar A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it to be understood
that I am well aware that appliances have been connected to the stems of watches and
to the chain for preventing the withdrawal of same from the pocket and to such I lay
no claim but I declare that what 1 claim is :-
1. An appliance or attachment for fitting to the stem of a watch consisting of
a loose collar capable of swivelling thereon formed in two parts pivoted together
and secured by the swivel or hook of the chain substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. An appliance or attachment for securing or connecting watches to chains or
guards, having two semi circular parts pivoted together which form a loose collar on
the stem each part provided at its free end with a hole to receive the hook or swivel of
the chain or guard substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 19th day of August 1880
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.