Improvements in Fastenings for Sleeve or Cuff Links and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec.. 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Sleeve or Cuff Links and the like.
I, FREDRIC GRIFFITH, of Warstone Lane, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
fastenings for sleeve or cuff links, and other similar fastenings and is intended to
obviate the buttons or mounts through the button holes.
It consists as follows:-Upon the back plate of each of the buttons or their
equivalents, I provide a loop or eye. I now make of wire a device, somewhat like
a safety pin, that is, the wire is bent around at one end into a coil which forms a
spring and into or with such coil, the eye of one of the buttons is made to engage.
The two reins of the fastener run parallel to each other, for some distance, the one
then continuing on and bent over go as to return to and butt against the end of the
other. At a point near the end of the shorter rein I now secure to the longer rein.
by soldering or other suitable means a fetter or embracing link, in which is
confined the motion of the said shorter rein; that is, the shorter rein tends to open
wider by the action of the coil spring but is prevented and held in line with the
bent over portion of the longer rein by the fetter, but is capable of being pressed
downwards. Hence the loop of the other button may be readily passed into or
between the reins and thus secured, and when desired as readily released.
I may in some cases provide projections or parts upon the said reins which shall
facilitate finding (by feeling) the necessary parts for operation.
Thus, in this my improved fastening, the button has not to pass through the
button hole but the fastening only to which is then secured the fellow button in
the manner described.
Dated this 8th day of December 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in Fastenings for Sleeve or Cuff Links and the like.
I, FREDRIC GRIFFITH, of Warstone Lane, 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 :—
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
fastenings for sleeve or cuff links, and other similar fastenings and is intended to
obviate the buttons or mounts passing through the button holes.
In order to more clearly explain the nature of this my said invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, I have appended hereunto an illustrative
sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
Fig. 1, is a view of this my invention, showing the link in side elevation, Fig. 2,
is a view of same, showing the link in plan.

page_text: Fig. 3, is a view showing the manner in which the removable button or mount is
detachable.
Fig. 4, is a sectional view on line A-B Fig. 3.
Upon the back plate of each of the buttons 6, 6º, or their equivalents, I provide
a loop or eye 7, 7ª. I now make of wire a device somewhat like a safety pin, that
is, the wire is bent around at one end into a coil 8, which forms a spring and into
or with such coil, the eye 7, of one of the buttons is made to engage." The two
reins 9 and 10, of the fastener run parallel to each other for some distance, the
one 10, then continuing on and bent over so as to return to and butt against the end
of the other at 11. I now secure at 12, to the longer rein 10, by soldering or other
suitable means, a fetter or embracing link 13, in which is confined the motion of
the shorter rein 9, that is, the shorter rein tends to open wider by the action of the
coil spring 8, but is prevented and held in line with the bent over portion of the
longer rein 10, by the fetter 13, but is capable of being pressed downwards as seen
in Fig. 3. Hence the loop 7, of the other button 6, may be readily passed into
or between the reins and thus secured, and when desired as readily released.
I may in some cases provide projections or parts upon the said reins, such as
those marked 14, which shall facilitate finding (by feeling) the necessary parts
for operation.
Thus, in this my improved fastening, the button has not to pass through the
button hole, but the fastening only to which is then secured the fellow button in
the manner described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
In fastenings for sleeve or cuff links and the like, the combination with the
button heads 6, and 6", of the link as shown having the coil 8, with the press
down or opening rein 9, and longer rein 10, to which is attached the fetter 13,
substantially as set forth and shown.
Dated this 10th day of September 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.