Improvements in Detachable Shirt Cuffs and Cuff Protectors.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th June, 1888
Specification Accepted, 7th Sept., 1888
Improvements in Detachable Shirt Cuffs and Cuff Protectors.
I, THOMAS OWEN JACOBSEN of 4 Carleton Villas, Maude Road, Camberwell in
the county of Surrey, Gentleman, 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, in, the first place, is for the purpose of protecting or
covering Shirt Cuffs, which are liable to become soiled or crumpled while being worn
by persons at work in business, and may be made of any cheap material such as
paper or of light fabric or both, of suitable shape or form as to enable them to be
sold for the purpose very cheaply. I stamp or cut two or more portions of the said
Cuff-preserver, within the edges and to a certain extent tapering toward the centre
and the said slotted or tapered shaped or projecting tongues or tags so formed are
intended to act as clips over the actual shirt cuff, so that upon being slipped over and
around same, the said tongues or clips will be found to be capable of ready adjustment
and to regulate or retain the protecting cuff in position.
I provide at one end of the "cuff preserver" and about its centre a stamped out
button hole to receive a stud, or a small button may be fixed instead, to which a thin
piece of elastic is connected in the form of a loop and passed through the other
button hole and linked back and over the aforesaid stud or button connection or fixed
together in other manner to secure the ends in position.
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For regulating the detached artificial or imitation wrist cuff, apart from the
preserving or protecting cuff" herein before described, such as are worn over and
upon the wrist band of the Shirt sleeve, I take and stamp or cut at or about the
centre of of the same at certain distances apart, two or more tapered slots forming
pointed or slightly projecting tongues, or any other suitable shape or similar form may
be employed for the purpose, intended to slip under the Shirt band or cuff, in manner
somewhat somewhat similar to that before described as for the preserving or "protecting-
cuff," which will securely fix or retain and adjust them and prevent their getting out
of position.
The ends of the ('uffs would have the usual openings provided at both ends for
sleeve links or studs to be inserted, and to permit of each cuff being reversed; by

page_text: this method of fixing or adjusting it would entirely obviate the necessitate for fixing
to or using the shirt button.
The slots forming the tongues or clips may be otherwise formed or placed in oither
case, in any part off the cuff, either towards its edges or nearly in the centre.
Cuffs so formed may be made either of Linen or of paper or paper and linen
combined or of other nimterial or substance.
In the accompanying Drawing Figure 1, shows a view of my improved arrange-
ment of wrist cuff, made of either Linen or other suitable material or substance,
opened out, and Figure 2, a view of same folded over shewing the slotted or tapered
cut portions A, A which forms or leaves the tongues or tags B, B so that when the
cuff is placed over the ordinary wrist band the tongue or tag B is then slipped or
depressed under the same and causes it to regulate or adjust itself, and is secured
around the wrist or held by means of an elastic loop U fixed at one end of the cuff
by a small button, this loop may then be passed through the small opening at
opposite side of the cuff and hooked over the small button D, or other suitable means
usel.
Figure 3. exhibits another view of a wrist cuff opened out and Figure 2 a
corresponding view of same folded over in which A, A are the slotted or cut portions
of the cuff forming the tongues or tags B, B. These cuffs are intended to be made
of paper or other cheap material to fit over and preserve the ordinary shirt cuff, and
by means of the tongues or tags B, formed by the slotted or tapered cut portions A. A
are capable of being adjusted over the same and prevent their becoming soiled while
persons are at work or in business. A similar elastic loop (and button D may be
provided as in Figures 1 and 2 to secure same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what mannor the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
First. My method or plan for producing Wrist Cuffs to act as protectors or
coverings over shirt sleeve cuffs to be adjusted or secured by means of stamping or
forming tapered lots and producing tongues or tags forming clips which tako
or slip under the shirt cuff or band and become securely adjusted thereby.
Second. Forming and producing artificial or imitation Wrist Cuffs for general
wear and capable of being reversed having two or more tongues or tags which aro
stamped out or formed in like manner for the purpose of adjusting themselves when
fixed and being likewise secured in manner herein illustrated and described.
Dated this 27th day of June 1888.
HUGHES & Co.,
38, Chancery Lano,
Agents for the Applicant.