US1481083A - Cuff button - Google Patents

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P. S. CARRIER Jan. 15, 1924.

CUFF BUTTON Filed Feb. 24, 1925 wllllllllilllllyl w Zlwuemtoz Paul 3. 6027767 Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

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PAUL SIMPSON CARRIER, F EDGEWOOD, BHODE 1ISLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 GRAFTON H.

' WILLEY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

CUFF BUTTON.

Application filed February 24, 1923. Serial No. 621,048.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL S. CARRIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edgewood, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cuff links or buttons of the class having inner and outer head members for each unit of each button, the inner heads being separably connected together and the outer heads being yield-' ably or flexibly connected to the inner heads whereby each part of the button is adapted to remain in its portion of the cuif even when the inner head members of the opposite units are disconnected from each other; and the object of this invention is to provide a pair of such cufi buttons in which the inner head members are provided with complemental stud and socket connecting members to be snapped one into the other, and the outer members are connected to the inner head members of the two units by a suitable connecting member whereby the outer head may adjust itself to any angle relative to that of the inner head so that these heads will lie snugly against the outer face of the cufi at whatever angle it may set.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating one form of end button as applied to a cuff, a portion of the cuff being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a modification of Figure 1, illustrating a cuff button with its inner heads separated and the whole partly in section to illustrate the general construction of the different units of the button or link.

Figure 3 shows a further modified construction in which the inner and outer heads of each unit are connected by a ring of circular form.

Figure 4: is a sectional view on line H of Figure 2, showing the snap spring in one end for receiving the stud of the opposite head.

whereby these these units of which the link is constructed whereby the button or link will remain in the cuff when the units are separated, also to provide means whereby the inner heads may be separably connected together with a snap connection and also to provide means whereby the inner heads of each unit are connected to their outer heads in such a way that the outer heads are permitted to adjust themselves relative to the inner heads to conform to the angle of the outer surface of the cuff to which the button is applied;

and the following is a detailed description of a construction of such a button or link results plished:

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the inner stud head of one of the units which is formed of a base plate 11' havinga stud member 12 swaged outwardly therefrom and its peripheral edge 13 is rolled as at 14 over that of the back plate 15, which back plate is also provided with an outwardly-swaged, central protuberance 16 forming a hollow projection pierced as at 17 on its opposite sides to receive a connecting'link 18. The opposite inner head member 19 is provided with an inner base plate 20 formed-with a socket 21 swaged into its face for the reception of the stud member 12 and the outer edge 22 of this socket plate is rolled over that of the back plate 23 which back plate is also provided with an outwardly swaged, hollow, frustroconical portion 24 of a depth sufficient to receive the socket 21 and the outer extremity of this recessed portion 24 is provided with an outwardly-swaged eye member 25 through which a connecting ring 26 extends.

In this socket head may be located any convenient means for releasably engaging the neck portion of the stud 12 and in Figure 4 I have illustrated a spring 27 bent into substantially a W-shape with its back or connecting portion 28 positioned to enmay be accomf we the inner circumference of the socket plate 20 whereby the arms 29 are adapted to yield and releasably grip the stud member upon being inserted into the socket member.

The outer head members of my improved cuff link units are preferably constructed with a face plate 30 which may be of any suitable material such as gold, silver, pearl,

or other desired material adapted to receive suitable ornamentation and to this ornamented face plate, I have connected a back plate 31 which in some instances, is provided with a raised, hollow protuberance 32 pierced at '33 to receive the connecting ring 2-6. This back plate may be connected to the frontplate by any suitable means, either its edge 3% may be rolled over that of the front plate or as in the case of a pearl front plate this back plate may be set and secured into the back of the front plate, as illustrated in Figure 5.

It is found in practice of acvantage to :onnect these inner and outer head members of each button with a Wire ring, preferably in circular form, by extending the connecting ring through the eyes or :openings in the protubera-nces of the adjacent back plates of its unit, by which construction the outer heads are loosely connected to the inner heads of the different units and may be freely moved with respect thereto so that they may adjust themselves at any angle relative to that of the inner heads, which is found to be of (onvennce when applied to the cuff of a shirt, particularly to the so-called soft cuffs. i

In other instances, the connecting link may be oblong as illustrated at 18 in Figure 2, while in still other cases as illustrated in- Figure 1, a fixed eye 35 may be attached to one of the back plates and a loose link .36 may be employed to extend through this fixed eye and an eye 37 in the back plate of the outer heads, if desired.

My improvedconstruction is found to be of simple and practical constructionand effective in its operation and by its use the outer heads are adapted to adjust themselves to lie flat against theouter surface claims.

I claim 1. A flexible separable cuff link compris ing a pair of. inner head members one havlng a socket and the other a short complement-a1 stud to snap into the socket of the other to'closely connect them together, an-x outer head member spaced from each inn'e'r headmem'berand loosely connected thereto by a link.

2. A flexible separablecufilink, each unit having an inner head member and an'outer head member of substantially thesame size and loosely connected together by a link In: circular form and said inner headimem'bersbeing. separably connected by a short stud and a socket snap joint.

A flexible separable cuff link, eachunit having an inner head member andan outer head member loosely connected together by a ring link, saldinner head members "beingseparably-connected together by a stud and socket snap joint and said inner andouterv heads being:v provided each with :a: back plate having a protuberanceraised from the stoclr' pierced to receive said connecting link.

at. A flexible separable cuff link, each-"unit's having an mner head member and canouteri head member loosely .conneotedetogether by a link, said inner headamembers being;

closely and separably connected together by a. short stud engaging. a: socket snazp joint, and said inner andouter heads being provided eachwitha-back plate havinga protuberance raised fromthe stock pierced to receive saidcou-necting link.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PAUL SIIVIPSON CARRIER.

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