US1502899A - Cuff button - Google Patents

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CUFF BUTTON Filed March 17 1924 mil-Ins" Patented July 29, i924.

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SAMUEL F. BERNARDINI .AND PARIS DELLA CASS-E, OF CUDDY, lENNSYLVANIA.l

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Application filed March 17, 1924. Serial No. 699,649.

To @ZZ whom. t may concern.'

Be it known that we, SAMUEL F. BERNAR- Dm'i and PARIS DELLA CASSE, both citizens of the United States, residing at Cuddy, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This inventiony relates to cuff-buttons and more in particular to so called detachable cuff-buttons.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide a cuff-button which can be opened or closed very rapidly, without requiring the removal of the parts thereof from the sleeve-cuffs. Another object is to provide a button j which is practically proof against accidental loosening, once it is applied. Still another object is to provide a button made in two separable parts which can be connected together in a substantially rigid manner. Further objects of this invention are to provide such a device which is neat in appearance, simple in construction and which can be manufactured at relatively low cost. Additional features and advantages of this invention will appear' from the following description taken in consideration with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application, and in which:

Fig. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken through the center of the cuff-button.

Fig. 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 isl a cross-section showing the first step in the preferred method of constructing a retaining member used in the device.

Fig. 5 is a topi view of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 represents the final step in forming the retaining member.

Fig. 7 is a top view of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a cross-section showing a modied construction of the retaining member.

Fig. 9 is a fractional side view of Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawing, the cuifbutton comprises a male half 1 and a female half 2 which are joined together by means of the central connecting stem 3 provided with the cross arms, or retaining anchor 4 and built upon the cap 5 of the male half. This cap is in turn secured to the upper flanged part 6 of the stud 7, the base 8 of which is flared out to provide a support for the disc-plate 9 upon which is mounted the ornamental top 10 which is secured thereon by means of the rim member 11, having its edges folded over the base and the said top.

The female half is also composed of a stud 12, having an upper flanged base 13 upon which is the Ydisc-plate 14 carrying the ornamental top 15, retained thereon by the double-flanged rim 16. This disc-plate is formed with an inwardly directed shell 17, the lower part of which is formed with a restriction 18 acting as a guide and support for the outer end ofthe connecting stem 3. Surrounding the shell 17 is a coil spring 19 having its bottom turns freely encased in a thimble 20, provided centrally with an aperture 21 traversed by the connecting stem 3; this thimble being longitudinally movable within the stud 12. The latter has also a lower, conical flange 22, the base of which is adequately reduced in diameter, as shown by numeral 23, to provide a stop for the thimble. Secured to the lower iiange is the female cap 24 which is provided with an inwardly directed integral hub-member 25 having an oblong aperture 26 cut therethrough of suflicient size to permit the introduction of the retaining anchor 4. Rectangularly disposed to said aperture are two aligned slots, or notches 27, cut into the edge of the hub and wide enough to receive the retaining anchor, but just sufficiently deep to prevent the latter from working loose, or turning, once it is inserted.

The preferred method of forming the retaining anchor may `best be understood by referring to Figs. 2 and 4 to 7. As shown therein, the connecting stem 3, which is preferably made of very ductile metal and integral with the cap 4, is greatly expanded at the proper place and then compressed to form the circular flange 28. Thereafter, two diametrically opposite sides of this flange are folded forwardly over the stem until they assume a substantially semi-circular shape, with the straight side adjacent the cap 4.

In Figs. 8 and 9 is illustrated another method of making use of a solid stem and retaining anchor 29; the stem having a reduced portion 30 which is inserted in the central neck 31 and then riveted over. This assembled construction may be resorted to when the special machinery required for the former method of manufacture is not available. lt will be noted from the various figures that the outer end of the connecting stem is provided with a slight taper 32 to facilitate its insertion into the male half of the cuff-button.

The method of application of the cuff-button is very simple and is as follows The male and female halves of the cuff-button are each passed through their corresponding button-holes of a cuff, the connecting stem and retaining anchor are then inserted into the female half and pressed against the thimble 2U a sutiicient amount to lift the cross-arms of the retaining anchor past the edge of tle hub. The male half is then turned until the cross-arms snap into the notches 27, wherein they will be held by the pressure of the coil spring 19. @wing to the engaging curve of the hub and the beveled end of the connecting stem, the operation of joining both halves of the cuff-button may be easily performed by the sense of touch only, after a few applications. It will be noted that,A once joined, the halves are held firmly against side-wise movements on account of the guiding action of the thimble and the shell on the connecting stem, and that accidental separation due to direct pull will be practically eliminated.

Obviously, the invention is not limited or restricted to the precise, and exact details of the construction as illustrated and described, because it is susceptible of variety of embodiments, and minor mechanical changes maybe made in such preferred construction of the invention without departing from the substance or essence of the invention and without the sacrifice of any of its substantial benefits and advantages as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

lhat we claim is 1. In a cuff-button, a male part and a female part; a substantially cruciform retaining member secured to said' male part, the longitudinal stem of said retaining member extending considerably beyond the crossarms thereof; an aperture provided in said female part engaged by said retaining member; rectangularly disposed notches provided in said female part for engagement by sait retaining member; spring operated means to hold said retaining mem-ber in said notches against rotation, and a sleeve element positioned within the female member and closely engaged by said extension of the retaining member.

2. In a cuff-button, a male part having a substantially cruciform, centrally disposed, retaining member provided with a longitudinal extension; a female member comprising a female cap supported by a hollow stud; an aperture in said cap to be engaged by said retaining member; rectangularly disposed notches provided in said cap for engagement by said retaining member; a spring positioned within said stem and provided with a thimble having a central aperture engageable by said stem-extension; means to limit the outward movement of said thimble; a sleeve member positioned within said stud and having a central restriction closely fitting said stem extension for securing same against lateral movement.

In testimony whereof we atliX our signatures.

SAMUEL F. BERNARDINI. PARIS DELLA CASSE.

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