US1767436A

US1767436A - Cuff button

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Publication number: US1767436A
Application number: US295154A
Authority: US
Inventors: Peter A Curtin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-07-25
Filing date: 1928-07-25
Publication date: 1930-06-24
Anticipated expiration: 1947-06-24

Description

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' GUFF BUTTON Filed July 25, 1928 Patented June 1930 i i titane-j BETER A. comm. or

Borsato, Yoaizj Gurn BUTTON Application filed July 25,

My invention relates to improvements in cuil' buttons; one of its objects being to provide a simple .device oi this character, easily secnrable to and readily removable from the cuffs of shirt sleeves, and wherein provisionis made to permit the extension of the culil button so that the sleeve maybe drawn up-v wardly on the arniand retained in such position, which it is oftentimes found otl advantage Vtodo to prevent the soiling oi the culls. Y l

It also has 'for its object the` production of a simple and .inexpensive cuii button in which the linl .is ina-de in the form of an extensible element readily replaceable from the heads of the button. 1 A still further object ,of my inif'ention is the provision of a link cuibutton in which an ordinary rubber band may be utilized as a shank o r link connecting the tivo heads of the button, and in Which novel means' are provided for connecting the rubber band to A the heads of the button.

V.Vith the above and other objects inrviev7 to appearl hereinafter, the invention consists', inthe novel features of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in `the-subyoined claims.

' In the drawings Fig. l is a perspective view of a link culi button constructed in accordance with my invention, in a form which I now consider preferred.` f

line 2 2, Fig. l. l

Fig. 3 a longitudinal section taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2. K y

Fig. et is an` outer face view of one of the heads of the button,

Fig. 5 isfan inner `face view thereof.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on I Fig. 6 is a view ofthe button showing the shank thereof vsurrounded by a liexiblc cover, which also serves as a spacing device for the heads.

Fig. is aview of the rubber band form ing the shank or link of the button and the retainer pins associated therewith. l

5o Fig. S is a view of the cuil end of a sliirt` i928. sensi rnl?.Lestat/i.

sleevepshowing my improvei'l' button applied l thereto. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section through tion in inodiiied form. .I Figs. l0 and ll are similar views .of other: modified fornis'o the invention.V "i

The heads of the button may be Vconstructed vlike lordinary lgarment buttons, with the exception that the heads would be provided With ari-'oblong opening insteadl of two or more small openings for the passage therethrough of a fastening thread; but theinvention maybeY used in conjun'c# tion yvith different types of heads, such las are illustrated, for example, in'Figs. 9 to` ll of the drawings.V 'g f In Figs. l toG ofl the drawings, I have shown ordinary `buttons formed of horn, bone, or other like materiah and these I' refer to as the headset the cuff buttons anddesignate by the numeral l1. Each of theseheads has centrally formed Vtherein an oblong opening `12, andin the outer face: of each head or button fa concaved depression I is formed.` l l As the link or shank for connecting theA tivo heads or buttons lin vdesired lspaced relation, I' utilize aV rubber bandpM, the Width of which is slightly lessthan thei length of each of the openings 12 in the `heads orbuttons ll, so that the doubled-up ends of this band may be passed through the openings frointhe inner side of the heads for buttons, and as the combined thickness of the two stretches or sides of the rubber band is great'- Vone end oi a button embodying my invener than vthei'vidth .of veach of the slots, (it is` necessary to place in thefolded portion olE the rubber band, and inoreparticularly against the bights of. the band, a thin strip of metal'or the lilre, over which thefolded endof the band is stretched, so that the S @met double thickness of the rubber and the thick# ness otv the metallic strip Will be less'lthan the Width `ofthe openings 1 2 in the buttons.

- When the rubber is `passed through Vthese openings, While in a stretched condition, the folded ends inserted through tlieheads or buttons may be taken hold vof and themetallic or ,otherV strip Withdrawn from .the

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band. Retainer pins are then slipped through the projecting ends of the band and positioned lengthwise over the oblong openings 12 in the direction of their length so that opposite ends of -the pins extend beyond the opposite ends vof said openings and bear against the heads or buttons 11 within the depressions 13. The rubber band is then pulled inwardly so that the bights of the same will be brought firmly against the retainer pins in the manner best shown in Fig. 2, wherein the pins are shown spanning or bridging the openings 12 lengthwise. It is apparent that when stretching a rubber band, it becomes' narrower and thinner along the region stretched, and at such region possesses inherent expansive qualities which come into play immediately the vstretching of such region ceases. Therefore, the rubber band, at the regions confined in the openings 12 in the heads, is held against the walls of said openings by its inherent expansive qualities while stretched. This results in the formation of slight shoulders on thebands where the stretched regions merge into the unstretched intermediate region of the band, and these shoulders bear against the inner sides of the button heads or impinge against the flared inner portions of the walls of the openings in the heads when so arranged. In either case the normal thickness of the band at they endsof the unstretched intermediate portion prevent outward movement of the ends of ythe band, or inward movement of the button heads on the band.

As clearly shown in Fig. 3, the rubber band will have its two sides or stretches klying in contact with each other and be slightly compressed within the` openings 12 of the heads or buttons so that accidental removal of the pins from their seats within thev depressions 13 will not readily occur. Retention of the pins against their seats is assured due to the bights or folded portions of the rubber band being prevented from moving outwardly away from the pins, owing to the stretches of the band between the two heads being unstretched and consequently thicker than the stretched portions within the openings-12, thus forming shoulders on the band which bear against the inner sides of the buttons at opposite sides of the openings therein and prevent outward movement of the band within said openings.

This condition exists at all times, except when the cuff is moved upwardly on the arm to cause stretching of the band portions between the heads, at which time the strain on the rubber band will also positively hold the pins against their seats.

rllhe rubber band is preferably of the length of the link or shank of a conventional link button, but is stretchable so that the sleeve can be drawn'upwardly ontothe arm of a wearer and be so retained, or sol that the shirt can be easily removed by the wearer without loosening the button from one end of the cuff, as is required when using the ordinary type of cuil' button having a rigid link or shank connecting the heads thereof.

In Fig. 6 1 lhave shown the link or shank ofthe button surrounded by an enclosure 16 in the form of a spiral spring, which is preferably cut to a length that it does not, when at full expansion, tend to stretch the rubberband or shank la proper. This spiral spring under full expansion simply bears against the inner sides ofthe heads or buttons and flexes with the stretchable link or shank. It is simply utilized to more or less conceal the rubber band, and if desired, the convolutions thereof may lie in contact one with another so as to fully conceal the band.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 9 and 11, the heads are formed of metal, and instead of the concaved depression shown'in the preferred construction, each has a long and narrow depression 17 provided in the outer face of the head slightly larger than the retainer pin 15, and the end walls of this depression are made abrupt or formed at right angles to the bottom thereof, as at 18, so that the ends of the retainer pin have firm bearing against these end walls, which prevent the retainer pins from sliding lengthwise under any condition of use. The' head shown yin Fig. 9 is flat in cross section, while the head shown in Fig. 11, is concaveconveX; but in other respects they are alike.

In the modification shown in F ig. 10` a hollow head is provided, the head having a dished inner or rear member 19 through which the elongated opening 12 is formed, and by dishing this inner or rear member, a marginal wall 20 is provided, against which the ends of the retainer pin 15 bear. The front or open side of this dished portion may be covered with a front or facingmember 21 -having a flange 22 which encircles the inner or rear meinber and mav be lapped over the rear thereof, as at 23. .The face of this front or facing member mav have any desired ornamentation` or lips 2a may be stamped therefrom for engaging any desired stone 25 placed against the front wall for ornamental or embellishing purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A cuff button, comprising two heads, each having a single slot therein and a stretchable link passed through said slots and detachably connected at cpposite ends to the opposite heads, said link being compressed within the slots of said heads and having means at the outer side of each head to prevent its being removed from said slot under stretching of said link.

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2. cuff button, comprising two heads, each having a single oblong opening centrally therein, a stretchable link having opposite ends passed through said openings, and removable meanson the exterior of' said heads for detachably securing said link to said heads. j

3. A cuff button, comprising twospaeed heads, each having a single oblong opening centrally,therethrough, a rubber band connected to said heads and having opposite folded ends inserted through said oblong openings from the inner sides of said heads, the bights of said rubber band extending outwardly beyond the outer faces of said heads, and a device at the outer sides of said heads bridging said oblong openings and having the bights of the rubber band drawnV thereagainst in stretched condition. Y

et. A cuff button, comprising two spaced heads, an elastic band serving as a stretchable link connected at opposite ends to said heads, and a spiral spring surrounding said link and bearing at opposite ends against the inner sides of said heads, said stretchable link allowing movement of said heads away from the ends of said spring while maintaining said headsin restrained connected relation.

5. A cuff button, comprising two spaced heads, an elastic band serving as a stretchable link connected at opposite ends to said heads and normally holding said headsv in spaced relation when unstretched, and a spiral spring surrounding said link and bearing at opposite ends againstthe inner sides of said heads without causing stretching of said link, said stretchable linkallowing movement of said heads away from the ends of said spring while maintaining said heads in restrained connected relation.

6. A cuff button, comprising two spaced heads, each head having an .oblong opening centrally therethrough and depressions in the outer faces of said heads adjacent said openings, a rubber band having its two stretches lying in contact one with the other and having the folded'ends thereof passed through the openings in said heads, and retainer pins bridging'the openingsvin said heads and having the ends thereof lying within said depressions and the bights of said rubber band drawn into contact with said pins.

7. A cuff button, comprising two heads spaced apart, each provided with an opening therein, a depression in the outer face of each head at opposite ends of said opening, a rubber band connecting said heads and having the folded ends thereof extended through said openings from the inner sides of said heads, and a retainer pin for each head of greater length than the width of said band spanning the opening in said head and projecting with opposite ends into saidl ,andastretchable band detachably connected at its folded ends lto opposite heads, said heads having slots throughwhich said folded ends are passed while ink stretched condition, the stretching of said ends formingv shouldersl at their points of connection with the intermediate unstretched portion ofI said` band which bear against the inner sides of said heads, and means passing-through said folded ends separatefrom said heads to prevent withdrawal `ofsaid stretchable band from said heads, the stretched folded ends of said bands preventing inward movement of said heads along said band.

In testnnonywhereof, I aiiix my signature.

rnrnnn. CURTIN.

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