US1804944A - Cuff button - Google Patents

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May 1931. EMERZ 1,804,944

' CUFF BUTTON Filed Feb. 24. 1930 INVENTOR ATTORN Fatentecl May 12, 1931 UNITED STATES EDUARD' MERZ, OF SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSFY, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLTON & 00., INO., OF .NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK I CUFF BUTTON Application filed February 24, 1930. Serial No. 430,511.

face of a cuff. The end element is yieldingly held in its positions by spring actionresident in the bar. The" end elements are extensive enough in area to engage the fabric 1 adjacent the button hole to prevent the retreat of the button and I find that end elements in the form of rings are well adapted for the purpose. Y

The invention is illustrated in the accom- 29 panying drawings in which Figure 1 is a top view of a button embodying my invention. Figure 2 is a side view of the button.

transverse positions.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 in Figure 2. Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 in Figure 2.

The article consists of a bar which is made up of two members '11 and 12 which lie side by side and are connected at the centre as by the pin or rivet 13. The end pieces 14 are grasped at the ends of the bar and one or both are arranged to swing. The end pieces are illustrated as rings and they have square portions 15 that fit in the recessed part 16 formed by depressed portions on the members 11 and 12. The end-pieces when swung r separate the ends of the members that make up the bar and when turned sufficiently the square portion is snapped to its new position and held there against accidental movement. F To give a proper finish to the ends of the bar one of the members 11 or 12 is soldered to a ring 17 which can also be used as a setting for a stone 18. The members 11 and 12 are made in duplicate, with a flange 19 for the reception or engagement of the ring 17 and the member, as 12, which is to have freedom of movement at the end, is trimmed before assembly to remove the flange. In the finished article the points of separation of the parts are not apparent ,to the eye and the movement of the ends of the bar are so sligh as not to be noticeable. I

Various changes can be made in the proportion and shape of the parts without departing from my invention. V

I claim s v 1. A cufi" button comprising a bar split lon-- gitudinally and recessed near the ends, and 7 rings adapted to swing on the ends of the bar and having square portions in the recesses of the bar whereby the rings can bev held in extension of the bar or entirely to one side thereof. Y Y r 2. A cuff button comprising a bar formed of two members connected at the central portion and having rectangular recesses in the opposed faces of. said members near one end,- j end pieces on one member and extending across the ends of the other member, and an element secured in the recess of the bar and having a square portion to fitin the said recesses to hold the element in extended or 3. A cuff button formed with a bar comprising two members secured together at the centre and having a spring action at the 7 ends, end pieces secured to one member and extending across the ends of the other memher, at least one of said members having a rectangular recess on its inner face near one end thereof, and an element to swingon the bar and having a square'portion fitting in the recess. j

. 4:. A cuff button having a bar comprising two members face to face and secured to-x gether atvthe centre, rings secured to the ends of one member and extending across the ends, of the other member, said rings forming set-- tings for stones, the opposed faces of the members having rectangular recesses and rings having square portions in the recess whereby the last mentioned rings can be held in extension of the bar or entirely to one side thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDUARD MERZ.

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