US432591A - Henry it - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

H. H. BAKER, Jr.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY n. BAKER, or nuFFALo, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF TO I-IARv Y nELAKEsLEE, or SAME PLACE.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent- No. 432,591, dated July 22, 1890. Application filed March S, 189th $erial No. 343,114. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY l-I. BAKER, J12, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to adjustable cuffholders which permit the cuff to be adjusted without requiring manipulation of the holder or its removal from the shirt-sleeve or cuff.

My invention has for its object to provide a cuff-holder of simple construction which can be cheaply produced and which permits the cuff to be conveniently adjusted to project any desired distance beyond the coat sleeve.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sectional elevation of my improved cuffholder applied to a cult and shirt-sleeve. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the loop or button which connects the ends of the wristband and forms part of the cuff-holder. Fig. e is 2 5 a fragmentary longitudinal section of the adjustable bar of the holder.

Like letters of reference refer to likeparts in the several figures.

A represents the shirt-sleeve or wrist-band and B a cuff.

0 represents the adjustable bar or shank of the holder, the front portion of which is doubled or bent back upon itself and provided at or near its end with a button or stud c,

5 which passes through the rear button-holes of the cuff from the inner side thereof, as represented in Fig. 1. The button of the bar 0 is preferably formed in one piece with the bar, and is composed of two reverse tongues or lips c 0', cut outof the end portion of the bar and bent upwardly side by side to form the shank of the button, and thence outwardly in opposite directions at right angles to the shank to form the head of the button,

as clearly represented in Fig. 4. The tongues constituting the button 0 are stamped at one operation with the bar before the latter is bent upon itself. This construction forms a neat button and avoids the use of solder,

1 thereby materially reducing the cost of producing the holder. j D represents a flat rectangular loop at tachcd to the wristband of the shirt-sleeve and through which the adjustable baror shank 0 passes. This loop is provided on its rear side with a button or stud (Z, which passes through the button-holes of the wristband, so as to connect the ends of the latter.

c represents a spring or elastic tongue, formed with or secured to the loop D and providedou its innerside within the loop with a teat, catch, or projection f, which enters one of a series of indentations or holes g, formed in the adjacent face of the adjustable bar 0 and extendin glen gthwise thereof. The spring 6 is preferably constructed integral with the loop D and formed by cutting a slit through the face of the loop, as represented in the drawings, and bending inwardly the tongue of metal so produced. The spring-tongue re tains the projection f in the indentation or opening of the adjustable bar with sufficient security to prevent accidental displacement of the bar in the loop, while permitting the bar to be shifted or adj ustcd in the loop. The end of the projection is rounded or bevelcd to facilitate its'disengagement from.the indentations. The cuff is readily adjusted to expose it to a greater or less degree by pulling it outwardly or pushing it inwardly, the adjustingbar being shifted with the cuff and automatically locked in the loop or sleeve D by the projection of the spring-tongue. By bending back the front portion of the adjusting-bar C and arranging the button 0 thereof at the end of the bent portion, as illustrated in the drawings, the bar may be shifted inwardlynntil its bend strikes the loop D, thereby considerably increasing the range of adjustment of the holder. Upon removing the cuff the bar 0, which remains attached to the end, is withdrawn from the loop or sleeve D, the latter remaining in the wristband. In putting on the cuff the same is turned so as to bring the bar C in register with the loop D, and the bar is then passed through the loop.

The loop D, when not used as a part of the cuff-holder, forms a sightly button for the wristband and takes the place of the ordinary sleeve-button employed for' connecting the ends of the band. As the adjusting-bar of the holder is carried by the cuff and removed therewith, no parts remain attached to the shirt-sleeve or wristband which are in the way or cause annoyance to the wearer.

I claim as my invention 1. In a cuff-holder, the combination, with a bar or shank provided near one of its ends with a stud or button adapted to engage with the button-hole of a cult and with a series of indentations or openings arranged lengthwise on the face of said shank, of a loop in which the shank is adjustably and removably secured, a spring-catch arranged on said loop and engaging with the indentations of the shank, and a stud or button formed on the rear side of said loop and forming a sleevebutton for connecting the ends of the wristband, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cutfiholder, the combination, with a loop having a button and a spring-tongue formed integral therewith and provided with a projection, of an adjustable bar or shank arranged in said loop and provided with a button and with a series of indentations or openings in which the projection of the springtongue engages, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cuff-holder, the combination, with the loop having a button and a spring-catch, of a bar or shank adjustably arranged in said loop and having a series of indentations, and a button formed integral therewith and composed of two reverse tongues cutout of the bar and bent upwardly to form the shank of the button and thence outwardly in opposite directions to form the head thereof, substantially as set forth.

\Vitness my hand this 5th day of March,

- HENRY II. BAKER, JR.

Witnesses:

CARL F. GEYER, FRED. (J. GEYER.

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