US545927A

US545927A - Cuff-holder

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Publication number: US545927A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 1912-09-10

Description

(Na Model.)

G. W. WAY. CUFF HOLDER.

No. 545,927. Patented 55 5. 10,1895.

UNITED STATES ATENT GEORGEVV. WAY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,927, dated September 10, 1895.

Application filed July 15, 1895- Serial No. 555,991. (No model.)

' citizen of the United States, residing at Porttive view of the same.

land, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cuff-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a device for fastening cuffs to the sleeve of the shirt, so that they can be adjusted up or down, as required.

Many of the cuff-holders hitherto made have been attached to the shirt-sleeve by means of toothed jaws forced together by a spring, and the teeth in this 'formof cuffholder always have a tendency to tear the cloth of the sleeve. Another objection to all of them, so far as I am aware, is that thejaws which seize the binding of the sleeve do not open far enough, so that ittakes asteady and a strong hand to fasten them in place.

The object of my invention is to remedy the defects which I have pointed out and to make a cuff-holder in which the jaws will open widely and seize the binding of the sleeve with a positive grip and without the use of teeth. I accomplish these results by means of the cuff holder hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a cuff-holder constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure l is the principal metal piece before being bent into shape. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the cuff-holder. Fig. 3 is a perspec- Fig. 4 is a detail of the clamp, and Fig. 5 is aside elevation of a modification.

In the form in which I prefer to make my cud-holder- I strike out a blank of sheet-brass or other suitable metal, as shown in Fig. 1. This is bent or folded at or near the center, forming an upper limb A and alower limb B, the free ends of which interlock through the buttonhole of the cuff. As here shown, I connect the ends by turning up the endfof the lower limb and forming therein an eye, the end of the upperlimb being provided with asmall projection g, which snaps into the eye of the turned-up portion f. By bending the lower disconnected, the turnedup end f passing through the buttonholes of the cuff.

The cuff-holder is secured to the binding of the sleeve. by means of the clamp I, which acts eccentrically against laterally-projecting wings a 0, formed preferably one on each side of the lower limb at or near the turned-over end. The clamp I is composed of a piece of flat metal having a lower edge adapted to act, as stated, against the surface of the wings c on each side. It is pivoted above the wings, as here shown, by passing the upper limb A through an opening 11, formed in the clamp, projections e and d being formed on the edges of the limb A to retain the clamp in position and to loosely pivot it where the edge will swing in close contact with the surface of the wing c. The upper end of the clamp is bent down, as here shown, to form a handle, which rests down upon the upper surface of the upper limb Awhen the clamp is in engagement. The dotted line in Fig. 2 shows the position of the clamp when open. The lower edge of the clamp comes up under the upper limb, leaving all the space between the clamp .and the wing that there is between the upper .and lower limbs, or in practice, about one quarter of an inch. The clamp is placed in position on the upper limb by turning down the two opposite projections e e and slipping on the clamp, the turned-down projections passing easily through recesses j j, formed in the lower edge of the opening 'i. v

From what has been said the operation and advantages of my cuff-holder will be readily seen.

When the clamp is open, the handle orlever is thrown back, leaving a large space to insert the binding of the sleeve on either side. The binding being placed between the clamp and the wing, the handle of the clamp is thrown forward, bringing the edge of the clamp against the wing withan eccentric motion and confining the binding solidly between the two parts. The leverage enables a considerable force to be exerted to compress the binding against the wing, and when the handleis down the spring of the upper and lower limbs has a tendency to keep it there, as the working edge of the clamp is thrown slightly beyond the center of rotation. The

limb slightly these ends can be connected and binding being held between two straight surfaces without teeth, there is no tendency to tear or cut the cloth, and at the same time the grip is so positive and strong that cloth of any ordinary thickness is securely held.

The end of the cuff-holder which attaches to the cuff may be otherwise formed than by having the ends of the two limbs lock together, so long as the other end of the device conforms to the terms of my invention.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modification as being one form which can be substituted for the one already described. In this form the lower limb A is turned up and provided with a stud h, the upper limb being brought down and secured to the lower limb about midway between the ends. The stud h is fastened to the cuff, that portion of the two limbs next the clamp providing sufficient spring to insure the correct operation of the clamp.

I claim- 1. The herein described cuff-holder consisting of a strip, one end of which is adapted to be secured to the button hole of the cuff, the opposite end having on one or both sides a laterally projecting wing, a clamp pivoted over said Wing and having a clamping edge adapted to act eccentrically against the said wing to confine the cloth of the sleeve.

2. The herein described cuff-holder consisting of a strip, one end of which is adapted to be secured to the button hole of the cuff, the opposite end having on one or both sides a laterally projecting wing, a clamp pivoted over said wing and having a clamping edge adapted to act eccentrically against the said wing, the end of said strip being turned up and back to provide a bearing for said clamp.

3. The herein described cuff-holder consiste ing of a strip,one end of which is adapted to be secured to the button hole of the cuff, the opposite end having on one or both sides a laterally projecting wing, the end of the strip 1 being turned up and back over the said wing,

lower ed geadapted to act eccentrical-lyagainst the said win g and having an opening through which the turned back portion of said strip passes, projections on said strip for holding and pivoting said clamp, said clamp being provided with a handle which rests on the upper surface of the strip when the clamp is set.

4. The herein described cuff-holder consisting of a strip, one end of which is adapted to be secured to the button hole of the cuff, the opposite end having on one or both sides a laterally projecting wing, the end of the strip being turned up and back over the said wing, a clamp composed of a flat piece having a lower edge adapted to act eccentrically against said wing and having an opening through which the turned back portion of said strip passes, projections on the edges of said strip for holding and pivoting said clamp, the lower edge of said opening being provided with a recess at each end to allow said projections when turned down to pass through.

5. The herein described cuff-holder consisting of a strip, bent or. folded at or near its center to form parallel upper and lower limbs,

the free ends of which are adapted to engage with each other through the button hole of the cuff, the lower limb being provided at or i near its bent end with alaterally projecting wing on one or both sides, a clamp composed of a flat piece having its lower edge adapted & to act eccentrically against the said wing or wings to confine the cloth of they sleeve and having an opening through which the said l upper limb passes, the said clamp having formed on it a handle adapted to lie flat against 1 the upper surface of the upper limb'when the clamp is engaged, the said upper limb having lateral projections at each side of said open- 1 ing whereby the said clamp is confined and 1 pivoted.

GEORGE W. WAY.

Witnesses:

WM. A. GOODWIN,

. S. W. BATES.