US1220908A - Cuff-button. - Google Patents

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H. C THOMAS.

CUFF BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1916.

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HARRY C. THOMAS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUFF-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2'7, I'Hlll't'.

Application filed April 22, 1916. Serial No. 92,895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cuff buttons and has particular application to an automatically adjustable cufl button.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide an automatically adjustable cuff button which may be inserted in the button holes in the cufis quickly and conveniently and which will automatically lengthen or let out upon the raising of the sleeves along the forearm and hold the cufls against downward movement on the forearm.

'With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of theclaim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of an arm showing a cufl held elevated thereon by my improved cuff button.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cufi button.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view therethrough.

Referring now to the drawin in detail, 1, 1 designate the end pieces of t e cuff buttons. These end pieces may be of any suitable shape and formed in the confronting faces thereof are recesses 2 and secured to the inner walls of the recesses 2 are threaded studs 3. 4 indicates a connecting spring having the ends thereof threaded upon the studs 3 and soldered or otherwise secured to the studs so as to prevent accidental disconnection of the spring from the studs.

In practice, the end pieces of the button are passed through the button holes in the cufi and the spring 4:, under ordinary conditions, acts as a link to hold the end pieces against accidental disconnection. When, however, the cuff is moved upwardly on the forearm, the spring 4 expands, incident to the opening of the cuff as the latter is moved toward the elbow. As the spring 4 is expanded it reacts to hold the cuff snugly about the forearm, thereby holding the cuff in elevated position on the forearm.

I claim:

A cuff button comprising end pieces having the confronting faces thereof formed with circular grooves to provide studs, and a spring having the ends thereof seated in said grooves, respectively, and secured to said studs whereby the end pieces may be moved away from each other in the upward movement of the end on the forearm so that the spring may react to bind the cuff around the forearm.

' In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I-IRY C. THOMAS.

Witnesses R. S. Woou, JOHN MCCLOSKEY.

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