Improvements in Tips or Clips for Neckties, Collars, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1891-Accepted, 4th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tips or Clips for Neckties, Collars, and the like.
I, GEORGE TAYLOR of 23 Bartholomew Close, in the City of London, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in necktie retainers, consisting essentially
of a detachable spring clip, provided with back and front inversely directed spring
tongues, one of which is adapted to grasp the lower and back edge of a collar,
passed between it, and a middle part, and the other adapted to clip the band of a
necktie which comes between the said last named clip, and the said middle part,
thus retaining the band in place upon the collar.
Our improvements relate primarily to the collar clip, which, as it is at present
made, offers difficulty to the same being introduced upon the collar.
In carrying out our present improvements, we extend plate-wise the upper and
free end of the collar tongue, in manner, that the same extends a considerable
distance beyond the top end of the middle part, from whence the tie tongue down-
wardly proceeds.
The upper end of the middle part, at its junction with the hilt of the tie tongue,
is made tip-tilted, that is, it is turned upwards alike unto a lip, and forms a lead for
introducing the clip onto the collar.
In securing a clip, first pass the tie band under the its clip, which is presented
outwardly and downwardly, then place the extended end of the collar tongue,
which is cleft-like, under the extreme boundary edge of the collar, when by pushing
upwards the clip, the same is pushed home without trouble.
By the tip tilting and extension of the presented plates, a considerable
advantage over the ordinary clip, where no lead or guide is employed, is
attained.
As a modification, the tie clip may be made jointed, either to work to and from,
or in the same plane as, the clip.
The clip is preferably made from thin cut out sheet metal.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tips or Clips for Neckties, Collars, and the like.
I, GEORGE TAYLOR of 23 Bartholomew Close, in the City of London, Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in necktie retainers, consisting essentially
of a detachable spring clip, provided with front and back inversely directed spring-
tongue clips, one of which is adapted to grasp the lower and back edge of a collar,
passed between it, and a middle part; and the other adapted to clip the band of a
necktie, which comes between the said last named clip, and the said middle part,
thus keeping the band in place, upon or around the collar.
My present invention, which is an improvement upon Letters Patent granted to
me, and bearing date the 21st day of April 1886 and Nod 5502, relates to the collar
tongue clip-part of the said combined clip.

page_text: The object of my said present invention, is to so form or make the said collar
tongue, that it admits of being readily connected to the said collar, which is difficult
to do with those as at present made.
In carrying out my present improvement the upper and free end of the collar
tongue is extended or lengthened plate-wise, in manner that the same extends a
considerable distance beyond the top end of the middle body part, from whence the
tie-tongue downwardly proceeds.
The upper end of the said middle part, at its junction with the hilt of the tie
tongue, is made tip-tilted, that is, it is turned upwards alike unto a lip, and forms a
lead for introducing the clip onto the collar.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents in elevation, a necktie
retainer, shown in connection with a collar and necktie band, and which retainer,
which consists of a detachable spring clip, with double holding means, is provided
with improvements, and constructed, according to my invention.
Figure 2 represents a transverse vertical section of the same, on the dotted
lines A. B, showing the inversely directed spring tongue, and the lead of the
collar part.
Figure 3 is an inside view of the collar, showing the collar clip.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of the said combined collar and tie-clip, or a tie
retainer upon an enlarged scale.
:
Figure 5 is a back elevation of the same.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal section of the said spring clip tie-retainer.
Figure 8 is the cut-out blank, from which the retainer is made, prior to folding-up
and shaping.
Figure 9 is an edge view of Figure 8.
a is the collar tongue, a² a free end extension or prolongation of the same, and
extended beyond the upper part 62, which is turned outwardly into a lip of the body
part b, from which downwardly proceeds a tie tongue c, with a free end ², extending
slightly outwardly, and a little beyond the returned ends 63 of the connected
parts a, b.
It will be seen that by extending the collar tongue a, and turning outwardly
into a lip the upper part b, the said spring tie retainer can be introduced with
facility upon the lower back edge of the collar, as the said extension forms
a lead.
Thus, in securing a tie, or the band thereof, first pass the band of the same under
the spring tongue or clip e, which is presented outwardly and downwards, and then
place the extended end of the collar tongue, (which with the lip part, is cleft-like,)
under the extreme boundary edge of a collar, then by pushing home the said clip,
the band is held, and prevented from riding upon the collar.
The clips are preferably made from cut-out thin sheet metal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :--
First: In a necktie clip or retainer, providing the collar clip or tongue part,
with an extension, or an upward extension a², substantially as, and for the purpose,
as described and set forth.
Secondly: In a neck-tie clip or retainer, the combination with the spring
parts a, b, and c, of an extension a², of the part a, and the tip-tilting or lip 62, of
the part b, substantially as, and for the purpose, as described and set forth.
Thirdly A necktie clip, or retainer, as described and set forth.
GEORGE TAYLOR.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.