Improvements in Tie, Paper, and other Clips or Bookmarkers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tie, Paper, and other Clips or Bookmarkers.
I ROBERT HODGES BISHOP of 257 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is well known that the ordinary or spring tie clip is not only cumbersome, but
the teeth of which, soil and damage the shirt. Moreover it frequently happens
that should the wearer press against anything the clip releases the tie, and gets
lost.
Now the object of the present inventions, is to overcome all these defects, and
to provide a tie clip which shall be free from springs, neat in appearance, lie flat
on the shirt without soiling it, be easily and instantaneously applied or disconnected
and will securely hold the tie to the shirt when adjusted.
To this end I take a piece of flat metal sheet-steel preferred-or other suitable
material and stamp out therefrom a shape somewhat resembling the letter T. The
hottom portion serves as a base for the centre and side springs to work upon, and
as the centre spring is passed in a contrary position to the other two side springs
or wings it is obvious that anything being passed between them that it holds
firmly.
The centre piece or spring is made longer for the purpose that in using it is
only necessary to put it on the tie, and the two outer pieces or wings will pass on
the underneath portion of the shirt front when the tie will be firmly secured in
position.
For ladies wear I propose to leave the centre piece solid, and to emboss, indent
or otherwise impress thereon a pattern or other ornamental design, or christian
names may be stamped thereon.
If the clip be made of bone or ivory the centre piece may serve as a miniature
memorandum tablet, or tablet for bookmarkers for the purpose of reference.
Dated this 23rd dow of November 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tie, Paper, and other Clips or Bookmarkers.
I ROBERT HODGES BISHOP of 257 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Manufacturer, 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 :-
The object of the present invention is to produce, in a form more simple and
efficient, a clip or retaining device to be used principally for the purpose of holding
the neck tie in position, by securing the pendent ends thereof to the shirt front, the
clip being applicable also for other purposes, such as securing together sheets of
paper, or the leaves of a book.
According to my invention, the clip consists of a three-fingered device, two of
the fingers being arranged to underlie, and the third to overlie, or vice versa, the
article or articles being held, the tendency of the fingers being to compress the
material within their grasp.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated clips suitable for use as neck-tie-
retainers.*
The clip may be constructed in several ways, as will be seen on referring to the
drawing. In every form, however, there are three fingers or prongs, the central
prong acting against the other two, to compress and grip the material inserted
betweer.
Fig. 1 shews in position, as a necktie retainer, a clip stamped from sheet metal,
preferably steel.
a. is the central finger, severed from the outside fingers a' a', for nearly the
whole of their length, but in one therewith at the part A, which connects the three
fingers together. The finger a may be made corrugated, by punching, as illustrated,
or plain. The two outside fingers a' a' take the position indicated in dotted lines
beneath the shirt front, the edge of which is seen at Fig. 1, and the finger a overlies
the tie, so as to grip it elastically, and hold it down against the shirt. The finger a
is preferably pressed up, in the punching, slightly above the level of the fingers a' a',
to give room for the tie within its grip, and ensure an even bearing surface
thereon.
Figs. 2 and 3 are plan and edge views of a clip, detached, being slightly different
in form from that seen at Fig. 1.
At Fig. 4, the central finger a, made separate from the other two, is rivetted to
the neck A by a rivet which passes through a longitudinal slot in the finger a.
This construction permits of an endway movement of the finger a, to facilitate
attachment or detachment.
In Fig. 5, the finger a is shown hinged with a little snap, to hold it central when
in action.
Figs. 6 and 7 shew in edge and plan view another modification, where the
central finger a is also hinged, but it is made to turn quite over upon its hinge, to
grip the tie, instead of turning sideways on its pivot, as in the previous
arrangement.
Fig. 8 merely serves to shew how the clip may carry an ornamental device, or
characteristic design, when intended to be exposed to view, as, for instance, when
used by ladies wearing blouses or shirts with a sailor's-knot neck-tie.
The design selected for illustration consists of lawn tennis bats crossed and a
ball, the fingers of the clip being stamped open (instead of being allowed to remain
solid), to give an improved appearance to the clip.
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 :-
A clip for retaining and securing neck-ties and for other similar uses, consisting
of three fingers or prongs connected together, but free or separate for the greater
part of their length, and having a tendency to grip anything inserted between the
two outer prongs and the central one, substantially as described with reference to
'the drawing.
Dated this 17th day of Ianuary 1904
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.