Improvements in Neck Ties for Retaining the same in Place on the Collar when in Wear.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1887
Complete Left, 15th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 17th Feb., 1888
Improvements in Neck Ties for Retaining the same in Place on the
Collar when in Wear.
I JOHN CHARLES WESLEY MASTERMAN of 57 and 59 King's road, Southsea in the
County of Hampshire Tailor and Outfitter do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in the Straps of Neck Ties for the purpose
of adjusting the Tie easily and conveniently and preventing the Straps of Neck Ties
from rising at the back of the neck of the wearer. The improvements consist of a
method in making the Straps of Neck Ties to fasten on to the Button or Stud which
is usually placed on the collar band of the shirt at the middle of the back of the neck
of the wearer; by elastic, metallic or spring loops of any material or description,
to fix on to the Button or Stud aforesaid. The said loops, may be used with straps
or bands which are made of the same material as the Tie itself or without the same,
the loops being fixed on the Tie and made longer so as to come round the neck and
fasten on to the button or stud aforesaid. There are two loops or two straps with
loops, on the Tie one on either side. In the case where there are straps with loops, a
buckle may or may not be introduced or put into the straps to regulate the length of
each strap to the size required by the wearer. The improvements herein contained
are applicable to any shape Neck Tie. The main principle of the above invention is
to secure by two loop straps, one fixed on each side of the Tie, the said straps to come
round the neck one on one side and one on the other side and fasten the Tie on to the
Button or Stud which is usually placed on the collar band of the shirt at the middle
of the back of the neck of the wearer, by the two loops aforesaid. And it is obvious
that there are many and various manners and ways by which the said principle may
be carried out.
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JOHN CHARLES WESLEY MASTERMAN,
57 & 59, King's Road, Southsea, Hants.

page_text: Improvements in Neck Ties for Retaining the same in Place on the
Collar when in Wear.
I JOHN CHARLES WESLEY MASTERMAN of 57 and 59 King's road Southsea in the
County of Hampshire, Tailor and Outfitter, 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 neck ties and more particularly made up
Ties, Cravats and Bows for the purpose of retaining them in place when in wear.
The principle of the said invention being to fasten the Tie by any suitable means
onto the Button or Stud which is usually placed on the collar band of the shirt at the
middle of the back of the neck of the wearer. In the majority of cases the
improvements consist in having two loops, or two loops with straps or bands which
are fixed on the Tie one on each side, and are made of sufficient length to come
round the neck of the wearer one on one side and one on the other side and fasten
on to the Button or Stud aforesaid by the two said loops. The said loops will
principally be metal or elastic. The said straps and bands will mostly be made of
the same material as the Tie. A buckle or slide will in some instances be used with
have
each strap. Other materials may be used for straps, or bands, or loops, but
found the above most useful and ornamental. Elastic loops, and flat elastic (which
is used with metallic loops and in conjunction with or separate to a portion of strap
of the same material as the Tie) and the buckles or slides in the straps or bands will
be for regulating the size to the requirements of the wearer.
And in order that my Invention may be more fully understood I hereto annex
a sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof.
The Diagrams are intended to represent various shape Ties and a variety of straps
and a few of the many different ways in which the principle of the invention may be
carried out and which I have found most useful; but it is obvious that other shape
Ties and various other ways may be adapted to the same principle which I have
omitted for the sake of brevity as the principle is thoroughly explained. And although
in the diagrams one way is only represented on each shape Tie yet either may be used
in any of the other shapes instead of that now shown.
Fig. 1. represents a Tie in the shape of a "Sailors Knot," A indicating a portion
of strap, and B a loop.
Fig. 2. represents a Broad Cravat, A indicating a portion of strap, B a loop,
and Ca buckle.
Fig. 3. represents a Bow, back and front, A indicating a long loop.
Fig. 4. represents a Broad Cravat, A indicating a portion of strap, B a metallic
loop, Ca buckle, and D a portion of elastic strap.
Fig. 5. represents a Broad Cravat, A indicating a long spring, and B a metallic
loop.

page_text: Fig. 6. represents a Broad Cravat, A indicating an elastic strap, and B a metallic
loop.
Fig. 7. represents a Tie strap, two being fixed on a Tie one on each side as pre-
viously shewn, and at the part marked G. The part marked A represents a metallic
loop which fastons the Tie on the Button or Stud aforesaid, B indicating a piece of
flat elastic, C a metallic loop, F a piece of strap the same material as the Tie, E a
metallic slide. The elastic B is fixed on the metallic loops A and C. The strap F
passes through the metallic slide E and the metallic loop C and returns to and is fixed
on to the middle bar of the slide E, therefore the portion of strap between the metallic
loop C and the middle bar of the metallic slide E, is double.
Fig. 8. represents a Tie strap as Fig. 7. with the exception of that part marked A
and B. In fig. 8, A indicates an elastic loop and B a portion of strap the same
material as the Tie. Either way as represented in the diagrams is applicable to any
other shape Tie, for example:-In Fig. 1. A indicating a strap and B a loop is just as
useful in the Bow (Fig. 3) as the long loop as shewn and son on.
I have shewn the arrangements which I have found most useful both when loops
are used separately or in combination with straps or straps with buckles or slides but
it is obvious that other forms and a variety of combinations may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I would have it understood
that what I claim is―
1st. The use of any method of fastening the Neck Tie on to the Button or Stud at
the back of the shirt as herein shewn and described.
2nd. The use of two loops for the purpose of fastening the Tie at the back of
the shirt and retaining it in place as herein shewn and described.
3rd. The use of two loops in combination with straps or bands and for the purpose
as herein shewn and described.
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