Improvements in Neck-ties.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 12th Jan., 1895
Improvements in Neck-ties.
I, DAVID SANGUINETTE, of 601 Walnut Street, St. Louis, Mo. U.S.A.,
Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention has relation to improvements in neck ties and consists in the novel
arrangement and combination of parts more fully set forth in the Specification and
pointed out in the claim.
In the drawing,
Figure 1 is a perspective rear view of the form to which the several parts of the
tie are attached.
Figure 2 is a plan view of the covering for the form.
Figure 3 is a rear view of the form with covering and tail piece attached.
Figure 4 is a middle vertical longitudinal section along x
of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a section along y-y of Figure 4 with the covering removed; and
Figure 6 is a detail view of a portion of the neck band.
The object of my invention is to construct a sectional neck-tie or one that can be
built up by securing its several parts to a central or main form the outline of which
will determine the shape and character of the completed tie. The several parts
appended to the form are readily detachable, can be readily washed and replaced,
and otherwise removed to so that the style of the tie can be varied at pleasure. In
detail it may be described as follows:
Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the form which when spread out and
before being folded for the reception of the various removable parts has the shape
of the covering shown in Fig. 2. The form consists in the present instance of an
upper flap 2, lower flap 3, lateral projections 4, 4 from the lower end of each of
which extends a wing 5 and 6, the wing 5 being folded inwardly along its lower
and upper longitudinal edges to receive the wing 6 which acts as a tongue in the
groove thus formed by the folded edges of the wing 5. As seen from Figure 1,
the flap 3 is folded substantially parallel to the rear face of the form 1, being folded
interiorly to the wings 5 and 6, and the flap 2 is folded exteriorly to the said wings
and to the lateral folded portions 4, 4. To the rear wall of the face of the form 1
is secured a pin or peg or other suitable retaining device for the end of the loop 7
of the neck band 8, the band being adapted to pass around the neck of the wearer
and its free end passed through the opening 9 between the flap 2 and portion 4 as
usual, and as indicated in Fig. 1.
As seen from Figure 2, the outer covering has flaps 10, 11, folding side portions 12,
and wings 13 and 14 all adapted to cover the corresponding portions of the form I
as seen best in Fig. 3, the edges of the covering being secured securely to the edges
of the form 1 by suitable fastening devices or snap hooks 15 as best seen in Fig. 3,
the snap hooks embracing and firmly holding the edges of the covering and of the
form simultaneously. The detachable tail piece 16 of the tie is secured to the flap 3
by a corresponding snap hook 15 as seen in said Fig. 3. When the neck band is
dispensed with and it is desirable to secure the neck tie directly to the collar button
of the shirt, a suitable loop 17 is secured to the flap 2 as seen in Fig. 1, in which
instance the flap 10 of the covering is suitably cut to pass over the loop. It is
obvious that the wings 13 and 14 of the covering can be dispensed with, being cut
off along the dotted lines indicated in Fig. 2, the flap 11 being sufficient to secure

page_text: the lower portion of the covering to the form 1, in which instance the wings 5 & 6
of the form are dispensed with.
The form 1 is generally made of metal, light metal such as aluminium being
preferable, although any suitable stiff material will answer the purpose of this
invention. Where it is desirable to dispense with the covering shown in Fig. 2, the
form 1 may be made of celluloid or equivalent material, in which instance it may
be suitably ornamented so as to conform to the pattern of the tail piece 16. It is
to be understood that I do not limit myself to the outline of the form shown in Fig. 1,
but the form may be varied according to the style of the tie to be worn.
The tie here described is duly sectional, one part being detachable from the form
without affecting any other part. The pattern can be easily changed since one
portion is independent of every other and in fact the device presents advantages
that are clearly apparent from the construction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In a sectional tie, a form having a body or face portion, upper and lower flaps
for the same, lateral folded portions, the upper flap foldel parallel to the face and
exterior to the lateral portions, the lower flap folded parallel to the face but interior
to the lateral portions, wings on said lateral portions folded parallel to one another
but exterior to the lower flap, the whole adapted to hold a suitable covering of
corresponding shape, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 12th day of November 1894.
F. WISE HOWORTH,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.