An Improved Cravat Holder.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
An Improved Cravat Holder.
I, HERMANN GOLDBECK, of the Rectory, Liebstadt, in the Province of East Prussia
and German Empire, Gentleman Farmer, 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 application consists of a cravat holder which is so connected
with the back part of the cravat that by simply pressing the same it attaches itself to
the neck of the shirt button or stud and is held firmly in this manner, so that any
device such as the securing of the cravat by means of straps and buckle or the like
is obviated, whilst the unfastening of the cravat is easily effected, by a slight pull.
The arrangement is of so simple a character that it can be applied to any cravat even
to such as have already the usual devices for fastening.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 shews the back of a cravat fitted with this invention.
Figure 2 shews a side view of the same partially in section.
Figures 3 to 5 shew details of the invention.
The cravat a is provided with the new cravat holder consisting as shewn in the
drawing of a thin wire, shaped in such a manner that the same can be pressed open
or closed in the form of a spring clip by means of the arms c projecting at right angles
from it. It is convenient to shape the apparatus at its lower part in the form shewn
at 6 and to terminate the ends of the arms c by an eyelet c¹. The part b is sewn
firmly to the cravat, whilst the loops c¹ should be so attached to the cravat that they
can be displaced sideways. The connecting of the fastening device with the sbirt
stud is obvious without further explanation.
When the cravat is to be put on it is only necessary to push the part ef over
the stud d from below whereby the abovementioned projecting ends are displaced
sideways, and after passing over the neck of the stud again spring back, so that the
button or stud is clasped by the clip e f. When the cravat is to be removed it
suffices to pull it downwards whereby again the arms of the clip are pushed apart, and
thereby release the stud. In order to increase the power of the spring a small spiral
spring g may be added connecting. the arms ef of the clip (see Figure 3) which spring
is extended by the expansion of the clip, and after the stud passes the narrowest point
of the clip tends to draw the arms e and together. In this manner an efficient
securing of the cravat is secured.
A further modification of the invention is shewn in Figure 4 which distinguishes
itself from the holder previously described in that the loops e¹ are bent at a right
angle downwards, whereby the cravat stands off at a given distance from the fastening,
so that the head of the shirt stud has sufficient room.
Figure 5 shews another view of the arrangements set forth in Figures One and 3.
The principal part of this fastener consists in that the same can be easily secured to
the uppermost edge of the cravat whereby the same is brought to the most desirable
point without becoming visible to the eye from the front. It moreover obliges the
cravat to rest close to the shirt at its lower part.
It will be obvious from the above that the side bands h (Figure 1) can be done away
with, or the same can also be formed of an elastic steel spring extending around the
neck which spring might be covered with material and laid around the collar
principally for the purpose of preventing any alteration in the outer appearance of the
cravat, although not necessary for the purpose of serving as a fastener.

page_text: 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
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1. The improved cravat holder consisting of the clip ef formed of twisted wire
which is secured with arms for projecting at right angles in such a manner to the
cravat that the said arms can be pushed sideways, whilst the lower part of the fastener b,
twisted into the form of a loop is firmly secured to the cravat, the clip ef grasping
the neck of the shirt stud d by means of the spring, and thus securing the cravat
without side bands.
2. A modification of the cravat holder set forth in Claim 1 in which the spring
action of the clip is increased by means of a spiral spring g connecting the arms ef
thereof.
3. The improved clip for cravats substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawing.