гоoveu Napk помог.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1898-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1898
Аргоoveu Napk помог.
I, PERCY RICHARD JULIUS WILLIS of 55 Chancery Lane, in the County of
London, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication
to me from abroad by Alexander Andrew Vernon, of Owen Sound, Ontario,
Canada, Gentleman,) to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide means whereby a napkin may be
readily attached in front of a person when at table; or be suspended from any
other article to be convenient for use.
The invention comprises a single piece of sheet metal or other suitable substance,
and consists of a back plate having an upward extension at or about midway its
length which is formed with one or more hooks adapted to engage behind the collar
or a buttonhole in the waistcoat of the wearer.
The ends of the back plate oxtend downwardly and then upwardly in front to
form loops which are united by a strip of motal forming a clamping piece in front
of the back plate.
The clamping plate serves to hold the napkin between it and the back plate.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1895.
An Improved Napkin-holder.
1, PEROY RICHARD JULIUS WILLIS, of 55 Chancery Lane, in the County
of London, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi-
cation to me from abroad by Alexander Andrew Vernon, of Owen Sound Ontario,
Canada, Gentleman) and in what manner the same is to be performed to bo
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :―
The object of the invention is to provido a new and improved napkin holder,
which is simple and durable in construction, arranged to securely hold a napkin in
place, and to permit the wearer to readily apply the holder on a collar or neok
band.
The invention consists principally of a back plate, formed on its upper and with
rearwardly extending books, adapted for engagement with a collar or neck band,
the said back plate being formed at its ends with a doubled up clamping band to
securely hold a napkin in position.
The invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the
same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and fully pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this
specification in which similar characters of reference indicato corresponding parts
in all the figures.
Figure is a front perspective view of the improvement, Fig. 2 is a rear
perspective view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the improvement.
The improved napkin holder, is provided with a body or back plate A, formed at
or near its middle with an upward extension A' formed into one or more hooks A*

page_text: for conveniently supporting the holder from a collar or neckband. In the back
plate A is formed the recess A extending upwardly into the extension A¹ as is
plainly indicated in Figs..1 and 2. The ends of the back plate A are formed with
downwardly extending extensions A', each formed into a loop A', having its front
end extending upwardly, and the two upper ends of the loops are connected with
cach other by a clamping plate A', reaching in front of the back plate A. Now it
will be seen by reference to Fig. 1 that the upper end of the recess A projects
over the top edge of the clamping plate A, so that one end of the napkin can be
passed through the front end of the said recess A and drawn rearwardly a distance
of four or five inches at the same time permitting of spreading the sides of the 1
napkin into the space between the backplate A and the clamping plate A to
securely hold the napkin in position on the holder, and also to spread the sides
thereof a suitable distance from shoulder to shoulder, to onuse the napkin to fully.
cover and protect the front of the wearer's dress.
The back plato A as well as the clamp A, are curved to conform as near as
possible to the shape of a collar or neck band, to readily fit the same.
'The upper
edge of the clamping plate A is preferably scalloped as indicated in Fig. 1.
The device as shewn is made of one single piece of material, preferably of sheet
metal, but it is understood that: it may be made of wire, and in several parts if
found desirable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is-
(1.) A napkin Holder comprising a back plate formed at or near its middle with
a recess and with rearwardly extending: hooks,, and a front clamping plate
extending in front of the said back plate and connected therewith at the ends
substantially as described.
(2.) A napkin holder, made of a single piece of material, and formed with a
back plate having an upward extension at or near its middle, hooks into which
merges the upper end of tlie said extension, downwardly projecting extensions at
the ends of the said back. plate, bent upwardly at, the front, to form loops, and a
clamping plate connecting the upper ends of the loops with each other, the said
clamping plate.extending in front of the, said. back plato; substantially as shown
and described.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1ROR.