IMPROVEMENTS IN SCARFS
Year: 1884

page_text: I PERCIVAL EVERITT of 53 Queen Victoria Street, in the city of London,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN SCARFS" to be as follows:-
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The present invention relates to further improvements in scarfs for the neck for
which Provisional Protection was granted to me dated the 2nd day of January 1884
No 461.
In carrying out the present improvements I employ a backplate or stiffener as
heretofore but I dispense with the centre or horizontal loop, slot or its equivalent
described in my said Provisional Specification the back plate or stiffener being now
formed with two inclined slots only. Further, instead of employing three endless
bands as described in my said former Provisional Specification I now employ one
only which is passed through the said inclined slots the ends being then turned over
to the front and fixed by the usual pin.
As the edges of the scarf become frayed or worn the scarf pin is removed and
the endless band forming the scarf can be drawn through the slots in the back
plate or stiffener so as to remove the worn parts out of sight and bring fresh parts
to replace them.

page_text: I PERCIVAL EVERITT of 53 Queen Victoria. Street in the City of London
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN SCARFS and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
"
The present invention relates to further improvements in scarfs for the neck, for
which Letters Patent were granted to me dated the 2nd day of January 1884
N° 461.
In carrying out the present improvements I employ a back plate or stiffener as
heretofore but I dispense with the centre or horizontal loop slot or its equivalent
described in the Specification of my said former Letters Patent, the back plate or
stiffener being now formed with two inclined slots or loops only Further, instead
of employing three endless bands as described in the Specification of my said
former Letters Patent, I now employ one only which is passed through the said
inclined slots or loops the ends being then turned over to the front and fixed by
the usual pin.
As the edges of the Scarf become frayed or worn the Scarf pin is removed and
the endless band forming the Scarf can be drawn through the slots in the back
plate or Stiffener so as to remove the worn parts out of sight and bring fresh parts
to replace them.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 represents a front
elevation of a Scarf constructed according to my improvements; figure 2, is an
elevation of the back plate or stiffener; figure 3 is an edge view of the same with
a fulling or padding of Cloth sewn thereto; figure 4 is a front elevation shewing
the Scarf applied to the back plate or stiffener and before the Scarf has been
turned over; figure 5, is a front elevation of a Scarf in which the loops, slots or
their equivalents are placed at the back of the plate or stiffener; figure 6, is a back
elevation of the same; figure 7, is an elevation of the plate or stiffener. Similar
letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, is the back plate or stiffener and b, the inclined loops or slots with which the
back plate a, is provided; c is the endless band forming the Scarf corresponding
in width with the width of the loops or slots b; the endless band c is passed
through the inclined loops or slots b, as shewn in figures 4 and 6, and is turned
over the front as shewn in figures 1 and 5 and secured by the usual Scarf pin d;
e is a piece of Cloth sewn to the back plate or stiffener a through the holes f
therein for the purpose of causing the Scarf to set in a better manner than it
would over the plain plate; g is the neck band of usual construction which may be
attached to the Scarf in any suitable manner such as by hooks or the like taking
into any convenient part of the same. Or instead of employing a neck band
I sometimes employ two clips or curved bands of Spring Steel covered with
material similar to that from which the Scarf is made or otherwise, so that it will
be merely necessary to pass these clips over the neck band of the Collar and they
will then clip round the same and hold the Scarf in position without the necessity
of employing loops, buttons, hooks or the like as at present.

page_text: As soon as the edges of the Scarf become frayed or worn, the Scarf pin d, can
be removed and the endless band c moved through the loops or slots b so as to
bring the worn parts to the back out of sight and the Scarf pin d is again
inserted.
By this arrangement it will be seen that the band c may be shifted many times
and a Scarf of this description will last much longer than when made as hitherto.
Further it will be evident that when the band c is worn out, another band may be
easily placed in the back plate or stiffener a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly In a Scarf the combination of a back plate or stiffener such as b, having
loops, slots or their equivalents with an endless band or scarf substantially as and
for the purposes set forth.
Secondly: In a scarf the use of a back plate or stiffener baving two loops,
slots or their equivalents and constructed substantially as and for the purpose
hereinbefore described and represented in figures 2 and 7 of the accompanying
drawings.
Thirdly: In a scarf the use of an endless band capable of being shifted or moved
from one position to another as one portion of the Scarf becomes frayed or worn as
hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying Drawings.
Fourthly: The improved scarfs herein before described and represented in the
accompanying drawings.