Improvements in Fastenings for Neck-ties.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Neck-ties.
I CHARLES MOLÉ, a citizen of France, and residing at No. 113 Paul Gore
Street Boston State of Massachusetts one of the United States of America
Musician 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 has for its object the production of a neck-tie-fastener of simple
construction and durable and efficient in use by means of which the tie may be
readily applied to or removed from the collar-button of the wearer, and in
accordance therewith, my invention consists of a necktie fastener having a loop
provided with an expansible top and separable sides, and a downwardly curved
fixed lower side, coiled springs connected to the opposite ends of said fixed side,
the free ends of the coils being crossed and oppositely curved to form the loop
sides, and outwardly turned to form actuating arms provided with upturned finger-
pieces, and loops embracing the spring coils to secure the fastener to the neck-tie,
substantially as will be described.
Fig. 1 of the drawing represents a rear view of a nectie-stiffener-piece with my
invention applied thereto;
Fig. 2 is a top view of a neck-tie fastener detached ;
Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line - Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a modification of my invention to be described.
The neck tie-fastener herein shewn is made of a single piece of wire coiled in
opposite directions to form springs a, a connected by the downwardly curved
portion, the free ends of the wire being crossed and oppositely curved as at c, c,
to form actuating arms d, d, the wire being finally twisted at substantially right
angles to the said arms and given a single turn to form the finger-pieces e, e.
b
In Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that the downwardly curved part 6 connecting
the springs forms the lower fixed side of the loop, while the crossed and oppositely
curved portions c, c, extended down over the fixed side form the top and separable
sides of the loop, the action of the springs drawing the sides towards each other.
In Figs. 1 and 3, the fastener is shewn as secured to the back of the necktie or
to a suitable stiffener-piece as A, by stitches ƒ embracing loosely the upper part of
the coils forming the springs a, so that the neck tie can be turned outwardly from
the plane of the fastener in order to more readily manipulate the finger-pieces in
applying or removing the device.
The collar-button is shewn partly in section in Fig. 1, and with its shank B¹
extended through the loop, and in Fig. 3 the stiffener-piece and fastener are in
section and the collar-button in elevation, the relation of the parts being clearly
shewn thereby when the tie is in position.
To apply the fastener, the finger-pieces are grasped between the thumb and
finger preferably, and pressed toward each other thus separating the sides of the
loop and also expanding its top and enlarging it sufficiently to permit the easy
passage therethrough of the head B, of any usual collar button, after which the
finger pieces are released and the springs a draw the top and separable sides of the
loop together, holding the same securely on the shank of the button.
When it is desired to remove the neck-tie, the finger-pieces are again pressed
toward each other, as described, until the loop has been expanded sufficiently to
permit the withdrawal of the collar-button head.
By securing the fastener as described to the neck-tie, the application or removal
of the fastener is facilitated, as the body of the tie may be lifted outward away
from the fastener in order to give access to the finger-pieces.

page_text: In Fig. 4 I have shewn a modification of my fastener wherein the same is adapted
to be detachably secured to a neck-tie, the connections consisting of a wire bent at
one end to form loops and h³, the straight bar g being thereafter bent at h and
turned back at g¹ parallel to the bar y and sharpened to form a pin.
The loops hand h' engage the coils a, a of the fastener, and the loop /* forms a
guard for the free end of the pin g' after the same has been inserted into a portion
of the neck tie.
The fastener is so supported in the loops h, h', that the neck-tie may be turned
outwardly from the fastener, as hereinbefore described.
It is to be understood that the fastener can be secured to the necktie by stitches
or staples passed through the spring portions at other additional points than those
shewn in Fig. 1 if desired.
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 :-
1. A neck-tie fastener consisting of a loop having an expansible top and
separable sides, and a downwardly curved fixed lower side, coiled springs connected
to the opposite ends of said fixed side, the free ends of the coils being crossed and
oppositely curved to form the loop sides, and outwardly turned to form actuating
arms provided with upturned finger-pieces, and loops embracing the spring coils to
secure the fastener to the neck tie, substantially as described.
2. A neck tie fastener formed of a single piece of wire consisting of springs a
adapted to be secured to the necktie and rigidly connected by the downwardly
curved fixed side of the loop, oppositely curved portions c crossed above and
extended down over the fixed side of and forming the top and separable sides of
the loop and laterally extended continuations of said curved portions to form
actuating arnis, whereby the loop is expanded at its top and sides, substantially as
described.
3. A neck-tie fastener consisting of a loop having an expansible top and
separable sides, and a downwardly curved fixed lower side, coiled springs connected
to the opposite ends of said fixed side, the free ends of the coils being crossed and
oppositely curved to form the loop sides and outwardly turned to form actuating
arms provided with upturned finger-pieces, combined with a bar provided with
loops to embrace the spring coils, and bent back upon itself to form a pin adapted
to enter the material of the neck-tie, and a retaining loop for the free end of the
pin, substantially as described.
Dated the 12th day of June 1893
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.