Improved Appliances for Holding Down the Tails of Gentlemen's and Lady's Neckties, Scarves, and like Garments.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 13th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 15th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for Holding Down the Tails of Gentlemen's
and Lady's Neckties, Scarves, and like Garments.
I, WILLIAM CHRISTIE, of 30 Addington Road, Bow, County of London,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved appliances for holding down the tails of
gentlemen's and lady's neckties, scarves, and like garments.
To carry my said invention into practice, I attach a hook pin to one end of a
short length of elastic webbing or elastic tape, and a brace like tab or button hole
at the other, which tab has to be secured to the top button of, say the trousers or
the pants and the pin to the tail or tails of the necktie or scarf, a slight strain
being put upon the elastic to keep the pin in place.
The pin is preferably part of a plate, or is affixed to one of about the same
width as the webbing as is also the head of the tab to prevent the elastic tape
curling or of getting out of shape.
The pin and the plate or it may be a bent or shaped wire may be jointed or
loosely connected together.
The invention is of such character that stretching or straining posture of the
body during gymnastic, boating, riding, cricket, football, tennis or other games,
enables the elastic to give and accommodate itself without becoming detached or
shifting the position of the tie which is retained with the necessary closeness to the
shirt front, or the front of any other garment covering the chest of the wearer.
I have referred to a tab being at one end of the appliance for buttoning to the
ants or trousers, but a looped or other pin can be fitted to the opposite end of the
clastic tape especially if worn by a lady by whom the lower pin can be hooked
into the skirt or other band,
Instead of a looped pin being at the upper end of the tape any other fastener
can be fitted such as a spring clip device.
Dated this 27th day of November 1895.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Christie.
Improved Appliances for Holding Down the Tails of Gentlemen's
and Lady's Neckties, Scarves, and like Garments.
I, WILLIAM CHRISTIE, of 30 Addington Road, Bow, County of London,
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 :-
This invention relates to improved appliances for holding down the tails of
gentlemen's and lady's neckties, scarves, and like garments.

page_text: To carry my said invention into practice, I attach a hook pin to one end of a
short length of elastic, and a brace like tab or button hole at the other, which tab
has to be secured to the top button of say the trousers or the pants and the pin to
the tail or tails of the necktie or scarf, a slight strain being put upon the elastic to
keep the pin in place.
The pin is preferably part of a plate, or is affixed to one of about the same width
as the webbing as is also the head of the tab to prevent the elastic tape curling or
of getting out of shape.
The pin and the plate, or it may be a bent or shaped wire, may be jointed or
loosely connected together.
The invention is of such character that stretching or straining posture of the
body during gymnastic, boating, riding, cricket, football, tennis or other games,
enables the elastic to give and accommodate itself without becoming detached
or shifting the position of the tie which is retained with the necessary closeness
to the shirt front, or the front of any other garment covering the chest of the
wearer.
I have referred to a tab being at one end of the appliance for buttoning to the
pants or trousers, but a looped or other pin can be fitted to the opposite end of the
elastic tape especially if worn by a lady by whom the lower pin can be hooked
into the skirt or other band.
Instead of a looped pin being at the upper end of the tape any other fastener
can be fitted such as a spring clip device.
My invention is shown in the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 elevation of appliance with hook pin A secured to metal tab B and
brace like button hole tab C at opposite ends of an elastic tape or web D for
attachment to trouser, waistband, or other part of a garment and the necktie or
scarf respectively.
Figure 2 similar elevation of appliance with hook pins A, A, or tabs B, B, at
each end of the elastic tape or web D, one of said hook pins being made in a piece
with the metal tab B, and the other hook pin soldered or brazed on to the face of
the other metal tab B.
Figure 3 elevation of appliance with hook pin A shaped from and in combination
with a wire loop E through which the elastic tape or web D is folded and sewn
down upon itself the opposite end tab B being of looped wire F, on to which is a
curled wire G terminating in a hook H which can be looped into the button hole
of the trouser, or under a waist belt or band, or into a hole prepared for its
reception in a belt or band.
Figure 4 elevation of appliance with a pin book A and metal tab B at one
end of an elastic tape or web D and a spring clip catch I, which appliance
as that shown at Figure 2 can be attached either end up for attachment to
trouser, waist belt, band, or the like, and the tails of the necktie or scarf as
.desired.
Figure 5 similar elevation of an appliance with a safety or jointed hook pin A
at oue end of an elastic tape or web B, the opposite end having an ordinary brace-
like button hole tab B.
The application of my invention will be understood by reference to Figure 6
where the appliance like that shown at Figure 1 is in wear and as holding the tails
of the scarf down close to the shirt, the elasticity of the tape or webbing A
permitting of all the varying movements of the body taking place without the
hook pin becoming unfastened, or the tails of the scarf getting loose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim :-
The several appliances shown on the annexed drawings as articles for ready
attachment to and for holding down the tails of gentlemen's and lady's neckties

page_text: scarves, and like garments, as described, the hook pin and the elastic tape or
webbing in combination being the essential feature, as set forth.
The 13th day of January 1896.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Christie.