Improvements in or connected with Neckties, Cravats, Cuffs, Collars. and such like Articles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Neckties, Cravats, Cuffs, Collars.
and such like Articles.
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County of Surrey Gummaker, and RICHARD STAPLEY and WILLIAM SMITH
both of 128 London Wall in the City of London, Warehousemen, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to facilitate the attachment and removal of
neckties, cravats, cuffs, collars, and such like articles from the person of the
wearer.
According to this invention we provide a circular piece of spring material such
as steel or any other suitable material which is divided on one portion of its
circumference so that the spring may be passed round the neck, wrist or leg of the
wearer.
As applied to neckties and scarves the spring portion should be covered with
the material of which the necktie or scarf is composed, or at any rate preferably
so, and to the part opposite the divided portion of the spring the scarf proper or
necktie is attached.
In this manner it is only necessary to open the spring, place same round the
neck or wrist, the spring closes and the scarf, necktie, cuff or collar is secure.
Sometimes there may be a stud on one end of the spring and an aperture on the
other the latter to go over the stud and so to secure the two ends of the spring
together or instead of a stud there may be a snap or any other convenient
fastening.
As applied to a single or double reversible cuff, there is a gusset made therein
for the reception of the spring, the action of which is similar as above described
with reference to neckties and scarves.
The same or substantially the same arrangement applies to collars, especially to
so called all round" collars, and to garters.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Neckties, Cravats, Cuffs, Collars,
and such like Articles.
We, GEORGE HENRY NEEDHAM, of 7 Cologne Road, Wandsworth, in the
County of Surrey, Gunmaker, and RICHARD STAPLEY, and WILLIAM SMITH,
both of 128 London Wall, in the City of London, Warehousemen, 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 this invention is to facilitate the attachment and removal of
neckties, cravats, cuffs, collars, and such like articles, to and from the person of the

page_text: According to this invention we provide a circular piece of spring material such
as steel or other suitable material, which is divided on one portion of its circum-
ference so that the spring may be passed round the neck, wrist, or leg, of the
wearer, according to the article to which the fastening is applied.
Our invention will be readily understood by the following description having
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure shows in perspective a circular piece of spring material formed
according to our invention, and
Figure 2 shows the same fitted with a scarf, and
Figures 3 to 6 show several arrangements of the device as hereafter described.
A is the circular spring holder formed of suitable spring like material, and is
divided at A', the two ends so formed being bound if desired with metal and as
applied to neckties and scarves, the spring portion A should be covered with the
material of which the necktie or scarf is composed, or at any rate preferably so,
and to the part opposite the divided portion of the spring the scarf proper or
necktie B is attached as is shown at Figures 2 and 6. In this manner it is only
necessary to open the spring holder A and place same round the neck over the
collar (indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1), or wrist, when the spring holder A
closes and the scarf, necktie, cuff, or collar is secure. Sometimes as is shown at
Figure 3, there may be a stud C, indicated in dotted lines, on one end of the spring
holder A, and a button-hole aperture Con the other the latter to go over the
stud C and so to secure the two ends of the spring holder A together; or instead
of a stud there may be a snap or any other convenient fastening, and means may be
provided for tightening.
In employing the device as a scarf holder, we find it is preferable in some cases,
in order to provide for the projecting of the collar stud head, to form an aperture D
in the front of the holder A as is shown at Figure 3; or the division of the spring
may be at the front portion instead of at the back.
We usually construct the spring holder A of one piece of spring steel or equi-
valent material, but it is evident that the same may be formed of two or more
pieces rivetted, or otherwise secured together and when a holder, according to our
invention is desired of lighter form than those shown at Figures 1 and 3, portions
of the material might be cut away, but we have found that in such cases, a very
efficient and cheaply manufactured holder may be made as is shown at Figure 4 by
bending a piece of spring wire into suitable form and securing the meeting ends in
any well known manner; in the front of the holder A, this part of the holder
being shown in a separate front view at Figure 5, we fix a piece of metal, or even
fabric E, which serves to hold the upper and lower wires together and in this
piece E may be formed the aperture D to take the head of the collar stud.
The spring holder is applicable to every kind of scarf or tie, and at Figure 6 is
shown what is known as a "butterfly" bow, with one of the holders A applied to
same, but its general application having been clearly explained the various kinds
of scarves, cravats, and ties, to which it may be applied, are obviously too numerous
for illustration.
As applied to a single or double reversible cuff, there is a gusset made therein
for the reception of the spring the action of which is similar as above described
with reference to neckties and scarves.
The same or substantially the same arrangement applies to collars especially to
so called "all round" collars, and to garters.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
The spring holder A formed of antal or other suitable material, of somewhat
circular form, divided at the back or front part, and capable of being sprung
around the neek of the wearer, in combination with the scarf, tie, cravat, or the

page_text: like, which may be thus secured without loss of time and in an efficient manner,
all substantially as and for the purposes herein described and illustrated with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th dor of September
1891
Dated this 11th dor of September 1891
G. H. NEEDHAM.
R. STAPLEY.
W. SMITH.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.