Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Dec., 1896-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1897'
I, THOMAS HEBKETH BIGGS, of The Treasury, Calcutta, India, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a device by the use of which a neck-tie or scarf is held
in place and its lower portion prevented from coming away from the front of the
wearer's shirt. Various devices have heretofore been employed for this purpose,
such, for example, as spring clips which hold the lower portion of the tie or scarf
to the edge of the shirt front, but all such devices, so far as I am aware, have been
more or less unsatisfactory.
The holder which forms the subject of this invention consists of a suitably shaped
plate having an opening in the central portion thereof of a keyhole shape, that is
to any of a circular shape at the top, and a narrow oblong slot in continuation of
such opening at the bottom. Above the circular opening the plate is so formed as
to receive a safety-pin which is arranged to lie across the upper end of the plate.
Below the beforementioned narrow slot the plate is bent so as to be easily grasped
by the fingers when attaching or detaching the same.
The holder is connected by its safety-pin, or other suitable device, to the back
Jower portion of the neck-tie or scarf in such a position that when the tie or scarf
is in place the bottom of the narrow slot is opposite to oue of the studs in the front
of the shirt. The tie or scarf is now drawn down until the head of the stud can be
passed into the beforementioned circular opening, and the stem of the said stud
drawn into the narrow oblong slot in which it is retained in place by the head of
the stud.
I, THOMAS HESKETH BIGGS, of The Treasury, Calcutta, India, 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 a device by the use of which a neck-tie or scarf is held
in place and its lower portion prevented from rising or coming away from the front
of the wearer's shirt. Various devices bave heretofore been employed for this
purpose, such, for example, as spring clips which hold the lower portion of the tie
or scarf to the edge of the shirt front, but none of these devices, so far as I am
aware, have the advantages of this one.

page_text: The holder or fasteuer which forms the subject of this invention is illustrated in
the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front view, and Figure 2 a
sectional view taken on the line of Figure 1, with part of a scarf and part of
the front of a shirt, shown in dotted lines to illustrate the method of applying the
holder in practice.
The neck-tie bolder or fastener consists of a suitably shaped plate A having an
opening in the central portion thereof of a keyhole shape, that is to say of a circular
shape Bat the top, and a narrow oblong slot C in continuation of such opening at
the bottom. Above the circular opening the plate is bent over so as to receive aud
hold a safety-pin D which is arranged to lie across the upper end of the plate.
Below the beforementioned narrow slot C the plate A is beut at E so as to form
a flange by which to push the holder or fastener upwards or draw it downwards as
required.
The holder or fastener is passed over the head of one of the shirt studs G at the
circular opening B, then pushed upwards by pressure against the bent flange E at
the lower end of the fastener until the bottom of the narrow slot C presses against
the shirt stud G. The safety pin D, or any other suitable device if preferred, is
then passed through or attached to the back of the lower portion of the neck-tie or
Ecarf at such part as shall hold the neck-tic or scarf in position.
Or the holder or fastener may first be connected by its safety pin D, or by any
other suitable device if preferred, to the back lower portion of the neck-tie or
scarf Fin such a position that when the tie or scarf is in place the bottom of the
narrow slot C is opposite one of the studs G in the front of the shirt H. The tic
or scarf F may be then drawn down until the head of the stud G can be passed
through the beforementioned circular opening B and the stem of the said stud
drawn into the uarrow oblong slot C in which it is retained in place by the head
of the stud as shown in Figure 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The new or improved neck-tie holder or fastener which consists of a plate A
provided with a slot B C and a safety pin D, or other suitable fastening device,
substantially as described.
Dated this 30th day of Novemba 1900
T. HESKETH BIGGS,
Per W. H. Beck,
115 Cannon Street, London, E.C., Agent.
T. HESKETH BIGGS,
Per W. H. Beck,
115 Cannon Street, London, E.C., Agent.