Improvements in or relating to Clips for Securing or Holding Letters, Papers, Ties, Stockings, and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 15th July, 1895-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Clips for Securing or Holding
Letters, Papers, Ties, Stockings, and other Articles.
WILLIAM HIGGS of 10, Acacia Place St. Johns Wood, London in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer, HARRY PEARCE CLEMETSON of 22, Hempstead Street
Ashford in the County of Kent, Draper and CHARLES WILLIAM HIGGS of
32, Queens Terrace St. Johns Wood London in the County of Middlesex, Engineer,
Designer and Patent Expert do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to " Improvements in or relating to clips for securing
or holding letters, papers, ties, stockings & other articles" & consists of forming a
simple efficacious & inexpensive clip preferably out of one piece of material
although it may be made in seperate parts & joined or connected in any known
convenient manner. The chief object being to provide a clip that will hold the
necktic straight & also capable of being easily attached in a simple mauner to one
of the shirt studs when it is not practical or convenient to fasten to the shirt front
direct e.g. when the shirt fastens behind. To attain these objects we take a strip of
sheet iron, steel, brass or any other suitable material which we bend in the middle
forming a U or a figure resembling a pair of ordinary sugar tongs, these two arms
we again bend sharply back & the extreme ends of the converging arms thus
formed we turn at right angles towards each other forming a pair of jaws which
may be serrated if desired. Out of one of the said arms we punch a key-hole slot
by which it may be attached to one of the studs in place of clipping it on to the
shirt front. A modification of our invention consists in causing a sheet of any
suitable material to be stamped, cut or punched of a U shape, the bar at the bottom
which connects the two arms we bend in the same manner as in the former case &
on the extreme end of either arm we form the jaws. By this arrangement we
obtain a clip that will secure the bottom of the scarf in a firm manner & at the same
time hold the tie perpendicular. Heretofore all tie clips have been constructed to
clip the side of the scarf thus throwing the same out of line. The clip for papers,
letters, tickets & the like may be constructed as above or we may extend one of the
arms some distance & only dentate the shorter remaining arm a piece may be also
cut out by which to hang it up. Wire may be used for any of our clips in place of
sheet metal. We may also attach our clip to a board permanently or otherwise &
in any convenient manner. The clip may be constructed in three parts a top
& hottom piere being cast or otherwise formed & the spring slipped into a strap or
bridge provided on either piece. Projecting studs may be formed on the top &
bottom piece corresponding to holes provided in the spring which would hold the
spring in a firm manner. The clip may also be formed of one piece of metal & yet
have a broad base & clip & a narrow spring; by cutting an shape slit on either
side of the metal, the small arms of the L being opposite each other. The metal is
then bent as afore described. The spring may be made square, oblong or any other
suitable shape.
Datoil this 15th day of October 1894.

page_text: Improvements. in or relating to Clips for Securing or Holding
Letters, Papers, Ties, Stockings, and other Articles.
WILLIAM HIGGS, Engineer, of 10, Acacia Place, St. John's Wood, London in-
the County of Middlesex HARRY PEARCE CLEMETSON of 22 Hempsted Street
Ashford in the County of Kent, Draper, and CHARLES WILLIAM HIGGS, of
32, Queens Terrace, St. John's Wood, London, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer Designer and Patent Expert 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 reference to " Improvements in or relating to clips for securing
or holding letters, papers, ties, stockings and other articles," and consists of
forming a simple, efficacious and inexpensive clip, preferably out of one piece of
material, although it may be made in separate parts and joined or connected in any
convenient manner. The chief object being to provide a tie clip, that will hold the
necktie or scarf straight, and also be capable of being easily attached to one of the
shirt front studs or buttons when it is not practicable or convenient to fasten
to the shirt front direct, e.g. when the shirt fastens behind.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I have annexed a sheet of
illustrative drawings, in which Fig. 1, shews a perspective view of the invention,
and Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 modifications thereof.
To attain these objects, we take a strip of sheet metal or any other suitable
material which we bend in the middle U shape A. The two arms we again bend
sharply back and the extreme ends of the converging arms B B thus formed
we bend towards each other forming a pair of jaws C C which may be serrated if
desired (see Fig. 1).
Out of one other said arm we may punch a key hole slot D (Figs. 3, 4 & 5) by
which the clip may be attached to one of the shirt front studs-when more
convenient that clipping the pleat of the front.
In the modification Fig. 6 we provide a key hole loop E or equivalent, of any
desired length, hinged to the back of the clip in place of being an integral part of
clip. Our modification Figs. 2 & 7 shews a clip provided with a longitudinal slot
to facilitate placing on the shirt front stud or button, and in Fig. 2 shews how the
clip may be made in three parts, and Fig. 7 in two parts the spring & base being 'in
one piece.
The foregoing modifications may be used for many other purposes besides
ties.
The clip specially for letters, papers, etc. may be constructed as above, or the
lower arın may be replaced' by a suitable board or its equivalent. The clip may be
also formed the base and spring of one piece of metal, with separate upper piece
as in Fig. 8 or base, spring and upper piece may be formed integrally.
Wire may be employed in the foregoing modifications in place of sheet metal
where suitable.
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 :-
1st. The improvements in or relating to clips for securing or holding letters,
papers, ties, stockings and other articles consisting of a clip made of one or more
pieces of metal, substantially as described and illustrated.

page_text: 2nd. A slot arranged in the clips for attaching to the shirt front stud or button
as and for the purpose set forth in the accompanying drawings and Specifications.
3rd. The modifications 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, all as described and illustrated.
Dated this 12th day of July 1895.
CHARLES WILLIAM HIGGS.
WILLIAM HIGGS.
HARRY PEARCE CLEMETSON.