IMPROVED FASTENINGS OR HOLDERS FOR SCARVES OR OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS ON THE PERSON
Year: 1884

page_text: I GIBBARD RICHARD HUGHES of 2 Elm Row Hampstead in the County of
Middlesex Gentleman. do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVED
FASTENINGS OR HOLDERS FOR SCARVES OR OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS ON THE
PERSON to be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to provide a convenient, economical and simplo
means of attachment of articles of dress to the person such as scarves.
This invention consists of a peculiarly shaped piece of metal which is formed
with a grooved or channelled tongue or part which occupies the middle portion of
the appliance this tongue or part is further continued wider until it divides into
two forked parts having pointed ends these forked parts or prongs starting from
the central tongue are bent back or return splaying outwards laterally and then
again are bent back or return somewhat in a line with the tongue but pointing in
a somewhat reverse direction.
In applying this device to the backing or support of a scarf or to an other
article of dress the parts of the prongs-parallel with the tongue or grooved spring
part are passed into the fabric of the dress article and become secured therein by
barbs or projections and the tongue or its equivalent takes a bearing on the surface
and the appliance becomes securely retained in the further completion of the
article of dress.
Having thus secured the fastening to the dress article its suspension on or
attachment to the person may be secured by passing the head of a collar or other
stud or projection of suitable form within the opening between the spring tongue
and these prongs at their middle portions and these middle portions of the prongs
clasp the neck of such stud or projection.
These fastening appliances may be stamped from sheet metal with great rapidity
and economy or be otherwise produced.
The details of form of the appliance may be varied so long as the essential
features be retained.

page_text: I GIBBARD RICHARD HUGHES of 2 Elm Row Hampstead in the County of
Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVED
FASTENINGS OR HOLDERS FOR SCARVES OR OTHER ARTICLES ON THE PERSON and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to bo particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of the invention is to provide a convenient economical and simple
means of attachment of articles of dress to the person such as scarves.
This invention consists of a peculiarly shaped piece of metal A. the form of which
will be better understood with the aid of the accompanying drawing wherein
Figure 1 shows a front view Figure 2 a view from the opposite side to Figure 1..
Figure 3 an upperside view Figure 4 an underside view Figure 5 an edge of side
view and Figure 6 a like side view but with the device applied to an article of
dress or surface of an article to be suspended, which is represented by the dotted
lines c-The fastening A is formed with a grooved or channelled tongue or part b
which occupies the middle portion of the appliance and this tongue or part bis
further continued wider at until it divides into two forked parts bb having
pointed ends b³ 63, these forked parts or prongs 6 starting from the central
tongue bare bent backwards or in a returning direction splaying outwards
laterally at b b and then they are again bent back at 65 3, or carried back
returning somewhat in a line with the tongue b but pointing in or nearly a reverse
direction baie barbs or projections to prevent the fastening A becoming
detached from the scarf or other article by the withdrawal of the prongs b³ and 67 b7
are barts or projections to prevent the prongs from being pressed or sinking_too.
far into the fabric of the article into which they are sccured.
In applying this fastening or device A to the backing or support of a scarf or to
an other article of dress (represented in the drawing by dotted lines c) the parts
63 63 of the prongs 6 parallel with the tonguo or grooved spring part bare passed
into the fabric c of the article of dress and become retained or secured therein by
the prongs b bent at and this retention in the article is further secured against
withdrawal by the abutments formed by the barbs or projections 6 and this
retention in proper position is further aided by the barbs or projections b―The
tongue b or its equivalent part, takes a bearing on the surface c in part and in part
is sunk somewhat into a recess cut in the stiffening material of the article to
which it is secured.
The appliance A thus inserted in the article c is securely retained but if desired
it may be further covered in by the completion of the article covering the prongs 6*
but in such case it is not always necessary to employ the barbs b
Figure 7 shews the form of the holes prepared in the back piece of the scarf
(say) for the prongs b² to be passed into and for the tongue b to lie in and Figure 8
the like with the pointed prongs and tongue b applied.
The fastening A being thus secured to the dress article c its suspension on or
attachment to the person of the wearer may be secured by passing the head d of a
collar or otlier stud, or projection of suitable form within the opening between the
spring tongue b and these prongs b₁ at their middle portions and these middle
portions of the prongs bs clasp the neck of such stud d or projection.
These fastening appliances A may be stamped from sheet metal with great
rapidity and economy of manufacturo or they may be otherwiso produced.
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page_text: The details of form of these fastening appliances may be varied without
departing from the peculiar character of my invention so long as the essential
features be retained substantially as explained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said.
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,
The improved fastener or holder A for a scarf or other article of dress on the
person substantially as set forth.
Dated this 4th day of October 1884.