IMPROVEMENTS IN CLASPS FOR NECKTIES AND SCARVES
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY WILLIAM ABERLIN of 33 Ossington Street, Bayswater in the County
of Middlesex, Hosier and Shirt-maker do hereby declare the nature of my Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CLASPS FOR NECKTIES AND SCARVES" 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 clasp, forming at same time a retainer, for keeping
the necktie or scarf in position, and preventing the same from riding up or shifting
round..
The Invention consists in a clasp, through which the necktie is passed, combined
with a collar stud furnished with a fixed, or hinged, tongue which passes through
a transverse slot in the pillar or head of the collar stud and is secured in place by
a spring latch.
The clasp is of the form of an ordinary hinged clasp with a snap fastening, to
enable the necktie or scarf to be introduced with facility, and the collar stud has
by preference a pillar of flat or oblong section to prevent the clasp twisting round.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying Drawings forming part of this
Specification wherein Figure 1 shews a side and back view of one form of the
combined collar stud and necktie retaining clasp, in which the connection is made
by a tongue passed through the pillar of the stud; Figure 2 shews a side view of
a similar fastening the tongue being passed through the head of the stud. Figure 3
shews a modified form of the tongue for the purpose of bringing the clasp lower
down than the collar stud.
Figure 4 shews a horizontal clasp with the tongue connection. Figure 5 is a
cross section of the pillar of the collar stud. Figures 6 and 7 show the clasps in
place on the necktie or scarf.
The same letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the Figures.
Referring to Figures 1 to 4 a is the clasp, 6 its tongue attachment, and c the
collar stud.
The clasp here shown is of the ordinary kind_consisting of two parts binged
together at a and snapping together at a². In Figure 1 the tongue bis hinged
to the back half of the clasp near one end at d, and its free end or point is engaged
by a spring snap-bolt e fitted in a socket attached to the same half of the clasp near
its opposite end. This tongue is a flat strip of metal, and it may be passed through
a corresponding slot either in the pillar of the collar stud (as in Figure 1) or
through the head of the stud (as in Figure 2). To do this the point of the tongue

page_text: is released from the snap bolt e and turned on its hinge away from the clasp, the
snap e being re-engaged after the tongue has passed through the collar stud
whereby the clasp is securely. retained in position. The collar stud is made
preferably of metal and with a flattened head, and with a pillar e of oval or oblong
section as shown in Figure 5 so as to prevent it turning in the button-hole.
In Figure 3 the tongue b is of such form as to extend in an upward direction
beyond the upper part of the clasp and admit of the clasp occupying a lower
position relatively to the collar stud than in the other arrangement. In this case
owing to the greater length and elasticity of the tongue it is not necessary that the
tongue should be hinged, although it may be if desired; it is therefore represented
as being rigidly fixed to the back half of the clasp. The spring snap e is similar
to that before described.
In Figure 4 the tongue passes through a slot in the direction of the plane of the
oval collar stud pillar instead of at right angles to such plane, so that the clasp will
occupy a horizontal position as in Figure 6 when in wear.
In Figure 8 the tongue b takes the place of the back half of the clasp. It is
hinged at a¹ to the front portion and retained in position by the fastening at a² as
before.
The front of the clasp may be made of ornamental character and set with jewels
if desired.
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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 :
1st The combination of a collar stud and of a necktie clasp detachably connected
to the stud, substantially as herein described and shown in the Drawings.
2nd The combination, with a necktie clasp, of a tongue hinged or rigidly attached.
to the rear part of the clasp, and of a snap fastening engaging the point of said
tongue, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
3rd The combination, with a necktie clasp, of. a tongue hinged or fixed to the
rear part of the clasp, a spring snap fastening to engage with the point of the
tongue, and a collar stud having a transverse slot in the pillar or head to receive
said tongue, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 12th day of March 1884.