Year: 1888

page_text: I ADOLPH HFLLENBERG, of 484 Broadway, New York, in the City, County, and
State of New York, United States of America, Merchant, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows
My invention consists of a neck-tie having an open spring clasp finished to form
the barrel of the tie and constructed to be opened at the back to receive and retam
the neck band or ribbon after it has been passed around the neck of the weer.
The clasp may be either wholly detachable from the neck-tie, or the ends of the tie
may be permanently attached to the clasp, but in both cases the clasp is adapted to be
opened to admit the end of the tie as above mentioned The clasp is made of three
members, v: the body or front portion, the hinged member, and the lap or told,
which is in one with the body The hinged member is adapted to be opened out to
adimit the scarf after it has been passed around the neck of the wearer and to be closed
upon the scarf so as to hold the scarf without tying or securing with a pin or other
fastening
In one form of clasp, the hinged member is held both in its open and closed position
by a spring and an arin or plate lunged to another plate secured to the body of the
clasp by a rivet or other fastening "The spring is attached at one end, and its other
end presses upon a double faced shoulder of the arm so as to hold the clasp either
when opened or closed
The hinged member may be held closed by a spring plate attached to the folded
portion, and a stud which enters an eyelet in the hinged member, upon which stud the
plate presses when closed
The
In a modification, one end of the neck band is made fast to the barrel or clasp and
the latter is provided at its lower end with the permanently attached scarf ends
hinged member of the clasp has for its foundation a plate which constitutes a fraine
as well as a spring actuated plate for holding the member closed. The plate is hinged
to a second plate and is formed with an extended lip against which the spring portion

page_text: of the second plate acts to hold the hinged plate both opened and closed A spike is
airanged to penetrate the neck-tie when the hinged member is closed upon it so as to
hold the tie with great firmness This spike passes through an orifice in the hinged
plate The other or fixed plite is provided with a strip which is formed with hinges
for the hinged plate, and rolled at its outer edge to set out the material of the scarf
The outer edge of the hinged plate is in this case diagonal to the line of the hinge to
suit the tapering form of the clasp as a whole A U-shaped spring is fitted at the edge
of the neck-tie next to the hinged member. The purpose of this spring is to constantly
set the sand edge of the barrel of the tie out, so that no difficulty will be experienced
in introducing the band into position
By means of my invention, all necessity of tying the neck-tie is avoided, and the
clasp serves a double purpose, while all necessity for passing the tie through the clasp
1 obviated, owing to the member being hinged so as to be opened out away from the
body of the clasp.
A HELLENBERG
By A M & Wm. Clark,
53 Chancery Lane, London
Patent Agents.

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I, ADOLPH HELLENBERG, of 484 Broadway, New York, in the City, County, and
State of New York, United States of America, Merchant, 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
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My Invention consists of a neck-tie having an open spring clasp finished to form
the barrel of the tie, and constructed to be opened at the back to receive and retain
the neck-band or ribbon after it has been passed around the neck of the wearer
The Invention also consists of the special construction of the neck-tie, all as herein-
after described and claimed
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specifi
cation, in which figure 1 is a broken perspective view of my new and improved neck-
tie Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line - of figure 1. Figure 3 shews
a modified form of the clasp Figure 4 is a perspective view of a neck-tie having a
modified form Figure 5 is a sectional view of the same Figure 6 is a perspective
view of the clasp, shewing the same open Figure 7 is a sectional view of the same
closed, and figure 8 is a detailed sectional view. Similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding paits in all the figures
A represents the scarf or neck-tie proper, of suitable length and shape to pass around
the neck of the wearer and to form the ends a a¹, on one of which (a' for example)
the clasp B is placed and is adapted to slide The clasp B is finished with a silk or
other appropriate covering or facing 6 and, in this instance, is of key-stone shape and
forms the barrel of the tie. This clasp is made of three members-ust the body d
the hinged member d', and the lap or fold d² which is in one with the body d and
receives the portion a¹ of the scarf, as shewn clearly in figures 1 and 2 The member d¹
is adapted to be opened out, as shewn, to admit the part a of the scarf after it has
been passed around the neck of the wearer and to be closed upon the scarf, as shewn
in dotted lines in figure 2, so as to hold the scart without tying or securing with a pin
or other fastening.
In the form of clasp shewn in figures 1 and 2, the member d¹ of the clasp is held
both in its open and closed position by a spring c and arm or plate g hinged to a
plate g¹ secured to the body d by a rivet or other fastening 2, shewn in figure 2. The
spring c is attached at one end to the plate g¹ and its other end presses upon the double
faced shoulder g² of the arm g so as to hold the clasp either when opened or closed
In the form of clasp shewn in figure 3. the member d¹ is held closed by a spring
plate which is attached to the folded portion d² his a stud which enters an eyelet h²
in the member d upon which stud the plate presses when closed.
In the form of scarf shewn in figure 4, one end of the neck band A is made fast
to the bariel or clasp B and the latter is provided at its lower end with the permanently
attached scarf ends B' B'. The hinged member d' has for its foundation the plate h
which is of the form similar to that shewn in figure 6, and constitutes a frame as well

page_text: as a spring actuated plate for holding the member closed The plate is hinged to
the plate and is formed with an extended hip against which the spring portion 2¹
of the plate 2 acts to hold the plate both open and closed J is a spike arranged to
penetrate the neck-tie A when the member is closed upon it so as to hold the tie
with great firmness This spike J passes through an orifice ¹, as indicated in
figures 5 and 7 The plate is of the form shewn in figure 6 and is provided with
the plate which is formed with the hinges ee for the plate h and rolled at its outer
edge, as shewn at 4, to set out the material of the scart The outer edge of the
plate his, in this case, diagonal to the line of the hinge, as shewn in dotted lines in
hgue 4, to suit the tapering form of the clasp B as a whole
h, figures 4 and 8, represent a U-shaped sping fitted at the edge of the neck-tie
next to the member d¹ The purpose of this spring is to constantly set the said edge
of the barrel of the tie out, so that no difficulty will be experienced in properly placing
the band A in position inside or alongside of said edge and under the member d
By means of my invention, all necessity of tying the necktie is avoided, and the
clasp B serves a double purpose, while all necessity for passing the tie through the
clasp is obviated, owing to the member d' being hinged so as to be opened out away
from the body of the clasp.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is
1 As a new and improved article of manufacture, a neck-tie constructed sub-
stantially as herein shewn and described, the same consisting of a scarf and a clasp B
formed with an open hinged member held closed by a spring, substantially as
described.
2 The body d of the clasp formed with the fold d² and with the hinged member d¹
combined with the arm or plate gl and spring c, substantially as described
3 The plates 2 hinged together and forming the frame of the clasp, the plate h
being acted upon by a sping, substantially as described
4. The plate 2 having the spike J in combination with the hinged plate and
spring, substantially as described
5 The spring fitted at the edge of the neck-tie next to the hinged member d',
substantially as, and for the purposes, set forth
Dated this 14th day of August 1888
A. HELLENBERG
By A M & Wm Clark,
58,Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents