Year: 1888

page_text: WILLIAM MODONNELL Merchant Corbally Limerick do hereby declare the nature of
this invention, to be as follows
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It has hitherto been generally the custom to form a neck Tie or Scarf into a fixed
shape thereby causing the exposed parts soon to become soiled or worn
I propose
by the use of my scarf arranger to make the scarf moveable and thus give the opper-
tunity of using up the entire scarf My scarf arranger will also be found most useful
in rearranging or folding washing scarfs
According to my invention I form a metal plate somewhat into the shape of the card
board or other stiffning material usually placed in the neck of a scarf to keep it in
form and over which it is folded but in my shape I place a slit or open at each side
and which extends its entire lenght it each end of the bottom of the shape I place
a small pin or pointed end and near the top and at each side I place an eyelet or slit
of sufficient size to allow the neckband of the scarf to pass through it I do not
confine myself to metal as the material from which the instrument may be made as
other suitable material as wire may be used
The scarf to be arranged is
The manner of using my scarf arranger is as follows
first passed through the two holes at the side of the shape and the ends being drawn
over it the scarf is thus placed in the required position
The neck band is then taken
and one end is fastened in the pin at the bottom of the shape and being carried
diagonally across is passed through the eyelet or slit at the top of the shape and then
being carried round the neck is passed down through the opposite eyelet and fastened
to the remaining pin

page_text: An Appliance for Use in Making up or Tying Neckties or Scarfs
I, WILLIAM MODONNELL of Corbally in the County of Limerick, Ireland, Merchant
do hereby declare the nature of this invention ind 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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It has hitherto been generally the custom to form a necktie or scarf into fixed folds
or into a fixed shape and when so arranged the exposed parts soon become soiled or
worn and the tie or scarf consequently of no further value, now according to my
invention I make the scarf or tie movable so that the same folds may not be constantly
exposed to damage and thus opportunity is afforded for using the entire scarf and the
invention is also useful for rearranging or folding washing scarfs
My invention will be best understood by the following description having reference
to Figures 1 to 14 of the accompanying drawings all as hereafter referred to
According to my invention I form a metal plate somewhat into the shape of the
cardboard or other stiffening material usually placed in the front of a scarf, to keep it
in form, and over which stiffener the scarf is folded, such a metal plate a is shewn in
front view at Figure 1 and at Figure 2 in back perspective view At each side of the
plate a I form a slit or opening a¹ extending the entire depth of the said plate and the
fatter is slotted out at or about the central part and leaves two bars a³ a³ extending
between the openings a¹, the lower hir a' being provided with a point b as at
Figure 1 or where desired two points b, b as shewn at Figure 2 may be used
At the back of the plate and near the top of same I provide eyelets or slits c
to take the neckband one on each side of the plate as shown in the perspective
view Figure 2
one end is
The scarf may be arranged on the plate e in the following manne
passed through from the back between the bars a a³ and the other end over the
top of the frame a and it is then tied as shewn at Figure 3 and the two ends
are passed through the shits a¹, a¹, they are then brought back and folded across
over the front into the form shewn at Figure 4 A pin may be inserted in the
front and passed at the back of the bars a' a³ and its point again be caused to
enter the scarf and the scarf arranger will be held in a most secure manner
In order to secure the folded scarf to the neck of the wearer one end of the
neck band of the scarf is passed through one of the slits c and fixea by one of
the points 6 as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 2, the band is then passed
round the neck of the wearer and the other end is brought through the other
slit and secured by the other point 6 or both ends may be secured on one such'
point when made as in Figure 1
Figure 5 is a, perspective view shewing the back of a scarf arranger made
according to my invention but slightly modified in shape the shit a² extending over
the top as well as at the sides The parts are marked with letters of reference
similar to those of the preceding figures
The scarf is first folded lengthways and one edge is inserted in the shit a¹
between the outer edge of the frame and the inner dished central part as 18 shewn

page_text: at Figure 6 which shews a front view with the scarf so placed, while Figure 7
shews a back view of same The two ends are then folded over the front and pinned
The neck-band is secured as in the previous Figures or as
as is shewn at Figure 8
shown by the dotted lines, Figure 5
Figure 9 is a front perspective view of another arrangement of my scarf arranger
A suitable scarf for this arrangement may consist of two pieces d and e Figure 11
The piece e is folded crossways on the piece d as is shewn at Figure 11 which 18 1 front
view and the upper projecting part of the piece d is folded to the back and is passed in
the direction of the arrows Figure 9 through the frame a
Figure 10 shews a back view when so arranged
The scarf may then be pinned and secured and presents the appearance represented
at Figure 8, the neck-band being secured to the back plate in the manner before
described
Figure 12 shows an arrangement of my scarf folding device especially suitable for
long scarfs that are placed around the neck and then tied
The form of the said arranger will be obvious by an inspection of Figure 12 which
represents a perspective view of same
The scarf being placed round the neck of the wearer is firstly tied, then the plate a
is placed against same and the said scarf is tied over the plate as is shewn at Figure 13
which is a front view, and the ends of the scarf are passed onto the slits a² as there
shewn and are then brought back and crossed over the front, Figure 14 shows the
back view of the scarf as shewn at Figure 13 The ends are thon crossed over the
front and may then be pinned in place
In some cases the neck band may be dispensed with and the plate secured to the
neck stud by a piece of elastic
The plate a may be conveniently made of metal but I do not limit myself as to the
material to be employed in the manufacture of same for example in some cases it may
be convenient to make the device of wire or pieces of same twisted together in a suit-
able manner so as to form the necessary shape
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
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1 In appliances for use in making up neckties or scarfs, the plate or frame a baving
slits a' bars a³ a³, point or points band slits c for the nekband all as and for the
purposes herein set forth and especially with reference to Figures 1 to 8 of the accom-
panying drawing
2 In appliances for use in making up neckties or scarfs the frame and plate a a³
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth with reference to Figures 9, 10
and 11 of the accompanying drawings
3 In appliances for use in tying neckties the plate a with slits a' all substantially
as and for the purposes set forth with reference to Figures 12 to 14 of the accom-
panying drawing
4 The appliances for use in making up or tying neckties or scarfs formed or con-
structed and arranged all substantially as and for the purposes herein described
Dated this 28th day of February 1889