An Improved Fastener for Neckties.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1899
An Improved Fastener for Neckties.
I, Jons CHARLES HENRY MCCASKILL, of The Queen's Own Corps of Guides,
Mardan, Punjab, in the Empire of India, Lieutenant, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention is intended to be used with upright shirt collars the corners
of which are not turned down and more particularly with that class of ties
which require to be "tied" after being placed round the wearer's neck.
It is well known that with such collars and ties it is often a source of trouble
and annoyance that the tie works upwards on the collar so as to approximate
too closely to the upper edge of the collar thereby leaving uncovered or par-
tially so the part that it is especially designed to hide.
Many contrivances have been made for overcoming this difficulty-but none
of them have been entirely successful and up to the present an ordinary pin is
very commonly used in default of anything better adapted for the purpose.
It is however difficult to force a pin through a starched collar so as to fix
the tie thereon and some contrivance which shall at once be effective and free
from difficulty of application is much wanted.
Now my invention is intended to supply this want and comprises an elastic
attachment to the rigid portions and a pointed hook for attachment to the soft
tic.
According to my invention I provide a loop of elastic material such as silk
covered rubber and to one end thereof I attach a small metallic wire hook the
free end of which is sharply pointed, such hooks being made of any suitable
metal, but preferably of gold, silver or gilt or silvered metal, or the like.
My invention is intended to be applied by passing the elastic loop over the
button or stud of the shirt or front before the button is passed through the outer
portion of the collar, the buttoning over it of which outer, or last portion, of
the collar prevents the loop becoming detached from the button,
The neck-tie is then placed round the neck and the first portion of the knot
or bow tied, the operator then takes the pendent hook and stretching the clastic
The remain-
brings it up in front of, and sticks the point into the half tied tie.
ing portion of the knot or bow is then tied which covers the hook and prevents
its accidental displacement, while the hook, secured by its elastic loop round
the button, effectually preventing the tie working up.
T
1000
JOHN C. H. McCASKILL,
Lieut. Q.O." Corps of Guides.

page_text: I, JOIN CHARLES HENRY MCCASKILL, of The Queen's Own Corps of Guides,
Mardan, Punjab, in the Empire of. India, Lieutenant, 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:-
"
My invention is intended to be used with upright shirt collars the corners
of which are not turned down and more particularly with that class of ties
which require to be tied" after being placed round the wearer's neck.
It is well known that with such collars and ties it is often a source of trouble
and annoyance that the tie works upwards on the collar so as to approximate
too closely to the upper edge of the collar thereby leaving uncovered or par-
tially so the part that it is especially designed to hide.
Many contrivances have been made for overcoming this difficulty--but none
of them have been entirely successful and up to the present an ordinary pin is
very commonly used in default of anything oetter adapted for the purpose.
It is however difficult to force a pin through a starched collar so as to fix
the tie thereon, and some contrivance which shall at once be effective and free
from difficulty of application is much wanted.
Now my invention is intended to supply this want, and comprises an elastic
attachment to the rigid portions and a pointed hook for attachment to the soft
tie.
According to my invention I providé a loop of elastic material such as silk
covered rubber and to one end thereof I attach a small metallic wire hook the
free end of which is sharply pointed, such hooks being made of any suitable
metal, but preferably of gold, silver or gilt or silvered metal, or the like.
My invention is intended to be applied by passing the elastic loop over the
button or stud of the shirt or front before the button is passed through the outer
portion of the collar, the buttoning over it of which outer, or last portion, of
the collar prevents the loop becoming detached from the button
The neck-tie is then placed round the neck and the first portion of the knot
or bow tied, the operator then takes the pendent hook and stretching the elastic
brings it up in front of, and sticks the point into the half tied tic. The remain-
ing portion of the knot or bow is then tied which covers the hook and prevents
its accidental displacement, while the hook, secured by its elastic loop round
the button, effectually prevents the tie working up.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1, is a representation of one of
my improved fasteners in which the elastic is bound on to the hook. Fig. 2, is
a representation of a similar fastener in which the clastic is knotted to a loop
in the wire. a and a¹ are the loops of cord braid elastic or the like. band are
the hooks each having a point e the hook shown in Fig. 1 being adapted to have
the loop bound thereto as shown at and the hook shown in Fig. 2 having its
end turned over to form an eye through which the cord is knotted as shown
at d'. The hooks may obviously be made with two pointed claws instead of
one only.
It will be understood that although the word elastic is used above in describ-
ing the loop because that article has some obvious advantages any other suit-
able material such as cord, braid, bobbin, cat-gut or the like may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In a tie fastener for the purposes set forth the combination with a flexible

page_text: loop of onc 01' more pointed hooks attached thereto substantially as
described.
2. The improved fastener for neck-ties substantially as described and shown
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 25th day of October 1899.
-NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.