An Improvement in Neck Scarfs and Ties.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1888
Complete Left, 9th Apr., 1888
* Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Neck Scarfs and Ties.
I GUSTAVE SELOWSKY of 1908 3rd Avenue, New York City, in the United States
of America Manufacturer of Neck Ties, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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Heretofore scarf bands have been provided with a tip of metal to facilitate their
passage through the scarf for engagement by the retaining pin. These tips are
enclosed in the ends of the bands, and are objectionable as they render the end of the
band so cumbersome that at times it is exceedingly difficult to pass it through the
scarf. Then again, these tips almost invariably after a little use cut through the ends
of the bands, thus permitting the material enclosing them to be pushed back upon
the tips, thereby obstructing the passage of the band through the scarf. To overcome
these objections and to provide a tip or leader by the use of which a great saving of
material required to make the band will be effected, thereby lessening the cost of
manufacture, is the object of my invention.
The Invention consists of a necktie or scarf having a band provided with a leader
or tip secured to the outer extremity thereof, the said leader or tip being of an
external length approximately equal to the neck band passage. The invention also
consists in the peculiar construction of the tip or leader.
The band is made as usual, except that it is as much shorter as the length of the
tip or leader which is secured to the outer extremity thereof and virtually forms an
extension of the band although it is not covered. The tip or leader is preferably
formed of a single piece of wire bent upon itself and twisted and having its ends bent
outward and then bent inward forming a loop or eye for attaching it to the scarf
band. The inwardly bent ends may be secured together or not, as may be found
convenient or necessary. Instead of twisting the wire of which the tip or leader is
formed after it has been bent upon itself it may be left untwisted, or it may be
formed of a piece of wire bent over upon itself and having a loop or eye at one end,
and instead of forming it of wire it may be formed of a plate of metal, wood, rubber,
or other material, and provided with a slot forming an eye for attaching it to the
band.
G. SELOWSKY.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: I GUSTAVE SELOWSKY of 1908 3rd Avenue, New York City, in the United States
of America, Manufacturer of Necktics, 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:-
Heretofore scarf bands have been provided with a tip of metal to facilitate their
passage through the scarf for engagement by the retaining pin. These tips are
enclosed in the ends of the bands and are objectionable as they render the end of the
band so cumbersome that at times it is exceedingly difficult to pass it through the
scarf. Then again these tips almost invariably after a little use cut through
the ends of the bands, thus permitting the material enclosing them to be pushed back
upon the tips thereby obstructing the passage of the band through the scarf. To
overcome these objections, and to provide a tip or leader by the use of which a great
saving of material required to make the band will be effected, thereby lessening the
cost of manufacture, is the object of my invention.
The Invention consists of a necktie or scarf having a band provided with a leader
or tip secured to the outer extremity thereof, the said leader or tip being of an
external length approximately equal to the neck band passage. The Invention also
consists in the peculiar construction of the tip or leader, all as hereinafter fully
described and pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this speci-
fication, in which figure 1 is a view of the back of a scarf having my improvement
applied to the end of its band and shewing the tip or leader partly inserted in the
scarf. Figure 2 shews the tip or leader separately; and figures 3, 4, and 5, shew
modifications of the same. The same letters of reference serve for like parts in all
the figures.
A is an ordinary scarf and a its band. The band a is made as usual except that it
is as much shorter as the length of the tip or leader B secured to the outer extremity
thereof. The tip or leader is of an external length approximately equal to the length
of the neck band passage and virtually forms an extension of the band. The tip
or leader B is preferably formed, as shewn in figures 1 and 2, of a single piece of
wire bent upon itself and twisted, and having its ends bent outwards at 6 then bent
inwards at forming a loop or eye 6 for attaching it to the scarf band. The
inwardly bent ends may be secured together or not, as may be found convenient or
necessary.
Instead of twisting the wire of which the tip or leader is formed after it has been
bent upon itself, it may be left untwisted, as shown in figure 3; or it may be formed
of a piece of wire bent over upon itself and having a loop or eye at one end, as shewn
in figure 4; Instead of forming it of wire, it may be formed of a plate of metal, wood,
rubber, or other material, and provided with a slot 63 forming an eye for attaching it
to the band, as shewn in figure 5.

page_text: By attaching the tip or leader directly to the end of the scarf band with it
projecting therefrom and uncovered, it will be roadily understood that the band can
be much more easily and readily passed through the scarf than where the tip is
enclosed in the end of the band. Then again, not being enclosed there is no material
through which it can cut, and hence no liability of the material obstructing the
passage of the band through the scarf. Aside from these advantages, by attaching
the tip or leader directly to the end of the scarf band so that it will form an extension
of the same, I am enabled to save the amount of material employed for covering the
said tip or leader, which is between three and four inches in length. As I save this
amount of silk and flannel and silk lining which is about one-sixth of the band, it will
be seen that I effect a great saving in the cost of manufacture. The tip or leader can
be made of any suitable shape, and of any material different from that of which the
band is made.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. A neck tie or scarf, having a neck band provided with a leader or tip secured to
the outer extremity thereof, the said leader or tip being of an external length
approximately equal to the length of the neck band passage, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
2. The combination with a scarf band, of a tip or leader formed of a single piece of
wire bent upon itself and twisted and provided with a loop or eye, the said tip or
leader being secured to the outer extremity of the said band and of an external
length approximately equal to the length of the neck band passage, substantially as
hercin shewn and described.