An Improved Detachable Clip for Preventing the Bands of Neckties from having either Horizontal or Vertical Movement when Worn.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1890-Accepted, 7th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Detachable Clip for Preventing the Bands of Neckties
from having either Horizontal or Vertical Movement when
Worn.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE CRAWFORD HUGHES Assoc. M. Inst. C.E. of 2 Victoria
Mansions, Victoria Street Westminster, Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention has for its object the production of a clip, which by its use will
prevent the movement of the band of a necktie, during such time that a necktie is
worn with the band around the collar.
I use a clip made of sheet steel, iron, brass, nickle, gun-metal, tin, or other suitable
metal, or it may be made of wire.
The metal is simply made to fold to a narrow U shape, in section; and may be of
any required width.
The clip has a sharp pin about 2″ in diar., and about " long, projecting from one
of its sides.
The lower part of the back of the collar fits into this narrow U, and the aforesaid
pin stikes out from that side of the clip which is worn next the band of the necktie,
and is for the purpose of penetrating that band, when such band is worn around the
collar.
When worn in this manner the clip will prevent any horizontal or vertical movement
of this band, and in this manner the necktie is retained in one position.
The pin may be either screwed, riveted, or otherwise fastened into the clip; or I
may make the clip all in one piece with a raised pin as part of the metal of the clip,
the pin being sharpened to a point.
If the band of the necktie becomes worn on any part, owing to the pin constantly
penetrating through or pointing into the same part of the band at the back of the
collar, the clip may be easily placed on another part of the collar, and its pin will then
penetrate or stike into another part of the band, and so will keep the necktie in its
proper position as before.
Should necessity require it, two or more clips may be used, in different positions
on the collar, at the same time; but one clip is generally sufficient to answer the
purpose.
The clip is worn near the button-hole at the back of the collar, and may be used
either to the right or left of this button-hole.
Dated thin 97th day of February 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Detachable Clip for Preventing the Bands of Neckties
from having either Horizontal or Vertical Movement when
Worn.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE CRAWFORD HUGHES Assoc. M. Inst. C.E. of 2 Victoria
Mansions Victoria Street, Westminster, Civil Engineer, 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 has for its object the production of a clip which by its use will
prevent the movement of the band of a necktie during such time that a necktie is
worn with the band around the collar.

page_text: metal.
I use a clip made of sheet steel, iron, brass, nickle, gun-metal, tin, or other suitable
The metal is simply made to fold to a narrow U shape in section, and may be of any
required width.
The clip has a sharp pin about 2" in diameter, and about " long, projecting from
one of its sides.
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The lower part of the back of the collar fits into the narrow U, and the aforesaid
pin sticks out from that side of the clip which is worn next the band of the necktie,
and is for the purpose of penetrating that band, when such band is worn around the
collar.
When worn in this manner the clip will prevent any horizontal, or vertical move-
ment of this band, and in this manner the necktie is retained in one position.
The pin may be either screwed, riveted or otherwise fastened into the clip, or I may
make the clip all in one piece with a raised pin as part of the metal of the clip, the
pin being sharpened to a point, and at an angle of about "90° with the face of the
clip."
If the band of the necktie becomes worn on any part, owing to the pin constantly
penetrating through or pointing into the same part of the band at the back of the
collar, the clip may be easily placed on another part of the collar, and its pin will then
penetrate or stick into another part of the band, and so will keep the necktie in its
proper position as before.
,
Should necessity require it, two or more clips may be used in different positions on
the collar; but one clip is generally sufficient to answer the purpose.
The clip is worn near the button-hole at the back of the collar, and may be used
either to the right or left of this button-hole.
My improved detachable clip is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 represent different forms of the clip in elevation and
section. The collar fits in the narrow U shown at a, the pin in each case is shown
at b and c simply represents where the metal is cut away in some cases for ornament.
Various other forms of this clip might be shown, but the action is the same in each
case.
In fig. 7 e represents the back view of an ordinary stand-up collar, with the band of
a necktie d shown around it.
Two clips are shown in this view, the pins of which pierce the band d.
Fig. 8 shows another kind of collar e with a view of the clip on the back of the
collar, the clip being seen from the inside.
Fig. 9 is a part section through the back of a collar, clip, and tie, showing the way
the clip is worn. In this section a represents the narrow U where the collar fits; bis
the pin piercing the necktie band d; and e is the collar.
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
An improved detachable collar clip with "pin or spike," which pin or spike is used
for penetrating or piercing the band of a necktie when worn, and thus keeping the
said band in a perfectly rigid position, without horizontal or vertical
the manner explained in this specification.
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Dated this 21st day of Annil 1000
W. G. C. HUGHES.