Improved Means for Retaining Neckties and Scarves in Position.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Retaining Neckties and Scarves in Position.
I, CECIL HENRY MAXWELL LYTE, of 7, Clyde Street, Redcliffe Gardens,
London, S. W. Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows :-
My invention relates to improved means of retaining a necktie or scarf in proper
position about the neck of the wearer, and it consists essentially of spring clips
fitting on the band of the collar and provided with forwardly-projecting points
or claws adapted to pierce or engage with the inner surface of the band or neck
portion of the necktie or scarf in such manner as to maintain the band or neck
portion tightly drawn around the collar and so prevent not only the riding up of
the necktie or scarf upon the collar but also the lateral displacement of the front
portion of the necktie or scarf which is thus maintained in every respect in the
position in which it is adjusted by the wearer.
For the purpose of my invention, I provide two such clips to be applied to the
collar near the ends thereof so as to occupy a position at either side of the neck
towards the front, each clip having one or more forwardly directed points or claws
so that when the neck band of the tie or scarf is placed around the collar it will
lie upon and conceal the clips and when drawn tight and engaged upon the points
or claws it will be retained in that position even though the ends of the scarf
were left loose, so that when these are tied together to complete the knot or tie
the latter will be prevented from becoming shifted by the movements of the
wearer.
In order to enable the clips to resist the strain upon them the parts which clip
the collar may have serrations stamped up or otherwise formed upon their gripping
surfaces so as to prevent slipping.
Dated this 20th day of February 1895
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A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
Improved Means for Retaining Neckties and Scarves in Position.
I, CECIL HENRY MAXWELL LYTE, of 7, Clyde Street, Redcliffe Gardens,
in the County of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improved means of retaining a necktie or scarf in proper
position about the neck of the wearer, such means consisting essentially of spring-
clips fitting on the band of the collar and provided with forwardly projecting
points or claws adapted to pierce or engage with the inner surface of the band or
neck portion of the necktie or scarf in such manner as to maintain the band or
neck portion tightly drawn around the collar and so prevent not only the riding up
of the necktie or scarf upon the collar but also the lateral displacement of the
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page_text: front portion of the necktie or scarf which is thus maintained in every respect in
the position in which it is adjusted by the wearer.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference to
the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a front elevation drawn to an exaggerated scale of a spring-clip made
according to my invention :
Figure 2 is a side elevation; and,
Figure 3 is a plan of the same :
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a collar having two of my clips applied
thereto :
Figure 5 is a sectional plan on the line 5-5 of Figure 4 shewing a tie in position
on the collar.
As seen from the drawing the clips are each made of a strip of metal bent
to form a front limb a and a back limb b. The front limb a is provided with
forwardly projecting points or claws c, c, preferably stamped in the same, and
is made slightly longer than the back limb which is curved back at its upper
end so as to form a lip d to facilitate passing the clip over the band of the
.collar.
When using the clips for retaining a necktie or a scarf in position on a collar,
I advantageously pass two such clips over the bottom of the band of the latter
near the ends of the same so as to occupy a position at either side of the neck as
shewn clearly in Figures 4 and 5.
The two clips are formed with claws projecting to the right and left respec-
tively so that when the former are placed in position on the collar the claws of
both clips project forwards. When therefore a necktie or scarf e is placed around
the collar it will lie upon' and conceal the clips and when drawn tight the points
or claws c, c will enter the fabric and retain the necktie or scarf in position even
though the ends of the same be left loose when completing the knot or tie.
To enable the clips to resist the strain upon them, the inner surfaces of the
two limbs a and 6 of the same may have serrations stamped or otherwise formed
upon them so as to prevent slipping.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. Improved means for retaining neckties and scarves in position, such means
consisting of two or more spring-clips having forwardly projecting points or claws
and being adapted to grip the band of the collar, substantially as described.
2. The improved clips for retaining neckties and scarves in position herein before
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 28th day of October 1895.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.