Year: 1888

page_text: I, WILLIAM ROCKLIFFE, of 7 Sutton Street, Durham, in the County of Durham,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with neckties and has for
its object the economical construction or manufacture of neckties. For carrying out
iny invention I form a frame of sheet tin, copper, zinc, brass, vulcanized rubber or other
equivalent material as equally adapted therefor arranged in such a manner as that when
the silk or other equivalent material is properly formed on the frame the tie shall be
substantially complete.
The frame may take a variety of forms one form resembling a flattened tube
traversed by a bridge or crosspiece of wire or other suitable material so arranged that
the silk or other equivalent material can be passed down the frame on either side
of the bridge and by bringing one end thereof up and over an upper edge of the
frame and then repassing the same down the frame again a tie is formed which can
by a little dexterity in drawing the same tight and removing any irregularities be
expeditiously and neatly adapted for use. The whole may be arranged with neck-
straps in the ordinary way or a slot may be arranged in the back of the frame to take
the collar or shirt stud.
3 Loth dow of Iul 1000
A. CRAWHALL CHAPMAN,
2, St. Nicholas' Buildings, Newcastle on
Patent Agent for Applicant.
Tyne,

page_text: I, WILLIAM ROCKLIFFE of 7 Sutton Street, Durham, in the County of Durham,
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:-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with necktios and has for its
object the economical construction or manufacture of neckties. For carrying out my
invention I form a frame of sheet tin, copper zinc brass vulcanised rubber or other
equivalent material as equally adapted therefor arranged in such a manner as that
when the silk or other equivalent material is properly formed on the frame the tie
shall be substantially complete. The frame may take a variety of forms one form
resembling a flattened tube traversed by a bridge or crosspiece of wire or other
suitable material so arranged that the silk or other equivalent material can be passed
down the frame on either side of the bridge and by bringing one end thereof up and
over an upper edge of the frame and then repassing the same down the frame again
à tie is formed which can by a little dexterity in drawing the same tight and removing
any irregularities be expeditiously and neatly adapted for use. The whole may be
arranged with neckstraps in the ordinary way or a slot may be arranged in the back
of the frame to take the collar or shirt stud. I will now fully describe my invention
having reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 represents a front
elevation Fig. 2 a back elevation Fig. 3 a plan and Fig. 4 a sectional elevation of one
form of frame constructed and. arranged according to my invention and Figs. 5
to 9 are illustrative of a slightly varied or modified form of a similar device
Figs. 5 and 6 representing front elevations Fig. 7 a sectional elevation Fig. 8 a
sectional plan on line a 6 in Fig 5 and Fig. 9 a plan to be more particularly herein-
after reforred to and throughout this description similar letters of reference in the
specification and in the drawings designate corresponding parts.
Referring to Figs. 1 2 3 and 4 M is a frame of sheet tin xylonito brass or other
suitable material traversed by a wire bridge N. To attach the material to make a tie
drop, the two ends of the material down through the spaces 001 on either side of
the bridge N. Then take the end on.that side of the bridge nearest the intended front
of the tie and pass it up the front of the frame over its top and down that side O of
the frame furthest from the intended front of the tie as shown by the dotted lines in
Fig. 4.
Draw the material tight tucking in any irregularities at the back and the tie
is ready for use with the exception of the usual neckstraps which can be attached in
any suitable known manner.
Referring to Figs. 5 6 7 8 and 9 m is a frame of sheet tin xylonite brass or other
suitable material and m¹ is a cross-piece of like material which is arranged to lie
within the frame m when in use as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. To attach the
material to make a tie pass one end of the tie material down through the crosspiece m¹

page_text: and fold the other end over its upper edge m' tucking the folds of the material
(shown in thick dotted lines in Figs. 7 8 and 9) round its ends m³. Now pass the
two loose ends of the material down through frame m and at the same time draw the
crosspiece m into frame m and pull the ends of the material tight so as to wedge
the crosspiece m¹ between the sides of the frame m as shown in the Figs. Then take
the end of the material nearest the intended front of the tie and pass it up the front of
the frame m over its top and down through the crosspiece m¹ as shown clearly by the
dotted lines in Figs. 7 and 8. Then tuck the folds of the material neatly round
the ends m of frame m as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8 and pull both ends of the
material tight when the tie will be formed and ready for use with the exception of
the usual neckstraps which can be attached in any suitablo known manner.
By the simple arrangements hereinbefore described great economy and efficiency are
effected in the manufacture of neckties.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my 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 the manufacture of neckties the use of a frame such as is illustrated in the
Figures annexed hereto traversed by a bridge or crosspiece over which the material
forming the tie is passed arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore set forth.
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