Improvements in Dress Ties or Scarves.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 28th Apr., 1894.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Ties or Scarves.
I, THOMAS WILLIAM OFFIN Junior of Turret House, Hockley, Essex,
Gentleman, 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 an improvement in dress ties or scarves, providing an
improved arrangement for the fixing of articles of jewellery to the scarf.
The invention consists in forming in the middle part of the scarf between the two
overlapping side pieces, a hole of suitable dimensions. This may be a round
eyeletted hole or a slit somewhat after the form of a button hole or of other shape
according to the article to be fitted.
The object of this perforation is to enable scarf ornaments, of the kind commonly
worn with a pin fastening, to be more securely fitted to the scarf.
It is especially for use in connection with an improved construction of scarf
ornament, forming the subject of a separate Patent Application No. 4748 in which
a fastening is employed which can be fitted to the back part of the tie, the
article of jewellery being passed partly through the hole and clipped by the
fastening.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Figs. 1 & 2 are front views of a tie with modifications of my invention, and
Fig. 3 is a section showing an article of jewellery fastened in place.
The upper part A of the tie is formed as shown in Fig. 1 with the eyeletted
hole B close to its lower end and just above the point at which the side strips a
overlap. In Fig. 2 a straight slit B' is shown stitched over or otherwise made even
and strong at the edges. The ends of this slit are hidden under the edges of the
side pieces a so that only the central part is exposed. This slit is intended to
allow finger and like rings to be employed also as scarf ornaments, a hook or catch
being fitted on the back piece a¹ of the scarf, which, when the ring is passed
through will hold it securely allowing the upper ornamental side only to project
through. To insert, the side pieces a are pressed slightly aside uncovering
the slit. When they are released the ends of the slit and sides of the ring are
concealed.
As shown in Fig. 3 the ornament C is furnished with a shank which passes
through the perforation B and is secured by the clip c which is furnished with a
small base plate stitched or otherwise fitted on the back a¹. With this arrangement
there will be no danger of losing the ornament or of having it snatched from
the scarf.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) A dress scarf in which the centre piece is formed with a perforation near its
lower end, between the side pieces, for the purpose of attaching articles of jewellery,
substantially as described.
.
(2.) The improved dress scarf in which the centre piece is provided with an
eyeletted hole between the side pieces, for attaching articles of jewellery substan-
tially as described and shown in Figs. 1 & 3 of the drawings.

page_text: (3.) The improved dress scarf in which the central piece is formed with a cross
slit between and under the cross pieces, for the purpose of attaching finger and like
rings as scarf ornaments, substantially as described and shown in Fig. 2 of
the drawings.
Dated this 6th day of March 1894.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.