Improvements in Necktie-fasteners.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1890-Accepted, 27th Dec., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Necktie-fasteners.
I, LOUIS GREENWALD, of Leadville, in the County of Lake, and State of Colorado,
United States of America, Inventor, 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 :-
The invention relates to improvements in necktie-fasteners.
The object of the present invention is to provide a necktie-fastener of simple and
inexpensive construction, adapted to be readily secured to and concealed within the
folds of a necktie and capable of securely holding the neck-piece or band and of
readily releasing the same when pressed upon externally.
The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement
of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and
pointed out in the claim hereto appended.
In the drawings,
Fig. 1 is a rear view of a necktie provided with a fastener constructed in accordance
with the invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fastener.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.
Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates the casing which is con-
structed of metal and is approximately rectangular in cross-section and is provided at
one end with series of perforations 2, by means of which the casing is sewed to a
necktie or cravat within the folds of the same, and the upper edge which is perforated
as described, is cut off diagonally to conform to the upper edge of the necktie or
cravat, the casing being in most instances arranged diagonally across the necktie.
The neck-piece or band 3 is passed through the casing 1, and is engaged by a plate 4
having one end secured to the side 5 of the casing and its other end provided with a
loop 6 that extends around the side 7 of the casing and is engaged by a spring 8
which holds the edge of the plate 4 in contact with the side 7 of the casing and in
position to engage the neck-piece or band 3 and hold the same. The edges 9 and 10
of the plates 5 and 7 project slightly beyond the casing, the former being perforated
and the latter being adapted to engage the slightly bent edge of the plate 4 which
portions are adapted to clamp the neck-piece or band.
The spring 8 is secured to the top of the casing has its free end arranged in the
loop 6 and is adapted to hold the clamping-jaws or portions formed by the ends of
the plate 4 and side 7 together; and it will readily be seen that when it is desired to
release the neck-band and enable it to be drawn tighter or to be removed from the
fastener it is only necessary to press upon the latter, which will compress the spring
and carry the plate 4 away from the side 7 of the casing.
From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings, the construction,
operation and advantages of the invention will readily be understood.
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
A necktie-fastener concealed within the body of the tie, having the neck-band
passing therethrough and being operated by external pressure upon the tic, said
fastener consisting of the elongated rectangular casing 1, open at the ends only and
through which the end of the neck-band passes, and the clamping-plate 4 arranged
longitudinally within the casing along one side of the same and adapted to engage the

page_text: band, the loop 6 connected with the plate and the externally-operated spring arranged
upon the outside of the casing and connected with the loop, substantially as
described.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.