Improvements in Fasteners for Shirt Collars and Ties.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1892
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Compete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 31st Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for Shirt Collars and Ties.
1 CONWAY MORRIS, of 3 Medina Road, Holloway, London, N., Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1. My invention relates to a clip. designed to serve a three-fold purpose viz. to be
fixed to the neck band of the shirt, to fasten the collar to the said neck band and
to secure the tie or scarf to the collar, thus dispensing with the-buttons usually
sewn to the neck band for attaching the collar to the shirt and with the pin or
other attachments used for securing the scarf or tie to the collar.
In carrying my invention into practice I punch by means of suitable dies a blank
having a rectangular part surmounted by a narrower part furnished with a number
of small claws and intended to be folded over the rectangular part to fasten the
device on to the neck band of the shirt. This rectangular part is punched in such
a manner as to be furnished with a square and central opening wherein is formed a
tongue intended to fix the collar to the shirt. This tongue is likewise centrally
perforated so as to detach therefrom a central strip forming a second and narrow
tongue designed to secure the tie or scarf to the collar.
Dated this 27th day of January 1892.
JAMES STEVENSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for Shirt Collars and Ties.
I, CONWAY MORRIS of 3 Medina Road, Holloway, London, N. 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 relates to a clip device designed to fulfil the following threefold
functions that is to say-Firstly of being fixed to the neck band of the shirt ;
secondly that of fastening the shirt collar to the neckband; and, thirdly, that of
securing the tie, scarf or the like to the shirt collar.
In order that the nature of my invention may the better be understood, I have
appended the accompanying sheet of drawings; like letters of reference being
employed to denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.
Referring to the drawings,
Figure 1 is an inside view; Figure 2 a side view and Figure 3 an outside view
of my improved fastener; Figures 4, 5 and 6, are similar views of a modified form
of the device according to my invention.
My improved fastener is made by punching out a "blank" of any suitable metal
which is formed up so as to comprise three clips or members, a, b; b, c ; and C, d;
the first of which (a, b,) is fastened to the neck band of the shirt; while the second
clip (b, c) secures the collar to the neck band; and third clip (c, d) retains the tie,
scarf or the like, in position upon the lower edge of the collar.
The first referred to clip consists of the strip a folded over the rectangular strip b
from which is detached a piece c forming therewith the second clip hereinbefore
referred to; while, the latter piece c, forms, with the tongue piece d the third and
last element or member of the device, namely the tie or scarf clip.
Figures 4 to 6 inclusive illustrate a similar fastening to the one shewn Figures
to 3, but of somewhat different shape.

page_text: 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 :-
:-
The improved fastener, made out of one piece of metal, for performing
simultaneously and instantaneously the threefold functions of clipping or gripping
the shirt band, clipping the collar, and of retaining tie or scarf in position,
substantially as herein set forth.
.Dated this 12th day of October 1892.
JAMES
STEVENSON,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.