IM- PROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS OR SUSPENDERS FOR NECKTIES, SCARVES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas William Jones, junior, of the City Road, London,
in the County of Middlesex, Watch Manufacturer, for the Invention of IM-
PROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS OR SUSPENDERS FOR NECKTIES, SCARVES, AND
OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL."
Sealed the 30th November 1877, and dated the 1st June 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas William Jones at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st June 1877.
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THOMAS WILLIAM Jones, junior, of the City Road, London, in the County of
Middlesex, Watch Manufacturer. IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS OR SUSPENDERS
FOR NECKTIES, SCARVES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL."
Hitherto neckties and scarves, as worn by gentlemen, have been generally,
fastened by means of a hand, one end whereof is attached to the corner of the
artificial knot of the tie or scarf, and passes under the collar of the wearer, whilst
its free end is fastend either by a spring, clip, or by some other suitable and well-
known means.
The disadvantage of this mode of fastening is, that the band frequently becomes
loose or otherwise slips out of position, and thus causing great inconvenience and
discomfort, and necessitating the removal both of the tie or scarf and of the collar
in order to re-adjust it.
Now I obviate these disadvantages in the following manner:—The fastener is
composed of three parts; first, a spring base plate, a click lever, and a suspending
hook or attachment, having a stem of suitable length by which it is affixed to the
neck band. The base plate is made of any suitable metal and form, and is by
means of a suitable die and press partially cut through and struck up at one
operation, so that a portion of the plate forms a curved spring, a pair of small
standards, and two bridge pieces. These bridge pieces serve as guides to the stem
of the suspender, technically termed a “pull-down." the upper end of which is
formed with a shoulder, and terminates in an eyelet hole by which it is fastened or
suspended to the button or stud of the neck band. A small vertical rack is struck
up on the face of the "pull-down," and when the tie is properly adjusted "the

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pull-down is held firmly in position by means of the click lever, the lower end
of which takes into the teeth of the rack; the upper end of the click lever terminates
in a stud which is pressed by the thumb of the wearer when it is desired to release
the lever from the rack. The lower end of the pull-down" is turned up or other-
wise shaped, so as to form a stop or check to prevent it from being entirely
liberated from the slots in the base plate, and also to form a convenient hold to the
wearer whilst raising the tie to its required position. Such base plate is provided
with suitable perforations to allow of its being sewn or otherwise attached to the
back of the tie.
The operation of my Invention is as follows:-To fasten the tie the "pull-down "
is held firmly at the lower end, and the click lever is.pressed, which permits of the
tie or scarf being drawn.downwards, and allows the "pull-down" to be passed on
to and fastener to the button or stud on the neck band; while to remove the fie
it is instantly effected by a simple pressure on the click lever, and a slight upward
movement of the "pull-down "serves to liberate it from the button or stud of the
neck band.
By the use of my improved fastening a considerable and important economy in
the quantity of material required for the manufacture is effected. At the same time
the fastening is less expensive in manufacture than those hitherto employed, and
affords far greater facility for the fastening or removal of the tic or scarf."
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Thomas William Jones in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 1st
December 1877.
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THOMAS WILLIAM JONES, junior, of the City Road, London, in the County of
Middlesex, Watch Manufacturer. IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS OR SUSPENDERS
FOR NECKTIES, SCARVES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL."
The object of this Invention is to facilitate the fastening or releasing of neck-
ties or scarves to or from the shirt collar button or stud by means of an improved
Eastener or suspender, which forms the subject matter of these improvements.
Fig. 1 of the Drawing, accompanying and forming a part of this Specification, is
an elevation of the fastener complete, and drawn to the full size. The base plate A
of the fastener is formed of a piece of suitable metal stamped out to the required
figure, and by means of the holes B. it is attached by sewing to the inner part of
the tie.
Fig. 2 is a plan showing the back of the plate A, that is to say, the face which
comes next to the back of the knot of the tie when fastened thereto. The plates
_are_struck_ap-in-a-stamping-press, as is well-understood-in-the-manufacture-of-
-similar-articles-in-metal. The cutting die with which they made cuts each plate.
to the shape of the figure shown in the plan, Fig. 2. Transverse cuts are made in
the plate, forming partial openings; and when the plate is struck up in the
matrix the partially severed metal forms two little bridge pieces or transverse
straps C, D, which serve as retaining guides to the runner E, which forms the
actual tie suspender.
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In the Provisional Specification of these Letters Patent I have designated this
portion of my improvements as the "pull-down," but I prefer the more explicit

page_text: term of "runner." The runner is perforated to form small transverse slots F to
admit of easy and exact adjustment. At the upper end either an eye or a hook G
is formed by which the tie is suspended to the stul or button of the collar band.
The lower end of the runner is furnished with a linen-covered button H, by
means of which the runner is readily raised or lowered, and it also prevents the
runner being pushed through the base plate A. The lower part of the plate A is
cut through to the form shown by the opening 1, Figs. 1 and 2, and the cut portion
J forms a tongue piece, which is bent upwards in the stamping process to an
angle, as shown in the side elevation, Fig. 8. The free end of the tongue piece J
is curved downwards to form a hook or finger presser, and it thus becomes a
flexible spring, which acts on the click lever K. This click lever is formed of a
thin piece of metal stamped out to the shape shown separately at Fig. 4. The lateral
projections of the click are passed through small slots formed in the little standards
1, which are struck up from the plate A, as shown by the recessed parts in Figs. 1
and 2. The click is hung loosely in its bearings, so that it oscillates freely therein.
The upper end of the click forms a thumb stud K', which projects through the
back of the tie, as shown in Fig. 5. This Figure represents a back view of the tie
complete, with suspender in its place as when_worn. The lower extremity of
the click lever K is looked or curved downwards, and takes into the transverse
slots Fin the runner, thus forming a ratchet which holds the runner securely
when it is adjusted by the wearer, the tongue piece J acting as the retaining spring
of the click lever. To fasten the tie to the collar stud it is only necessary to press
the stud K of the click lever: this liberates the point from the runner E, which
is then raised by the wearer holding it by the button H, and lifting it clear of the
tie, as shown in the front view of the tie, Fig. 6. In this position the eyelet G of
the runner can be passed on to the stud or button of the collar band in the easiest
possible manner. The knot of the tie is pushed up to its proper place, and the
pressure on the stud of the click removed; the tie is then held securely, and without
the possibility of slipping.
Fig. shows the upper end of a runner in which a lateral opening is made at
Min the eyelet, and so forming a kind of hook; this makes a very efficient ter-
minal to the suspender, and would in many cases be preferred, on account of the
extreme facility with which the tie may be secured to and released from the stud
or button.
I do not confine myself to the precise shape or exact arrangement of the parts,
as herein-before described and shown in the accompanying Drawing, so long as the
general and distinguishing features of the improvements are adhered to; but what
I believe to be new and claim as my Invention is, the system or method of
attaching, fastening, or suspending neckties, scarves, or other similar articles of
wearing apparel by means of the mechanical suspender, as herein-before described
and shown in the accompanying Drawing, or any mere modification of or equivalent
for the said mechanical arrangement.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas William Jones, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Thirtieth day of November. in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
Witness,
C. S. JOHNS,
THOMAS WILLIAM JONES. JUNIOR. (L.S.)
Patent Agent,
49, King Henry's Walk,
Mildmay Park.