Improvements in Necktie-fasteners.
Year: 1894

page_text: Improvements in Necktie-fasteners.
I, JOHN HENDERSON HINES, Junior, of Gloster, in the County of Amite,
and State of Mississippi, United States of America, 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 particularly to a necktie-fastener, and its novelty will
be fully understood from the following description and claims when taken in
connection with the annexed drawings.
The object of the invention is to provide an adjustable holder for neckties of
simple, durable and cheap construction.
A further object of the invention is to provide a combined necktie-holder and
clasp to hold the necktie in its proper position upon a collar, and to clasp the back
of a shirt, to be vertically adjusted there either to tighten or loosen the tie around
the collar.
A still further object of the invention is to provide an ordinary clasp with a
necktie-holder by securing the two together in a novel and peculiar manner.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a necktie-holder to be
folded for convenience in transportation without detaching or separating any of
its parts.
The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination
of parts as will hereinafter be fully described and set up in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings forming part of this application:-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a collar upon a shirt, both partly broken away
showing my improved device holding a necktie.
Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the device moved down upon the shirt to draw
the necktie tight around the collar.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the combined holder and clasp.
Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the device folded for transportation.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of holder.
The same letters of reference denote the same parts throughout the several
figures.
A denotes the shirt, which may be open or closed back, but for example in this
case is open back.
B denotes the collar secured to the shirt in the ordinary manner and C the
necktie.
The clasp D is of the usual construction except its rear projecting end a, is
folded or bent forward upon itself at b, leaving an opening c, in which is pivoted to
the said end a, by means of the eyelet d, one end e, of the arm E which engages
the necktie.
By this arrangement the holder when in use stands at right angles to the clasp,
the latter being either to the right or left of the holder and is not permitted to
turn farther than at the said right augle, because of the side edge of the pivoted
end e, of the arm coming in contact with the bend b.
When it is desired to pack the holder or several of them for shipment the clasp
is turned up from either side upon the arm E in line therewith.
The arm E is made of a single piece of sheet metal with a pivot hole in its end a.
Its other end is twisted half way around leaving such end turned at right angles to
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page_text: the face of the holder.
In this twisted end is made a slot F, of the whole length
of the said twisted end at right angles to the face of the holder and through which
slot the necktie is passed.
Referring to the modified form of holder the same consists of spiral spring
wire E, the end being journaled together by the pivot plate e¹, which is pivoted to
the clasp as in the first described form.
Instead of the spiral wire a piece of woven elastic may be employed by attaching
it in the same manner to the plate e!, which is in turn.pivoted to the clasp.
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
1. In a necktie-holder, the combination of the clasp having a portion bent upon
itself to form a pivot bearing and the arm twisted at its center, slotted at one end
to receive a necktie, and pivoted in the said bearing at the other end, substantially
as set forth..
2. In a necktie-holder, the clasp having its projecting end bent upon itself to
form a hearing, the arm twisted at its center, leaving one portion thereof at right
angles to the other portion, one of the said portions having a slot to receive the
necktie and the other of the said portions pivoted in the said bearing in the same
plane with the said slot and at right angles to it and the eyelet forming the con-
nection between the arm and clasp so that the clasp may be turned to either side
at right angles to the arm and onto the arm in a straight line with it, substantially
as shown and described for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 12th day of December 1894.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.