Scarf and Neck-tie Holder.
Year: 1889

page_text: Scarf and Neck-tie Holder.
I, HENRY WILLIAM ATWATER, of East Orange, County of Essex, State of New
Jersey, U.S.A., Manufacturer, 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 improvement is intended to prevent a scarf or neck-tie from slipping upward at
the back of a shirt collar, and it is so constructed that it may be applied to the under
edge of the collar before its application to the shirt stud; the shirt stud then passing
through the collar below a cross-bar upon the holder, which retains the holder in place
as desired.
Fig. 1 represents the back of the collar with the holder and a portion of the scarf
held thereby Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same through the center of the holder
and shirt stud; Fig. 3 shows the blank from which the holder is made; Fig. 4
an edge view of the holder bent from such blank; and Fig. 5 a rear view of the
holder.
The essential parts of the holder are a clip a and hook b at each end of the same
united by a cross bar c to pass above the shirt stud. These parts, for convenience,
are formed of an oblong frame with rounded ends stamped from sheet metal as shown
in Fig. 3, and then bent in opposite directions from the dotted lines d and e shown in
Fig. 3, to form the clips a and hooks b.
In Figs. 1 and 2, i is the shirt collar, j the upper portion of the neck-band upon
the shirt, and k the scarf applied outside the shirt stud g at the lower edge of the
collar.
The clips are intended to embrace the under edge of the collar as shown in Fig. 2,
in which position the cross-bar c as shown in Fig. 1, lies above the button hole f in
the collar by which the stud g secures the collar to the shirt band 3.
In practice, the holder is first applied to the collar by slipping the clips upon the
lower edge of the same with the cross-bar c upon the inner side of the collar; the
hooks b which then project downward upon the outer side of the collar readily
admitting the scarf or neck-tie k beneath their under ends, and effectually holding
the same from slipping upward. With a blank of the oblong form shown in Fig. 3,
the ends of the hooks are united by a cross-bar h which is useful in applying the scarf
as it guides the wearer in pressing the scarf under the ends of the hooks, but such
cross-bar is not essential as the hooks perform their function of holding the scarf
downward just as effectually without such cross-bar. The cross-bar h may therefore
be omitted without departing from my invention.
The cross-bar c may be made straight if desired, and extended at right angles
between the clips a, but I have found that the arched form is preferable to compensate
for the variations in the size of shirt studs and the location of the button holes in the
band and in shirt collars.
I am aware that neck-tie holders or fasteners of other constructions have been
devised, and what I claim as my invention is not therefore merely a neck-tie holder.
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 :-
1st. The scarf and neck-tie holder constructed substantially as herein described,

page_text: with the clips a and hooks b united by the cross-bar c arranged to extend between the
clips above the stud or button hole when applied to the collar.
Dated this 17th day of Sontember 1800