Improvements in Scarf or Neck Tie Retainers.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Scarf or Neck Tie Retainers.
We, THOMAS MORTON, of 405 Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, and GEORGE TAYLOR, of 23 Bartholomew Close, London E.C.,
Wholesale Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as.
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in scarf or neck tie retainers, and its.
object is to arrange and combine with such retainers or clips, a spring hook or
binder which may be inserted into a button hole in the shirt or front or collar, so
that when not in the act of socuring the tie or scarf, it may not be dropped or
lost, nor during the operation of securing the scarf &c., that is, that it may be
secured or held to the shirt, collar or front -independently of the scarf retention.
The precise shape of the tie clip may be varied, but that usually adopted for
instance consists of a bent double frame having a hinged joint to which is hinged
a pressure lever whose one (pressure) end impinges upon the one lower limb of the
frame and between such two parts are placed the scarf &c. to be held.
We now combine with such a retainer or clip a spring hook as follows:-The
lower part of the frame is extended for a considerable length in a narrow strip
form. This narrow strip is then bent, doubled and shaped so as to form a spring
book, which lies parallel so to speak with the back of the frame. If desired, this
spring hook may be made by slitting the metal forming the back of the frame,
Buch slitted part being bent and shaped to the required form, or such a hook may
be otherwise attached to the said frame.
Thus in its use say to secure the ends of a scarf, the hook is passed into a button
hole upon the shirt or front, which securely holds it thereto, while the ends of the
scarf may be subsequently secured by the grip lever or other equivalent clip.
Dated this 7th day of November 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.
We, THOMAS MORTON, of 405 Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, and GEORGE TAYLOR, of 23 Bartholomew Close, London, E.C.
Wholesale Jeweller, 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 to improvements in scarf or neck tie retainers, and its
object is to arrange and combine with such retainers or clips, a spring hook or
binder which may be inserted into a button hole in the shirt or front or collar, so
that when not in the act of securing the tie or scarf, it may not be dropped or lost,
nor during the operation of securing the scarf & c., that is, that it may be secured
or held to the shirt, collar or front, independently of the scarf retention.

page_text: In order to more clearly explain this our invention, we have appended hereunto
an illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and reference numbers.
Fig. 1 is a side view and Fig. 2 a plan view of this our invention.
Fig. 3 is a side view and Fig. 4 a plan view of a modified form of this our
invention.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the precise shape of the tie clip may be varied, but
that usually adopted for instance consists of a bent doubled frame 6 having a
hinged joint 7 to which is hinged a pressure lever 8 whose one (pressure) eud 9
impinges upon the one lower limb at 10 of the frame, and between such two parts
are placed the scarf &c. to be held..
We now combine with such a retainer or clip, a spring hook as follows:-The
lower part of the frame is extended for a considerable length in a narrow strip
form. This narrow strip is then bent, doubled and shaped so as to form a spring
hook 11, which lies parallel so to speak with the back of the frame 6. Referring
to Figs. 3 and 4 this spring hook may be made by slitting the metal forming the
back of the frame 6, such slitted part 11 being bent and shaped to the required
form, as seen in Fig. 3; or such a hook may be otherwise attached to the said
frame.
Thus in its use say to secure the ends of a scarf, the hook 11 is passed into a
button hole upon the shirt or front, which securely holds it thereto, while the ends
of the scarf may be subsequently secured by the grip lever 8 or other equivalent
clip.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
In a scarf or neck tie retainer the combination with a frame such as 6 having a
lever or grip such as 8, of the spring clip hook 11, substantially as set forth and
shown and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 7th day of August 1896.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.