Ties with Removeable Knots or Bows.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan., 1889
* Complete Specification Left, 15th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 27th Apr., 1889
or Ties with Removeable Knots or Bows.
I, EDMOND FOUCAULT, of 77 Rue de Rambuteau, Paris, France, Necktie Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to the usual method of making up neck scarves and ties worn by
Gentlemen, the knot or bow is part of the article and no means have been adopted by
which fresh bows or knots can be affixed to the old neck band and front flaps.
Now the object of my invention, is to make the bow or knot as an article separato
from the neck band and front flap with a view of removing the bow when it has
become soiled by wear, or otherwise and to substitute another bow to it which will
give the scarf or tie a new appearance and in order to carry out my invention I
purpose making two or more bows for each article, said bows or knots are of flat,
conical, square or other equivalent shape with a stiff backing or lining, so that it can
be slid on to the neckband and from its contour or shape find a lodgement on a
stiffened piece of material fitted between the neckband and the front flaps and prefer-
ably without any fastening, the grip of the bow upon the stiffened piece being
sufficient to hold it in place.
The bows or knots I prefer to make are those in which a pin is usually affixed, the
stem of the pin passing from the bow to one, or to both of the front flaps, if more than
one be used, and if each bow or knot be made with two flat surfaces i.e. back and
front, the bow can be turned back to front when the old front has become soiled.
Again, if several bows are provided as separate articles for attachment to a neckband
and front flap or flaps, they may all correspond in material, or be of different material,
the invention consisting of removeable and renewable bows as articles separate from
the neckband and front flap or flaps and constituting when together a scarf, or necktie
of usual construction with a flap front to the bow, or knot.
Dated this 5th day of January 1889
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Edmond Foucanit.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or Connected with Gentlemen's Neck Scarves
or Ties with Removeable Knots or Bows.
I, EDMOND FOUCAULT of 77 Rue de Rambuteau, Paris, France, Necktie Manu-
facturer, 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 :--
According to the usual method of making up neck scarves and ties worn by
Gentlemen, the knot or bow is part of the article and no means have been adopted by
which fresh bows or knots can be affixed to the old neck band and front flaps.
Now the object of my invention is to make the bow or knot as an article separate
from the neck band and front flap with a view of removing the bow when it has
become soiled by wear or otherwise and to substitute another bow to it which will give
the scarf or tie a new appearance; and in order to carry out my invention, I
purpose making two or more bows A, see Figures 1 and 2 of the annexed drawings,
for each article, said bows or knots may be of flat, conical, square, or other
equivalent shape with a stiff backing or lining, so that it can retain its shape, there
being an opening for the passage of the neck band B.
The inner end of the neck band at C has a stiffener or piece of material which fits
within the bow A and it connects the front flaps D, the grip of the bow when slid
over the band B and bearing upon the stiffened piece being sufficient to hold it in
place, as indicated by Figure 4.
2
The bows or knots I prefer to make are those in which a pin is usually affixed, the
stem of the pin passing from the bow to one or to both of the front flaps, if more than
one be used, and if each bow or knot be made with two flat surfaces i.e. back and
front, the bow can be turned back to front when the old front has become soiled.
Again, if several bows are provided as separate articles for attachment to a neckband
and front flap or flaps, they may all correspond in material, or be of different material,
the invention consisting of removable and renewable, bows as articles separate from the
neck band and front flap or flaps and constituting, when together, a scarf or necktie of
usual construction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. Making neck bands and front flaps, Figure 3, separately from the bows or knots,
Figures 1 and 2, of neckties and scarves as and for the purposes described.
2. The manner of attaching bows of neckties and scarves to neck bands and front
flaps as described and substantially as shown by the annexed drawings.
The 15th day of March 1880