Improvements in Boxes or Cases for Holding Neckties and the like.
Year: 1898

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Improvements in Boxes or Cases for Holding Neckties and the like.
JULIO DANIEL AMENÁBAR, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., London, of the Eye Infirmary,
Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
A piece of wire or strip of metal or other material of a springy nature is bent
preferably into a triangular oval or circular form, the two ends being brought
together until they nearly or just touch each other but capable of being sprung
apart. This is threaded onto the necktie or other article, and the bent piece with
the necktie attached is then threaded over a pin or strip which is fixed to the box
or article which is intended to hold the ties."
The fixed piece is made of a greater width than the distance between the two
ends of the bent piece so that the tie is held in place until the ends of the tie
are pulled, when the ends of the bent piece spring apart and release the tie from
the fixed piece. The bent piece can then be taken off the tie for future use.
Dated this 26th day of February 1898.
Improvements in Boxes or Cases for Holding Neckties and the like.
I, JULIO DANIEL AMENÁBAR, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., London, of the Eye Infirmary,
Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford, 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 boxes or cases for holding neckties and other such
long foldable articles, and has for its object to allow of any tie or the like being
removed from the box or case without displacing the others.
And in order that my invention may be properly understood I will describe the
same with the aid of the accompanying drawings which show one method of carry-
ing out the same, though it will be apparent that the details may be considerably
modified without exceeding the fair scope of my invention.
Figure I shows the interior of a tie box constructed according to my invention.
Figure II shows a tie ready to be inserted in, or just withdrawn from the box.
Like numerals refer to like parts in both figures where shown.
To attain my object I take a piece of wire 2 or strip of metal or other suitable
material of a springy nature and bend it preferably into a triangular, oval, circular
or o'her convenient form, the two ends 3, 3 being brought together until they

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nearly or just touch each other and being capable of being sprung apart when
required. The article 2 so formed is hereinafter referred to as the ring. A fixed
piece, consisting essentially of a pillar the diameter of which is greater than the
normal distance between the two ends 3, 3 of the ring 2, is fixed to the box 6 or
other article intended to hold the ties. The said pillar may conveniently consist
of a strip of metal bent transversely to form the pillar itself 5, a double web 7 and
two wings 8, the pillar being secured to the end 9 of the box by rivets 10 passing
through the wings 8 and the end of the box, or by other suitable means.
top of the pillar may be fitted with a covering or
Before placing the ties 4 in the box each one has a ring 2 threaded on to it
and each tie is folded double. The ties are then placed in the box, the rings 2
being either slid or sprung on to the pillar 5 into the position shown in Fig. I.
The uppermost tie may, of course, be simply lifted from its position without dis-
turbing any of the others, but to remove one of the under ties it is only necessary
to pull both the ends thereof, when the ends 3, 3 of the ring threaded on to such
tie will spring apart and allow the ring to leave the pillar by a transverse move-
ment, thus releasing the individual tie without displacing any of the others. The
ring can then be taken off the tie and retained for future use. The tie may be
returned to its original position by a converse process but it is preferable to
replace it on top of the others.
My invention may be applied to boxes or cases for holding gloves and other
suitable articles in a similar manner.
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. A box or case for holding neckties or the like, provided with a pillar adapted
to receive divided rings threaded on to the neckties or the like, which rings may
be separately sprung off such pillar transversely so as to allow of the removal of
any of the neckties or the like without disturbing the others.
2. In combination, a box or case for holding neckties or the like, a pillar, one or
more divided spring rings and one or more neckties or the like, constructed,
arranged and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. A box for holding neckties provided with a pillar and rings substantially
as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Twenty-third day of December 1898.
G. DOUGLAS LEECHMAN,
9, Exchange Chambers, New Street, Birmingham,
18, Hertford Street, Coventry, 75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.