IMPROVEMENTS IN SCARFS
Year: 1884

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I PERCIVAL EVERITT of Queen Victoria Street in the city of London, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SCARFS
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in that class of scarfs for the neck in
which two lengths of material are crossed over a centre piece, the scarf pin being
usually placed in the scarf at the point of intersection.
In this class of scarf, the upper edges of the same which come in contact with
the collar of the wearer become worn or frayed long before the other parts of the
article so that the scarf soon becomes unfit for use.
Now according to my invention I so construct the scarf that when the edges
become worn or frayed as above stated the said worn or frayed edges can be moved
out of sight and fresh portions of the material of the scarf brought into position
until the whole scarf is completely worn out.
In carrying out my invention I employ a back plate or stiffener of the usual
shape, but I provide or form the upper edge of the same with three loops, slots or
their equivalents, the centre one being horizontal and the side ones at an incline;
the material from which the scarf is to be made is formed into three endless bands
corresponding in width with the width of the above named loops or slots; a band
is passed through each loop or slot, before the ends of the band are joined, or the
loops or slots may be made with a slit or otherwise to allow the endless bands to
be placed therein. The three bands being thus arranged will be held together and
in position by the usual scarf pin. As soon as the edges become worn or frayed,
the scarf pin can be removed and the endless bands moved through the loops or
slots so as to bring the worn parts to the back out of sight, and the scarf-pin is
again inserted.
By this arrangement it will be seen that the bands may be shifted many times,
and a scarf of this description will last much longer than when made as hitherto.
Further, it will be evident that when the bands are worn out, other bands may be
easily placed on the back-plate or stiffener.
Instead of employing the usual neck band for this description of scarf (whether
the scarf be made according to my Invention or in the ordinary manner) I propose
to employ two clips or curved bands of spring steel, covered with material similar
to that from which the scarf is made, or otherwise, so that it will be merely
necessary to pass these clips over the neck band of the collar and they will then
clip round the same and hold the scarf in position without the necessity of
employing loops, buttons, hooks or the like as at present.
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I PERCIVAL EVERITT of Queen Victoria Street in the city of London Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SCARFS
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 that class of scarfs for the neck in
which two lengths of material are crossed over a centre piece, the scarf pin being
usually placed in the scarf at the point of intersection.
In this class of scarf, the upper edges of the same which come in contact with
the collar of the wearer become worn or frayed long before the other parts of the
article so that the scarf soon becomes unfit for use.
Now according to my invention I so construct the scarf that when the edges
become worn or frayed as above stated the said worn or frayed edges can be moved
out of sight and fresh portions of the material of the scarf brought into position
until the whole scarf is completely worn out.
In carrying out my invention I employ a back plate or stiffener of the usual
shape but I provide or form the upper edge of the same with three loops, slots or
their equivalents the centre one being horizontal and the side ones at an incline;
the material from which the scarf is to be made is formed into three endless bands
corresponding in width with the width of the above named loops or slots a band is
passed through each loop or slot before the ends of the band are joined or the loops
or slots may be made with a slit or otherwise to allow the endless bands to be
placed therein.
The three bands being thus arranged will be held together and in
position by the usual scarf pin.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, is a front
view of a scarf for the neck constructed according to my invention; figure 2, is a
back view of the same; figure 3, a detached view of the back plate or stiffener and
figure 4 a view shewing the method of applying the bands to the back plate or
stiffener. Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a is the back plate or stiffener formed out of suitable material such as sheet
metal; b, is the central or horizontal slot on the upper edge of the back plate a;
c, and d, are the inclined slots at the sides of the back plate; b, c, and d¹, are the
bands of silk or other suitable material the width of the bands being such as to
allow them to pass through the slots b, c, and d; the band b¹ is passed through the
slot b, and the bands c¹ and d¹, through the slots c and d, respectively all as shewn
in figure 4; the ends of each band are then joined and being arranged as shewn
in figures 1 and 2, are held in position by a scarf pin e. The back plate or
stiffener a, may with advantage be covered or partly covered with fulling which
can be sewn thereto through holes f, f, (or otherwise) before the bands are passed
through their respective slots. g, is the usual neck band attached to the scarf in
any known manner such as by means of hooks or otherwise.
By this arrangement as soon as the edges of the bands b¹, c¹, d¹, become frayed
or worn the scarf pin e, can be removed and the endless bands moved through their
loops or slots so as to bring the worn parts to the back out of sight and the scarf
pin is again inserted.
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It will thus be seen that the bands may be shifted many times and a scarf of
this description will last much longer than when made as hitherto. Further it will
be obvious that when the bands are worn out, other bands may be easily placed on
the back plate or stiffener

page_text: Instead of employing the usual neck band for this description of scarf (whether
the scarf be made according to my invention or in the ordinary manner) I propose
to employ two clips or curved bands of spring steel covered with material similar
to that from which the scarf is made or otherwise so that it will be merely necessary
to pass these clips over the neck band of the collar and they will then clip round
the same and hold the scarf in position without the necessity of employing loops,
buttons, hooks or the like as at present but I make no claim to these clips as I have
found in practice that the ordinary neck band answers best.
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 scarf for the neck consisting of a back plate or stiffener having a horizontal
and two inclined slots, loops or their equivalents and three endless bands of suitable
material arranged in the manner and for the purposes substantially as hereinbefore
described.
(2). A back plate or stiffener for scarfs, the said plate or stiffener being formed
with three slots adapted to receive three bands as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described and represented in figures 3, and 4 of the accompanying drawing.
(3). The manufacture and use of the improved scarf for the neck herein before
described and represented in figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing.