IMPROVEMENTS IN TIES AND SCARFS
Year: 1884

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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We FRANK THEAK of 82, Wood Street, in the City of London, Commercial
Traveller, and ALLAN LE MAY of the firm of W. H. and H. Le May of 82, Wood
Street, in the City of London, Tie Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
our said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TIES AND SCARFS," and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
Our Invention relates to an improvement in scarves or cravats which are made
up on a stiff foundation and on which the free end of the neck band is secured in
proper position after being adjusted around the neck, by means of a fixed pin or
spike attached to the said foundation.
The object of our Invention is to enable the neck band to be more readily
transfixed upon the said pin and to be retained thercon more securely and to afford
a guard for the point of the pin in order to prevent the accidental pricking of the
fingers in handling the scarf as frequently happens when the pin projects from the
edge of the foundation in the usual way.
To this end our Invention consists in locating the pin in a deep recess cut in the
foundation so that instead of projecting from the edge of the foundation it is
wholly enclosed within such recess which is of such form as to guide the neck band
on to the pin and assist in retaining it on the point of the pin without the
necessity for the pin to penetrate it deeply. The neck band can consequently be
more readily fastened and unfastened.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
Specification wherein, Figure 1 is a back view of a scarf and figure 2 is a view of
the foundation on which it is made up.
a is the foundation plate of card board which is covered and upon which the
scarf is made up in the usual way which needs no description. b is the recess cut
in the foundation a at the lower corner and in the diagonal direction in which the
pin is usually fixed.
At the end of this recess is fixed the pin or spike c which is attached to the card
foundation in the usual diagonal position by means of a clip formed of a metal
plate & doubled around the edge of the card and formed with a socket c' in which
the pin is fixed. The part of the recess at which the pin is situated is of about
the full width of the neck band e, whilst at or beyond the point of the pin the

page_text: width of the recess is contracted to less than the width of the neck band so that
the inwardly projecting pieces f will assist to hold the neck band on the point of
the pin by pressing on the opposite side of the band to that at which the pin
enters as shown in figure 1. The recess has a wide entrance with sloping sides to
guide the band into the recess and compress it laterally until it can slip through
the narrow part of the recess.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is―.
A scarf or cravat the foundation whereof has a recess of substantially the form
berein shown and described, in combination with a pin or spike located within
said recess substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 10th day of October 1884.
FRANK THEAK,
ALLAN LE MAY
By their Agents,
A. M. & W
Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, W.C.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We FRANK THEAк of 82, Wood Street, in the City of London, Commercial
Traveller, and ALLAN LE MAY of the firm of W. H. and H. Le May of 82, Wood
Street, in the City of London, Tie Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
our said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TIES AND SCARFS," and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
Our Invention relates to an improvement in scarves or cravats which are made
up on a stiff foundation and on which the free end of the neck band is secured in
proper position after being adjusted around the neck, by means of a fixed pin or
spike attached to the said foundation.
The object of our Invention is to enable the neck band to be more readily
transfixed upon the said pin and to be retained theroon more securely and to afford
a guard for the point of the pin in order to prevent the accidental pricking of the
fingers in handling the scarf as frequently happens when the pin projects from the
edge of the foundation in the usual way.
To this end our Invention consists in locating the pin in a deep recess cut in the
foundation so that instead of projecting from the edge of the foundation it is
wholly enclosed within such recess which is of such form as to guide the neck band
on to the pin and assist in retaining it on the point of the pin without the
necessity for the pin to penetrate it deeply. The neck band can consequently be
more readily fastened and unfastened.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
Specification wherein, Figure 1 is a back view of a scarf and figure 2 is a view of
the foundation on which it is made up.
a is the foundation plate of card board which is covered and upon which the
scarf is made up in the usual way which needs no description. b is the recess cut
in the foundation a at the lower corner and in the diagonal direction in which the
pin is usually fixed.
At the end of this recess is fixed the pin or spike c which is attached to the card
foundation in the usual diagonal position by means of a clip formed of a metal
plate & doubled around the edge of the card and formed with a socket c' in which
the pin is fixed. The part of the recess at which the pin is situated is of about
the full width of the neck band e, whilst at or beyond the point of the pin the

page_text: width of the recess is contracted to less than the width of the neck band so that
the inwardly projecting pieces of will assist to hold the neck band on the point of
the pin by pressing on the opposite side of the band to that at which the pin
enters as shown in figure 1. The recess has a wide entrance with sloping sides to
guide the band into the recess and compress it laterally until it can slip through
the narrow part of the recess.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
A scarf or cravat the foundation whereof has a recess of substantially the form
herein shown and described, in combination with a pin or spike located within
said recess substantially as.and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 10th day of October 1884.
FRANK THEAK.
ALLAN LE MAY
By their Agents,
A. M. & W
Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, W.C.