A New or Improved Appliance for Retaining Neckties and Scarfs in Position.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Retaining Neckties and Scarfs
in Position.
I, WILLIAM JOHN EDKINS, of Friday Bridge Works, Birmingham, Button
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the hereindescribed new or improved appliance for
holding and preventing a necktie or scarf rising up at the front of the wearer's
collar.
My said invention consists of a hook or safety pin (adapted to be connected to
the lower part of the necktie or scarf) fixed to one end of a piece of elastic or
elastic webbing or a light coiled wire spring to the lower end of which there is fixed
a ring or loop adapted to button on to the top button of the wearer's trousers. When
my said invention is in use the ring or loop is connected on to the top button of the
wearer's trousers as aforesaid and the elastic or spring part is carried upwardly
and the hook or pin at the upper end thereof is connected to the lower part of the
necktie or scarf thus holding the same in place and preventing the necktie or scarf
rising up at the front of the wearer's collar.-
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The kind of book which I prefer to use at the end of the elastic as aforesaid is
made from a piece of wire which is jointed at both ends and bent: so as to form a
central loop for connecting to the elastic or spring and two upwardly projecting
books at a short distance apart the pointed ends of the hooks projecting downwardly
so as. to engage in the necktie or scarf; the downwardly projecting parts of the
hooks are by preference bent inwardly at a short distance above the pointed <ends
so as to almost close the opening to the hooks and thus prevent the latter becoming
unhooked from the necktie or scarf whilst in use.
Instead of the special hook above described any other kind of hook may be
employed and if desired may be arranged to hook into an eye or eyelet-hole in the
necktie or scarf.
When my said invention is made with a safety pin as above described the safety
pin is one of that kind in which one of the limbs is coiled or bent into a loop or
eye for the attachment of the elastic-or spring.
Dated this 13th day of February 1895.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Retaining Neckties and Scarfs
in Position.
I, WILLIAM JOHN EDKINS of Friday Bridge Works, Birmingham, Button
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what mauner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement.:-
This invention relates to an affixing-attachment for securing neckties, cravats,

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scarfs, and like articles of wearing
in position, and nas for its object,
keeping of the said articles in place and preventing the same from rising or their
positions changing when in use.
My said invention consists of a-spring.connection having a pointed book or other
fastening at one end and a hook, ring, safety pin or other kindred connection at
the other end! The former-takes into or is directly connected to the tie; and the
latter, which may be in duplicate or triplicate is connected to a button, button
hole or other part of a garment, or to a belt or other article worn upon the
person.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing shows my new or improved-attachment
in usc.
Figure 2 represents a full sized front elevation of one form of the same, having
duplex button or like connection cords.
Figure 3 is an edge view of Figure 2..
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a, dare elastic or spring. cords, with their upper ends connected to a metallic
button a², carrying a tie. hook a, adapted to stick into the material of the loose
ends of a tie or scarf.
The lower ends of the clastic cord, arc fitted with: hooks.b; secured by tags c, or
by other means and with the loops; of the said; holds having lead arms 6', and
entrances adapted to facilitate their connection with a button, button hole, edge
of a belt or equivalent part of wearing apparel..
Figure 4 represents..a-like.device having a single elastic cord and a safety pin.
connection at the upper end..
a is an elastic cord, fitted at its upper end with a safety pin a², and at its-lower
end with a hook for engaging, with a button or other part of a garment..
Figure 5 represents a tie connection of the same character as Figure 1, but
having only a single cord....
dissthe cord, with pointed hook a at its upper end for insertion into the
material of a tie, and a book,b, at its other end for attachment to a garment belt
or the like...
Figure 6:is a modification of the last form of tie. retainer, in. which the button
carrying the sharp hook is attached to the cord by a loop end, which is closed.
between the back and front shells of the button.
a is the single cord, to the upper, end of which the button a', carrying the hook a',
is attached by a loop a whose loose end is unade fast by a tag c... b is the hook for
Lattachment of the retainer to a garment..
Figure 7 represents another form of my invention, in which the hook at the lower
Trend is substituted by a ring for slipping over a trouser. button or the.liko.
ais the cord, a the sharp.hook and b. is a ring, of a size suitable for passing over
the button of a garment and having a pocket or recess wherein. the shank of a
button lies when the retainer is in use.
Figure 8 represents another modification of my invention. In this arrangement
the sharpshook for sticking into the material of a tie is in duplicate, so as to give
a firmer-hold.
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a is the elastic or other cord, a³ the double and sharp hook and 6 the hook at the
lower end of the cord for engaging over the button of a garment or the like.
Figure 9 represents,, in front elevation, another. arrangement of tie retainer
constructed according to my invention, in which the cords (which are in duplicate)
connecting the sharp hook with the garment attachment means are capable of being
adjusted in length by means of runners..
Figure 10 shows, upon an enlarged scale, a section of the runner part, with one
I end of the cord attached thereto.and the other part passed through eyes or holes in
the top and bottom bars of the same.
Figure 11,is an elevation of the runner upon the same scale as; Figure 10.
a² is the sharp or pointed hook by which the attachment is secured to the tie,
ais the metallic button carrying, same and from which depend inflexible corde a, a,
carrying garment attachment hooks b, b, and capable of being adjusted in length

page_text: or shortened and lengthened by means of runners c, through eyes c', in the bars c³,
of which the cords downwardly pass, and are next directed through the loops b¹, of
the hooks b, and then are returned upwards and terminate at and are connected to
the middle bars c³, of the said runners.
By sliding the runners up or down the cords, the distance between the ends of
the said cords is shortened or increased.
Instead of employing elastic cords, I may employ coiled wire springs or other
flexible material, or I may make the said cords partly of elastic and partly of
inflexible material.
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 :-
First. A holding-down attachment for neckties and like articles of wearing
apparel, consisting of a spring or elastic cord or cords, terminated at one end by a
sticking-in pin for securing the attachment to a tie, and at the other end or ends..
by a connection hook or hooks for fastening the said attachment to a garment,.
substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
Secondly. A holding-down attachment for neckties and like articles of
wearing apparel, consisting of an elastic cord or cords, terminated at one end
by a safety pin and at the other end by a hook or hooks, substantially as and for
the purpose as described and set forth in Figure 4.
Thirdly. A holding-down attachment for neckties and like articles of wearing
apparel, consisting of a cord or cords, terminated at one end by a sticking-in pin,.
and at the other end by a ring, loop or loops, for passing over the buttons of a
garment, substantially as and for the purpose described and set forth in Figure 8.
Dated this 24th day of October 1895.
WILLIAM JOHN EDKINS,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.