A Fur Collar with a Spring Fastening.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Fur Collar with a Spring Fastening.
HERMAN ZERNISCH Furrier 10 Almorah Road Essex Road Islington London N.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A fur collar with a spring fastening, same as a letter clip but longer, attached
to one side underneath a small head and paws, the clip clasps the other side of the
collar keeping it fastened round the wearer and gives the appearance of a little
animal holding the collar together with its paws.
Dated this 4th day of March 1803
HERMAN ZERNISCH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Fur Collar with a Spring Fastening.
I, HERMAN ZERNISCH, Furrier, of 10 Almorah Road Essex Road, Islington,
London N. 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 consists in a fur collar provided with a spring fastening somewhat
similar to a letter clip but longer, or with prolonged upper member, the said
fastening being adapted for attachment to a part of the skin under the head or
neck and to the fore paws. The fastening when open can be made to clasp the
other or hind part of the collar without injuring the fur and to hold it fastened
round the neck of the wearer, giving the appearance of a little animal holding the
collar together with its paws.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a longitudinal sectional view of such a
fastening applied to a sable skin shewn in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of
the fastener and Fig. 3 a side view of same.
The clip part of the fastener consists of an upper member A and a lower
member B the two being jointed together by side brackets A¹ and B' and a joint
rivet C; the nipper end of the upper member A is curled round downwards as
shown at A and the nipper end of lower member B is correspondingly curved
upwards as shewn at B*; between the parts A and B the tail part of the skin
can be nipped or clipped without injuring the fur. The fastener further comprises
a detachable piece consisting of a part D which forms a continuation or prolonga-
tion of the upper member A. and to which is soldered a piece of wire with two
prongs E. The part A D is inserted through a slit in the skin and attached to the
under part of the neck, and the prongs E enter each of the fore paws of the skin
and hold them up to head and neck. The part B is covered with a piece of skin
to hide it from view.
Sometimes the part A D has its bearing against the inner papier maché framing
usually placed in the head part of the skin and called the "skull." The parts A
and D may be made in one piece having the prongs E fixed thereto.
a, a are
holes for wiring the piece A D to the "skull." The fastening is in some cases
made without the part D projecting beyond the parts A*B*.
The clip fastening described may also be applied to a part of skin viz. consisting
merely of the neck and head part which would then be attached to one side of a
cape or other article of wear and the clip would hold it to the other part.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A fur collar consisting of the skin of a sable or other suitable animal provided
with a spring clip fastening the upper member of which is provided with two
lateral prongs, which upper member and prongs are respectively attached to the
underside of the neck and hold the fore paws, said fastening being adapted to clasp
or clip the hind part of the skin to the neck part for holding the collar round the
neck of the wearer so as to present the appearance of the animal holding the
collar together by its paws, substantially as described and shewn.
2. The construction of clip fastening described and shewn.
Dated this 4th do
D
han 1002
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.