IMPROVEMENTS IN CLASPS FOR NECKTIES AND SCARVES
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY WILLIAM ABERLIN of 33 Ossington Street, Bayswater, in the County
of Middlesex, Hosier and Shirt Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CLASPS FOR NECKTIES AND SCARVES " and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention relates to an improvement in clasps for neckties and it has for its
object to provide a simple and convenient means whereby the clasp may be readily
attached to the collar stud and retained in position.
The Invention consists of a pair of parallel wires or limbs affixed to the rear side
of the clasp and adapted to embrace the pillar of the collar stud between them
immediately behind the head and formed with inwardly projecting shoulders
between which the stud can only pass by springing the wires apart for the purpose
of retaining the clasp in position the wires being either in one continuous piece or
separate.
In the accompanying Drawings forming part of this Specification I have
represented various modifications embodying this mode of attachment.
Figure 1 represents a back view and Figure 2 a side view of a clasp with my
improved attachment formed of a single wire attached by its two ends to the back
of the clasp the two limbs being united by a single bow at the upper end.
Figures 3 and 4 show similar views of a clasp having a similar, attachment except
that the two limbs are united by a complete spiral twirl to impart increased
elasticity. Figures 5 and 6 show similar views of a clasp having an attachment
formed of two separate wires and Figures 6 and 7 show a similar attachment to
the last except that each wire has a spiral twirl formed in it at the upper end to
increase its elasticity. In all these Figures the same letters of reference indicate
similar parts.
a a are the two wires or limbs constituting the attachment, formed each with an
inwardly projecting bend or shoulder b to take under the pillar c of the stud and
prevent the clasp rising out of its position by the movements of the body. These
wires a are approximately parallel and at such a distance apart to just admit the
pillar c between them and they project a sufficient distance to afford room for the
head c¹ of the stud between them and the back of the clasp as shown.
The lower ends a' of the wires are in all cases splayed apart to allow the head c¹
to pass behind the wires and they are soldered to the back of the clasp.
In Figures 1 and 2 the attachment is formed of a single wire bent to the form
of a bow d which unites the two limbs a and imparts sufficient elasticity to them

page_text: to admit of their springing apart sufficiently to allow the pillar c of the stud
passing between the shoulders b. A second pair of shoulders b¹ are also formed in
the wires to act as a stop to limit the downward motion of the attachment on the
stud which is thus imprisoned between the two pairs of shoulders as shown.
In Figures 3 and 4 the wire is bent to the form of a complete spiral turn d¹ and
the shoulders b¹ are dispensed with, the motion in one direction being limited by
the spiral d coming against the stud and in the other by the pair of shoulders b
as before.
In Figures 5 and 6 a a are two separate wires provided with shoulders b and
soldered by both ends to the clasp the upper ends being bent outwards and
downwards to form stops for the head of the stud to abut against and to increase
the length of the wires sufficiently to give them the necessary spring.
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In Figures 7 and 8 the wires are similar to the last except that each has a spiral
turn din it to increase its clasticity.
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
1st A clasp attachment formed of a pair of flexible wires or limbs fixed to 'the
back of the clasp adapted to embrace the pillar of a collar stud and having bends
or shoulders between which the stud can only pass by springing the wires or limbs
apart substantially as herein described and shown in the Drawings.
2nd The respective forms and constructions of wire attachment for clasps
substantially as herein described and respectively represented in the Drawings.
Dated this 21st day of April, A.D. 1884.
H. W. ABERLIN,
By his Agents,
• A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53 Chancery Lane.