US168992A

US168992A - Improvement in scarf-retainers

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Publication number: US168992A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1875-10-19
Anticipated expiration: 1892-10-19

Description

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N0. 168,992, Patented 0ct.19,1875.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. HART, JR., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SARF-RETAINERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,992, dated October 19, 1875 application filed l september 9, 1575.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HART, Jr., of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Scarf-Retainers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a clear and exact description of the nature thereof, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to fully understand, make, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making part of this specilication, iu which- Fgure 1 is a face view of the device embodying my invention. Figs. Z and 3 are rear Views thereof. Fig. 4 is a side view thereof.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate correspending parts in the several figures.

Itis well known that scarfs of the class of neck-wear are liable to ride up andv gather above the center of the front of the vest, and pins have been employed for retaining the same in position; but pins allow no compensation for movements of the body, and thus, while the scarf may be nicely held at one time, it will ride up and gather at another time. The pins are further objectionable, owing to their liability to stick the body and readiness to Work loose.

My invention is designed to remedy these defects; and it consists of an elastic strap adapted to be attached at one end to the button of the waistband of the pantaloons, and carrying at the other end -fastenings to be connected to the lower portion of the scarf.

Referring to the drawings, A represents an elastic cord, which is looped at one end, and

carries at the other end one or more pins, B,- which, when the cord 1s 1n operative position,

point downward. In order to connect the pin or pinsB to the cord A and give sufficient rigidity to the connection, I employ a clip, C, which clamps the heads of the pins to the cord, and prevents disengagement thereof.

The/oiration is as follows: The scart' will be fitted to the collar, so that its ends hang down the shirt-front, as usually. The loop is then caught oLthe button of the waistband of the pantaloons, and the pin or pins B inserted in the lower portion of the scarf at such points that the scarf will be stretched or held taut.

It will be seen that the elastic cord will uniformly hold down the scarf, whether the wearer is standing or sitting, and as the cord gives compensation vis made for the movements of the body without allowing the scarf to ride up or gather. Moreover, the pins may be attached to the scarf nearer to or farther from its lower end, as desirable, and the retainer is thus serviceable for soarfs of different lengths.

lt is evident that the loop or strap A may be attached to a button on the drawers of the wearer, but the operation will be similar to that stated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a scarf-retainer, the same consisting ofthe elastic cord A andthe pin' or pins B, combined and arranged to operate substantially as andI for the purpose set forth.

4 WILLIAM H. HART, JR.

Witnesses: v

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, H. E. HINDMARsI-I.