US868742A - Tie-holder. - Google Patents

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No. 868,742. PATENTED OCT. 22, 1907. F. E. WIGKING.

TIE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1908.

, r awoefnto'a amine/gum $1 1 m FRANK E. WIOKING, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

TIE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Application filed April 27,1906. $erial No- 314,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. WICKING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pueblo, Pueblo county, State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to clasps and consists of a clasp adapted especially for necktie shields, but capable of use for other purposes, in which four flexible tongues are symmetrically arranged so as to receive between them at either side a shank or other part to be clasped, and so as to confine the same with a yielding pressure between all the tongues at the center of the clasp, as fully set forth hereinafter, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved clasp; Fig. 2 a view illustrating the manner in which the wire is bent to form the clasp; Fig. 3 is a side view of the clasp; and Fig. 4 an end view.

The article is made of any suitable material preferably of wire of sullicient stiffness to afford the desired elasticity, and is so shaped as to form four independently yieldable tongues a, a symmetrically arranged as illustrated in Fig. 1, and standing upward from the article A to which they are attached, as, for instance, the shield of a necktie. These tongues are symmetrically arranged iorming practically an upper and lower pair, and the side portions of each pair at the top have bends 2, 2, or diverge outwardly, so as to facilitate the entrance between said pair of the shank of the stud, the tongues readily springing apart as the shank is forced between them. The inner opposing portions 3 of all the tongues at the lop are curved or diverge so as to form an intermediate socket for the reception of the said shank, and if the latter is large or irregular in shape all of the tongues may spring apart so as to permit its entrance into the socket and hold it in place.

The inner vertical or side portions 4, 4, of the tongues posing are prolonged so as to form fingers 5, 6, so that they may be extended through the field or other article, and then bent to secure the clasp in place upon the shield. Thus as shown in Fig. 2, the article may be formed of a continuous strip of wire, the two ends 6, 6, of which are brought together and soldered or twisted, and then separated forming the tongues a, the outer side portions of which extend downward and are connected by cross'pieces 7, while the connecting portion between the two side tongues is extended and bent on itself to form the finger 5. The fingers 5 and 6 after being passed through the shield A are bent, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 2 and in Figs. 3 and 4, so as to hold the clasp in place, the cross-pieces 7 forming a firm rest so that practically the shield A is clamped between the cross-pieces 7 and the tongues 5, 6.

Without limiting myself to the precise construction shown, I claim:

1. A clasp consisting of wire bent to form four symmetrically arranged independently yieldable tongues providing an intermediate socket, the side portions of the optongues diverging outwardly to afford ready entrance to the socket from either side of the clasp.

2. A clasp consisting of wire bent to form four symmetrically arranged loops or tongues, the inner side pieces of each pair of tongues prolonged to form securing fingers, and the outer side portions of the tongues connected by cross pieces adapted to rest on the article to which the clasp is attached.

3. A clasp having four symmetrically arranged independently yieldable tongues, the outer portions of the opposing tongues at each side being curved outwardly to atford a ready entrance for the shank of a stud and the inner portions of all the tongues at the top diverging to form a socket for said shank.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

" FRANK E. \VICKING.

Witnesses J. CHAS. Tour, Loyn HINKLE.

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