US2008624A - Clasp - Google Patents

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July 16, 1935. E, 5 MIX CLASP Filed Dec. 20, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 E. 5: MIX

July 16, 1935.

CLASP Filed Dec. 20, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 awe/who'l Ed'wz'n 5. Mix,

Patented July 16, 1935 UNITED STATES CLASP Edwin 8. Mix, Rochester, N. Y., assignor to Hickok Manufacturing Company, Inc., Rochestel, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 20, 1934, Serial No. 758,484

16 Claims.

associated therewith be of an ornamental nature and they are generally composed of gold, silver and other precious metals. These precious metals are more or less expensive, increasing the cost of production of the articles. when such articles are nickel plated or otherwise enameled and the polished surfaces of the articles become discolored and worn.

It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide a clasp for garment holding or other purposes and obviate the expensiveness of gold, silver and other precious metals as well as the unsatisfactory enameled finishes to common metals and provide a new and highly ornamental article of adornment by the use of common inexpensive metals covered with non-metallic materials of a character to appeal to the aesthetic senses of those interested in or looking upon articles of the present character.

Another object of the present invention resides in the provision of a necktie holder ornamented and embellished by means never before contemplated in the necktie holding art, in particular, as far as I am aware, and which is accomplished by means not only such as to appeal to the aesthetic senses, but at the same time provide for an increase in frictional engagement of the clasp with the necktie or other wearing apparel to which it may be applied as well as to prevent injury or pressure marks being formed or impressed on neckties or other wearing apparel by the clasp. In other words, in one instance of embodiment of the present invention, a clasp constitutes the necktie holder and it includes an ornamental bar adapted for disposition across the front of the necktie. The back of the bar, through the instrumentality of my ornamenting and embellishing means, is caused to present a surface of material on the rear face or back of the front bar to contact with the front face of finely woven or other fabric neckties to prevent injury to the front of the necktie or the formation of pressure marks on the front and rear faces of the necktie.

A still further object of the invention is to provide something new in the way of an article of adornment particularly designed in structure in the nature of a clasp for wearing apparel of a character capable of embellishments not permissible with clasps composed solely of exposed metal or similar material.

It is still further designed to provide a new There are times article of manufacture in which the coldness and hardness of metal is enveloped or in part at least covered by a softer material resulting in the production of an article of manufacture pleasing to the eyeand resulting in the production of certain articles giving an entirely new effect and a different appearing article than heretofore known in certain arts.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel 10 combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor 15 details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings:-

Fig. l is a front elevation of the invention applied to a shirt and necktie.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the clasp when not in 25 use.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through the front bar of the clasp showing a modification.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the front bar illustrating a modification of the 30 invention.

Fig. 6 is a similar view showing another modification of the invention.

Fig. 'I is a front view of the front member of the clasp showing a modification of the inven- 35 ion.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a face view of the front bar showing still another modification of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view on the line l0|0 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a face view of still another modification of the invention.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the reference character A indicates one type of clasp which may be used for necktie holding purposes but equally as well usable for other purposes. The particular type of clasp illustrated forms no part of the present 50 invention and is shown merely for purposes of illustrating the present invention. The specific form of clasp illustrated is fashioned after the clasp illustrated in my Patent No. 1,981,740 dated November 20, 1934, and therefore, the particular clasp need not be described in detail herein. Sufflce it to relate that the clasp illustrated includes a front bar I of any suitable inexpensive or other metal having one end bent, as at 2, and bifurcated as at 3, to form a support for a spring pressed lever 4 having toothed or other segmental shaped side flanges 5 adapted to coact with the rear face or back of the front bar I for clasping purposes.

The clasp is adapted to connect the necktie 6 with the buttonhole hem l of the wearer's shirt 8, with the ornamental front bar I lying substantiallytransversely across the front of the necktie. Obviously, the two flaps of the necktie may be connected together by the clasp without connecting the clasp with the wearers shirt and it is equally obvious that the inner flap and shirt may be connected together by the clasp if desired and particularly when it is preferred not to display the ornamental front bar across the front of the necktie.

It is the front bar of the clasp which is generally exposed to view in the use of the present article as a nectie holder, and it is therefore this front bar which it is my purpose to give a new and highly ornamental effect. To this end, I may, in some instances, completely envelop the front bar I by a covering of plain or ornamental material forming a sheath for the front bar and composed of various leathers, such as snakeskin, calfskin, pinseal, lizard, alligator or the like, or the covering may be of plain or variegated fabric material. In other instances, the front bar I may be but partially covered by such or similar material.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, the bar I is preferably covered by suitable covering material- 9 of any suitable ornamental nature and which preferably extends from the free end of the bar I to the inner end thereof and preferably over a portion of the bend 2 of the clasp, as shown. In some instances, the covering 9 may be made up in tubular form in any suitable manner open at one end and slipped or telescoped over the front bar I after the front bar I has been primed with a coat of cement or any suitable adhesive. If preferred, the interiorof the tubular covering 9 may be primed with a cement or adhesive or both the interior of the tube and the bar may have a cement or adhesive applied thereto prior to the application of the tube 9 to the bar I. When the bar I and the covering 9 are thus placed together they are effectively connected together under the influence of the cement or adhesive material by a pressing of the two together.

By virtue of the softer material, such as leather, fabric or the like applied to the hard metallic front bar, and especially to the back of the latter the finely woven fabric or other neckties will not become injured or have formed thereon pressure .markings incident to the clasping of the neckties,

. wearers shirt. With or without the padding I0 there isa cushioning effect of the pressure of the lever 4 against the bar with the shirt and necktie or either between the clasping member and the front bar I. Padding material other than the strip of padding material I0 shown could be employed. I

The back surface of the front bar may be embossed with some satisfactory pattern such as knurled or fluted characteristics to more securely effect closer adhesive connection between the bar and the covering. The covering material of whatever material employed prevents slipping of the clasp on the tie and prevents imparting and injurious pressure which would otherwise mark the necktie as previously stated. If desired the back of the covering material itself may be knurled or fluted or otherwise roughened to further aid in preventing slipping of the clasp on the necktie.

The covering for the bar I need not necessarily be composed of a tubular member as described. The covering may be composed of a sheet I I which may be wrapped around the bar I and a portion of the bend 2 and the horizontal edges of the sheet disposed in abutting relation as shown at I2 in Fig. 5 or the longitudinal edges of the sheet may be overlapped as shown at I2 in Fig. 6. In either of these last forms both the bar and the inner face of the covering material or either may have cement or a suitable adhesive applied thereto prior to applying the covering to the bar by pressure or otherwise and of course the covering may be otherwise applied to the bar if desired so long as an effective connection between the bar and covering is made to prevent slipping relative to each other.

As shown in Figs. '7 and 8 any one of the afore said or other coverings may be cut away at the front and upper and lower edges of the bar midway between the ends of the bar to expose the front bar at such portions. Such exposed portion may be given a paneled effect as indicated at I3 either before the covering is applied or after the covering has been applied and a portion cut away as stated. Instead of the panel I3 it is obvious that an initial, emblem or other symbol may be formed on the exposed portion of the bar.

Instead of cutting away the front portion of the covering the latter may remain complete and a panel or decorated band I4 of any suitable material may be securely fastened in any suitable manner around the covered bar as shown in Figs. 9 and 10 or as shown in Fig. 11 a helical strip I5 may be secured in any suitable manner around a central portion of the covered bar. Various other methods of decorating the ornamental bar may be employed in carrying out the objects of the present invention.

It will thus be seen that by virtue of the present invention I am enabled to provide clasps for necktie holding or other purposes having various coloring characteristics to effectively blend with differently colored neckties or other articles of wearing apparel worn by the wearer and that in addition to a highly ornamental new type of clasp it embodies functional characteristics essential to articles of the present character in order to prevent dislocation with relation to wearing apparel as well as to overcome possible accidental loss of the article.

What is claimed is:

l. A garment clasp including a bar adapted in use to extend over the front of the garment, a clasping member carried by the bar and coacting with a portion of the rear surface of the bar for clasping purposes, and an ornamental covering for the bar having at least a portion thereof over the rear surface of the bar forming a nonslipping surface at the rear face of the said bar to coact with the clasping member and of a material to increase friction between the bar and the garment over which the covering extends.

2. A necktie clasp having a bar adapted in use to extend over the front of a necktie, a member carried by and coacting with the bar to clasp a shirt front and the necktie between said member and the rear face of the bar, and an ornamental covering f or said bar having a part thereof extending across the rear surface of the bar and increasing the frictional contact of the bar with the engaged portion of the necktie and forming a non-slipping tie engaging surface to coact with the said member in clasping the necktie.

3. A necktie clasp having a bar adapted in use to extend over the front of a necktie, a lever carried by and coacting with said bar to clasp the tie and portion of a shirt front between them, and an ornamental covering for the bar adhesively united thereto and extending across both the front and rear faces thereof, the covering at the rear face of the bar forming a non-slipping tie engaging surface to cooperate with the lever in clasping a necktie.

4. A necktie clasp including a bar adapted in use to extend over the front surface of a necktie and a member carried by and coacting with said bar to clasp the tie and a portion of a shirt front between them, and an ornamental fibrous covering for the bar adhesively united thereto and concealing the same and forming a nonslipping tie engaging surface at the rear face of the said bar to cooperate with the said member.

5. A new article of manufacture including a bar of substantially uniform cross-sectional area and an ornamental tubular covering open at one end and telescopingly fitted on and permanently secured to said bar.

6. A new article of manufacture including a front member of substantially uniform cross-sectional area and a clasping member coacting therewith, and a tubular ornamental covering open at one end and closed at the other end and telescopingly fitted on and permanently secured to said front member to conceal the latter and forming a non-slipping tie engaging surface at the rear face of the front member to cooperate with the clasping member.

'7. A new article of manufacture including a front metal member and a rear metal member coacting therewith to clasp a necktie, and a covering for the front member of softer material than the front member and forming a non-slipping tie engaging surface at the rear face thereof to cushion the clasping action of the rear member.

8. A clasp comprising a front member and a rear member coacting with the front member for clasping purposes, a covering for the front member, and a padding material between the rear face of the front member and the covering.

9. A clasp including a front rigid metal member, and an ornamental fibrous covering enveloping the front member and secured thereto and forming a non-slipping gripping surface at the rear face of the front member.

10. A clasp including a front metal member and a flexible fibrous covering on the front member and fixedly secured thereto throughout its length and. when secured thereto assuming the appearance of the rigidity of the front metal member but softening the exterior surface thereof and thereby in use increasing the frictional resistance of the front member with relation to materials clasped thereby and at the same time forming a non-slipping gripping surface at the rear face of the front member.

11. A necktie clasp comprising a front member adapted to extend over the front of a necktie, a rear member adapted to claspingly cooperate with the front member to clasp the necktie to the wearers shirt, and a covering of fibrous material for the front member to conceal the latter and forming a non-slipping tie gripping surface at the rear face of the front member to increase the frictional resistance at the point of clasping action between the front and rear members and to prevent injurious markings on the necktie.

12. A necktie clasp comprising a front member adapted to extend over the front of a necktie, a

rear member adapted to claspingly cooperate with the front member to clasp the necktie to the wearers shirt, a covering for the front member, and relatively soft padding material confined by the covering between the latter and the rear face of the front member.

13. A clasp comprising a rigid front bar and a clasping means coacting therewith, and a covering of flexible material secured to the bar and forming a non-slipping gripping surface at the rear face of the front bar to cooperate with the clasping means and having a cutaway portion to expose a portion of the front surface of the front bar, the exposed portion of the bar being ornamental.

14. A clasp comprising a bar and a clasping means coacting therewith, flexible fibrous material permanently secured on the front and rear faces of said bar and forming a non-slipping gripping surface at the rear face thereof to cooperate with the clasping means, and an ornamental device secured to and'exposed from the front face of the bar.

15. A clasp comprising a bar and a clasping means coacting therewith, a fibrous covering for the bar permanently secured thereto, and a strip of metal spirally wound tightly around the covering for ornamental purposes and to assist in holding the covering on the bar.

16. A necktie holder having a front bar of substantially uniform cross-sectional area and provided at one end with a bend, a clasping member and a sheath of soft flexible material open at one end and closed at the other and telescopingly fitted on the front bar and on the bend thereof and forming .a non-slipping tie gripping surface at the rear face of the front bar to cooperate with the clasping means in holding a necktie.

EDWIN 8. MIX.

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