US2501220A - Back for necktie holders - Google Patents

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March 2l, 1950 v T, HOWARD 2,501,220

BACK FOR NECKTIE HOLDERS Filed Nov'. 29, 1946 i --Y INVEN TOR.

" 7. /fowa/d AT TORNEYS Patented Mar. 21, 1950 BACK FOR NECKTIE HOLDERS Viola. T. Howard, Saylesville, R. I., assignor to Swank, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application November 29, 1946, Serial No. 712,783

6 Claims.

This invention relates to a tie holder and more particularly to the mounting portion for the ornamental part thereof.

It is usual in constructing a tie holder to provide some sort of a clasp to grip the shirt beneath the tie and frequently some sort of an ornament is provided which will be mounted on this clasp and hold the tie between the clasp or back and the ornament. Various arrangements have been utilized in forming this back structure which grips the shirt, and in the case of the ornamental device which is illustrated in this invention, the ornament is of such a structure that the peculiar construction of the back bar becomes of importance.

An object of this invention is to provide a back bar for a tie holder which will maintain itself in position on the shirt without rocking.

A more specific object of this invention is to provide a back for an ornamental iront portion of a tie holder which will engage the shirt at two spaced points so as to prevent rocking of the bar on the shirt.

Another object of this invention is to provide a back bar of a piece of sheet stock which will f be cut and bent into the desired shape to perform the advantageous results.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tie holder which will have spaced retaining portions one for the tie and one for the shirt.

Another object of this invention is to provide a closed support against which a portion of the shirt may be pressed in each of several locations.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the tie holder constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the back of the tie holder before the ornamental parts are mounted thereon.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the ornaments shown.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of other of the ornamental parts.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the back in one stage of its formation prior to the moving inwardly of the marginal portions of the back bar. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan View of the structure shown in Fig. 7 before bending of the ends.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the tie holder mount- 2 ed in position upon a fragmental portion .of the tie.

Fig. 10 is a section on line ID--l on Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 10 but showing a modified form of gripping tongue.

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 9 but illustrating a modied form of ornament.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view illustrating'a still different modiiied form of ornament on the back illustrated in above drawings.

In proceeding with this invention, I out out a tongue from a strip or bar vof sheet stock and squeeze inwardly the opposite marginal portions of the bar from which the tongue is removed; thus providing a support against which the tongue may press so that the bar may act as one jaw and the tongue another jaw to grip a piece of fabric. The tongue may be further out to provide a nger from its stock which will press against the fabric at points spaced from the end of the tongue soA as to prevent the device from easily tilting about a single point of grip, or this finger may be bent into a hook form to serve as a stop or point of location for holding the tie in a centralized position with reference to the shirt. Upon this back I mount an ornament at each end of the back to extend over the bar from which the tongue is cut so that the edges of the tie may be slid into these overhanging portions and be held in position.

With reference to the drawings, l5 designates generally a back which initially is a flat strip of stock or bar I (see Fig. 8) from which there is cut a tongue l1 at a location which is spaced inwardly from the opposite peripheral edges of the bar. The tongue is left joined to the bar as at I8 and is bent from the plane of the bar I6 as at I8 (see Fig. '7) and again bent as at I9 so as to extend generally in the direction of the bar although out of the plane of the stock thereof.

This tongue is also provided with a curved portion 20 (see Fig. 10); thus providing a gripping area and an entrance lip 2l. The tongue is also out so that a nger 22 may be bent upwardly as at 23 from the stock of the tongue to provide another gripping area at a point spaced from the bent portion 20. These spaced points of engagement at 20 and 24 prevent the device from tilting or rocking when mounted upon a shirt or other piece of fabric 25 (see Fig. 10).

After the tongue is thus cut and bent and removed from the plane of the stock of the bar i6, the opposite marginal portions 2B and 21 of the bar are bent inwardly toward each other into substantial contact, as shown in Fig. e, leaving the openings 28 and 29 at their end portions of the bar while providing a good supporting portion by reason of the marginal portions 26 and 21 being in contact for the pressure area of the tongue 29 and finger 24 to grip the fabric 25.

The ends of the bar are provided with arms 39 and 3l which are bent forwardly and upon which ornament members 32 and 33 are mounted. In the particular instance shown, the ornament members are parts of an arrow, part 33 being the point of the arrow as shown at 34, while the part 32 is the tail of the arrow as at 35 so that when in position the ends 36 and 3'! of these members will be in spaced relation. The edges of the neck tie or cravat 38 are tucked beneath the portions 32 and 33 as shown in Fig. 10 and the appearance will be given, as shown in Fig. 9, of the arrow passing through the tie 38 by reason of this relationship.

In some cases, instead of providing an ornament such as the arrow, a nail maybe illustrated between end portions of the members 32 and 33 having a head as 39 and a point as at 40 as shown in Fig. 12.

In some cases instead of utilizing the arrow or the nail other articles may be mounted upon the back such for instance as a pin, sabre, spear, bayonet, cork screw, Swordfish, or birds beak.

In other cases, instead of having an ornament of this character, the openings 9i and 32 in the bar may have a chain 43 connected in them in which case the arms 39 and 3l will be omitted.

This chain may then provide the holding means for the cravat and together with. the `hack har will completely circle the cravat.

In `some cases instead Vor providing the nger 22 in the shape as shown in Fig. 10, the linger 45 will be bent into the form of a hook as at 56 (see Fig. 11) so that its end 41 will engage the edge of the shirt 25 so as to locate the holder with reference to the shirt and retain or guide the tie 38 in centralized position.

I claim:

l. In a tie holder a bar having a tongue of the same piece of stock out and .bent therefrom,

i in said tongue has a ringer in the shape of a hook raised from the stock thereof to engage the shirt at a location spaced from the engaging end of the tongue.

4. In a. tie holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein means are mounted on the ends of said bar to receive and hold the tie therein.

5. In a tie holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein overhanging arms are mounted on said bar to receive the tie.

5. In atie holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein a chain is mounted on the ends of said bar to receive and hold the tie therein.

. VIOLA T. HOWARD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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