US3112492A

US3112492A - Pre-tied neckties

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Publication number: US3112492A
Application number: US54687A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph W Less
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1960-09-08
Filing date: 1960-09-08
Publication date: 1963-12-03
Anticipated expiration: 1980-12-03

Description

Dec. 3, 1963 J. w. LEss 3,112,492

' PRE-TIED NECKTIES Filed Sept. 8, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

Dec. 3, 1963 J. w. LESS 3,112,492

PRE-'PIED NECKTIES Filed sept. s, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Patent Oiice strana Patented ec. 3, lii

3,l2,492 PRE-RED NECKTEES .oseph W. Less, 824 5th Ave. S., Ciiriton, iowa Fiied Sept. S, 1969, Ser. No. 54,687 7 Claims. (Cl. 2-153) This invention relates to a pre-tied necktie, a forni therefor, and the method of securing the necktie to the form. More particularly it relates to an improved wings and hook type of support structure which imparts to the tic the appearance of having been hand tied.

Wings have been used in conjunction with pre-tied neckties for many years. These wing structures have been used by themselves to simulate a neck encircling neckband and in conjunction with a collar button support. More recently, there have appeared wings and hook structures, havinCf wings which engage the collar fold of a shirt. Applicant himself has pioneered workon this type of device over the past several years, one such being disclosed in Patent 2,683,881 relating to pre-tied bow ties. With the present invention, applicant provides the combination of a necktie form having soft flexible or pliable wings, yet havino a strong, durable and relatively inflexible or rigid hook.

Applicant has, in the course of his development, used a wings and hook forrn employinU the saine material for both tne wings and the hook. However, since these two elements perform two different functions, material which is satisfactory for the one is not necessarily satisfactory for the other. lf the material is relativeiy inflexible it makes an ideal hook, however it then marks the shirt collar by causing an impression visible on the surface of the collar. n the other hand when the material is flexible it makes an ideal wings member which will not crease, or niark the shirt collar, but then the hook is too liexible and frangible for properly supporting the tie. v

It is an object of this invention to provide a method and means for engageably supporting a four-in-hand necktie between the collar band and the collar fold of a shirt.

It is a further object to provide such a structure and method of making it which is durable, which is econornv ical to fabricate, and which will securely support a neckte without forming a visible impression in the shirt collar.

These and other objects will become more apparent in view of the following specitication and drawings wherein like reference characters refer to like parts throughout:

HG. l an actual size presentation of the wings used as a form in shaping and holding the knot;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the wings member shown in HG. i;

3 shows the wings member with the tab inserted into the central seam of a tubular tie as .the first step in manufacturing the pre-tied necktie;

FiG. 4 indicates a quarterfold formed in the face of the tie at the back ofthe wings member;

FIG. 5 illustrates a quarterfold as it is being made inthe tail of the tie;

FIG. res the quarterfold of the tail of the tie inserted wi the quarterfold of the face of the tie;

FIG. 7 includes a staple securing the quarterfold of the tail of the tie within the quarterfold of the face of the tie;

8 is a showing of a wire collar band frarne rnember and hook shown in perspective on an enlarged scale; FlG. 9 shows the collar band hook of FIG. 8 being 2 inserted into the quarterfolds shown in FIGS. 5 through 7;

FG. l() illustrates the staple which holds the sides of the knot near the bottom folded upon themselves over the lower part of the wire form, the edges of the foided sides being brought adjacent each other and stitched together with a staple. The tie, complete and ready to be worn, is shown as it appears from the rear;

FG. ll is a side elevation of the knot shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. FIG. 9;

FG. 13 is a front elevation of the knot shown in FIG. 9; and

FIG. 14 is a perspective of the tie as worn on a shirt.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the support for the tie consists of two members, the collar fold engaging wings member B and the collar band engaging frame member and hook A shown in FEGS. l and 8 respectively.

The wines member which serves to hoid and shape the knot in the necktie consists of two wings i4 swept into a V-shape. Extending from the bottoni of the V and centrally thereof is a tab l5 ending in a wide portion i6. The length of this tab is dictated by the width of the tie with which the wings member is to be employed, for as shown most clearly in Fi 3 the tab is inserted into the seatn of a tubular necktie so that the wide portion lo of the tab engages the edge of the necktie, whereby as can be seen by the later drawings, this tab serves to support the top of the knot of the necktie when it is pretied around the wings member. The wings member as shown here is preferably made of a flexible material such as plastic so that it can be curved for litting under a shirt collar and for more nearly simulating the appearance of a hand tied necktie.

Fr'G-S. 3 through 7 and 9 through l0 illustrate the method of mounting a necktie on these two supports.

The tab 15 is inserted into the center seam of a tubular necktie C so that the extremity of the tab contacts the inside edge of the necktie. As mentioned above, the tab supports what will later be the top of the knot of the necktie.

Obviously, inasmuch as this necktie does not encircle the neck of the wearer, it may be somewhat shorter than a conventional necktie.

The face portion i7 of the tie is drawn back around the outside edge of the wings member and quarterfolded back behind itself as shown in' FIG. 4.

The tail end it; of the tie is then drawn back the opposite edge of the wings member and it too is quarterfolded back behind itself and this fold is inserted within the quarterfold of the face portion of the tie as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The two folds are then stapled as at i9 or otherwise clipped together as shown in FIG. 7.

The collar band frame member and hook A consists or" a wire loop lll having legs which extend upward parallel to each other, each of said legs then has bends il over and back down for a portion of the length of the loop. As shown, each leg has an additional bend Mci, which tits tightly against the front, or outside portion of the collar band of a shirt for gripping the band between that bend and the legs of loop lil. Each leg is then bent back up behind itself at a second bendlf/Z for a portion of the length of the' legs of the loop, then l2 is a top plan View of the knot shown in around at a third bend i3 each leg is bent slightly upward and outward, and inally at a. fourth bend ida each legis bent down in an angular direction toward the second bend 12. Thus as between the bends lia and the sides of the loop it, there is a coilar band receiving space having the open portion of the loop facing upwardly.

For the purpose of supporting the back of the tie on the collar band of a shirt, the wire .frame member of FlG. 8 is inserted within the quarterfolds o the tie. The insertion of this wire frame is illustrated in FIG. 9.

When properly inserted the wire collar band frame assists in keeping the knot tied. The outer dimensions of the hook support reach out to approximately the same width as the bottom portion of the wings member. Because the outer ends i4 of the wing member E are substantially overlapped by the outer bends of the collar band hook the latter bends are designated 14a. Although this hook member A shown in FIG. 8 is made from wire, it can obviously be made in other ways, and from different materials without departing from the spirit of this invention.

I1Finishing touches on the ltie include the final steps of folding the bottom portions 21 and 22 of the sides of the knot upon themseives in two second folds over the lower part lof the wire form, then bringing the edges of the folded sides adjacent each other and clipping Z (PEG. 10) the resulting newly formed folds together at the back of the knot lin the area of the collar band hook iti. With the bottom of the knot thus folded and clipped, the wings are curved back slightly as best seen in FlG. 12.

FIGS. 11 through 13 show the complete knot from various angles.

As worn on a shirt the wings t under the collar with the inside edges `of the wings engaging the collar fold. The collar -band hook l@ tits over and behind the collar band of the shirt. Serving to support the knot of this necktie in an attractive manner is counteraotion of the downward force exerted by the collar fold against the top of the wings, by the upward force exerted by the collar band against the hook.

Various changes may be made in this pre-tied necktie without departing from the spirit of the invention, it being understood that this disclosure illustrates but a preferred embodiment of the invention.

I claim:

l, In a pre-tied necktie, the combination including collar fold engaging swept wings, and a collar hook arrangement, said wings being of tiexible sheet material and have a tab appended at the junction or" the wings and extending centrally :between the wings, said necktie having a middle seam extending lengthwise thereof said tab fitting transversely into said middle seam of the necktie at a point intermediate the ends of the te, the length of said ltab being suicient to contact the edge of the tie whereby said tab serves both to shape the top of the knot and to support the level `ot the knot, the face and tail of said tie extending backwardly around the outside edges of the wings, then quarterfolded behind themselves with the ends hanging downwardly behind said wings, the lquarterfold in the tait of the tie partially inserted within zthe quarterfold of the face of said tie, a clip securing :the folds to each other at this point of overlapping insert'tion, a collar fold hook having wings which correspond in spread to the bottom portion of the collar fold engaging :swept wings, each of said collar fold hook wings fitting within one of the quarterfolds in the necktie with the ,'hook exposed for attachment over a shirt collar band, the bottom edges of the knot folded back toward each other and clipped to hold the wings curved back sufii cieutly -to impart to the tie the appearance of being hand tied.

2. In a pre-tied necktie, the combination including collar fold engaging swept wings, and a collar hook arrangement, said wings being of tlexible sheet material and have a tab integral with fthe junction extending cenupwardly between the two trally between the wings for a portion of their length, said necktie having a middle seam extending lengthwise thereof, said tab litting transversely into said middle seam of the necktie at a point intermediate the ends of the tic, the face and tail `of said tie extending backwardly around the outside edges tot the wings, then quarterfoldcd behind themselves with the ends hanging downwardly behind said wings, the quarterfold in the tail of the tie partially inserted within the quarterfold of the face of said tie, the two folds clipped together at this point of overlapping insention, a collar fold hook having wings which correspond in wingspread to the bottom portion of the collar fold engaging swept wings, each of said collar fold hook wings fitting within one of the quarterfolds in the neektie with the hook exposed for attachment over a shirt collar band, the bottom edges of the knot `folded back toward each other and clipped to hold the wings curved back under tension sufficient that the tie will have the appearance of being hand tied.

3. In a prestied necktie, the combination including collar fold engaging wings swept into a generally V-snape in combination with a collar band hook, said wings being of iiexible `sheet material and having a tab extending from the junction and between the wings and integral with said wings, said necktie having ya middle seam extending lengthwise thereof said tab tting into said middle seam of the necktie in a direction transverse to the length of the -tie at a point intermediate the ends of the tie, the extremities of said -tie extending baokwardly around the outside edges of the Wings, then quarterfolded under with the ends hanging downwardly behind said wings, the quarterfold in the tail of fthe tie partially inserted within the quarterfold of the face of said tie, the two folds clipped together at this point of overlapping insertion, the bottom edges of the knot folded back toward each other and clipped under tension to curve the wings backwardly sufticiently and thrust the knot forwardly so that when Worn the tie will have the appearance of being hand tied.

4. In a pre-tied four-in-hand necktie, a collar fold engaging wings member of relatively flexible material, a collar band engaging frame member and a hook carried by said frame member, said hook and frame member being of relatively rigid material, said wings member having a generally V-shape, a tab extending centrally legs of the V engaging the fold of the necktie, necktie material, said necktie material enveloping said wings member about the middle thereof and also covering lfall of said frame member except said hook to constitute the knot of the necktie.

5. In =a pre-tied four-in-hand necktie, the combination including collarl fold engaging V-shaped wings, a collar band frame member having a hookcarried by said frame member 'and V-shaped wings having a peripheral outline substantially the same as the peripheral outline of said collar fold engaging V-shaped wings, a dat tab extending from the bottom of the V of the collar fold engaging wings upwardly centrally between the wings, the flat tab engaging the fold of the necktie fand serving to shape the top of the knot and to support .the level of the knot on said wings, said collar band frame member and hook being of more rigid material than the material of said collar fold engaging wings, said hook having an open loop located centrally thereof for engagement behind a collar band with the open portion of the loop facing upwardly, neckte material, said necktie material enveloping said wings member 4about the middle thereof and also covering all of said frame member except said hook to constitute the knot of the neck-tie.

6. In a pre-tied our-in-hand necktie, a coilar fold engaging wings member having two Wings joined at their base and extending laterally and upwardly, and a collar band engaging structure having an outer contour substantially matching the outer contour of said wings member, a hook carried by said structure, said wings member being of relatively lexible material and having a tab extending upwardly ffrom the base of said wings member and centrally therebetween engaging the fold or the necktie, necktie material, said neck-tie material enveloping said wings member abou-t the middle Ithereof land also covering all of said collar band engaging structure except said hook to constitute the knot of the necktie.

7. The subject matter of claim 6 in which said wings member and said rt-ab lare of sheet plastic and said neckband engaging structure is of Wire.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS OLeary Nov. 10, 1908 Gilbert Apr. 20, 1926 -Less Dec. 8, 1936 vRiordan etal. Oct. 17, 1950 Bourgeois June 25, 1957 Kanter July 9, 1957 Less Sept. 3, 1957

Claims

1. IN A PRE-TIED NECKTIE, THE COMBINATION INCLUDING COLLAR FOLD ENGAGING SWEPT WINGS, AND A COLLAR HOOK ARRANGEMENT, SAID WINGS BEING OF FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL AND HAVE A TAB APPENDED AT THE JUNCTION OF THE WINGS AND EXTENDING CENTRALLY BETWEEN THE WINGS, SAID NECKTIE HAVING A MIDDLE SEAM EXTENDING LENGTHWISE THEREOF SAID TAB FITTING TRANSVERSELY INTO SAID MIDDLE SEAM OF THE NECKTIE AT A POINT INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF THE TIE, THE LENGTH OF SAID TAB BEING SUFFICIENT TO CONTACT THE EDGE OF THE TIE WHEREBY SAID TAB SERVES BOTH TO SHAPE THE TOP OF THE KNOT AND TO SUPPORT THE LEVEL OF THE KNOT, THE FACE AND TAIL OF SAID TIE EXTENDING BACKWARDLY AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF THE WINGS, THEN QUARTERFOLDED BEHIND THEMSELVES WITH THE ENDS HANGING DOWNWARDLY BEHIND SAID WINGS, THE QUARTERFOLD IN THE TAIL OF THE TIE PARTIALLY INSERTED WITHIN THE QUARTERFOLD OF THE FACE OF SAID TIE, A CLIP SECURING THE FOLDS TO EACH OTHER AT THIS POINT OF OVERLAPPING INSERTION, A COLLAR FOLD HOOK HAVING WINGS WHICH CORRESPOND IN SPREAD TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE COLLAR FOLD ENGAGING SWEPT WINGS, EACH OF SAID COLLAR FOLD HOOK WINGS FITTING WITHIN ONE OF THE QUARTERFOLDS IN THE NECKTIE WITH THE HOOK EXPOSED FOR ATTACHMENT OVER A SHIRT COLLAR BAND, THE BOTTOM EDGES OF THE KNOT FOLDED BACK TOWARD EACH OTHER AND CLIPPED TO HOLD THE WINGS CURVED BACK SUFFICIENTLY TO IMPART TO THE TIE THE APPEARANCE OF BEING HAND TIED.