CA2137710A1 - Necktie with a pocket - Google Patents

Necktie with a pocket

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Publication number
CA2137710A1
CA2137710A1 CA002137710A CA2137710A CA2137710A1 CA 2137710 A1 CA2137710 A1 CA 2137710A1 CA 002137710 A CA002137710 A CA 002137710A CA 2137710 A CA2137710 A CA 2137710A CA 2137710 A1 CA2137710 A1 CA 2137710A1
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Prior art keywords
pocket
necktie
back panel
panel member
extension
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Abandoned
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CA002137710A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Joseph J. Begala
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
PERRIN BEVERLY M
Original Assignee
Joseph J. Begala
Perrin, Beverly M.
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Application filed by Joseph J. Begala, Perrin, Beverly M. filed Critical Joseph J. Begala
Priority to CA002137710A priority Critical patent/CA2137710A1/en
Publication of CA2137710A1 publication Critical patent/CA2137710A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D25/00Neckties
    • A41D25/003Neckties provided with holding devices, e.g. button holes or loops for securing them to a shirt or for holding the two ends of the necktie
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D25/00Neckties
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D27/00Details of garments or of their making
    • A41D27/20Pockets; Making or setting-in pockets

Abstract

A necktie pocket for the back of a necktie for receiving a pen or other article. The pocket has a front panel, a back panel, and a back panel extension. The front and back panels are joined along their sides to form a pocket with a top opening. The pocket may be attached to the necktie by the back panel extension being secured to the inner side of the necktie, so that the pocket itself hangs free from the necktie.

Description

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to neckties and in particular to neckties having pockets for receiving pens or other articles.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Several forms of neckties with pockets have been proposed in the past.
However, such proposals were designed for various specific purposes, and would not always have been easy to use. Some would require two hands to operate. A pocket intended for use as a holder for a pen or pencil will be in frequent use. In many cases, the wearer will wish to use only one hand to remove or reinsert a pen or pencil, for example especially where a pen has a pen clip. A necktie is liable to hang freely from the wearer and is not always in the most suitable position for one-handed use.
Since articles such as pens and pencils are to be inserted into the necktie pockets, there is also the problem of possible marking or staining of the necktie. Cleaning and ironing of neckties is not an easy task. Some of these proposals are provided metal or plastic buttons or zippers for opening and closing the pocket openings. These additional items on the neckties would lead to additional manufacturing costs as well as additional maintenance costs in the case when these items are broken and need replacement.

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U.S. Patent No. 517,769 granted to G. Se~owsky on April 3, 1894 proposed a necktie with a portion of an end of the necktie being turned outwardly and upwardly to form a pocket. A disadvantage of this necktie would be that the end of the necktie would become bulged out at the front of the necktie when articles are put inside the pocket. This would affect the appearance of the necktie.
U.S. Patent No. 3,206,765 granted to S. Sherman on September 21, 1965 proposed a necktie with a money pocket which is defined by the material of the inner and outer sides of the necktie body adjacent a closed narrower end of the necktie. A zipper was proposed for closing and opening the pocket opening. One drawback of this type of necktie would be that it was not suitable for carrying a pen or pencil which is likely to leave marks and stains on the necktie body.
U.S. Patent No. 4,835,821 granted to Alan J. Durante on June 6, 1989 proposed a necktie adapted to be releasably fastened to a strip removably mounted to a shirt front. A
pocket was incorporated in the strip attached to the shirt front, facing the body of a wearer. As a result any contents in the pocket would cause discomfort to the wearer, and would be inaccessible except by removal of the strip.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a necktie with pocket for receiving pens or other articles which does not cause bulging out, or marking or staining of the necktie body, or discomfort to a wearer.
The present invention provides a necktie with a pocket, the pocket comprising a single piece of material folded up to form a back panel member, a front panel member overlaying the back panel member, and a back panel member extension extending upwardly from an upper free edge of the back panel member. The front and back panel members are integrally joined along their lower edges, and are joined along their longitudinal side edges, thereby forming a pocket with a top opening. The pocket is mounted to the necktie by securing the back panel member extension to an inner side of the necktie.
The present invention provides a necktie with a pocket wherein the portion of the pocket defined by the first and second panel members depends downwardly from the back panel member extension.
The present invention further provides a necktie with pocket comprising at least one semi-rigid panel secured to the back panel member extension.
In another embodiment of the invention, the necktie with a pocket has a semi-rigid panel comprising both the front panel and the back panel.
The present invention also provides a panel on the necktie for locating the pocket opening and guiding the insertion of an article into the pocket.

The invention also provides a simple attachment means by which the pocket can be secured to a necktie.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with more particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its use, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and described preferred embodiments of the invention.
IN THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is an illustrative diagram showing an embodiment of the necktie with pocket according to the present invention, the pocket being secured on the inner side of the necktie at a lower portion thereof;
Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear elevation of the pocket;
Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along section line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and, Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view similar to Fig. 3, depicting another embodiment of the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT
Referring now in detail to various views of the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a necktie 10 illustrating an embodiment of the present invention for the purposes of explanation. The necktie 10 is shown worn around the collar C of a shirt, and forms a front depending end section 10' 213771~
with a wider width, and a rear depending end section 10'' with a narrower width. The necktie is conventionally made of fabric or textile material, in most cases.
A pocket, generally represented by reference numeral 12, is preferably provided on an inner side 14 of the front depending end 10' of the necktie 10, preferably at a lower portion thereof. It will be appreciated that the pocket 12 may be provided on the inner side of the rear depending end 10'' of the necktie 10. The pocket 12 is preferably made of semi-rigid or relatively stiff, flexible thermoplastic sheet material.
The pocket 12 has a top opening 16. For illustrative purposes, a pen P is shown here being inserted in the pocket 12. It is appreciated that many other articles, such as pencils, money, tickets, passes, cigarettes, or a lighter can also be received in the pocket 12.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the pocket 12. The pocket 12, preferably of rectangular shape, comprises a front panel member 18, a back panel member 20, and back panel member extension 22. The front panel member 18 overlays the back panel member 20. The back panel member extension 22 in this embodiment is formed integrally by the upper free end of the back panel member 20, but could be formed separately.
In the present embodiment, the pocket 12 is formed of an elongated piece of in this case thermoplastic material, 213771~

folded at the bottom to form the front panel member 18, the back panel member 20, and the back panel member extension 22, as best illustrated in the sectional view of Fig. 3.
The fold line 23 defines a lower closed end 24 of the pocket 12. The longitudinal sides of the front and back panel members 18, 20 are joined together in this case by heat sealing, to form closed long sides 26, 28 of the pocket 12.
An opening 16 is formed at the top of the pocket 12 below the back panel member extension 22. The back panel member extension 22 in this case, is an integral part of material extending upwardly from the back panel member 20 right above the opening 16.
The pocket 12 is mounted to the inner side 14 of the front or wider necktie end section 10'; for example, by means of adhesive panels 30, 32. The panels 30, 32 run longitudinally, spaced apart from each other on the inwardly folded sides 14a, 14b of the front necktie end section 10'.
The lower portion of the pocket 12 is left unsecured so as to depend freely from the necktie 10 (Fig. 3, phantom).
The front and back panel members 18, 20 together define an inner space or recess 34 for receiving articles therein.
As shown in Fig. 2, a partition line 36 may be provided longitudinally along the centre of the pocket 12 (also by heat sealing), thereby dividing the pocket 12 into two smaller pockets 12a and 12b.

According to the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the adhesive may comprise two thin light-weight panels 38 secured between the back panel member extension 22 and the tie portions 14a-14b. The panels 38 extend longitudinally spaced apart an opposite sides of the back panel member extension 22.
The panels 38 are typically made of plastic material, and have adhesive on both sides.
In case the pocket 12 is damaged, it can easily be removed by releasing the adhesive panels 38. The damaged pocket 12 may be replaced by a new pocket, or it may simply be thrown away. The necktie 10 itself can therefore be saved from the damage which might possibly be caused by articles carried in the pocket 12.
The panels 38 serve to hold the upper open end of the pocket 12 in a more or less rigid position on the inner side 14 of the necktie 10. The panel 38 also serves to locate the top opening 16 of the pocket 12. This facilitates the insertion and removal of an article into or from the pocket 12, especially when the wearer is using only one hand to do so .
The material from which the pocket is made is preferably relatively heavy gauge plastic sheet, so as to be effectively "semi-rigid", in comparison to the necktie itself. Clearly the material will not be such as to be 213771~
-completely inflexible, but should be "semi-rigid" relative to the n cktie e According to another embodiment shown in Fig. 4, a single rigid or semi-rigid plastic panel 44 may be provided.
The panel 44 extend in place of front panel 18 of the pocket 12. The panel 44 serves the purpose of holding the front of pocket 12 in a semi-rigid position. The back panel 20 can be of thinner gauge more flexible plastic sheet.
The panel 44 may be secured to the panel 20 by heat sealing at 23A, and 28.
The present invention allows a wearer to carry pens, or money, or other articles in a pocket 12 provided on an inner side 14 of the necktie 10, hidden from sight. It would therefore avoid the necessity of carrying the articles in a shirt pocket which is unsightly and, in case of money, unsafe.
Since the pocket 12 is secured to the inner side 14 of the necktie 10 only along a top edge thereof, the lower portion of the pocket 12 defined by the front and back panel members 18, 20 is basically out of contact with the necktie 10, and can swing free, as shown in phantom in Figure 3.
The pocket 12 is provided on the inner side 14 of the front necktie end section 10', the pocket 12 and the articles inside are positioned and sandwiched between the front necktie end section 10' and the rear necktie end section 10".

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For a wearer who needs to insert articles into the pocket 12 by using only one hand, the semi-rigid material serves to assist the wearer to locate the pocket opening 16 and further guide the insertion of the articles into the pocket 12.
It also serves to hold the pocket 12 in a semi-rigid and stretched open position and to prevent the contents in the pocket 12 from causing the front necktie end section lO' to bulge out, the front appearance of the necktie 10 is not significantly affected despite of the presence of the contents in the pocket 12 behind the necktie 10.
While reference is made to "adhesive" for attachment of the pocket to a necktie, and to "heat sealing" for joining the edges, other forms of attachment, such as stitching or the like may be appropriate in some cases.
The foregoing is a description of a preferred embodiment of the invention which is given here by way of example only. The invention is not to be taken as limited to any of the specific features as described, but comprehends all such variations thereof as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (7)

1. A necktie pocket for attachment to a necktie, said pocket comprising;
a back panel member;
a front panel member overlaying said back panel member;
a back panel member extension extending upwardly from said back panel member;
means joining said front and back panel members along their lower edges and longitudinal side edges thereby forming a pocket with a top opening; and, means for securing said back panel member extension to an inner side of said necktie thereby securing said pocket.
2. A necktie pocket as claimed in claim 1 wherein the portion of said pocket defined by said first and second panel members is unsecured to said necktie and depends freely downwardly from said back panel member extension.
3. A necktie pocket as claimed in claim 1 further comprising at least one of said front and back panel members being formed of semi-rigid material.
4. A necktie pocket as claimed in claim 3 further comprising both said front and back panel members being formed of semi-rigid material.
5. A necktie and a necktie pocket as claimed in claim 1 wherein said back panel extension secures said pocket to said necktie.
6. A necktie and a necktie pocket as claimed in claims 5 further comprising adhesive means securing said back panel member extension to said necktie with said pocket depending freely.
7. A necktie and a necktie pocket as claimed in claim 6 wherein said back panel member extension is secured only to a folded back portion of said necktie.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2018128767A1 (en) * 2017-01-06 2018-07-12 Smalls Samuel L A scented insert holder and method therefor
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