EP0672358A1 - Modular necktie - Google Patents

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EP0672358A1
EP0672358A1 EP95830056A EP95830056A EP0672358A1 EP 0672358 A1 EP0672358 A1 EP 0672358A1 EP 95830056 A EP95830056 A EP 95830056A EP 95830056 A EP95830056 A EP 95830056A EP 0672358 A1 EP0672358 A1 EP 0672358A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D25/00—Neckties
    • A41D25/02—Neckties with ready-made knot or bow, with or without bands

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  • the present invention relates to a modular necktie.
  • a necktie usually consists of a single strip of decorative fabric worn round the collar of a shirt or blouse and knotted in front.
  • a necktie may be divided basically into three parts, called collar, knot and tongue or end.
  • the parts that most characterise a necktie, that is to say, those that are always visible, are the knot and the tongue.
  • the knot is usually made by the wearer when he or she puts the tie on and is triangular in shape, with the narrow end facing down.
  • the knot is the central feature linking the collar, which is placed round the collar of the shirt and which supports the tie, to the tongue, which hangs loosely from it at the front of the body.
  • the collar is not visible and may have rigid or semirigid reinforcements to improve the shape of the tie and allow it to better maintain its shape.
  • Neckties with ready-made knots are also known.
  • the knot forms an integral part of the tongue, while the collar consists of a band or elastic strap attached to the knot and having fasteners at each end designed to fix it round the shirt collar.
  • neckties include preshaped inserts in various materials placed inside the strip of fabric in order to confer the shape and appearance of a typical tie knot and tongue.
  • So-called bow-ties have two identical tongues tapering in a horizontal direction towards the centre in the manner of butterfly wings and joined at their narrow ends by a central knot.
  • the appearance of the tie can only be changed by changing the entire tie if it consists of a single piece of material or by changing the visible parts of the tie in those cases where the collar is separate from the rest of the tie, that is to say, the knot and the tongue.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a modular necktie, that is to say, a necktie made in such a way that its appearance can be completely changed without replacing all its visible elements.
  • the numeral 1 indicates the modular necktie made in accordance with the present invention which consists of a collar 2, a first portion 3 and a second portion 4.
  • the collar 2 is designed to be fixed round the collar of a garment, as a shirt for example, usually in such a way as to be hidden from view by the shirt collar itself.
  • the first portion 3 and the second portion 4 are supported by the collar 2 and are designed to be always in view over the shirt. In practice, the first portion 3 and the second portion 4 are the parts which give the tie 1 its distinctive appearance.
  • the tie 1 is made up of separate modular elements, including at least 3 elements in view over the shirt, namely the aforesaid first and second portions 3 and 4 and an intermediate element or coupling 5 placed between the first and second portions 3 and 4.
  • the main purpose of the said coupling 5 is to connect the first portion 3 and the second portion 4 to each other (see Figs. 1 and 10).
  • the tie 1 may be made in the more common style, with the first portion 3 vertically aligned above the second portion 4 (see Fig.1) or it may be a bow-tie in which the first portion 3 and the second portion 4 are practically the same and aligned horizontally (see Fig. 10).
  • first portion 3 is called the knot and the second portion 4 the tongue or end.
  • Fig. 2 shows that the knot 3 and the tongue 4 each consist of a preshaped core 6, 7 wrapped in, and attached to, a cover 8,9 made of fabric or similar material.
  • the cores 6 and 7 may be made of any suitable material, for example of the kind which can be moulded and deformed so that when the tie 1 is assembled and put on by the wearer, it assumes a natural appearance.
  • the shape of the core 6 of the knot 3 is substantially the same as that of a classic tie knot, that is to say, basically triangular, with a narrow bottom end almost cylindrical in shape (the "vertex” of the triangle) and wider and flatter at the top (the “base” of the triangle).
  • the core 7 of the tongue 4 is more cylindrical in shape, with a broader bottom end 23. Therefore, the narrow cylindrical ends of the cores 6 and 7 form sockets 10 open in the direction of the coupling 5.
  • the broader, flatter ends of the cores 6 and 7 may be full, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, or hollow, as shown in Fig. 11; in both cases, they are appropriately shaped to confer the desired form.
  • the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12 is more pliable than the one with the full cores illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, irrespective of the material used.
  • Cores 6 and 7 and coupling 5 are equipped with fasteners 10 and 11; for example, the cylindrical ends of cores 6 and 7 may form sockets 10 designed to accommodate corresponding coaxial pins 11, either identical or different, as illustrated, made on opposite ends of the coupling 5. As shown in Fig. 2, the pins 11 have one or more enlargements 11i designed to fit into the sockets 10.
  • the cores 6 and 7 are preferably made of a pliable material that gives under pressure so that the pins 11 with the enlargements 11i can be pressed into the sockets 10 and held firmly thanks to the elasticity of the material of which the cores 6 and 7 are made.
  • the pins 11 need not have the enalragements 11i, and, instead, added strength may be provided by fitting small magnets in the sockets 10 designed to hold the pins 11 and to sustain the component elements or modules of the tie 1.
  • the cover 8 is bag-shaped, fits right over the matching core 6 and has a hole or opening 16 at the bottom end to allow the pin 11 to be fitted into the corresponding socket 10 in the core 6.
  • the top of the cover 8 has a flap 17 designed to be folded over and fastened to the back of the cover 8 itself. Once fastened at the back of the cover 8, the flap 17 forms a loop 18 through which the collar 2 passes.
  • the flap 17 may be fastened to the back of the cover 8 in any of various ways, for example, by stitching, gluing or with press studs 24 which make it possible to quickly unfasten the flap 17 to replace the collar 2, which may consist of a band or strap 25 equipped at each end with rapid, adjustable fasteners such as Velcro 26, for example.
  • the collar 2 may be fixed to the cover 8 of the knot 3 by stitching or gluing.
  • the size of the cover 8 may be such as to allow the insertion of an appropriately shaped element 32 which guarantees that the knot 3 takes on the desired shape.
  • the cover 9 is tubular at the top to fit it over the corresponding core 7 whilst the bottom end is left free to hang loosely just like an ordinary necktie.
  • the coupling 5 consists of a central block 12 with the pins 11 at opposite ends of it.
  • the central block 12 may be slightly elongated so as to constitute an item of embellishment while at the same time acting as a spacer between the knot 3 and the tongue 4.
  • the central block 12 may be made in many shapes and materials of various kinds. For example, it may be made of metal or imitation metal, or of opaque or transparent plastic.
  • the central block 12 may be full or hollow at 15, as illustrated in Figs. 2 to 4.
  • the hollow 15 may be used to accommodate mechanical and/or electronic devices or, if the block 12 is made of transparent material, it may be filled with a fluid, for a example, a coloured liquid. In the latter case, the core 6 acts as a stopper.
  • the central block 12 may be manufactured according to any of several processes, for example by mechanical machining, die forming or blow moulding, and it may be made in a single piece or in two or more pieces, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • the central block 12 may have a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with decorations, inscriptions or, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, recesses designed to accommodate precious, semiprecious and synthetic stones, either fixed or removable, to provide embellishment and decorative finish.
  • the central block 12 may be further embellished with decorative, cryptographic elements.
  • the central block 12 may be wider than the sections of the knot 3 and the tongue 4 nearest to it so as to make the tie 1 look as if it were made in a single piece and as if the central block 12 itself were a ring placed over the tongue 4 and pushed up as far as the knot 3.
  • the central block 12 may have one or more longitudinal holes 21 in it through which a string-style collar 2 passes (see Figs. 7 and 8).
  • the central block 12 has a recess 13 to accommodate an elastic device 19 capable of retaining the collar string 2.
  • the elastic device 19, of known type, may consist of a pressure-release stud 28 fitted in such a way that it can slide axially inside the recess 13 and having a crosswise hole 29 that comes into alignment with the longitudinal hole 21 and that is crossed by the collar string 2.
  • the stud 28 has a spring 30 fitted over it which tends to push it out of the central block 12 in such a way as to press and stop the collar string 2 against the central block 12, as illustrated in Fig. 8.
  • the core 6 also has longitudinal holes or grooves 22 through which the collar string 2 passes.
  • the longitudinal holes 21 and 22 may terminate at the front of the tie 1 so that the free ends of the collar string 2 hang down over the visible side of the tongue 4 and may have attached to them a decorative item or badge 31, constituing a further embellishment of the tie 1.
  • the stud 28 may be on the visible (Fig. 7) or hidden (Fig. 8) side of the tie 1. If the stud is visible, it too may mount a precious or semi-precious stone 14, as illustrated in Fig. 7.
  • the tongue 4 may consist of a pendant 20 in various forms, as illustrated in Fig. 9, where the pendant is a watch.
  • the tie 1 may also be a bow-tie, as shown in Fig. 10.
  • the cores 6 and 7 are identical and are attached horizontally aligned at opposite ends of the coupling 5.
  • the central block 12 of the coupling 5 has at least one longitudinal hole 21 corresponding to the longitudinal holes or grooves 22 in the cores 6 and 7 designed to allow the collar 2 to pass through them, as shown in Fig. 10.
  • the central block 12 may be made in various forms, as described with reference to the traditional style necktie.
  • the modular necktie 1 makes it possible to obtain a large number of variations on a basic style with a very small number of pieces, that is to say, without having to change the entire tie to modify its appearance.
  • the latter may initially purchase only the base modules and then at later stages only those modules required to change the external appearance of the tie, namely, the knot 3, the coupling 5 or the tongue 4.

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US7458105B2 (en) 2005-08-10 2008-12-02 Richard Tao Convertible and swiveling necktie
JP2009162293A (ja) * 2008-01-07 2009-07-23 Hitachi Constr Mach Co Ltd 建設機械の騒音低減装置
WO2010136060A1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-12-02 Locoviola Di Volpato Ernesto Necktie with preassembled knot
WO2014035909A1 (en) * 2012-08-27 2014-03-06 Marcia A. McMANUS Fabrics fastening apparatus, method and system
WO2016209723A1 (en) * 2015-06-20 2016-12-29 Massaro Thomas Necktie holder
US9844237B2 (en) 2013-10-07 2017-12-19 Brooks Brothers Group, Inc. Reversible bowtie assembly

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US2440880A (en) * 1944-08-19 1948-05-04 Alfred F Taborski Necktie
WO1979000894A1 (en) * 1978-04-06 1979-11-15 F Intengan Adjustable length simulated knotted necktie combination
US4283797A (en) * 1964-02-06 1981-08-18 Murray Seider Video bow tie
DE3313181C1 (de) * 1983-04-12 1984-10-31 Chun, Chen Cheng, T'ai-pei Krawatte
US5088120A (en) * 1991-03-26 1992-02-18 Ching Yang Necktie Co., Ltd. Combined and fixed necktie
EP0568769A1 (de) * 1992-05-06 1993-11-10 Jürgen Langenberg Schmuckelement zur Befestigung an einer Krawatte

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US2440880A (en) * 1944-08-19 1948-05-04 Alfred F Taborski Necktie
US4283797A (en) * 1964-02-06 1981-08-18 Murray Seider Video bow tie
WO1979000894A1 (en) * 1978-04-06 1979-11-15 F Intengan Adjustable length simulated knotted necktie combination
DE3313181C1 (de) * 1983-04-12 1984-10-31 Chun, Chen Cheng, T'ai-pei Krawatte
US5088120A (en) * 1991-03-26 1992-02-18 Ching Yang Necktie Co., Ltd. Combined and fixed necktie
EP0568769A1 (de) * 1992-05-06 1993-11-10 Jürgen Langenberg Schmuckelement zur Befestigung an einer Krawatte

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7458105B2 (en) 2005-08-10 2008-12-02 Richard Tao Convertible and swiveling necktie
JP2009162293A (ja) * 2008-01-07 2009-07-23 Hitachi Constr Mach Co Ltd 建設機械の騒音低減装置
WO2010136060A1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-12-02 Locoviola Di Volpato Ernesto Necktie with preassembled knot
WO2014035909A1 (en) * 2012-08-27 2014-03-06 Marcia A. McMANUS Fabrics fastening apparatus, method and system
CN104768409A (zh) * 2012-08-27 2015-07-08 马尔恰·A·麦克马纳斯 织物紧固装置、方法和系统
AU2013309115B2 (en) * 2012-08-27 2017-09-07 Marcia A. Mcmanus Fabrics fastening apparatus, method and system
US9844237B2 (en) 2013-10-07 2017-12-19 Brooks Brothers Group, Inc. Reversible bowtie assembly
WO2016209723A1 (en) * 2015-06-20 2016-12-29 Massaro Thomas Necktie holder
US10729193B2 (en) 2015-06-20 2020-08-04 Thomas MASSARO Necktie holder

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