US1374322A - Necktie-holder - Google Patents

Description

A. C.. POTTER.

NECKTIE HOLDER.-

APPLICATIQN FILED JUNE 10 I920.

1,37%322. Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

ARTHUR C. POTTER, 0F MISSION, TEXAS.

NEOKTIE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

Application filed June 10, 1920. Serial No. 388,084.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR C. Porrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mission, in the county of Hidalgo and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Necktie-Holders, of

- which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawlIlQS.

This invention relates to neck-tie holders and particularly to a holder for preventing the neck-tie from sliding down toward the lower portion of the collar.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder of this character capable of being easily applied and which holds the neck-tie in the proper position indefinitely.

Another object is to provide a holder of this character which not only holds the tie in position, but prevents unbuttoning of the collar.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder of this character which adjusts itself to the height of the collar and size of the tie, and which is concealed beneath the tie.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a holder of this character capable of being used in connection with a soft collar, to not only hold the tie in proper position with respect to the collar, but to also hold the shape of the soft collar through the medium of the tie.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collar and neck-tie with the neck-tie holder in position, the holder being-shown in dotted lines Fig. .2 is a perspective view of the holder, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary and enlarged view of the ends of the wires shown in the formation of the spurs.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a collar and B the neck-tie. It is a well known fact that unless the necktie is tied very tight it will become loose and move toward the lower portion of the collar and in order to prevent this, it is necessary for the wearer to constantly adjust the tie in order to keep it in the desired position. 011 the other hand if the tie is tied very tight it soon wears out and has to be discarded.

In order to overcome these disadvantages, a holder is provided and consists of a length of material 5 which may be either gold, silver or nickel plated steel wire. This length of material is bent at its intermediate portions to form an eye 6, the portions or arms 7 and 8 being extended divergently from the eye and coiled upon themselves to provide opposed springs 9 and 10. The arm 11 is extended from the spring 9 toward and in convergentrelation to the arm 12 which is extended from the spring 10. The end portions 13 of the arms 11 and 12 are extended in angular relation to said portions 11 and 12 closely adjacent and in parallel relation to their respective end portions 13 and 14 to provide spurs or penetrating means 15 and 16. The spur 15 is coiled around the end portion 13, while the spur 16 is coiled around the end portion 14:, each spur being disposed in spaced parallel relation to each other, the coiled portions of the spurs providing guides through which the adjacent end portions of the arms 11 and 12 are slidable. This permits the adj ustment of the spurs toward and away from each other according to the size of the collar.

In the use of the holder, the eye 6 is engaged with the front collar button, the springs 9 and 10 being disposed beneath the folds of the collar while the spurs 15 and 16 are inserted in the knot or upper portion of the tie. It will be readily seen that in view of the springs 9 and 10, that the holder will adjust itself to the height of the collar, the springs also furnishing the necessary tension to maintain the tie in the proper position at the upper portion of the collar. Another important feature is that the eye is disposed over the head of the collar button so that it is impossible for the collar to become accidentally unbuttoned. Furthermore, if the holder is used in connection with a soft collar it serves as a brace through the cooperation of the collar button, and the spurs 15 and 16 which through the medium of the springs 9 and 10 force the tie to the limit of its upper movement with respect to the collar so that the soft collar is always maintained in neat position.

This holder may be made from precious metal as it is simple in construction and requires only a small amount of material. It

can be Worn With comfort and is ingeniously concealed beneath the tie. It Will also be noted that the holder is constructed substandaily in the form of a diamond. This permits the springs to readily operate Without interference from the remaining portion of the holder. In view of this, only one coil is necessary in forming the springs so that there are no projections to cause bulging of the tie or collar.

What is claimed is l. A neck-tie holder comprising a length of material having an eye formed in its intermediate portion adapted to engage a collar button, springs formed in the length between said eye and the end portions of the length, said end portions extending in angular relation to said length to provide penetrating means for insertion in a necktie.

2. A neck-tie holder comprising a length of resilient material having an eye formed in its intermediate portions, the portions of said length on each side of the eye divergent from the eye, springs formed at the ends of the said divergent portions, the remaining portions of said length converging from said springs toward each other, the end portions of the divergent portions being extended in parallel relation to each other to provide spurs.

3. A neck-tie holder comprising a length of resilient Wire bent at its intermediate portion to provide an eye, said eye being adapted to engage a collar button, the portions of the Wire on each side of the eye divergent from the eye and then coiled upon themselves to provide opposed springs, said Wire portions convergent from each spring toward each other, the ends of said portions being extended in parallel relation closely adjacent each other, the extremities of said end portions being arranged to encircle the adjacent end portions, to provide guides, said extremities being disposed in spaced parallel relation to each other and in right angular relation to said end portions to provide spurs.

In testimony Whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

ARTHUR G. POTTER.

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