US1496902A - Tie case - Google Patents

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June 10. 1924. 1,496Q902 w. A. PEAIRS TIE CASE Filed Feb. 20. 192:;

Patented June 10, 1924.

WILLIAM A. PEAIRS, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

TIE oasn.

Application filed February 20, 1923. Serial No. 620,228.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM A. PEAIRS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Des Moines, in the county of Polk, State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Tie Case, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a case of simple, durable and inexpensive construction of smalland compact size and light weight, especially designed for use in holding ties, neck wear or the like.

More specifically it is my object to provide a tie case in which ties of various sizes and shapes may be readily, quickly and easily inserted and the case readily and easily closed, and then after the case has been closed, pres sure may be appliedto the ties readily,quickly and easily and in such manner thatall wrinkles will be pressed out of the ties, and then when it is desired to use a tie, these lected one may be readily, quickly and easily removed without disturbing the others. I

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated'in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a plan view of the exterior of the tie case in open position.

Figure 2 shows a similar View of the interior of the tie case with one of the tie holding plates removed and shown directly below the tie case and having a tie thereon in position ready to be inserted in the tie case.

Figure 3 shows a perspective View of the tie case in closed position. I

Figure 4 shows a detail, sectional View on the line 4 4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 shows a detail, sectional viewon the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the case proper is formed of three presser board members indicated by the numeral 10, each being of the same size and shape, and each being tapered from a maximum at its lower edge to a minimum at its top.

These presser boards are made of relatively stiff material capable, however, of being bent slightly without breaking, such for instance as fiber board.

These three presser boards are connected together by means of a cover member 11,

a which is firmlysecuredto the outer surface of the three presser boards 10 in the'manner shown in Figures 1 and 2, there being spaces between the adjacent edges. of the presser boards asclearly shown in Figure 2, so that nothing but the cover 11 extends between the adjacent edges of the presser boards. This cover is preferably made. of leather or other flexible material, which readily folds along the dotted lines 12, as shown in Figure 1, so that when in a closedposition, the parts will assume the positions shown in Figure 3. v r 1 Applied to each of the presser boards below its central portion is a retaining strap 13 secured at its edges only. i

For each of the presser boards I have provided a tie holding plate 14: made ofrelatively stiff material, such for instance as fiber board, and having substantially the same contour as that of the presser plate, but being somewhat smaller in outline, as clearly shown in Figure 2. This tie holding plate may be readily and easily-inserted between the strap 13 and the presser plate 10 by sliding it in from the lower end. The reference numeral 15 indicates a tie placed in position over one of the tieholding plates.

Attached to the central portion of the outer surface of the covermember 11 is a strap 16, shown in Figures 1 and 5 con-. nected in any ordinary 'manner at its upper and lower ends to the cover, and slidably connected with this strap 16 is a clamping member comprising a body portion 17 made of flexible material and'having at one end a snap button 18 and at the other a snap button socket 19 of ordinary construction of the kind commonly employed as glove buttons. The length vof the clamping member 17 is such that when the case is folded it may be passed completely around thecas'e and the button and socket members c0nnected. This clamping memberis slidingly' supported upon the strap 16 by means of a strap 20, shown in Figure 5, secured at its ends to the under surface of the clamping member 17 and passed under the strap 16, as clearly shown in Figure 5.

In practical use the operator first opens the case and then removes one or more of the tie holding plates 14. He then places one or more ties on each plate in the manner shown in Figure 2, and obviously this can be done very readily, quickly and easily.

He then inserts the tie holding plate with the ties thereon between the strap 13 and the presser plate 10 and moves it up to substantially the position shown in Figure 2. This operation may be repeated with all of the tie holding plates and with one or more ties on each plate, as may be desired. Then the case is folded to the position shown in Figure 3 and the clamping member 17 passed around the case and the snap button connected. Then the operator slides the clamping member toward the larger end of the case, thus applying a considerable amount of pressure to the case, and in view of the fact that the thickness of the various ties tends to bulge the presser plates outwardly at their longitudinal centers, the pressure that is applied by the clamping member is practically all applied in such position as to press out all the wrinkles contained in the ties. So long as the case is in its folded position, the ties are protected from dust and dirt and from being folded in any manner.

IVhen it is desired to remove a tie, the operator may first slide the clamp 17 up wardly toward the narrow end of the case, and when this is done, the snap button is readily and easily released.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a tie case, the combination of two presser boards having tapered side edges, means for flexibly connecting them so that they may be moved from overlapping position to open position, a strap on each presser board extended transversely across the inner face thereof, a relatively rigid tie holding plate shaped to receive a tie and to be inserted between said strap and said presser board, and a clamping device on the exterior of the tie case shaped to encircle the tie case and to press the presser boards together by longitudil'lal movement toward the wide ends of the presser boards, for the purposes stated.

2. In a tie case, the combination of. two presser boards having tapered side edges, means for flexibly connecting them so that they may be moved from overlapping position to open position, a strap on each presser board extended transversely across the inner face thereof, a relatively rigid tie holding plate shaped to receive a tie and to be inserted between said strap and said presser board, a clamping device on the exterior of the tie case shaped to encircle the tie case and to press the presser boards together by longitudinal movement toward the wide ends of the presser boards, and means for limiting the longitudinal. movement of the clamping member for permanently connecting it with the tie case.

3. In a tie case, the combination of two presser boards having tapered side edges, means for flexibly connecting them so that they may be moved from overlapping position to open position, a strap on each presser board extended transversely across the inner face thereof, a relatively rigid tie holding plate shaped to receive a tie and to be inserted between a strap and a presser board, and a clamping device on the exterior of the tie case shaped to encircle the tie case and to press the presser boards together by longitudinal movement toward the wide ends of the presser boards, said clamping member being formed with overlapping ends, and means for detachably connecting said ends.

4. A tie case comprising two presser boards flexibly connected at their adjacentedges and each having its side edges tapered, a clamping device comprising a strap designed to encircle the presser boards when folded, means for detachably connecting the ends of the clamping member, and means for limiting the longitudinal movement of the clamping member and for securing the clamping member to the tie case.

5. A tie case comprising two presser boards flexibly connected at their adjacent edges and each having its side edges tapered, a clamping device comprising a strap designed to encircle the presser boards when folded, means for detachably connecting the ends of the clamping member, means for limiting the longitudinal movement of the clamping member and for securing the "clamping member to the tie case, said. securing means comprising a loop on the under surface of the clamping member and a strap extended longitudinal of one of the presser boards and connected at its ends thereto and having the strap on the clamping member extended under the strap on the presser board, for the purposes stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 1923.

IVILLIAM A. PEAIRS.

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