US1599950A - Necktie - Google Patents

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Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

UNITED STATES KENNETH W. BLANCHARD, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW' YORK.v

NECKTIE.

Application inea December e, 1995. serial No. 74,044.

An object of the present invention is tol generally improve the structure of a fourin-hand necktie.

A further Objectis to provide a necktie having an internal lining adapted to give the tie fullness or body and to avoid the objectionable bunching which usually occurs in a tie at its knot-forming portion. f Another object is to provide a tie having an internal lining of tubular form extending throughout its knot-forming'portion and adapted to give the tie a desired fullness.

A further object is to form a tie comprising a folded tubular outer body portion and a folded tubular internal lining. The body is formed of a sheet of fabric so cut that it `may be folded into a tubular form having the desired shape of the finished n-ecltie. Across the inner or rear face of this sheet, prior to the folding thereof, is placed a piece of fabric shaped to cover all, or substantially i all, of the inner side of the knot-forming portion of the sheet.- This fabric piece is folded with the body fabric into tubular form within t-he tubular body and gives the `desired fullness to the knot-forming portion of the tie. The fabric piece may or may not be stitchedto the body fabric along its longitudinal edges before the body fabric is folded, depending upon the convenience of handling the two fabrics in the subsequent operations of manufacturing the complete scarf. `Astill further object is to provide a tie having a tubular body and a tubular lining, bot-h formed of fabric so cut that the threads extend on the bias with relation to the longitudinal line of the tie. This bias arrange- -rnent of the threads gives to the tie longitudinal stretchability and resilience and facilitates the kforming of a neat, well-shaped knot.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a view of the inneriside of the body of the necktie, showi ing it unfolded;'

Fig. 2 a'group view of the three inner elements' of the tie structure separated;

Fig. 3 a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the said inner elements assembled upon the body of the tie;

Fig. 4 a-view of the inner or back side i of the completed necktie;

Figs; 5 and `6 transverse sections taken, respectively, on the lines 5-5 and 6 6 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 a sectional perspective view taken on the line 7--7 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 8 a view similar to Fig. 7, showing a modified tie structure.

Referring to the various parts by numerals, 1 designates the outer or body portion of the tie or scarf. This body portion is preferably formed of bias-cut resilient silk fabric and is so shaped as to provide a narrow neckband portion 2 and the flaring end portions 3 and 4 extending outwardly from the ends of the neckband. The flaring portion 3 is wider and slightly longer than the end portion 4, and the part thereof extendtoward the free end will be referred to as the knot-forming portion 5 of the tie. A lining piece 6, formed of fabric cut onthe bias, is placed over .the inner face of the knot-forming portion of the body l. This piece, in the present instance, extends from the neckband portion outwardly for the greater portion of the length of the flaring portion 3, and flares toward said free end. If desireda lining piece extending the entire length of the end 3 may be used. The piece 6 is of such size and shape that it accurately fits over and covers the underlying portion of the tie throughout the width thereof. drawings, thebody -1 and the lining piece 6 are securely and permanently attached to each other by longitudinal lines of stitches 7 extending along their registering longitudinal edges. Theselines of stitching ex-i'` tend the entire length of the lining piece. The lining piece is stitched to thev body piece mer-elyl for the purpose of facilitatingl the handling of the two pieces of fabric. In

forming the tie the longitudinal edgesof the'V body l and of the overlying lining piece 6 are together folded back along suitably spaced longitudinal lines.

The smaller end 4 of the body l: is lined with a piece 8 of substantial, non-stretchable fabric. This piece 8 extends from the neckband portion outwardly through-the greater portion of the length of the end 4 and is located between the lines of fold and flared outwardly correspondingly to the'fiarefof l portion 2 of the tie, and overlaps the lining` ing a material distancefrom t-he neckband As illustrated in Fig. 3.of the` piece 6 at its inner end. The strip 9 is formed of thin but substantial, non-stretchable fabric. The rearwardly folded side edges of the body 1 of the tie are adapted to meet along a central line at the back and form a seam extending throughout substantially the entire length of the body. The meeting edges of the back fold, along the length of the neckband portion 2 and the smaller end portion 4, are secured together by a longitudinal line of stitching 10. This stitching extends also through that portion of the reinforcing strip 9 which overlies the lining piece 8, as shown in Fig. 5. The portion of the stiip 9 which extends through. the neckband portion is secured along its opposite edges to both the front and back folds of the body by lines of longitudinal stitching 11 which extend entirely through the thickness of the neckband portion of the tie, as shown in Fig. 6. These lines 11 of stitches may be omitted if desired. Transverse lines of stitching 12 and 13 extend acrossthe tie between the adjacent ends of the longitudinal lines of stitching 11, and also extend entirely through the thickness of the tie. The transverse line of stitching 12 is so located as to extend through the inner end lof the lining piece S and secure it to both the body of the tie and to the reinforcing strip 9. Transverse stitching 111 secures the reinforcing strip to the inner end of the lining piece 8. This stitching 14 does not extend through the folds of the body portion 1. The rear folds of the portion 3 and the lining G are secured together along their meeting edges by longitudinal stitching 16. This stitching extends through a fold of reinforcing or piping fabric in the form of a strip 17 folded and interposed between said edges with its crease exposed at the back of the tie, as shown in Fig. 7. The strip 17 is also formed of fabric cut on the bias and is longitudinally resilient. This piping strip conceals the stitching 1G, gives the seam a neat, finished appearance and renders the tie more durable at this point.

In the completed tie the body 1 is folded into tubular form, as is also the lining piece 6. This tubular lining extends throughout the knot-forming portion of the tie and completely fills it. The lining 6 may be made of any suitable flexible and comparatively soft fabric. This fabric is cut so that its threads will be arranged on the bias with relation to the longitudinal line of the tie and the lining will have substantially the saine resilient characteristic as the body of the tie. The best results will be obtained by the use of a fabric having somewhat the characteristic of bias-cut silk, so that the tie will have the feel and appearance of being made up wholly of a single piece of bias-cut silk fabric. The lining may be made of much cheaper material.

than the body of the tie. The tubular form of the lining will give the knot-tying part of the tie a fullness that is characteristic of an expensive forin of tie of the type that is formed by folding and refolding a single piece of silk fabric. The folding-over of the lining' along the longitudinal edges of the scarf particularly gives the tie a full, rich, thick appearance along its edges, so that while the body of the tie might be made of thin silk it will have the feel and appearance of a huivy, thick silk fabric.

The reinforcing piece S) and the lining piece 8 are preferably formed of fabrics cut on the straight so that the neckband portion and the end 3 of the tie will be non-stretchable and non-resilient. The knot-tying portion is, however, longitudinally stretchable and resilient. This resilience greatly facilitates the forming of a neat7 well-sliaped knot. While l have described the body and lining 6 of the tie as formed of fabric cut on the bias to render them resilient, I do not wish to be limited in this respect. Fabries may be used which derive their resilience in other ways than by a. bias arrangement of their threads. 1f desired the reinforcing pieces 8 and 9 may be dispensed with and the lining fabric piece 6 may be extended through the neckbaiid portion and to cover the smaller end portion of the body of the necktie. It is preferred, however, to have the neckbaiid portion lined with a nonstretchable thin strip of reinforcing fabric such as the strip 9.

ln the form of the invention shown in Fig. 8, the reinforcing or piping fabric extending along the rear seam is formed integrally with the lining piece. The body of the lining piece and its integrally formed piping portion are designated 6 and 17 respectively. To form the portion 17 the lining piece is made of sufficient width to extend out from one of the longitudinal edges of the body piece 1. This projecting marginal strip of fabric is folded outwardly around the edge of the body 1 as at 18, folded inwardly upon itself to form a crease 19, and stitched to the rear face of the body 1 as at 20. The longitudinal edges of the piece 1 and the piece 6 at the opposite side are together folded inwardly as at 21 and disposed over the folded piping or reinforcing` fabric 17, leaving the crease 19 exposed. The stitches 22 of the back seam extend through the folded piping and through the body 1 and lining 6 to the interior of the tie.

llilhat 1 claim is:

1. A iiecktie comprising an elongated piece of fabric folded rearwardly along lines spaced inwardly from its opposite longitudinal edges to form a tubular body having a neckbaiid portion and a knot-forining portion, the threads of the fabric being arranged on the bias with relation to the longitudinal line of the tie; a lining formed of a piece of fabric disposed at the inner face of said body and formed to cover the area of the knot-forming portion thereof, said lining piece being folded with the body piece into tubular form within the tubular body of the tie, the threads of the lining fabric being so arranged as to render the tubular lininglongitudinally stretchable and resilient; a folded fabric reinforcing strip interposed between the opposite rearwardly folded longitudinal edges of the body and lining pieces and having its crease exposed at the back of the tie between said edges, the threads of the said strip being so arranged as to render it longitudinally stretchable and resilient; and stitches connecting together said edges of the body and lining piece through said reinforcing strip to form a longitudinal seam at the back of the tie.

2. A necktie comprising an elongated piece of fabric folded rearwardly along longitudinal lines spaced inwardly from its opposite longitudinal edges to forni a tubular body, the threads of said fabric being arranged to render thetubular body longitudinally resilient; a folded longitudinally resilient reinforcing strip interposed between the opposite rearwardly folded edges of the body and having its crease exposed at the back of the tie between said edges g' and stitches connecting together said edges through said reinforcing strip to form a longitudinal seam at the back of the tie.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature.

KENNETH W. BLANCHARD.

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