US1955651A - Device giving the appearance of alpha tied cravat - Google Patents

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T. PARRI April 17, 1934.

DEVICE GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF A TIED CRAVAT Filed April 15, 1933 nn n Patented Apr. 17, 1934 UNITED STATES DEVICE GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF A TIED CRAVAT Tullio Parri, Zongul'dak, Turkey Application April 15, 1933, Serial No. 666,367 In France December 13, 1932 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a device which can be placed upon an untied cravat, and gives the appearance of a tied cravat.

The said device can be readily put in place, and it will form no creases on the cravat, so that the latter can be preserved intact for a long time, and when the device itself has become worn out, the cravat can be tied in the usual manner, and due to this fact, the cravat will last still longer.

The device in conformity to the invention consists of a sort of ring-shaped piece of textile fabric which is suitably lined and its outer surface matches the tissue of the cravat. The said ring is provided in the interior with suitably directed claws which prevent it from slipping when once put in place. It further comprises fastening means such as a clasp or button, by which it can be readily opened when it is to be removed from the cravat.

A form of the said device in conformity to the invention is shown by Way of example in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device itself, in its position of use.

Fig. 2 shows the device when opened.

Fig. 3 represents the device when starting to place it upon the cravat.

Fig. 4 shows the device which has been put in place on the cravat.

Fig. 5 represents the device provided with a modified form of fastening.

Fig. 6 shows another form of fastening.

The device represented in these figures consists essentially of a sort of ring of textile fabric 10, having an inside lining 11, its outer surface being covered with a tissue 12 which corresponds to the tissue of the cravat, such as 13, upon which the device is to be fitted. Between the lining 11 and the tissue 12 is provided a suitable filling adapted to give to the device the body of an ordinary knot, and this also prevents it from being put out of shape.

At the top, the device carries on the inside a set of claws 14 whose pointed ends are downwardly directed, and which are secured to the body of the device by sewing or in like manner.

Such claws usually consist of metal, but it is evident that any other suficiently strong material could be employed.

The ring which forms the device is not continuous, but it is simply maintained in the closed position by suitable attaching means such as spring buttons 1516(Fig. 2).

Another method of closing the device may be adopted, as shown in Fig. 5, by the use of a hinged tongue 17 cooperating with a slot 18 formed in a member 19 attached to the device at any suitable point.

Fig. 6 shows another method of closing the device; on one edge of the open ring 10 is mounted a sort of loop 20 whose outer end is narrower than the part next the ring 10. The other edge of the ring is simply provided with a stud or button 21 having a narrow base by which it may be engaged in the narrow part of the loop 20. The enlarged outer end of the stud prevents the loop from being released in an improper manner.

Obviously, a great variety of such fastening means might be employed instead of the means which are represented solely by way of example, in Figs. 2, 5 and 6.

The use of the aforesaid device is very simple, and is the same for all the types which may be produced.

The cravat 13 is placed around the neck, with the two free ends hanging down, and the open device 10 is engaged upon both of these parts at the same time, and is then closed. It is now in the position shown in Fig. 3, and is then slid upwards until it takes its place against the collar (Fig. 4). It is then simply necessary to leave it in this position, for the claws now engage in the two parts of the cravat 13. which quite prevents the device from sliding down.

In order to release the cravat, the ring 10 is opened by separating the parts 15 and 16 of the spring button, or the parts 17 and 18 of the tongue When the ring 10 is opened, the

attachment. claws 14 can be readily released, and the parts 13 of the cravat itself will now be left free.

It will be readily observed that due to the fact that several devices such as 10 can be used with the same cravat l3, and since the cravat is subject to no stress and is not creased, the Whole arrangement of the cravat and rings will last three or four times as long as an ordinary cravat, for practically the same cost.

The fastening means shown in Figs. 5 and 6 have the advantage of allowing the edges of the ring 10 to move slightly upon one another, and they can thus be brought together at the lower part of the ring when this ring is pushed towards the collar and when the upper part has a tendency to spread out.

It should be further observed that Fig. 6 shows a different form for the claws 22, and in certain cases this will prove more effective than the claws 14. On the other hand, these claws 22 are not as likely to damage the parts of the cravat.

I claim:

A device adapted to simulate a cravat knot, comprising a ring shaped body simultaneously engaging the two depending portions of the cravat, and a pair of claws directed downwardly and placed at each side upon the upper internal surface of said ring shaped body whereby to engage each depending portion of the cravat in the immediate vicinity of the collar.

TULLIO PARRI.

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