US2001261A

US2001261A - Adjustable cravat holder

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Publication number: US2001261A
Application number: US4823A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ben B Manaster
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-02-04
Filing date: 1935-02-04
Publication date: 1935-05-14
Anticipated expiration: 1952-05-14

Description

B. B. MANASTER ADJUSTABLE cRAvAT HOLDER Filed Feb. .4, 1935 l. 'NN

May 14, 1935.

HIS ATTORNEYS Patented May 14, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,001,261 ADJUSTABLE oaAvAT HOLDER Ben B. Manaster, Chicago, Ill.

Application February 4, 1935, Serial No. 4,823

11 Claims.

This invention relates to an adjustable cravat holder.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved adjustable cravat holder which is relatively simple and inexpensive in construction and efficient in use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cravat holder having improved and novel means for adjusting the eiective length of the chain or iiexible element of the cravat holder so as to accommodate the same to cravats or neck-ties of variouswidths.

A further object of the invention is to construct the new cravat holder in such a manner that the tie or cravat chain may be adjusted uniformly and symmetrically at or from both ends of the same relative to the supporting member or body of the cravat holder.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a cravat ortie holder embodying rotatable means for adjusting the tie or cravat chain uniformly and symmetrically at or from both ends of the same relative to the body or supporting member and attaching means of the cravat holder.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a preferred `form of the new tie or cravat holder;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View of the same on line 2-2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 3-3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on line 4-4 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a modiiled form of the invention, showing a part of the holder or body of the same broken away to reveal the operating parts thereof;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view oi another modied form of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 1--1 in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on line 8-8 in Fig. '7; and y Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view on line s-s in Fig. '1.

A preferred form of the new cravat holder is shown in the drawing, is therein generally indicated at I0, and comprises a supporting member which hasthe form of a hollow or tubular body I I or barrel which is substantially rectangular in cross section (Fig. 4), although it may, of course, be made inany desired cross sectional shape or conguration. Attached to the supporting member or body I I of the holder is an attaching means which has the form of a spring clip I2-I3 for attaching the holder to a shirt or like garment beneath a cravat or neck-tie.

Rotatably mounted in the body or barrel II are two spiral spring coils I4; and struck out from the barrel II and projecting diametrically inwardly int'o each coil I4 is a lug I5.

The axially outer end portion of each rotatable element or coil I4 is embedded or anchored in, and attached to, a handle element or finger grip I6, and provided on the external surface of each of these linger grips I6 is an annular groove I1. Mounted in each groove I1 is a slip ring I8 and attached to each of these slip rings yI8 is an end portion of a iiexible element or cravat chain I 9 which is adapted to overlie, or be draped over, a cravat or neck-tie, on the outer side of the latter.

In the use of the new cravat holder the same may be attached, by means of the spring clip I2--I3, to a shirt or like `outer garment, beneath a cravat or neck-tie, with the ilexible element or chain I9 draped over the cravat or neck-tie on the outer side of the latter; and the eiective length of the chain I9, relative to the body or barrel II of the holder, may be readily varied or adjusted by manipulating orf rotating the nger grips I6, thereby rotating the spring coils I4, and thus extending the same outwardly or axially relative to the body or barrel II of the holder, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1.

In this manner the effective length of the exible element or chain I9, of the new holder, may be adjusted so as to accommodate the same to neck-ties or cravats of various widths, while at the same time maintaining the symmetrical appearance of the holder, since the ilexible element or chain I9 is adjusted at both ends, relative to the body II of the holder.

A modied form of the invention is shown in Fig. 5, and is therein generally indicated at 20.

In this form of the invention one end portion of the flexible element or chain 32 is attached to an insert 33 which is iixed, or stationarily mounted in, the body or barrel 2| of the holder; the other end portion of the flexible element or chain 32 being attached, by means of a slip ring 38, to a finger grip 34 which is, in turn, attached to an elongated spiral spring coil 35 which is rotatably mounted in the body or barrel 2| of the holder 20.

Struck out from the body or barrel 2| of the holder is a lug 36, which is similar to the lugs |5.

In the modied form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 the adjustment of the flexible element or chain 32 is effected at only one end of the same by manipulating or rotating the nger grip 34 and the coil 35which is attached thereto in the barrel 2|. Otherwise this form of the invention is the same as that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, and includes a similar clip or attaching means 31.

Another modified form of the invention is shown in Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive, and is therein generally indicated at 2,2.

In this latter form of the invention the body or barrel of the holder is composed of two spaced hollow or tubular sections 23 which are shown as being substantially square in cross section (Figs. 8 and 9), although it is to be understood,

of course, that they may be made cylindrical or' in any other shape desired.

Slidably mounted in each tubular section 23 is a spiral spring coil or slidable element 24 and attached to the axially outer portion ofeach of these elements 24 is a nger grip 25. Each of the coils 24 has-an angled portion 39 (Figs. 7 and 9), and these angled end portions 39 are adapted to engage against the walls of the tubular members 23 to prevent the coils 24 from being rotated in or relative to the tubular members 23.

Arranged between the tubular sections 23 is a rotatable element or finger grip 26 and extending axially through, and attached to, this finger grip 26 is an elongated shaft or rod 21 which has opposite end portions 28 projected into the tubular sections 23, through the coils 24 therein.

The shaft or rod 21 has angled end portions 29 which project diametrically into the coils 24. Attached to the finger grips or knobs 25, by means of slip rings 30, are opposite end'portions of the flexible element or chain 3| and carried by the body of the holder is an attaching means rin the form of a spring clip 32 which includes a ,be simultaneously and symmetrically adjusted from, or at both ends thereof, relative to the body of the holder 22, by merely rotating the central nger grip 26 or turnbuckle 26, it being noted that during this operation of the turnbuckle or nger grip 26, the shaft and its angled end portions 29 cause the coils 24 and the attaching elements to be projected outwardly and axially relative to the tubular sections 23.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying'my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modication, without departing from the l spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise'details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such Variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1\. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting various widths; and means for retaining said 10 second-named members and said flexible element in a preselected adjusted position relative to said supporting member. j

2. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting member; a member rotatably mounted upon said 15 supporting member and adjustable axially along and relative thereto; said cravat holder including a flexible element adapted to over-lie a tie or cravat on the front orv outer side of the latter and having an end portion suspended from 20 said second-named member; and means for retaining said second-named member and said flexible element in a preselected adjusted position relative to said supporting member.

3. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting4 25 member; a member rotatably mounted upbn said supporting member and adjustable axially along and relative thereto; said cravat holder including a flexible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the latter and having an end portion suspended from said secondnamed member; and means for rotatably connecting said second-named member to said supporting member.

4. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting member; a member rotatably mounted upon said supporting member at each end of the latter; a flexible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the same and having end portions suspended from said second-named 40 members; said second-named members being adjustable axially along and relative to said supporting member so as to accommodate the said iiexible element to ties or cravats of various widths; and means for rotatably connecting said second-named members to said supporting member.

5. A cravat holder, comprising: a tubular member having an open end; a member rotatably mounted in said tubular member for movement axially along and relative thereto and having a portion projectible from said tubular member through the said open end of the latter; said cravat holder including a exible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or puter side of the latter and having an end portion suspended from said second-named member; and means for rotatably connecting said secondnamed member to said tubular member.

6. A cravat holder, comprising: a tubular member having an open end; a member rotatably mounted in said tubular member for movementaxially along and relative thereto and having a portion projectible from said tubular member through the said open end of the latter; said cravat holder including a flexible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the latter and having an end portion suspended from said second-named member; and

means for retaining said second-named member and said flexible element in a preselected adjusted position relative to said tubular member.

7. A cravat holder, comprising: a tubular-member having open ends; a member rotatably mounted in said tubular member at each of the latter;

said second-named members being adjustable axially along and relative to said tubular member and each of said second-named members having a portion projectible from said tubular member through the corresponding one of the said open ends of the latter; a exible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the latter and having end portions suspended from the said second-named members; and means for rotatably connecting the-said second-named members to said tubular member.

8. A cravat holder, comprising: a tubular member having open ends; a member rotatably mounted in said tubular member at each of the latter; said second-named members being adjustable axially along and relative to said tubular member and each ofl said second-named members having a portion projectible from said tubular member through the corresponding one of the said open ends of the latter; a flexible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the latter and having end portions suspended from the said second-named members;

and means for retaining said second-named members in a preselected adjusted position relative to said tubular member.

9. A cravat holder, comprising: a supporting member; a member movably mounted upon and adjustable axially of and relative to said supporting member; a flexible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the latter and having an end portion suspended from said second-named member; and means rotatably mounted in or upon said supporting member and coacting with the said second-named member to movevoradjust the latter and the said ilexible element axially of and relative to said supporting member.

. 10. A cravat holder, comprising a supporting member; a member rotatably mounted upon said supporting member and adjustable axially along and relative thereto; a exible element adapted to overlie a tie or cravat on the front or outer side of the latter; and means for rotatably attaching said second-named member to said supporting member; said second-named member being adjustable axially of and relative to said supporting member so as to accommodate said flexible element to ties or cravats of various widths.

11. In a cravat holder, a supporting member, a member having a screw or spiral portion rotatably mounted in` said supporting member for movement axially along and relative thereto, and a exible element having an end portion suspended from said supporting member; said second-named member being adjustable axially along and relative to said supporting member by means of the said screw or spiral portion thereof so as to adjust the flexible element to ties or cravats of various widths.

BEN B. MANASTER.