US2023293A - Necktie - Google Patents

Description

W. H. SEARS Dec. 3, 1935.

NECKTIE Filed March 50, 1933 Patented Dec. 3, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE York, N. Y.

Application March 30, 1933, Serial No. 663,457

2 Claims.

My invention relates to neckties and more particularly to neckties in which the knot is formed while the tie is in place upon the wearer. The object of my invention is to provide a necktie having a neckband which is divided into two parts and the parts of which are connected together by detachable means so placed that the detachable means is accessible by inserting the fingers under .one corner of the collar in order to detach the sections of the neckband to permit the necktie to be removed. The present necktie, whether of the four-in-hand or bow type, is adapted to be tied while in place around the collar, so that the knot will have a soft and artistic appearance as distinguished from a factorymade knot or, in other words, the appearance will be equal to that of an ordinary necktie the knot of which is tied by the wearer. Instead, however, of having to untie the knot each time the necktie is removed and replaced, the knot when once formed in the present tie, may be retained over a long period without being disturbed, because the sections of the neckband may be detached to remove the necktie from the collar while leaving the knot undisturbed. Thus the necktie may be put on and taken off any number of times without disturbing the knot and without having to tie the knot each time the tie is put on. With the present invention it is not even necessary to slide the knot each time the tie is put on because the neckband will continue to fit the collar once the knot has been properly formed in position and because the separate portions of the neckband may be detached and reattached without changing the position of the knot.

The more important purpose of the invention is to provide a necktie the knot of which is formed by the wearer while the tie is in place, but which will permit the tie to be removed and replaced without disturbing the knot or requiring it to be retied. This saves wear and tear upon the tie because it saves having to form the knot each time the necktie is put on. The tie remains fresh looking and unsoiled over a long period of time because of the elimination of the necessity of having to reform the knot. On the other hand, the present necktie is artistic, like the ordinary necktie which is tied by the wearer. I am aware that neckties with factory-made knots have been made detachable, but there is practically no sale at the present time for factorymade-up neckties. Under the present invention it is possible to .obtain all the advantages of a necktie which is tied by the wearer but to preserve the knot and to permit the necktie to be applied and removed many times without disturbing the knot.

To permit the necktie to be applied to what is known as a turned-down collar, the detachable 5 clasp for holding the two sections of the neckband detachably together must be so located that the user may reach in under the front flap of the collar to detach or attach parts of the clasp. Just before the knot is originally formed in the tie, the detachable clasp will be located some distance back of the front flap of the collar, especially if the knot is not formed close up to the neckband of the collar; but when the knot is slid along the tie to bring it up close to the neckband of the collar, the detachable clasp will be thereby moved downwardly to a position where it will lie hidden by the corner flap of the collar but in position to be accessible for .detachment.

Subsequently, however, when the tie is removed and replaced, that is, after the knot has once been formed, the detachable clasp will always come under the collar and near the front flap although covered by the flap of the collar to be hidden from View.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and eflicient clasp for connecting the detachable portions of the neckband together by a sliding action so that the adjustment of the neckband around the collar will not be altered as the parts of the clasp are attached and detached.

Other objects will be set forth in the following description of my invention.

In the drawing forming part of this application,

Figure l is a face view of a necktie embodying my invention and showing the same laid out flat or before it is applied around the neck of the wearer, 40

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the necktie with the parts of the clasp united together and with an ordinary four-in-hand knot formed in the exposed portions of the necktie; in other words, as the necktie is worn,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the necktie showing the parts of the clasp separated and the necktie detached from the collar,

Figure 4 is an edge view showing the details of construction of the clasp, Figure 5 is a perspective View of the two: halves of the clasp detached and in position to be slid into engagement with each other,

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5,

Figure 7 is a view showing the necktie in place around the collar, and

Figure 8 is a view showing the invention ap plied to a bow tie.

In Figure 1 I have shown my improved necktie consisting of a neckband portion I, the two parts of which 2 and 3 are connected with each other by the clasp 4 as hereinafter described. The portion 2 of the neckband is comparatively short as it extends only from the knot of the tie to a. point slightly within one of the front flaps 5 of the collar. This portion of the neckband merges with the rear or under panel B of the necktie, the latter being of usual form. The portion 3 of the neckband is considerably longer than the portion 2 because it extends around the major portion of the neckband of the collar in order to permit the clasp to be positioned in the manner here described. This portion of the neckband merges with the front panel 1 from which the knot 8 is formed.

When the tie is applied for the first time, the neckband portion is placed between the neckband of the collar and the turned-down portion 9 the same as if an ordinary necktie were being applied to the collar. With the two panels of the necktie brought down from the front of the collar, the clasp will be positioned at first at about the position indicated at A in Figure 2, which it will be understood, is not the final position of the clasp. The wearer will proceed to form the ordinary four-in-hand knot in the necktie, if it is of the four-in-hand type shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive. This will be done by throwing the front panel around the rear panel two or more times, in the usual way, then bringing the free end of the front panel down through the portion which forms the knot. When the knot has been completely formed and adjusted into artistic appearance, the wearer will grasp the free end of the rear panel 6 and slide the knot upwardly along the neckband portion 2 until the neckband of the tie fits snugly around the neckband of the collar, with the knot lying close up in the front opening of the collar.

In other words, the knot will be formed in the same manner as if an ordinary necktie were being applied. When the knot is slid up on the neckband to bring it close against the collar, the portion 2 of the neckband will be drawn back toward the knot and the clasp will be moved from the position A in Figure 2 to the full line position in which it appears in this figure. The necktie will now have the appearance of an ordinary four-in-hand. necktie which is tied by the wearer. The clasp will remain hidden just within the front flap 5 of the collar so that there will be no' unsightly indication that the clasp is present on the neckband.

The clasp which I prefer to use in connection with the present invention consists of two separable members I I, I2, preferably stamped from sheet metal. The detachable ends of the neckband are preferably tapered or narrowed, as shown at l3 in order that the width of the clasp may be retained the same width as the adjacent portions of the neckband. The member H is attached to one of the ends of the neckband, preferably by passing the reduced end of the band through a cross slot M of the clasp member and folding this end back upon the neckband and stitching the end to the neckband proper, as shown in Figures 4 and 5. This clasp member consists of the plate portion I5 which has the slot just described and of a portion l6 bent back upon the portion l5 to substantially U shape in cross section.

The other member [2 of the clasp has a plate portion I! provided with a cross slot i8 and the reduced end of the second portion of the neckband is passed through this slot, the end of the neckband is folded back on the main portion, and secured thereto by stitching, as shown in Figure 4.

The plate I! is also bent back upon itself, as shown at l 9 to make this clasp member substantially U shape in cross section; and this portion IQ of the clasp member is adapted to engage between the portion l6 and the plate l5 of the first described clasp member. In order to lockingly engage therewith and prevent the neckband members from being pulled apart in the direction of their length, I have provided slots or cuts 20 across the metal of the member l9 and the strip of metal between these slots is bent inwardly to form a sort of spring 2| projecting toward one face of the member Hi to frictionally engage therewith and thereby prevent the clasp members from sliding apart except when pressed by the fingers.

When the necktie has been applied as shown in Figure 2 and is worn, say, throughout the day, and it is desired to remove the necktie, the user merely reaches under the flap 5 of the collar with the fingers, and slides the clasp sections ll, I2 apart by moving them laterally in relation to each other against the light friction of the spring 2|. When this has been done, the neckband of the tie may be drawn downwardly and out of the collar or the collar may be removed from the shirt before the neckband is detached from the collar.

The necktie will be retained in the condition shown in Figure 3, that is, the knot will be retained in the necktie until the latter is to be worn again. The second time the necktie is to be worn, or any subsequent time, it is only necessary to place the longer portion 3 of the neckband of the necktie between the neckband of the collar and the turned-down wall, and after the collar has been applied to the neckband of the shirt the operator merely reaches under the flap 5 of the collar and slidingly engages the clasp members H, l2 to the position shown in Figure 2. Or, if thecollar is fixed to the shirt the longer member 3 is slid under the collar as with an ordinary tie and then the clasp members are attached together.

It will be noted that during this reapplioation of the necktie the knot is preserved and its position on the neckband is not disturbed, nor is the adjustment of the neckband in relation to the collar necessarily disturbed. In other words, the necktie, after the first application and the formation of the knot, may be applied and removed by merely attaching or detaching the clasp members. It will be apparent, therefore, that the original knot may be preserved over a long period of time and that the material of the tie is not soiled or wrinkled by repeated formations of the knot. It is unnecessary to form the knot each time the necktie is worn, so that the time required to apply and remove the necktie after the knot is' once formed is reduced to the simple operation of attaching and detaching the clasp.

As shown in Figure 8, the tie may be of the type having a bow knot. In this case the knot 25 is formed upon the first application of the necktie the same as with the knot in the fourin-hand type. The bow knot is preserved during repeated applications of the necktie to the wearer the same as in the four-in-hand type. In fact, the only difference between the two types is the form of knot.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A necktie including a neckband portion adapted to be placed against the neckband of a collar and having portions at opposite ends of the neckband adapted to be formed into a knot when the tie is in position on the collar whereby the knot is formed by the wearer while the necktie is in position, the neckband of said necktie being formed in several sections, one of which encircles the major portion of the neckband of the collar, members attached to the free ends of the neckband forming a clasp, each of the members of the clasp having portions bent back upon themselves whereby said clasp members are U shape in cross section, said clasp members adapted to be slid laterally into and out of cooperative engagement without disturbing the adjustment of the neckband of the necktie in relation to the collar, the bent-back portion of one of said clasp members having slots cut therein crosswise of the member and the material between said slots being bent inwardly to form a spring portion adapted to co-operate with the other clasp member.

2. A necktie including a neckband portion adapted to be placed against the neckband of a collar and having portions at opposite ends of the neckband adapted to be formed into a knot when the tie is in position on the collar, whereby the knot may be formed by the wearer when the necktie is in position, the neckband of said necktie being formed of separable sections one of which encircles the major portion of the neckband of the collar, and a clasp having a section attached to each of the free ends of the neckband of the necktie, each of said clasp sections consisting of a plate attached to one of the ends of the neckband of the tie and bent into U shape, the loops in the bent portions of said members extending substantially the full width of the clasp, and the free ends of said members being substantially straight and unobstructed so that said members may he slid laterally into and out of engagement with each other without changing the adjustment of the neckband of the tie in relation to the collar. WM. H. SEARS.

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