US2289971A

US2289971A - Collar and necktie support

Info

Publication number: US2289971A
Application number: US293346A
Authority: US
Inventors: Donald P Killen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1939-09-05
Filing date: 1939-09-05
Publication date: 1942-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 1959-07-14

Description

J ly 1942. D. P. KILLEN 2,289,971

COLLAR AND NECKTIE SUPPORT Fild Sept. 5, 19:59

J na Zd Fiji/Z1691- J) r p 164 Ago/me Patented July 14, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAR AND NECKTIE SUPPORT Donald P. Killen, Glendale, Calif. Application September 5, 1939, Serial 'No. 293,346

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a collar and necktie support of the particular type disclosed in my application for U. S. Letters Patent filed June 19, 1939, Serial No. 279,923, and the principal objects of my invention are, to generally improve upon and simplify the construction of the collar and necktie supportdisclosed in my aforesaid patent application, as well as other existing forms of similar devices, and to provide a support that is constructed wholly from resilient wire, either plain or of the type wherein a filler wire is wrapped throughout its length with a closely coiled wire.

Further objects of my invention are, to provide a collar and necktie holder wherein the upper portions of the straight legs at the side of the support are waved or kinked so as to provide added resiliency to the holder and to cause the same to more uniformly distribute the pressure produced by the holder upon the engaged portions of the collar and upon the wearers neck and further, to shape the upper cross member of the holder so that it conforms with the longitudinal and lateral curvature of the connected forward ends of the collar.

A further object of my invention is, to provide a holder of the character referred to having improved means for engaging and exerting forward pressure on the knotted portion of the necktie or that portion that is positioned between the pointed forwardends of the collar, thus causing the engaged portion of the tie to project forwardly between the front ends of the collar, thus adding materially to the appearance and dressedeffect of the collar and necktie.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of. construction and arrangement of parts that will 'be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the upper portion of a shirt, its collar and the necktie that is applied to said collar, with dotted lines showing my improved holder in position for use.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View of the holder.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the holder with dotted lines showing portions of the collar and necktie with which the holder is associated.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of a holder constructed from a single piece of wire and having a modified form of the necktie engaging member.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the form of holder illustrated in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a front elevational view of a holder formed from a single piece of wire and having afurther modified form of the tie engaging member.

Fig. 7 is a front elevational view of a holder formed from a single piece of wire and having a further modified form of the tie engaging member.

Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of the upper portion of a modified form of the holder.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing and particularly to the constructions illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, it will beseen that the main body or frame of the holder is formed from wire that is bent to form a pair of sub stantially straight legs 1!) and an upper cross connecting member I l. The wire forming this main frame may be a single piece of plain wire or it may be of the type frequently used on stringed musical instruments wherein a section of wire is wrapped with closely wound wire, the latter generally being smaller in diameter than the filler wire.

The upper connecting member H is curved lengthwise so that its intermediate portion is positioned below its ends and said member is also curved so that its intermediate portion projects forwardly of the plane occupied by its ends and as a result of this double curvature, the member ll fits snugly in the front portion of the folded collar between the collar band and the outer exposed portion of the collar and said curvature also conforms with the shape of the front portion of the collar when positioned on the neck of the wearer.

From the ends of the upper cross member H, the legs l0 extend downwardly and the upper portions of the wire in the legs and those portions that join the ends of the curved cross member H are waved or kinked laterally to form a'plurality of short half loops l2 that produce added resiliency to the holder, particularly between the upper ends of the legs and the ends of the upper cross member, so as to cause the holder to more evenly distribute its pressure upon the engaged portions of the collar and upon the neck of the wearer.

Portions of the filler wire project a short distance from the lower ends of the legs and these portions are pointed to provide short prongs l3 that engage in the fabric adjacent the lower ends of the points at the front of the collar and immediately above these points, the wire is formed into loops l4 that provide stops which defineathe length of the fabric engaging prongs.

Secured to the center of the curved upper cross member II and projecting outwardly and downwardly is a short section I5 of resilient material, preferably wire, and the lower end thereof terminates in a prong I6 and there being a stop loop I! formed immediately above said prong.

When the holder is applied for use, the prong I6 engages in the knotted portion of the wearers tie and due to the resiliency and inclined position of the finger I5, the engaged portion of the tie or that portion between the forward ends of the overlying portions of the collar is pressed forwardly between said ends, thereby adding materially to the dressed appearance of the collar and tie.

When the holder is applied for use with the prongs I3 engaged in the fabric in the lower portions of the front points of the collar, the resiliency of the legs I0 and particularly the waved portions I2 between the upper ends of said legs and the upper cross member II exert a certain amount of upward pressure on the ends of member I I, thus causing the same to fit snugly within the folded front portion of the collar so as to maintain the front points of the latter in proper position and effecting an equal distribution of the developed pressure on the engaged portions of the collar and upon the neck of the wearer.

In the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the frame of the holder including the necktie engaging member is formed from a single piece of wire, either plain or wrapped, and

in this construction the intermediate portion of the curved upper cross member II is formed into a substantially circular loop I8 that projects downwardly and forwardly from said upper cross member and depending from the lower end of this loop is a prong I9 that is adapted to engage in the knotted portion of the tie.

In order to conform to the curved rear surface of the knotted portion of the tie, the depending loop I8 may be slightly curved in horizontal section as illustrated in Fig. 5, thus forming a concave seat or bearing for the tie.

In the modified construction illustrated in Fig 6, the holder is formed from a single piece of plain, unwrapped wire, that is bent to form legs IEla, the lower ends of which terminate in prongs I3a, an upper curved cross member I la and with waved or kinked portions IZa between the upper ends of the legs and the ends of the upper cross member.

In this construction, the intermediate portion of the upper cross member IIa is bent to form a downwardly and forwardly projecting substantially V-shaped tie-engaging pressure finger 2i) and depending from the lower end thereof is 2. prong 2|.

In the modified construction illustrated in Fig. '7, a single length of unwrapped wire is bent to form legs Illb, the lower ends of which terminate in prongs I3b, an upper curved cross member I Ib with waved or kinked portions I2b between the upper ends of the legs and the ends of the upper cross member. In this form of device, the intermediate portion of the upper cross member II is bent to form a downwardly and forwardly projecting elongated loop 22 for exerting forward pressure on the knotted portion of the necktie and depending from the lower end of this loop is a tie engaging prong 23. 7

When my improved holder is applied for use, the curved upper cross member II is positioned in the front portion of the collar between the collar band and the depending points of the overlapping front end portion of the collar, with the prongs I3 on the lower ends of the legs I0 engaged in the fabric at the lower ends of the front points of the collar.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a modified construction wherein the frame is formed in two parts, each comprising a leg such as I00 and an upper cross member part No. The inner end of one of the upper members I I c is extended downwardly and forwardly to form a short resilient tie pressure finger I5c, the lower end of which terminates in a prong and the inner end of the other upper member I I0 is secured to the upper portion of the finger I50 by a loop Ila: of thin sheet metal or wire or, the meeting parts may be connected by welding.

In this construction, the waves or kinks are formed between the upper ends of the legs Illc and the outer ends of the upper members I I0.

Thus the front ends of the collar are yieldingly maintained in the desired flat position so as to present a neat and finished appearance and the resilient finger that depends from the intermediate portion of the upper cross member II exerts outward pressure on the knotted portion of the tie, so as to impart thereto an attractive and well-dressed appearance.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a collar and necktie holder that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of th various parts of my improved collar and necktie support, may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A collar and necktie support formed from a single piece of wire bent to form a pair of substantially straight legs, the lower ends of which are pointed to form collar engaging prongs, portions of the upper ends of the legs being bent inwardly and outwardly in the same vertical plane as that occupied by the legs to provide 8- shaped portions, a longitudinally curved upper member connecting the S-shaped upper ends of said legs, the central portion of said curved upper member being bent to form a downwardly and forwardly projecting loop and a prong depending from the lower end of said loop.

DONALD P. KILLEN.