US2408885A

US2408885A - Necktie

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Publication number: US2408885A
Application number: US513542A
Authority: US
Inventors: William S Romme
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1943-12-09
Filing date: 1943-12-09
Publication date: 1946-10-08
Anticipated expiration: 1963-10-08

Description

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Patented Oct. S, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NECKTIE William S. Romme, Stamford, Conn.

Application December 9, '1943, Serial No. 513,542

5 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in neekties and more particularly to an improved tie which will not slip after being knotted and tightened.

Heretofore, it has been diiiicult te maintain a neat appearance after a tie has been knotted and adjusted because of the tendency of the knotted part to slip down out of place. This is especially true Where the tie is made of slippery material, such as silk or rayon.

A previous attempt to solve this problem was made by providing a separate metal device having spurs which was slipped into the loop forming the knot to be attached to the fabric by the spurs after the knot had been almost completely made. This proved unsatisfactory for the sharp edges or spurs, by which the metal is attached to the fabric in the knot of the tie, would quickly tear and fray the material of the tie. Also, the metal device, being separate from the tie, was easily misplaced and lost.

An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive, easily manufactured tie having means incorporated therein which will prevent it from slipping, but which do not spoil the shape nor injure the fabric of the tie.

This has been accomplished in the form of the invention illustrated herein as exemplary thereof by making a tie having a series of protuberances or enlargements adapted to be trapped in the knot when the tie is tied and prevent the part about which the knot is formed from sliding up, i. e., lengthening the neck-encircling loop of the tie.

In the form of the invention herein illustrated, the protuberances or enlargements are in the form of buttons or disks. They are located on that portion of the inner lining which is within the standing portion of the tie and about which the knot is made, that is, the part which becomes the inside portion of the tie after it is knotted.

` The protuberances are, therefore, located within the knot after it is made and adjusted.

The protuberances are preferably located at the longitudinal edges of the lining, so that when the knot is made, their bulk or mass prevents them and the part of the tie at which they are located from passing inadvertently through the constricted opening in the upper corner of the knot.

The protuberance may be placed on only one longitudinal edge of the inner lining, but to insure against slipping they are preferably located on both longitudinal edges. When this is done,

the obstructions are preferably disposed alternately on opposite longitudinal edges.

The projections are covered by the folds of the tie which carry the inner lining and are there.- fore not visible, nor do they spoil the shape or detract from the appearance of the tie. They may be smooth surfaced and therefore the tie can be tied and untied in the ordinary manner Without fraying or tearing the fabric.

It will be understood that, While it is preferable to have the obstructionsV remain on the tie when it is not being used to avoid the danger of misplacing or losing them, they can be removed and replaced whenever desired, When, as shown herein, the obstructions are formed by snap fasteners between the parts of which the lining of the tie is caught, they may be easily removed to facilitate the laundering of the tie by simply separating the two parts of the fasteners.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a front View of a necktie embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view of an untied necktie embodying the present invention showing the position of the protuberances in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a, View taken along lines 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a View showing a portion of the lining of the necktie, illustrated in Fig. 2.

In the form of the invention as illustrated herein, the necktie I8 may be made of any suitable necktie material. The necktie comprises a relatively narrow tab II, a relatively wide tab I2, a neck band portion I3, and a lining I4 attached to and carried within the folds of the tabs and neckband.

To tie the necktie in the conventional manner, as shown in Fig. 1, the tie is placed on or under the collar with the tabs II and l2 pendant. The tab I2 is then wrapped around the tab II to start the knot, and then the end of the tab I2 is inserted through and between the layers of the wrapped portion, thus forming a more or less loose slip knot I5. After the knot has been pulled up on the standing part Il to tighten the neck band portion about the collar of the wearer, the tab I2 is pulled to tighten the knot and constricts a passage I6 through which the standing part of the tie extends. With the ordinary -tie there is nothing but the friction between the parts and this is frequently insuicient to prevent the standing part Il from sliding through the knot and thus causing a lengthening of the neck encircling portion with the result that the 3 knot hangs loosely and does not stay up in position over the adjoining ends of the collar.

To prevent this slipping of the tie, after it has been knotted, the present invention in the form illustrated herein as exemplary thereof, provides a plurality of obstructing means I'I which are of such bulk or mass that they will not inadvertently pass through the knot, but will snag therein and anchor the standing portion II of the tie.

As shown, the obstructions I'I may comprise disks, buttons or the like, and these are preferably attached to the lining I4 of the tie I0. They may be attached either during the process of manufacturing the tie or after the tie is completely made, as preferred. As shown the obstructions are constituted by snap fasteners which may be fastened to the lining by simply pressing the separable parts I'Ia, I'Ib together while the lining is located between them.

The obstructions II are located on that portion I8 of the lining I4, which is carried by the part of the necktie consisting of the merging portions of the neckband I3 and standing part II, that is, l

the part about which the knot` I is tied.

Thus, when the knot is formed, the obstruction I1 will be located within the knot and after the tie is drawn into position by pulling on the standing part II, the tabI I2 is pulled to tighten the knot. This constrcts the passage I6, and by so doing causes the obstruction I'I to be trapped within the knot, and this holds the knot from sliding down on the standing part II. The obstruction I1 cannot escape from the knot without deliberately withdrawing the part I2 to open the passage I6.

In order that there Will always be an obstruction located within the knot when the tie is tightened in place, regardless of variations due to the way various individuals tie their ties, or due to various neckband lengths, the present invention provides a plurality of such spaced obstructions.

In the form of the invention illustrated as at present preferred, the obstructions I1 are located alternately along both longitudinal edges I9 of the inner lining I4, that is, in zigzag fashion, but it Will be understood that they may be placed in any desired way.

To unfasten the tie of the present invention, it

is merely necessary to grasp and pull up the part I2 at 20 where it extends into the knot and thereby enlarge passage I6 so that the obstruction I'I may freely pass therethrough. The untying and removal of the tie may then proceed as usual or desired.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of this invention and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Iclaim:

l. A necktie having a standing part and a knot forming part and having disposed entirely within the standing part of the tie a protuberance adapted to be trapped in the knot formed in the tie to prevent slipping of the standing part back through the knot when the knot is tightened.

2. A necktie having a neckband portion and a knot forming portion, the adjoining parts of the neckband portion and the standing portion having a longitudinal series of protuberances disposed entirely within and enclosed by the tie, at least one of which becomes trapped in the knot to prevent slipping of the standing part back through the knot when the knot is tightened.

3. A necktie having a. neckband portion, a standing portion, a knot forming portion and a lining, said lining having a longitudinal series of obstructions disposed within the tie, at least one of which becomes trapped in the knot when tied to prevent slipping after tightening thereof.

4. A necktie comprising a neckband portion, a standing portion, a knot forming portion and a lining; a longitudinal series of obstructions remcvably attached to said lining, said obstructions being attached on the part of said lining which is carried within the adjoining parts of the neckband portion and the standing portion of the necktie and becoming trapped in the knot when tied to prevent slipping of the standing part back through the knot when the knot is tightened.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a nonslipping necktie having a neckband, a standing portion, a knot forming portion and a lining, said lining having a plurality of obstructions, said obstructions being disposed alternately on opposite longitudinal edges of said lining and becoming trapped in the knot when tied to prevent slipping thereof when tightened.

WILLIAM S. ROMME.