US2420387A - Preformed necktie - Google Patents

Description

May 13, 1947. A. F. TABQRSkI PREFORMED NECKTIE Filed Jan 19, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 v INVENTOR.

Mad -41 May13, 1947. A. F; TABORSKI PREFORMED NECKTIE Filed Jan. 19, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVEN TOR.

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PREFORMED NECKTIE Filed Jan. 19, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet Patented May 13, 1947 antes? oFricE 11 Claims.

This invention relates to neckties, and more particularly to the bow type.

One object of this invention is to provide an improved novelty, preformed necktie, with which different visual effects in appearance may be obtained in th same tie by suitable manipulation, and which will be relatively simple, convenient, attractive in appearance and inexpensive.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved preformed tie with which the appearance of the wings may be changed by simple manipulation, with which different novelty effects may be easily and quickly obtained at the option of the wearer, and with which wings or other auxiliary display parts may be coupled to the knot portion in different positions and by simple means.

Various other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description of several embodiments of the invention, and the novel features will be particularly pointed out hereinafter in connection with the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a bow tie constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the same;

Fig. 3 is the rear face elevation of the same;

Fig. 4 is a transverse, sectional elevation through the knot portion of the same;

Figs. 5 and 6 are perspectives of two parts of an ordinary snap fastener that may be employed in Figs. 1 to 3;

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of two wings which may be employed in Figs. 1 to 3;

Fig. 8 is a transverse, sectional elevation of the same, the section being taken approximately along the line 88 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of another wing formed of two parts which may be employed in Figs. 1 to 3;

Fi 10 is a plan partly in section, of a portion of the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 3 to illustrate certain details of the construction of the split sleeve, and the manner in which novelty wing elements may be applied to the knot portion;

Fig. 11 is an elevation of the same;

Fig. 12 is an elevation, partly in section, of approximately half of a tie also constructed in accordance with the invention, but illustrating another embodiment thereof;

Fig. 13 is a plan of the same;

Fig, 14 is an elevation partly in section of a portion of another tie also constructed in ac- 10 of the invention;

Fig. 17 is a sectional elevation of part of a tie also constructed in accordance with the invention and representing another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 18 is a rear elevation of another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 19 is a front elevation of the same, partly in longitudinal section, to show interior details of the construction;

0 Fig. 20 is a transverse, sectional elevation of the same, the section being taken approximately along the line 20-20 of Fig. 18;

Fig. 21 is a front elevation of another embodiment of the invention; and

5 Fig. 22 is a sectional plan of a portion of the same on a larger scale.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6, the tie includes a knot portion I and wing portions 2. The knot portion I is formed of a tubular sleeve 3 which is split lengthwise, as shown in Fig. 4 close to its rear face, with the edges along the split, turned backwardly, one on the inside face, and the other on the outside face, to provide a tongue l which may be hooked into a groove 5 so as to lock the portions of the ring together at the split, with the ring slightly contracted. This sleeve or ring 3 is made of resilient, flexible material, such as spring steel or spring brass, or any other similar resilient material which, when formed in this manner,

may be sprung together to place tongue 4 in groove 5 and interlock the portions of the ring along the split.

The sleeve 3 is provided on its rear face with suitable means for attaching the knot portion to the collar or shirt band, and. in the form illustrated, this means includes a loop portion 6 that may be detachably fitted over a collar button, and also with a flexible strap 1 with rings 8 at its end, which may be connected to an elastic strap that encircles the neck band of the shirt. Another split, spring ring 9 which may have its arms sprung apart and snapped over the ring 3, may be formed of a different color or material,

or both, so as to create a diiferent visual effect.

By interchanging rings '9 of different materials, colors, shapes and ornamentations, the appearance of the knot portion of the tie may be altered to suit the personal taste of the wearer.

A wing device is disposed to extend through the bore of the split sleeve 3, and this wing device is preferably made up of the plurality of wings I0, I l and I2 formed of textile cloth, and arranged face toface and inserted into the split sleeve 3 before the portions along the split are locked together. The width of the wings II], II and I2 where they pass through the bore of sleeve 3 is such as to nicely fill the bore of the sleeve 3 while the portions along the slit are expanded, and then when the sleeve -3 is compressed peripherally, and the tongue 4 inserted in the groove 5, the wings [0, H and I2 will be compressed slightly so as to be snugly held, and also frictionally confined against rotary motion. It will be understood that the additional ring 9 is preferably removed from the sleeve 3 when the sleeve 3 is opened at the seam for the insertion or removal of the wings.

,There'may'be any number of'the wings I0, It and 12 arranged face to face, made of different shapes, colors and patterns from different materials, and arranged in any desired sequence in groups to produce various desired visual effects as a unit. These wings'are arranged face to face with any one of the wings, such as I 2, foremost, and the visual effect may be changed by merely grasping the group of wings and turning them about the axis of the bore of the sleeve 3 for 180 .or a half turn which would present the wing I ll foremost. Thus the visual effect of the tie may be quickly and easily changed. Any of the wings, such as the wing l2,may have .one or both terminal portions [3 hinged to the intermediate portion, as by a pivot I4, so that this terminal tip .l4 may be ,swung forwardly .and rearwardly to change the visual eifect.

Any of the wings, such as the wing [3, may also have detachably secured thereto, .an ornamental member IE on either one or both end portions. The element [5 may be detachably connected to the wing ID in any suitable manner, such as by a snap fastener having sections l6 and I! (see Figs. v5 and 6) one of which'is' secured to the wing It], and the other to the center of the ornament or element l5. Thus while the tie is being worn, one may engage the element 15 and rotate it on the pivot or swivel formed by the two snap fastener sections, and if the periphery or other portions of the element [5 are of U different shapes or appearances, especially on their marginal portions, they will produce different. visual effects by movement of the element.

Such snap fasteners are in common use on ,gar-

ments and gloves, and further description thereof is believed to. be unnecessary.

In Figs. 7 and, 8 additional. wing elements [8 and I9 are illustrated which can replace any of the; wings Ill, H and [2, shown in Figs. 1 to 3. These wings t8 andl9 are. preferably connected together intermediate of their ends by a snap fastener 20, as shown in Fig 8., andv inasmuch as these wings. may, if desired, also be reduced. in width intermediate of their ends, they may be rockedv through a small angle on the snap fastenor connection as. shown in Fig. 7 while confinedzin the-sleeve 3 of Figs. llto 3. r

Fig. 9 another embodiment. of a wing .21 that may" be employed in place ofv any of the wings 1.0.. H and I2 is shown. This. wing. 21' may have attached to either one or both ends thereof, a

tab wing 22 of any shape or size, such as one that extends beyond the end of the wing 2i, and each tab wing 22 is attached to the wing 2| at one side of its center in any suitable manner, such as by a snap fastener 23. While only one tab wing 22 is illustrated, it will be understood that a similar tab wing of the same or different appearance may be provided on the other end of the wing 21 if desired.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11, the construction is the same as in Figs. 1 to 4, except that an additional wing 24 is attached to the sleeve 3 of Figs. 1 to 3. The sleeve 3, at its open ends or sides, is flanged inwardly and backwardly toward the opposite end to form a flange 25, but this flange 25 is spaced from the body of the sleeve a small distance, so as to provide a groove that receives a pin 25 carried on a member 21 that is enclosed within the sleeve 3. This member 21 extends outwardly of the sleeve and terminates in an enlargedor flared portion 28 which forms .the visible part of the wing. This portion 28 of wing 24 may have a member 29 secured on its face, which, in turn, has secured on its face by a snap fastener 30, another member 3|.

The member 29 may have, at its end nearest the sleeve 3, a flange 32 formed by turning its end edge backwardly upon but spaced from the member, to engage over the adjacentedge of the front member 3| and keep the latter from turning on the pivot of the snap fastener 30. The members 28, 29 and 3| may be of any suitable shape, pattern, color or material and in the particular illustration, they are slightly bowed and of different lengths from the sleeve 3, so that the margins of the different members will be visible even though they are arranged in face to face relation.

In Figs. 12 and 13 another embodiment of the invention is illustrated, in which the wings I0, I l and 12 of ring 3 in Figs. 1 to 3 are replaced by a suitable core 33 which has a bore 34 from end to end, with an annular groove 35 spaced a short distance inwardly from its open end. Received in the bore 34 is a stem 35 carrying a spherical head 31 at its outer end. The stem 36 is provided with a transversely extending bore 38 in which is disposed two balls 39 that are urged apart in an outward direction by a spring 4i: disposed in the bore 38 under compression between the balls 39. The ends of the bore 38, after the balls 39 and the spring 40 have been inserted therein, are upset inwardly across the bore sufficiently to prevent complete ejection of the balls 39 from the bore 38. When the stem 35 is inserted in the bore 34 of core 33, the balls 33 will snap into the grooves 38 and yieldingly resist removal of the stem 38 from the knot portion of the tie. The stem 36 may be removed if sufficient end-wise pressure is applied thereto, the balls 39 being camined inwardly to clear the groove 35.

A yoke element 4|, formed of a rein-forcing member 42 with a suitable covering 43, is pivoted to the head 31 by having the member 42, at the free ends of the arms of the yoke, extended beyond the covering, and bent toward each other to form pivot pins 44 which are rotatably mounted in diametrically opposite holes in the head 31. Wing parts 45 formed of U-shaped material, as shown in Fig. 13, are secured to a spring clamp 46, Fig. 13, and these spring clamps are detachably clipped over th cross member of the yoke 4|. The Wings 45 may thus be swung forwardly and rearwardly together on the cross part of the yoke 4| and may also be swung with the yoke on the pivot pins 44 connecting the yoke to the head 31.

In Fig. 14 another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in which the sleeve 3 is provided with an interior element 33 similar to the element 33 of Figs. 12 and 13, except that the bore 34 is reduced in diameter and threaded to receive a pin 41 which is threaded therein. A pin 41 is carried by a head 43 to Which a plurality of wing parts 49 are hinged by pin 55, so that the wing parts 49 may be swung upwardly and downwardly into dif ferent relative positions with respect to the knot portion, or the wing parts 49 may be reversed to present their opposite faces by merely unscrewing the pin 41 for a half turn. The reversal may also be obtained by turning the interior element 33 through a half revolution. It will be understood that the wing parts 45 of Figs. 12 and 13, as well as the parts of Fig. 14 may be made of different materials, of different shapes, and of different patterns or ornamentations so as to produce different visual eifects.

In Fig. 15 a further embodiment of the invention is illustrated, in which the interior element 33 in the sleeve 3 is provided, at one end, with a recess carrying spring jaws 5| which have inwardly bent humps 52 that snap into an annular groove 53 in a stem 54 carried on one end of a wing 55. The inner or forward end of the stem 54 is tapered as at 55, so that when the stem 54 is inserted endwise into the bore in the element 33, the tapered end 56 will cam apart the humps 52 of the spring clamp 5|, until the humps snap into the groove 53 to lock the wing 55 to the knot portion. Since the groove 53 is an annular groove, the wing 55 may be rotated about the axis of the sleeve 3 or a parallel axis so as to present either face of the wing 55 forwardly. While the other end of the interior element 33 may be similarly formed to receive a wing 55, it is shown as having a reduced extension 51 over which is threaded a head or object 58 that carries any suitable wing or which, itself, is formed of any desired shape or size to take the place of a wing. This extension 51 may also have a threaded hole 59 therein so that if the head 58 is removed, a pin, such as 41 in Fig. 14, carrying the wing part 49, may be threaded therein.

Fig. 16 illustrates another embodiment of a wing which may be employed. This wing is made I in the form of a bellows, the two plate members 60 and 5! thereof being connected by a flexible shell or sheet 62 with an accordion pleat, so that the relatively stiff plates 69 and 6! may move toward and from one another. A snap fastener may I be provided within the bellows to couple the plates 60 and 3! detachably together, with the bellows collapsed, one part E3 of the fastener being secured to plate 60 and the other part 61a being secured to plate M. A spring 53 may be confined between the plates 55 and B! in the bellows so as to urge the plates apart, when released or uncoupled, to the maximum extent permitted by a stop 64 in the nature of a flexible cord within the bellows and connecting the plates 6!! and 3|. One of the plates, such as 65, may carry a noise creating device 35, such as a small whistle, arranged in an aperture in plate 3!. Thus by compressing the plates 55 and 6! toward one another, and releasing them, the bellows can be operated, and the expulsion of air from, or the entrance of air into, the bellows in passing through the whistle 65 will create an audible novelty effect. Wings made in bellows fashion, in this manner, may be used in place of any of the various embodiments of the invention, that is to say, any of the wings may be made of bellows fashion as illustrated in Fig. 16.

In Fig. 17 another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in which an intermediate member 33 in the sleeve 3 contains a permanent magnet 66 in the nature of a bar. This magnet 66 has recesses 61 in its ends which receive pins 68 carried by wing parts 69. The pins 68 are soft iron or other material which will be attracted by a magnetic field, and the magnetism of the magnet 60 will hold pins 68 in the recesses. The bore 61 and the pin 68 are both cylindrical in shape so that each wing part 69 may be rotated individually about the axis of the bore or sleeve 3- so as to present either face of the wing part 69 forwardly. A collar 10, on each pin 68, limits the inward movement of the pin and conceals the end of the magnet.

In Figs. 18 to 20, another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in which the knot portion H is formed of two sections 12 and 13 which abut end to end. Both sections have, in the face abutting the other section, a recess 74 which receives a tubular liner 15 long enough to couple both sections. The liner 15 is slit at 15a in both pro- J'ecting ends so that it may be compressed slightly, as it enters the recess 14, to frictionally grip the wall of the recess 14 and thus frictionally prevent separation of sections 12 and 13. An annular ring 16 may be confined in a, groove 11 formed jointly in the two abutting sections at their periphery. The sections 12 and 13 may be made of any suitable material, such as molded plastics, and the ring 16 may also be made of any suitable material. The sections 12 and 73 may be made of the same or different colors, and ring 16 may be made of a different color to give a different visual effect. By replacing the ring 16 with a similar ring of a diflerent color, the visual appearance of the knot portion may be changed.

Suitable collar attaching means may be provided on one of the sections, such as the section 72 (Fig. 18), which fastening means may be similar to that shown in Fig. 3, and similar parts will be given the same reference characters. The free ends of the sections 12 and i3 are reduced in diameter or tapered, and close to, but spaced slightly from, the extreme free ends of the sections l2 and F3, are annular grooves 18 over which may be clipped spring clamps 19 carried by wing parts 85, see Fig. 20. These spring clamps frictionally grip the knot sections in the groove 78 and hold the wing parts 80 against unintentional rotation, but one may, by grasping either wing part 85, turn it through a half revolution so as to present the opposite face of the wing part forwardly. The wing parts may also be easily and quickly detached, and other wing parts of different materials and appearance substituted on either or both ends to change the visual appearance of the tie.

The smaller, or free ends of the sections 32 and it may have threaded bores or passages 23! into which may be threaded suitable pins on other or suitable wing parts, such as the pin 41 for the wing part 49 in Fig. 14. The bore 8! may extend into the recess 74 of each section, and the liner 15 at each end may have spring arms 82 extending therefrom and forming spring clamp arms at the inner end of the bore 8! secs to snap into an annular groove of any pin carried by wing part which is inserted through the bore 8! until it is in alignment with the humps 83 o the spring arms 82. v

enemas? lnzFigsazl and 2.2 is a somewhat different em bodiment of the invention in that the knot *portion is formed of a rigid element B l'havinga-bore 135 from iside to side thereof, which bore carries 'armetal liner #86. A rigid'wing part8"! extends 'from each end of the knot portion flfl forwardly nf the liner-6, and the'knot portion-'84 ma have 'a :convex front :face 88 of any suitable appear- ;an'c'e. The outer ends of the liner 86 :are provided with serrations or notches'89. Slidable in the liner "'86 are pistons 90. These pistons have operating pins 9! extending outwardly therefrom "through slots92 'in the liner 86=so that one may, by engaging either of the pins 9! at the rear face of the knot :portion, shift that'piston 190 in an outward *direction.

A spring 93 is connecteda'tone end'to'a'cross ipin 4 carried bytheliner 86,.and its other end passes through an aperture in a pis'ton fl at a straight section fiieand'then is spiraled'a'gain and turned on itself toforma hook 96. Auxiliary wingsll'l are disposed at opposite ends of the liner 'S6,'-and have reduced extensions 58 entering the "liner an'cl provided with apertures 99 through which -a hook 9B is-engaged. Thus 'each' piston til fwi ll be 'yieldingly urged inward'by its spring -'93, and since an end of each spring extends through'a piston-fifl and is hooked to an auxiliary wing-'97,'it will urge the and edge ofthe auxiliary "wingintoserrations or notches '89 of thatend l 'moved'endwise of the liner as in an outward direc'tinn'td-Ielease the pressure-on the wings 91 wliih-can thenbe rotate'd'through a half revolution. When 'aLpi'n 9! 'is released its"connected spring 93 will retract the related wing 91 into the serrations 89 and lock it in that position. Since the serrationsrun all around'the periphery -of 'the liner at the endsjthe wings 9'! may be releasably disposedin different angular positions and not limited to a movement of a half revolution at each adjustment.

From'the foregoing it'will be observed that by making the Wings or wing arts of different materials; of different colors, and with different patterns, shapes and ornamentations thereon, a large variety of different visual effects may be obtained'by selectingthe different wings or wing parts-and'attaching them to the knot section in selected combinationsand arrangements. In all of "the-embodiments of the invention, the wings "or wing-parts'ma'y'be turned or rotated to present different faces forwardly 'in order to vary'the appearance of this'preformed tie.

Nearly everypersonpossesses a considerable number of different ties which are worn on differentdays or occasions, so as to havea variety of differently appearing ties. One'becomes tired of wearing the same tie day after day, and with this invention one mayattach to thekn'ot portion any of a large variety of different wings, wing parts or auxiliary partsfthat may be grouped in different combinations and sequences, and adjusted into different positions, to vary the different visual effects produced, 'so that with a Jminimum ofiparts, one may obtain a relatively large number of differently appearing ties.

When wings of the'type shown in Fig. 16 are used, it ispossible by operating the bellows to :produce 'anaudibleefiect which appeals particularlyto the younger generation. While the various wings have been illustrated-as attached to the sides 'of the'knotportion,:theytcan,- of course,

be attached-by similar rmeans -to the ilower'end of a, 'knot portion so as to 'have a :preformed itie more of the-style of a four-in-handtyp'e of tie.

It will be understoodithatvarious changes (in the ldetailsfmaterial's and arrangements of ipalrts whichlhave'been herein describediand illustrated in order to explain the nature of the invention may be made by those skilledin the art within the'principle and scope of the' invention as :expressedin the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A necktie of the bow typecomprising *a'kn'ot portion having collar attaching means, wings detachably' connected to said knot portion so "as to extend endwise therefrom, each wing 'bing rotatable relatively to said knot portion about an axis extending lengthwise-ofsaid portionand also'individually detachable from the knot'portion, whereby either wing may be rotated relatively to the knot portion "to present either of its faces facing forwardly, or detached to "be replaced by a similar wing of dilferent' appearance.

2. A necktie of thebowtype comprising'a knot portion having collar attaching means 'onlts -rear face, and a bore extending in a direction from side to side thereof, and wings at opposite sides ofsaid'knot portion and rotatably mounted in and individually detachable from said bore whereby the wings may be rotated to present either face of either wing i forwardly, and either wing may be replaced with another having .a different appearance.

3. A necktie of the bow type "having a knot portion with collar attaching'means-onits rear face, and wings extending from the sides of the knot portion, one .of "said wings being in the form of a bellows expansible and contractable at its free endya spring within said "bellows urging it in an opening direction, and a .sound device connected to that wing and operative Ito emit a sound upon movement of the' bllows'lin one direction.

'4. A necktie of .the'bow type having a knot portion with collar attaching-means on itsmear face and wings extending from the opposite sides of said knot portion, and an additional member connected to a face of one of the wing members by a snap fasteneig'by which said element may be attached to and detache'dfrom a Wing,.and Whenattached, shifted on the' fastenerlas apivot.

5. A necktie of the bow typehaving a-.knot portionwith collar attaching means on its rear face and wings carried by said knottportion and extending from opposite ends thereof-ma horizontal direction, one ofvsaid wings being formed of a plurality of separable sectionssecured together by snap fasteners.

6. A necktie of the bow type having a knot portion with collar attaching means on its rear face and wingparts individually and detachably anchored to opposite sides of-said knot portion, and having terminal .portions hingedto the an- .chored.portions forswinging movementto present the terminal portionsvin dilferent'positions rela tively to the knot portion.

7. A-necktie comprising-a knot .portion having collar attaching -means, i a decorative ,portion extending from theknot portion, .said decorative portion being formed of -a-.bellows .expansible and contractable at its vfreeend, anda sound creating device connected with saidbellows for operation thereby when the bellows is operatedin one-direction.

8. A necktie of the bow type having a knot portion with collar attaching means, and wings extending from opposite side of said knot portion and individually detachable from said knot portion by movement in the direction of the lengths of the wings and also individually adjustable about a horizontal axis through said knot portion.

9. A necktie of the bow type comprising a knot portion formed of two sections detachably coupled together end to end, a ring surrounding said knot portion at the abutting faces of said sections to cover the crack between said sections, and wings detachably connected to the free ends of said sections so as to extend from the knot portion horizontally, to opposite sides thereof.

10. A necktie comprising a knot portion with a collar attaching means, and having therein a permanent magnet with a polar end, and a decorative element carrying at one end a part formed of magnetically attractive material confined to said knot portion by the attraction of the magnet for said magnetic portion.

11. A necktie of the bow type comprising a knot portion with collar attaching means of magnetic REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,800,729 Hodges Apr. 14, 1931 1,531,230 Bernstein Mar. 24, 1925 1,611,016 Friedman Dec. 14, 1926 1,539,913 Reinhart June 2, 1925

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