US2438295A - Clip for forming neckties - Google Patents

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March 23, 1948. H, w, MORDEN 2,438,295

CLIP FOR FORMING NECKTIES Filed Aug. 11, 1944 Ih /44, ll!

BNVENTDR H MURDEN.

Patented Mar. 23, 1948 Harley Walker Morden, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, assignor of fifty per cent to Harry H. Gies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application August 11, 1944, Serial No. 549,040

The invention relates to a clip and retainer for fabric materials and more particularly for neckties and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a clip for retaining foldable materials in predisposed position.

A further object of the invention is to provide an adjustable clip and retaining member for maintaining fabric materials and the like in predisposed position with the least possible handling of the materials. 7

More particularly it is an object of this invention to furnish a clip and retaining means which may be used to form and maintain the folds and position of a necktie.

It is also an object of the invention to furnish a means of securing neckties in position without requiring that a knot be made in the necktie, thus preserving the necktie from unnecessary handling and wear.

A further object of the invention is to furnish a necktie clip to which may be secured a chain or other suitable means with which to surround and retain the loose ends of the necktie to prevent them from becoming disordered or untidy in appearance during wear.

A further object of the invention is to furnish a tie clip which is ornamental in character, is easy to adjust and being simple in structure, is efficient for its purposes.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a partial front elevational View of the clip,

Figure 2 is a partial side elevational view of the clip,

Figure 3 is a detailed enlarged sectional view taken on the line 33 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a View of the clip in use.

Figure 5 is a sectional view through the pivotal connection of the clip.

The general practice of securing neckties has hitherto consisted of formin a slip knot in the necktie, leaving the free ends to hang down the front of the body. This practice involves a good deal of handling of the necktie with the result that on those portions of the necktie which are habitually used to form the slip knot the necktie tends to become quickly soiled and worn. Moreover, in order to keep the slip knot of the necktie close to the top edge of the shirt collar, frequent adjustment is necessary, involving pulling of the free ends of the necktie so as to maintain it in proper position. Neckties also have a tendency to get out of centre alignment between the wings of a shirt collar, and in order to re- 1 Claim. (CL- 2-152) place the necktie centrally, frequent adjustment must be made.

In order to remedy these and other defects in present necktie securing methods, the instant invention was provided, and consists of a clip unit having the framework portions Ill and Illa which may be pivotally secured as at H by a member [2, the latter preferably-comprising the screw member I3 in threaded engagement with the pivoted portions or arms M and t5, which together with the pivot form the framework. The threaded engagement between the screw member l3 and the arms 14 and I5 is such as to provide for tightening the pivotal engagement between the arms thereby to tension them one to the other so that a means is formed for maintaining the arms in spread apart or open position and likewise will function to hold them in the gripping or closed position wherein they grip the fabric of a cravat. Preferably, the screw is formed with a tapered head as shown in Figure 5, where the forks Ila and Nb of arm [5 are shown mounting the tongue I ia of arm M, the tapered head l2a of screw l2 controls friction between forks Ila and llb and tongue Ida, and has thread means lZb designed to meet with suitable threads in fork I la. It will be apparent due to the taper of head l2a that screw I2 will not rotate while the am It is being rotated relative to arm 15.

At the extremities of the framework ll] are the enlargement portions I6 and I! which may be of any suitable cross-sectional shape but are.

preferably dome shaped and may have the outer surfaces 18 and I9 ornamented. Rearwardly of the enlargement portions l6 and I1 are the cup shaped members 26 adapted to provide for frictional engagement with fabric materials, and as illustrated in Figure 2 are preferably formed so as to present'in each case a serrated ridge 22 and 23 to the material.

The detailed construction of the enlargement portions I6 and I! in relation to the serrated surfaces 22 and 23 will best be understood from Figure 3, whence it will be seen that the dome shaped members are formed with the peripheral flanges 24 which engage the upper-edges 25 of the cup shaped members 26.

Secured through the members 26 is the central pin member 21, the latter being secured through the member 26 in the manner of a rivet by means of the flange 28. Surrounding the central pin member 21 is a plurality of smaller pin members 29 secured through the member 26, by flanges 30.

The arms l4 and I5 are preferably offset as at 3| in order to space the arms one from the other when said arms are swung to the closed position so that the ends thereof grip the cravat. This is clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thus, a spacing is provided between the arms permitting portions of the cravat material to extend therebetween.

Adjacent to the pivot ll preferably is the flexible chain member 32 for the purpose of completely surrounding the necktie or fabric, and it will readily be understood that the end portion 33 may be formed in the manner of a hook which may be inserted for securing through the aperture 3 in the frame I 0. 1

In use, one end of the necktie 35, is folded over 7 4 7 formed on one end of one arm, a fork formed on one end of the other arm and adapted to receive said tongue, a screw passing through said fork the opposite end 36, the wide ends of the necktie being placed adjacent to each other in the posi-,- tion shown at 31 in Figure 4. The clip is then placed preferably with the pivot portion [2 rear;

wardly of the fabric so as to partially surround,

it. The enlargement portions are thus located one on each side of the partially enclosed fabric.

By gently pressing the portions l8 and I9 the fabric of the necktie is first engaged by the large pin members 21 and subsequentlyby the smaller pin members 29, the adjacent fabric being 'frictionally held by the serrated surfaces 22 and'23, The member 32 may now be looped around the necktie completely surrounding it and the'end 33, secured in the aperture 34. r It will be understood that changesand modifications may be made to the preferred structure described within the scope and nature of the appended claim.

WhatI claim as my invention is: t v

,A clip forneckties designedto underlie a tie and to be partially concealed thereby and to hold an unknotted tie infixed simulation of a knotted tie and comprisingaa pair of arms, a tongue j simulate a knot.

and said tongue whereby said arms are pivotally connected, thread means in one of the prongs of said fork to'mate with the threads of said screw,

the head of said screw and the other prong of said fork including means for frictionally restraining said screw in said latter prong, said screw creating friction between said tongue and said prongs when tightened, a pair of pin-like members projecting substantially at right angles from the opposite ends of said arms and designed to. project towards one another to grip a portion of said as when the arms are swung together whereby to secure opposed portions of the tie to HARLEY WALKER MORDEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record ,inthe file of this patent: l V

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