US2440024A - Necktie holder - Google Patents

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VApril 20, W. SCHWlERlNG NECKTIE HOLDER Filed May 10, 1945 Patented Apr. 20, 1948 UNITED VsrAir-i;s i11e-Afri;NT OFFICE Thisinvention relates to racks and, more paror composition material, thus circumventing conditionsunder which metal is either unavailable or too expensive to use. Another object is to provide such a rack which ventails the simplest sort of construction and the least expense of manufacture. Still another object is to provide a rack of this character in which the neckties are held in place by a downward pressure of a component element ofthe structure, such as may arise from its Weight oriromapressure creating device. A further object is to provide a rack of this nature in which each necktie is treated individually, so that its hanging or its removal does not interfere with the hanging or removal of other neckties. It is also an object of the present invention to facilitate the arrangement of the neckties on the rack and to make it diicult for them to slip ofi the recessedtie holding bar on which they are hung. i

Yet still another object of lthe present invention is the provision of a tie rack on which for each ordinarily used tie there is provided a labelled place so that the person using this device can more easily select a tie which fits to a certain garment, or which he prefers to wear on certain occasions or ldays; and in addition this tie rack is provided with facilities for holding reserve neckties which are not worn ordinarily.

Further objects of the instant invention reside in 'any novel feature 'of construction or operation or novel combination of parts present in the embodiment of the invention described and shown in the accompanying drawing whether within or without the scope of the appended claims and irrespective of other specific statements as to the scope of the invention contained herein.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view `of a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 isa side elevation of the same; and

Figure 3 is Aa sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Similar numerals refer to throughout the several views.

In the drawing the numeral I denotes a pair of longitudinal members which are of the same length, and the lower of which is a tie holding bar 'I' Whose upper side is provided with a multiplicity of recesses arranged in spaced relation to each other, whereas the upper member is an arm 2 to which a multiplicity of spacing members 3 similar parts f, William Schwiering, Bronx, N. Application May 10, 1945 serial No. 593,041

2. claims. (c1.` 211-s9 is secured. i A U-shaped cover `piece d is vertically shiftable on arm "2 between each two spacing members 3 and is adapted to exert a slight downward pressure on a necktie T hung in a recess of bar l'. This `downward pressure of the cover pieces couldbe caused'by any suitable means, such as springs or the like and its purpose is to prevent a dlslodging or fa lfalling of ties off the rack. However, Iprefer to make the oever pieces `tsufficiently:heavy toeXert 'said downward pressure and to attach them loosely to the arm 2 by 4means'or pins l which extend through the flanges of the U-'shapedpieces Il and through vertical slots 5 in` arm 2, which projects partially into theop'en'center spacesld of the pieces t (Fig. 3).

The parts 2 and 'I normally are held closely together y by 'means of interlocking dovetailshaped recesses 3, which are provided at the outer 'extremities of arm 2 and of the bar 1, as may be seen in Fig. 2. A tie T can then be taken easily from the-device by simply pulling it off the bar 'hand this can be done quickly Without dis'lodging other ties. A reinforcement rib e is preferably provided at a portion of the lower side of bar 7.

The bar l and arm 2 are pivotally secured between a pair of lugs I0, which are extended from a lug base I I that is carried by a vertical securing bar I3. The inner side of at least one lug I6 is preferably provided with a roughage i2 in order to prevent an inadverted swinging of arm 2 and/or bar 7. The securing bar I3 is provided with openings M through which screws or nails (not shown) can be extended for the purpose of securing the device to a wall or to a closet door or the like. A screw I5 is vertically extended through the lugs Il] and through the end portions of the arm 2 and the bar I, so that the latter can be rotated horizontally about the axis of the screw I 5. When a tie T is placed upon bar 1, the parts 2 and 'I are rotated at diiferent angles around screw I5, so that arm 2 is no longer above bar I, and then the tie can be placed properly into a recess of bar l. However, for taking a tie from the bar 'I it is not necessary to rotate the arm 2 relative to bar 1, as previously referred to.

In order to facilitate the storing of reserve ties, which are not placed upon the bar 1, I prefer to attach a reserve tie holder to the device. This reserve tie holder preferably consists Ioi` a tube I8 whose flattened upper portion I6 is laterally secured to the lug base I I by means of nails I1 or in any other suitable manner. The tube I8 is provided with T-shaped slots I9 which are connected to each `other by their vertical portions (Fig. 2), and pins 2| and l22 which carry hangers 29 are rotably and shiitably arranged in the tube i3. Each of the hangers preferably consists of a thin elongated member which extends radially for a certain `distance from a pin 2| (or 22) through a slot i9 and whose outer extremity is bent upwardly.

I prefer to label the cover pieces 4 on one or both sides so that each cover piece 4 will identify the proper place for a certain tie. For instance, each cover piece can be provided with an inscription naming a day of the week if the user of the device wishes to wear a different tie every day, so that the device will constitute a seven day necktie holder. Or the cover pieces 4 can be provided with inscriptions indicating the garments in connection with which, or the occasions at which, each tie is to be worn. While such inscriptions can be printed or written directly upon the cover pieces 4, l. prefer to provide them with small frames 23 which are open at the upper side and which hold a transparent sheet 24, so that a piece of paper bearing the tie identifying inscription can be placed under each transparent sheet 24.

While there has been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a single modication, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States is:

l. A necktie holder comprising a securing bar from which a pair of lugs is extended, a tie holding bar and an arm being pivotally secured between said lugs, a plurality of cover pieces having means for vertical shifting on said arm and being adapted to exert a downward pressure on neckties hung in recesses at the upper side of said tie holding bar, and a spacing piece secured to said arm between each two cover pieces, said arm and said tie holding bar being of the same length and having recesses at their outer extremities adapted to interlock with one another when said arm is directly above said tie holding bar.

2. A necktie holder comprising a vertical securing bar, a tie holding bar having a plurality of recesses in spaced relation in its upper portion and being hinged to said securing bar for horizontal rotation about a vertical axis, an arm of the same length as said tie holding bar having a plurality of vertical slots in parallel spaced relation and being hinged to said securing bar above said tie holding bar for horizontal rotation about the same axis which holds said tie holding bar, a plurality of U-shaped cover pieces having vertical iianges above the recesses in said tie holding bar being loosely attached to said arm by means of pins extended through said slots and through the anges of the cover pieces and being sufiiciently heavy to exert a ydownward pressure on neckties hung in said recesses, and spacing pieces stationarily secured to .said arm betweenA said cover pieces, said arm as well as said tie holding bar having dove-tail-shaped recesses at their outer extremities adapted to interlock with one another when said arm is directly above said tie holding bar.

WILLIAM SCHWIERING.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 770,205 Warren Sept. 13, 1904 844,514 Gillmore Feb. 19, 1907 1,248,732 Shave et al Dec. 4, 1917 1,557,989 Dombrowsky Oct. 20, 1925 2,068,451 Elmore Jan. 19, 1937 2,345,745 Goldbert Apr. 4, 1944

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