US2480698A - Tie and collar support - Google Patents

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Aug. 30, 1949. P. A. BJORSON ,5

TIE AND COLLAR SUPPORT Filed Nov. 15, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. ID/{IL PfLBJO so/v ATTD R N EYE Aug. 30, 1949. v P. A. BJORSON TIE AND COLLAR SUPPORT 2 Shets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 15, 1946 F/a 7 12 U-12 9 l3.

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IDH/L H /LfiJO/PSO/V ATTCI R N EYE Patented Aug. 30, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,480,698 r TIE AND COLLAR SUPPORT Philip A. Bjorson, WarrernOhio Application November 15, 1946, Serial No. 709,902

3 Claims. 1

This invention relate to devices for holdin neckties properly in place, and has for an object the provision a device which can be readily attached or detached.

The usual necktie clasps and the like are de signed to be used with a necktie having a band which encircles the collar of a shirt. In placing the necktie in the collar it is necessary to turn the collar up for the insertion of the necktie and then turn the collar down. Regardless of how carefully the operation is performed there will always be a wrinkle or distortion in the collar after the necktie has been inserted. Then to tie the necktie, an appreciable amount of tugging is necesary.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a device in which the band encircling the collar is eliminated, and. a necktie can be held snugly in place without distortion of the collar or the necktie.

A further object is to provide a necktie holding device which can be readil attached or detached so that it can be used on different neckties.

A further object is to provide a necktie holding device provided with resilient means which compensate for movement of the necktie which result from movements of the head of the wearer.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a view showing a device embodying the invention applied to a necktie and collar.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of a necktie prepared in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is front view of the device.

Fig. 5 is a side view, partly in section, of a resilient member used in the device.

Fig. 6 is a side view of a plunger used in the resilient member.

Fig. '7 is a view of the lower part of the plunger.

Referring to the drawings, in accordance with the invention a necktie is folded or tied in a desired knot and the band to encircle the collar is removed. The knot i has sewed to the back thereof a folded tab 2 which is closed at the top 3 and open at the bottom 5.

The tie holder is shown in Fig. 4 to comprise a transverse wire 5 with corrugated or crimped ends 6, the Wire 5 being adapted to be positioned in the tab 2 and the ends 6 to engage the ends of the tab 2, which may be reinforced to withstand wear and. give strength. The corrugated ends or corners 6 fit into the ends of the tab and provide a firmer grip on the tie.

The corrugated corners 6 are connected to downwardly extending wire 1, which in turn are connected to cylinders 8, in which are positioned compression springs 9, each attached to a plate Ill, integral with a plunger II passing through a hole in the lower part of the cylinder 8.

The plunger II, which is substantially a wire, is flattened at E2 to limit the movement of the needle point [3 at the lower end of the plunger.

Intermediate the transverse wire 5 is a cylinder M in which is positioned a compression spring and plunger similar to the spring and plunger above described. That is, one end of wire 5 is connected to the cylinder and the other end of the wire i connected to the plate or plunger.

In practice, the wire 5 is inserted in the tab 2, and the needle points I3 are caused to engage the tabs of a collar. The compression springs compensate for movements of the wearer and keep the tie snugly in place. The cylinders 8 prevent the springs from wearing on the collar.

With the combination above described the tie will never look shoddy or wrinkled, and the device can be used on any tie equipped with a tab 2. The device is simple and eliminates the necessity of turning a collar up and down as heretofore has been necessary.

The above description is to be considered as illustrative and not limitative of the invention of which modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is:

l. A device for holding ties, comprising a transverse Wire having corrugated or rough corners and downwardly extending portions, a cylinder in said transverse Wire intermediately thereof, a compression spring in the cylinder, said transverse wire being connected to one end of the cylinder and to a plate in said cylinder, said compression spring abutting said plate to urge said plate toward the end of the cylinder, cylinders connected to the downwardly extending portions, compression springs in the cylinders and abutting the upper ends of the cylinders, plates attached to the springs, plungers attached to the plates and passing through holes in the cylinders, and needle points at the ends of the plungers.

2. In combination with a necktie having a folded tab thereon, a holder comprising a transverse wire adapted to be inserted in the tab, said PHILIP A. BJORSON.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 22,698 Manaster Nov. 27, 1945 1,887,104 Roberts Nov. 8, 1932 0 2,388,196 Visas Oct. 30, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 605,301 Germany Nov. 8, 1934 658,813 Germany Apr. 13, 1938

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