US2636178A

US2636178A - Interchangeable preformed necktie

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Publication number: US2636178A
Application number: US182018A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert J Corey
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-08-29
Filing date: 1950-08-29
Publication date: 1953-04-28
Anticipated expiration: 1970-04-28

Description

April 28, 1953 v R. J. CQREY 2,636,178 INTERCHANGEABLE PREFORMED NECKTIE Filed Aug. 29, 1950 INVENTOR. ROBERT J COREY Patented Apr. 28, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INTERCHANGEABLE PREFORMED NECKTlE Robert J. Corey, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application August 29, 1950, Serial No. 182,018

Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in mens neckwear, and has for its principal object to provide a necktie construction in which the visible drape portion of the tie, the knot portion and the neckband portion all are interchangeable.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a preformed necktie knot portions in the form of a shell usable with any of a plurality of drape and neckband portions.

Another object of the invention is to provide said preformed knot portion shell with means for tucking the drape portion of the tie thereto.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an interposer securable to said drape portion and engageable in said knot portion shell, said interposer being constructed in such manner that it stylishly curls and dimples the said drape portion.

Still another object of the invention is to construct said neckband in such a manner that the same is not only adjustable to the users neck size but also is immediately adjustable to fit the users collar whether the latter is open or closed.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary frontal view of the tie of the invention associated with a shirt collar.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the knot and neckband portions of the tie with the latter broken away.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of knot portion shell with the locking means in latching position.

Fig. 4 is a plan view similar to Fig. 3 but with the locking means in unlatched position.

Fig. 5 is rear view of the knot portion shell with the locking means in latching position.

Fig. 6 is a rear view similar to Fig. 5 but with.

the locking means in an unlatching position.

Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of the knot portion shell.

' Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an interposer for interconnecting the drape portion of the tie with the knot portion shell.

Fig. 9 is a rear view of the said interposer. Fig. 10 is a frontal view of the interposer with the drape portion of the tie secured thereto.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the openable connections be:- tween one end of the neckband and the knot portion shell.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the connection between the other end of the neckband and the knot portion shell and also the'means for adjusting the neckband to fit an open or closed collar.

Fig; 13 is an enlarged sectional View on line |3--|3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings wherein a me: ferred form of the invention is illustrated, particularly to,Figs. 1, 2 and 10, the necktie comprises generally a knot portion shell IS, a neckband I 6, an interposer l1 and a drape portion la. The drape portion l8 of the tie consists of an ordinary necktie cut off just below the point at which the knot would ordinarily be formed.

The knot portion shell l5 preferably is formed in one piece of any desired material such as metal, plastic, bone or the like and may be of any desired color or may, if desired be fabric covered further, the same can be designed to contrast with or match the drape portion l8.

7 The configuration of shell I5 is such as to sim:

ulate a perfectly formed four in hand knot when viewed from the front. At its rear, however, the shell I5 is open with narrow edging flanges 20 along opposite sides of the opening. .As a consequence of its simulation of a four in hand knot. the shell l5 has a laterally wide opening 2| at the top thereof and tapers down to a relatively narrow opening 22 at the bottom. Top opening 2| however is extremely narrow from front t rear due to the curvature of the shell on the vertical axis as indicated at 23. In order to'provide for mounting the shell in proper position relative to a shirt collar such as-that designated 24 in Fig. 1, an ear 25 is bent off the shell at each upper rear edge thereof, said ears being positioned at an angle which adapts them to lie flat against the band of collar 24. The connections between neckband l6 and the ears 25 will be described hereinafter.

One rear edging flange 20 of the shell [5 is considerably widened a short distance above the under edge of the shell as indicated at 2G. A- horizontal cut out is provided in wide portion 26 to accommodate a pivot pin 21 which is, mounted in upper and lower ears is bent of! rearward from the flange. Coiled about pin 21 is the end of the rear, edging flange 30 of a horizontal latching member ill in the form of a swinging shelf, see Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, '7 and 13. The shelf 3i is of semi-spherical outline to comple ment the interior cross-sectional outline of the shell I5, and is of sufiicient lateral width to extend into a notch or cutout 32 in a widened portion 33 of the other of the rear edging flanges 20. The member 31 is shown in latching position in Figs. 3 and 5 and in non latching positions inFigs. 4 and 6. In latching position the member 3! is located completely within the shell with the edging flange 3t thereof aligned with the flanges 2Z8 oi, the; shell. The member: is held in latching'position by means of a leafspring-cle tent 34 which is welded at one end to the uppe face of the member and which has an upwardly extending arch 35 near its. free end Kesilientlp engaging the upper edge of the cutout 32 in the shell flange 20. To move member 31 to an un-- latching position wherein it is entirely without shell Hi, all that it is required to do is to overcome the pressure of spring 34.

' The construction is such that an object having a; tie;- drape: portien. it secured thereto. and of' such size as to fit within shell t5 beneath latch-= ing member 3! but not through the birttomiopene i-ng thereof, is efir'ectively' locked in the. shell by the member 31.

According to inner n,theobjectgtoewhich. the tie drape portio... is: secured; is; th. .nt poser l? which.preferably is; formed. of an easily: worked plastic such as Incite; Said interpcser is illustrated in Figs. 8, 9, l and-I l3 angdi c0m prises; a. semi-spherical: disc. 36.: haying; itsarcuate edge angularly' undercut as. at. 37* to; fit; against. the tapering Wall of. shell i immediately'hel the. latching member; as. Projecting ream fromthe fiatzside of disc 3rd isia; blccirdtadaprted to extendbetween the. edging: flanges 2%; of shell l5. when the interpeser is positioned: in, the late ten: The blqch 38: also. entends; downward from: disc. as. integnali with another bloclc t'll centrally disposed relativev to said; disc... The: block. it is ner tlllat the former. is stylishly curled; and dim pled theiollowing means are provided; 'lihecdintr 3.6; is: provided" with. four holes. (#2,. two; adia the: rear" comers of block at and. two adjacent: the front lip of." the groove The-holes: are: adapted; tp receive threads utilized; to. secure: to. gethen the .interposei: andthe tiedrapepention l 8.

cent.

The four holesAE- areint itconnected by grooves 4%" in the face of the disc; said-f grooves being adapted; tomaint'ain; all threads: below: the: sun faoethe. discandi'thereiore outaofr conta'otwvith: the latching member ti pair of vertically spaced holes. iii? are aiso provided in eacheside ofl the-block dill to all'ove for the passage threads; through. a 100132453015 the tie drape: portion. i -li: inserted intothe groove 62!: to form: a diinplein. the tie. The block Bdfiisalsozprovided'awith axvertically spaced of thread receivinghol'es. 46 traversed-I laterally by grooves: it: 11- the i eacface: of the bloclr'. lflhe edgesmf t'he:drapeportion in are secured in: abutting relationship with. the sidesof block 38? by threads passed-f through. the groovesl 'i andprotected from wear thereby; These threadsmay also secure a: loop 53 :made of fabric or other soft mater :l f'orhanging the interchangeable drape portion itzon anp suit'abl'e hook or. tie hanger when the drapeporticrn is not-worn;- Itiwilllbe seen' thereiore that by meansof the just described arrangement of grooves and holes, the upper edge of the drape portion l8 can be firmly secured to interposer il in such manher as to provide the former with the desired curled and dimpled appearance.

The neckband it comprises a fabric belt 59 having one end thereof looped through an angularly positioned slot 58 of a buckle member 52. Said buckle member has an extension 53 from which a finger. 5. is curled through. a suitable slot one of the shell ears 2%, see Figs. 2 and 12. The other end of belt 5t is looped through a slot in a hook member 56 having a tongue 5? engageableii slot 58 in a buckle member Lise buckle member member will has a finger'fi engaging a slot 55 in the other shell ear. 25;. see Figs... 2 and 11. In order that the tongue 5'! will not form an uncomfortable bulge that portion of buckle member which tongue 51 engages is onset outward as indicated at El It will readily beseen that he hook member: 555 provides a simple and (infective means for securing the neckband" it about the usersneck;

in order toadjust the length of neclrband': l-li users requirements, ti i op the of. which engages the hook member also engages an ordinary adjusting bncizlett.

Itis desii'ed that when neclrban'd lii is'adjush ed to: siae and engaged under a use s collar, the same be immediately adjustable allow 01 the collar being: opened. For example; on: hot days it is the custom to lower the portion of the tie a sheet distance belo" "3s flGI'iIl2l-1Ip05ition and to open the collarbutlon. To this end that portionv of'neclzband which is looped about buckle 52 has secured on itsen a hook member ts having a: narrow tongue engag-eah-leover the raised: portion: of the center b r of a fixed three bar buckle member 6?. As st. shown in l ig. one sidebar of the buckle ielnber 83 is provided with a holes 5-38 utilized-in stitching"- tl're bucisl'enieinbei: to belt- 5'6 at the desired distance irointhe hook member The construction is such-that-wh n tongue 6 is? engaged with bar- 855 buckle member t l as shown in Figs. 2 and l the tie is martin-inc. i However if the to d the bar'fid theltnot p I be f ree-t'o'below ered. desired distance permit of the collar being opened.

While-I have illustrated an ferred embodiment of-iny ention; it tobe' understood 1 do not in, myself'to-theprecise constructionliereii-i losed and the rightreserved to all" changesand modifications coniingwitiiin the scope oithe invention. a'sdefined' in the appended claims.

-Having thus described my invention; what- I claim as new; and desire to secure by United States Iietters Patent is i. In anecktie; ashellin-th four-inh-an'd tie knot havingan opening; extended in from its rear face; said opening being tapered in width from its" topto it's hottoin end, an interposerfittedintcthebottom end e opening; a drapepor-ticn mounted on t rnoserto means OIlS'iilil shellengagedwi thetop of said interposer-holding it rixedl'y 2 position in the botton'r end of said opening, said interpcser having atop disc shaped peripherally to con'fcrinto the crass sectionalsi-lap of said opening; and a bicclt'de: penclii'ig from disc and to said drape portion is secured; said" block having a groove in cribed the preits front face into which said drape portion is pressed to be dimpled thereby immediately below said shell.

2. In a necktie, a shell in the form of a four-inhand tie knot having an opening extended in from its rear face, said opening being tapered in width from its top to its bottom end, an interposer fitted into the bottom end of said opening, a drape portion mounted on said interposer to depend therefrom beneath said shell, and means on said shell engaged with the top of said interposer holding it fixedly in position in the bottom end of said opening, said interposer having a top disc shaped peripherally to conform to the cross sectional shape of said opening, and a block ole-- pending from said disc and to which said drape portion is secured, said disc having peripheral edges undercut to conform with and snugly fit into the tapered configuration of the opening in said shell.

3, In a necktie, a shell in the form of a four-inhand tie knot having an opening extended in from its rear face, said opening being tapered in width from its top to its bottom end, an interposer fitted into the bottom end of said opening, a drape portion mounted on said interposer to depend therefrom beneath said shell, and means on said shell engaged with the top of said interposer holding it fixedly in position in the bottom end of said opening, said interposer holding means comprising a horizontal latching member extended into said opening to rest on the top face of said interposer, and a flange formed on the edge of said latching member at the rear of said shell, said flange having one end pivotally mounted on said shell at one side of said opening to be pivoted relative to said shell to move said latching member out of said opening to free said interposer to be lifted vertically out of said opening.

4. In a necktie, a shell in the form of a four-inhand tie knot having an opening extended in from its rear face, said openin being tapered in width from its top to its bottom end, an interposer fitted into the bottom end of said opening, a drape portion mounted on said interposer to depend therefrom beneath said shell, and means on said shell engaged with the top of said interposer holding it fixedly in position in the bottom end of said opening, said interposer holding means comprising a horizontal latching member extended into said opening to rest on the top face of said interposer, and a flange formed on the edge of said latching member at the rear of said shell, said flange having one end pivotally mounted on said shell at one side of said opening to be pivoted relative to said shell to move said latching member out of said opening to free said interposer to be lifted vertically out of said opening, and means retaining said flange in a pivoted position in which said latching member is extended into said opening and engaged with the top face of said interposer.

5. In a necktie, a shell in the form of a four-inhand tie knot having an opening extended in from its rear face, said opening being tapered in Width from its top to its bottom end, an interposer fitted into the bottom end of said opening, a drape portion mounted on said interposer to depend therefrom beneath said shell, and means on said shell engaged with the top of said interposer holding it fixedly in position in the bottom end of said opening, said interposer holding means comprising a horizontal latching member extended into said opening to rest on the top face of said interposer, and a flange formed on the edge of said latching member at the rear of said shell, said flange having one end pivotally mounted on said shell at one side of said opening to be pivoted relative to said shell to move said latching member out of said opening to free said interposer to he lifted vertically out of said opening, and means retaining said flange in a pivoted position in which said latching member is extended into said opening and engaged with the top face of said interposer, said retaining means comprising a spring detent secured at one end on said latching member and having a resilient arch at its free end, said shell having a cutout at the free end of said flange engaged by said arch in the last-mentioned pivoted position of said flange.

ROBERT J. COREY.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,746,837 Keys Feb. 11, 1930 2,043,527 Brown June 9, 1936 2,453,733 Taborski Nov. 16, 1948 2,461,854 Taborski Feb. 15, 1949 2,501,741 Richmond Mar. 28, 1950