US2869199A - Holder for ready-made four-in-hand tie - Google Patents

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J n- 20, 19 N. A. ELLIN 2,869,199

HOLDER FOR READY-MADE FOUR-IN-HAND TIE Filed Aug. 17, 1956 INVENTOR. M79 A. EZ/z'n wannornnn FOR READY-MADE FOUR-lN-HAND TIE Nils A. Ellin, Warren, R. I.

Application August 17, 1956, Serial No. 604,764 Claims. or. 24-49 The present invention relates generally to ready-made four-in-hand ties and has particular reference to means for readily mounting same in position on a short collar.

A primary object of the instant invention is the provision of novel and improved fastening means for detachably securing the knotted portion of a ready-made necktie to a shirt collar.

Another object of my invention is the provision of fastening means of the character described, which means may in appearance simulate a conventional collar pin whereby to provide an attractive and normal appearance, which belies the fact that the tie is of the ready-made type.

Another object of the instant invention is the provision of means for readily attaching and detaching the knotted portion of a ready-made necktie to a shirt collar, thereby eliminating the necessity of utilizing a neckband with said tie.

A further object is the provision of novel and improved fastening means for detachably securing the knotted portion of a ready-made necktie to a shirt collar, said means simultaneously functioning to insure that said knotted portion will not inadvertently become untied, whereby said knot need not be mounted on a neckband or tied around some sort of frame construction, such as has been necessary with prior art assemblies of this type in order to keep the knot from inadvertently becoming untied.

A further object of my invention is the provision of fastening means of the character described which readily lends itself to a wide varietyof ornamental appearances.

Still another object is the provision of fastening means for ready-made neckties, which means are simple and economically feasible to manufacture on a mass scale, but. which, nevertheless, are effective and durable in use.

Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will ecome apparent as the descriptionthereof proceeds when considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.

in the drawings which illustrate the best mode presently contemplated by me for carrying out my invention:

Fig. 1 is a-fragmentary front elevation showing a readymade necktie mounted in position in accordance with the instant invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear perspective of fastening means constructed in accordance with the instant invention and secured to a ready-made four-in-hand tie;

rig; 3 is a perspective view of the fastener clip assembly, per se;

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail of one of the elongated bars which" forms a part of the fastener clip;

I Fig. 5 is'a perspective detail of another elongated bar which forms a part of the fastener clip assembly;

Pig. 6 is a perspective detail of the clamp element which forms a part of the fastener clip assembly; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a slightly modified fastener clip assembly.

it has been found. desirable to provide novel and improved fastener means for readily mounting a readymade four-in-hand necktie in position on a shirt collar. More specifically, the instant invention is'directedto the detachable securement of ready-made neckties thatcomprise only the knotted portion and the depending flap atent O i ice portions, there being no neckband at all provided for encirclement of the wearers neck. in connection with ready-made neckties of this type, the usual practice is to make same by tying it on an elongated stud and then sliding the knot off said stud when it is completed. One of the major problems heretofore encountered in connection with ready-made ties of this type resides in the fact that since the knot is essentially a slip knot, and since there is no neckband, such as would normally keep the tie from becoming inadvertently untied, the likelihood of the tie becoming accidentally undone by a pull on the depending flaps is always present. In order to overcome this problem, it has become common practice to either tie the knot around some sort of metallic frame construction or else to utilize a separable neckstrap which extends through the knot and hence keeps it from becoming accidentally undone. The instant invention, however, overcomes this problem in a relatively simplified and etlicient manner, since in addition to the provision of means for mounting the tie in proper position between the shirt collars, said mounting means also function to keep the tie from becoming inadvertently undone in the manner heretofore described.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a conventional shirt having oppositely disposed collar portions it) and 12, between which is mounted a ready-made fourin-hand necktie 14 comprising a knotted portion 16 and depending flap portions 13 and 20. As will be seen most clearly in Fig. 2, the tie comprises only the knotted portion 16 and the depending flaps 18 and 20, there being no neckband whatsoever provided. As will be obvious, this results in a substantial saving of material in the manufacture of said ready-made ties and further provides a tie which is of greater comfort to the wearer, particularly in warmer weather, due to the absence of neck encircling means. it will be understood that the knot 16 is a conventional four-in-hand knot in all respects, although preferably, the wider Windsor knot is used since the greater width of the knot helps retain the upper corners thereof in position beneath the collars 10 and 12. The tie i4 is detachably mounted in position between and under collars it) and 12 by means of a fastener clip assembly constructed in accordance with the instant invention and generally designated at 22.

As will be seen most clearly in Figs. 3 through 6, the fastener clip assembly 22 comprises a pair of separable elongated bars 24 and 26, each of which is provided with laterally extending, oppositely disposed, off-set wing portions 28 and 3d, respectively, and substantially flat center portions 32 and 34, respectively. A clamp member generally designated at 36 is provided for securing together the bars 24 and 26, it being noted that said bars are secured together at their center portions, whereby the ends thereof form friction engaging clip means for receiving the oppositely disposed collar edges. The clamp member 36, which is preferably made of steel, comprises an elongated strip which is bent as at 37 to provide a front wall 38 and a rear wall 40 in angular disposition to each other. As will be noted, rear Wall so has a tapered top portion 42, from which extends an integrally bent pin 44, said pin extending toward front wall 33 but terminating in spaced relation thereto. Rear wall id is further provided with a pair of inwardly extending integrally struck lugs 46, the function of which will hereinafter be made apparent. The rear wall 38 is provided with an opening 48 which is sufficiently large so as to surround the inwardly extending pin 44 and lugs 46 upon movement of Walls 38 and 40 toward each other.

As will be seen most clearly in Fig. 3, the bars 24 and responding wing portions 28 of the bar 24.

member 36, after which said lugs are peened over to tightly clamp said bars together. In this respect, it will be noted that the opening 43 in wall 38 greatly facilitates the assembly operation in view of the fact that access may be had to the lugs 46 by means] of a tool extending therethrough. If desired, the fiat central portions 32 and 34 of the bars 24 and 26, respectively, may be provided with grooves or indentations 5t and 52, respectively, which will function to receive the lugs 46 whereby to facilitate the lining up of the parts and insuring that said bars will be properly centered when clamped together. As will be obvious, the grooves 50 and 52 are slightly larger in length than the width of the lugs 46, whereby said lugs 46 may snugly fit therein.

The bars 24 and 26 are preferably constructed of brass and may be finished in any desired way to provide an attractive, ornamental appearance. For example, the bar 26, which actually forms the outermost and most readily visible part of my fastener clip assembly, may be provided on its Wing portions 36 with ornamental engraving 54 or the like. Due to the relatively large inclination of the off-set wing portions 30 of bar 26, it will be obvious that when said bar is clamped to bar 24, in the manner shown in Fig. 3, the outer ends of said wing portions 30 will frictionally engage the outer ends of cor- It will be understood that in this respect the bars 24 and 26, when so assembled, function in the manner of the conventional collar clip, and the ends frictionally receive therebetween the oppositely disposed shirt collar edges. In order to facilitate the insertion of the shirt collar edges between each pair of wing portions 28 and 3th, the outermost end of portions 28 are bent away as at 56, and also, in order to better engage said shirt collar edges, said portions 28 may be provided with friction treads 58 or the like.

In operation and use, the ready-made tie 14 is first prepared in the manner afore-indicated, and then the clip assembly 22 is attached thereto by inserting the wall 38 upwardly beneath the rear fold of the knotted tie portion as far as it can go. The Wall 40 is then pressed inwardly, whereupon pin 44 penetrates the tie knot and functions to maintain the clip assembly securely attached thereto. At the same time, the pin 44, when penetrating the tie knot 16 and particularly the flap 20, functions to maintain said knot against inadvertently becoming undone, since if the flap 20 were not so engaged, a longitudinal pull thereon would immediately untie the knot, which as aforenoted, is actually nothing more than a slip knot. Of course, it will be understood that the length of the pin 44 is such that it will not penetrate entirely through the tie knot, but rather, the pointed end thereof will terminate before reaching the outer surface of said knot.

Thus it will be seen that there has been provided in accordance with the instant invention highly simplified and effective means for detachably mounting a readymade four-in-hand tie in position on a shirt collar. The construction of my clamp member 36, wherein it is readily attachable to the knotted portion of the readymade tie, and the fact that when so attached said clamp member functions to keep the tie from becoming accidentally undone, are each thought to constitute important and salient features of my invention. It will be understood that the clamp member 36 could well be used with other types of collar engaging means rather than the friction means provided by the elongated bars 24 and 26, as aforedescribed, and in this respect, a suggested modification is illustrated in Fig. 7. In this form of my invention, the clamp element is identical to that aforedescribed, hence no further description thereof will be given, but it will be noted that instead of using separable with said clamp element as one unit. As in the preferred modification of my invention hereinbefore described, the fiat portion 64 of the pin may be provided with key or slot means (not shown) for properly locating the lugs 46 whereby to insure that said pin will be properly centered when assembled and further to prevent any longitudinal sliding movement of said pin within the clamping lugs. In use, this form of my invention functions in a similar manner to the aforedescribed form, but instead of frictionally gripping the oppositely disposed collar edges, the pointed threaded ends 62 of the pin 66 extend beneath said collar edges and then penetrate outwardly therethrough. Retaining balls 66 having threaded openings 68 therein are then threadedly attached to the ends 62 of the pin 60 whereby to securely maintain the clip assembly in position.

While there is shown and described herein certain specific structure embodying the invention, it will be manifest to those skilled in the art that various modifications and rearrangements of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the underlying inventive concept and that the same is not limited to the particular forms herein shown and described except insofar as indicated by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A fastening device for detachably mounting readymade neckties, said device comprising a V-shaped clamp element consisting of a first wall for upward insertion between the rear folds of the knotted portion of the necktie and a second wall extending from said first wall in angular disposition thereto and adapted to extend rearwardly and upwardly of the tie knotted portion whereby said walls may be clamped together to securely grip the tie knot, said second wall having an inwardly extending pin for penetration of the tie knot when said second wall is moved to clamping position, and oppositely disposed laterally extending portions carried by said clamp element for detachably engaging a shirt collar.

2. The fastening device of claim 1 wherein said laterally extending portions comprise a pair of elongated bars in frictional engagement with each other at least adjacent their outermost ends, whereby the shirt collar edges may be frictionally gripped therebetween.

3. The fastener device of claim 1 wherein said laterally extending portions comprise an elongated pin adapted to penetrate the oppositely disposed shirt collar portions, and detachable retaining means for engaging said pin ends.

. 4. A fastening device for detachably mounting readymade neckties, said device comprising a substantially V-shaped clamp element consisting of a first wall for upward insertion between the rear folds of the knotted portion of the necktie and a second wall extending from said first wall in angular disposition thereto and adapted to extend rearwardly and upwardly of the tie knotted portion whereby said walls may be clamped together to securely grip the tie knot, oppositely disposed laterally extending members carried by said clamp element for detachably engaging a shirt collar, means for securing said members to the inner surface of said' second wall, said means comprising a pair of holding lugs integrally struck from said second wall, said second wall further having an inwardly extending pin at its upper extremity for penetration of the tie knot when said second wall is moved to clamping position.

5. In the fastening device of claim 4, said first wall having a blanked out portion for receiving said pin therethrough and for enabling access to be had to said holding lugs.

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