US2879516A - Neck apparel - Google Patents

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March 31, 1959 D. R. SALTER 2,879,516

NECK APPAREL Filed Nov. 23, K1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F I G. 4

INVENTQR. Douglas R Salter BY V577 March 3l, 1959 Filed Nov. 23, 1956 D. R. SALTER NECK APPAREL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i IN/ENTOR. Douglas R.Sa|ter wrm United States Patent C) NECK APPAREL Douglas R. Salter, Rochester, N.Y., assignor to Hickok Manufacturing Co. lne., Rochester, N.Y., a corporation of New York Application November 23, 1956, Serial No. 624,011 Claims. (Cl. 2145) This invention relates to neck apparel and is directed particularly to improvements in neckwear or neckties of the sport type.

One style or type of sport tie at present in popular use comprises a relatively short length of a narrow band or strap of leather or other materialof some degree of stiffness which is placed around the wearers neck under the collar and the free ends or exposed end portions which are rather short are placed in cross relation against the front of the shirt and secured together by a suitable clasp or securing means. The tie accordingly has exposed only these Very short crossed end portions and in order to hold them together some type of gripping' means is necessary, but there is nothing to prevent `the crossed ends from swinging out or flapping and the `tie can shift by sliding around the collar.

. A particular object of the present invention is to provide a new type of sport tie which when placed in position will have the same appearance as the conventional tie which extends entirely around the neck under the collar, but which is designed in a novel manner in two parts which have short upper ends adapted to extend in under the collar wings with means "permanently xing the two parts together to hold them in assembled relation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new sport tie of the above described type in which the means employed for securing the two parts of the tie in crossed relation is designed and arranged in a novel manner whereby it may be employed for holding the tie in ixed position at the front of theshirt, thereby preventing the tie from shifting its position or from swinging or ilapping outwardly from the shirt front.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a new sport tie embodying two separate crossed tie parts or members permanently joined together, with means for gripping the button strip area of the shirt and which gripping means also carries an ornamental body or emblem which functions to cover the means securing the tie parts together.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a new sport tie structure embodying two short tie portions arranged in crossed relation with means for permanently fixing them together and for also gripping the button strip area of the shirt and with additional means for engaging the collar wings to hold the latter ,down in .position against the shirt front. The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detail description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of the specification, lwith the understandingfhowever, that the invention is not confined to a strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modied so long as such changes or modifications .mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings: v A Fig. l is a View in front elevation of the front part'of a shirt collar and an adjacent portion of the shirt body,

- the clasp is so positioned that the plate showing one embodiment of the 'new sport tie of the present invention in applied position, a portion of one wing of the collar being broken away to show the full extent of one of the two tie parts;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in rear elevation of vthe central part of the tie showing details of the attachment for holding the two tie portions together; p

Fig. 4 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 showing another form of emblem and means securing the same to the cross tie portions;

Fig. 5 is a sectional viewr on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 isa sectional view on'an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3 ;y

.Fig. 7 is a front elevational view corresponding to Fig. 1 and showing" another embodiment of the invention having means for coupling the collar wings together;

Fig. 8 is a rear elevational view of the structure of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 9--9 of Fig. 7 on an enlarged scale;

Fig. l0 is a section corresponding to Fig. 9, but showing another means of attaching thecollar wings to the outer ends of the tie-carried emblem;

Fig. 11 is a detail view of one of the collar wing attaching means shown in Fig. l0;

Fig. 12 is a view in rear elevation of still another means for securing the tie portions together and attaching them to a shirt front button strip.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, reference will first be had to Figs. '1 to 3 and 6.

In Fig. 1 the numeral 10 designates a part of a shirt collar, the two wing portions of which are' designated 12 while the numeral 14 designates the shirt front button strip.

The numeral 16 generally designates one embodiment of the present improved or new tie structure which is shown in applied position with respect to the front of the shirt. This tie comprises the two lengths of material each of which is designated 178 and which lengths or pieces of material may be of any suitable character, such as narrow strips of leather or the like having a certain degree of stiffness.

The two tie parts 18 are placed in crossed relation asv shown, and are permanently iixed in this relation inthe manner hereinafter stated.4 The tie accordingly comprises the upper end parts 21`which are concealed under the collar wings, and the free 4outer end parts 22 which are exposed to view.

In this and each of vthe hereinafter described embodiments of the invention the two tie parts or lengths of material 18 are permanently fixed together so that they will maintain their crossed relation at al1 times and cannot turn or shift from the angle at which they are set.

In the present embodiment, the tie parts 18 are xed by two rivets 23 which pass through the obtusely angled end portion of a back plate 24 of' a'clasp which is generally designated 25. This obtusely angled portion of the back plate 24 of the clasp is designated 24a and 24 thereof will extend longitudinally of the rear face of one of the tie parts 18 as shown in Fig. 3 so that when the tie is in use, the clasp will be entirely hidden from view.

The clasp 25 includesa gripping jaw portion 26 and an arm 27 which is supported for rocking movement as at 2 8 on the free end of the'reverted end part 24b of the plate 24 and there is interposed between this part 24lr and the clasp arm 26, a conventional lspring 29 which isr connected with the pivot connecting means 28 and thisl spring functions to urge. thegrpping face of the jaw 3 toward the adjacent 'side ofthe plate 24. Since this clasp device 25 is in its general construction or arrangement of well known form, it is not believed that a further or more detailed description of the same is required vfor an understanding of its operation in connection with the present new tie structure.

The faces of the tie parts I18 are covered in the area where these parts cross by a suitable emblem device such as that generally designated 30. This emblem in Figs. l to 3 is shown as being in the form of a generally rectangular plate having the longer sides slightly outwardly bowed or arched as indicated at 31 and the plate carries or has fixed to its rear side the rivets 23 which in the assembling of the tie structure are forced through the two thicknesses of the straps or tie parts 18 and extended through suitable apertures in the angled end portion 24a of the clasp plate 24 and there flattened or swaged as shown in Fig. 3 so as to firmly secure all of the parts in the desired assembled relation.

In connection with the thus far described first embodiment of the invention, it will be seen that the tie is worn by slipping the upper ends 21 beneath the wing portions 12 of the turned-down collar 10 so that the emblem 30 will be located directly at the center of the shirt over or just below the usual button which connects the ends of the collar together. The clasp is so positioned that when the tie is placed in this position the jaw portion 26 of the clasp can be extended in beneath the button strip 14 of the shirt and the clasp will then grip this strip between the jaw 26 and the`plate 24 or the rear face of the adjacent tie part 18.

Fiss. 4 and 5 ,illustrate @ether embcdiment wherein a vSlightly different form of clasp, YiS used in association with the two tie parts which are here designated 1811. In this second embodiment the clasp which is generally designated 25a also comprises a long plate portion 32 and a spring actuated gripping jaw 33 Vwhich is pivotally attached to a turnedback end part 34 of the plate, the pivot being designated 35. Here a long rectangular plate emblem 36 is shown which has the clasp plate 32 disposed lengthwise of its back and secured thereto by rivets 37. Additional rivets 38 are passed through the crossed tie parts 18a and into the clasp plate 32 to secure the several elements of the tie together.

In use, the second described embodiment is secured, like the first, to the button strip of the shirt by sliding the edge of the button strip in between the free gripping end of the jaw 33 and the end of the plate 32 which is turned away from the emblem plate 36, as indicated at 32.

Figs. 7 to 9, inclusive,v illustrate a third embodiment of the invention wherein a different style of emblem is illustrated and there is shown' inassociation with the emblem which is attached to the two tie parts, a means for engaging and holding the wing portions of the collar in place. In this third embodiment, the two tie parts are designated 18b and they are securedtogether by rivets which are attached to the base plate of a clasp of the same type as that shown in Fig. l and generally designated 25, which clasp is here generally designated 2S. f

The emblem of this third embodiment is of an elongate character and extends in a horizontal position, when the tie is in use, so that the outer ends of the emblem may be positioned in front of the wing portions 12' of the collar. Any desired style of emblem may be employed in this third embodiment but the one here illustrated and generally designated 39 `depicts two oppositely directed horns 40 joined to the ends of a sleeve 41 which is attached to the crossed tie parts by the rivets which secure these parts together and which secure the clasp to the back thereof, in the same manner as illustrated and described in connection with the first embodiment of the invention. i

One of the horns 4.0, at its ,Outer end has seemed in the rear side thereof the hinge plate or hinge anchor 42 for a long pin 43. This pin is secured to extend lengthwise of the emblem 39 from the outer end of the one horn Where it is pivotally secured to the outer end of the opposite horn which carries a conventional keeper 44 with which the free pointed end of the pin may be engaged after it has been fixed in the collar wings in the manner shown.

It will be readily apparent from the foregoing description in connection with the third embodiment that when the tie is mounted in place with the upper ends of the tie parts 18b beneath the collar wings, the pin 43 can be forced through the material of the collar wings as indicated at 45 in Fig. 9, and the button strip of the shirt can then be gripped by the clasp 25 to maintain the tie in wearing position. Thus the ends of the horns forming a part of the emblem will be disposed against the outer or front faces of the collar wings and the pin 43 will hold the wings together while the clasp supports the tie on the front portion of the shirt.

In Fig. 10 there is illustrated another means for securing the collar wing portions to the ends of the horns 40 of the emblem. In place of the pin 43 the outer end of each horn which is designated 40 carries a conventional tie back pin and clutch assembly which is generally designated 46. Since this type of fastener is standard and of well known construction, it is not bclieved that a detailed description of the same is required for an understanding of its use in association with the tie emblem.

Fig. 12 illustrates, in rear elevation, a fifth embodiment of a greatly simplified nature wherein there is provided an emblem plate which is generally designated 47 to the back of which is fixed by a stud 48 a long spring arm which functions in the same nature as the clasps hereinbefore described and which is generally designated 49. This spring arm is here illustrated as comprising a long loop of spring wire 50 which may be formed of a single piece of material bent upon itself and having the free ends thereof secured to the stud 48 in a suitable manner. For example, the stud 48 may be headed and the free ends of the looped spring wire 50 may be wound around the stud beneath the head in an obvious manner.

The emblem plate 47, of course, lies against the crossed front face of the tie parts which are here designated 18c and the rivets 51 may be carried by the plate 47 and fiattened against the rear side of the rearmost one of the two tie parts after being forced through the tie parts. While this manner of attaching the emblem plate is preferred as it is of the simplest nature, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to this attaching means as any other suitable means for securing the emblem plate to the crossed tie parts may be employed.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there is provided by the present invention in its several embodiments a new and novel sport tie which may be easily and quickly placed in wearing position and secured or removed from such position with a minimum of effort and the attaching means is such that it is not only always hidden from view but it will hold the tie against shifting by turning or swinging outwardly with respect to the shirt.

In those embodiments where additional holding means are employed for engaging the wing portions of the collar, the additional advantage is had of maintaining the collar wing portions flat against the shirt.

In the last described embodiment shown in Fig. 12, the attachment of the tie can be accomplished even more quickly than ,in the first described forms since it will be readily seen that such attachment is effected merely by sliding the free edge of the shirt button strip between the spring 49 vand the rear sides of the crossed collar pants, it b eing understood, of course, that the spring 49 5 will be biased to maintain a slight pressure engagement with the rear sides of the tie parts which will insure a tight grip of the device upon the shirt bottom strip when the tie is put in wearing position.

I claim:

1. An article of neckwear to be worn with a shirt having a turn-down collar embodying joined inner and outer neck encircling parts, said article comprising a pair of elongate members positioned one upon the other in crossed relation providing upper and lower free end portions of each member having substantially the same length and which extend above and below the crossed portions thereof, the upper free end portions of the two members forming an angle therebetween adapted to be substantially identical to the neck V of a shirt and for alignment therewith when worn and being positionable between the inner and outer neck encircling parts thereof with the crossed portions of the members disposed substantially at the throat of the shirt, an ornament overlying said crossed portions of the members and having spaced means aflixed thereto permanently joining said members together and to the ornament and maintaining the members in fixed angular relationsbip to each other, and clamp means carried by said ornament and lying behind the crossed portions of the members and including a portion for gripping a shirt front and clamping the same directly behind the crossed portions of the members and constituting the sole supporting means therefor.

2. The article as defined in and by claim 1 wherein said clamp means includes an elongate clasp plate secured at one end to said ornament and having a movable jaw fixed adjacent the opposite end thereof, said clasp plate and movable jaw projecting from the ornament behind the lower free end of one of said members.

3. The invention according to claim 1, with means carried by the ornament for attaching such member at remote points to the wing ends of a shirt collar.

4. The invention according to claim 3 wherein the last means comprises a pin pivoted at one of said points and a keeper for the pin xed at the other one of said points.

5. The invention according to claim 3 wherein the last named means comprises a tack pin and clutch at each of said remote points.

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