US3016130A - Portable necktie holder and press - Google Patents

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Jan' 9, 1952 c. F. sToRcKMAN PORTABLE NECKTIE HOLDER AND PRESS Filed sept. a,

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United States Patent O 3,016,130 PORTABLE NECKTIE HOLDER AND PRESS Clem F. Storckman, 1914 W. Main St., Jefferson City, Mo. Filed Sept. 8, 1958, Ser. No. 759,460 2 Claims. (Cl. 206--7) The present invention relates generally to containers, and more particularly to a novel portable device for holding and pressing neckties.

Numerous portable devices for holding neckties have been devised back through the years and some are for sale today, but, untilthe present device, none had been developed which served asa container and presser for the ties and which, for travel purposes, reduced to a bare minimum both the expense of the unit and the space and weight required in a suitcase or Satchel.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide Va portable necktie holder and presser which incorporates the advantages enumerated in the foregoing paragraph.

In brie-f, the present novel portable necktie holder and presser comprises an envelope or jacket and a multisheet folder of lightweight cardboard, or the like, therewithin. Interior sheets of the folder are cut away along one edge for the reception of neckties. The arrangement is such that access can be had to one group of ties without disturbing other groups of ties.

Another object is to provide a novel necktie holder and presser of lightweight inexpensive material which will BCC ence numerals, indicates generally a portable necktie i holder and presser unit embodying the principles of the present invention. The unit 1t) includes an exterior en- Y filing folders secured together by staples 28, which exhold a predetermined number of neckties in compact pressing relation.

Another object is to provide a novel necktie holder and presser of ilexiblermaterial which will maintain the ties pressed, yet will give in respect to irregularities within a suitcase or Satchel, so that it occupies a minimum of space.

Another object is to provide a novel necktie holder,

for convenient and clean storage of neckties when not currently in use. n

Another object is to provide a novel necktie holder and presser by means of which neckties can be carried in suitcases, and the like, and which offers ready accessibility to one group of ties Wit-hout disturbing other groups of ties.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages are apparent from the following descrip-tion taken wi-th the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view off a necktie holder and presser unit incorporating the teachings of the present invention, portions of the unit being broken away to illus-y trate interior elements;

FIGURE 2 is a plan View of the folder of the present necktie holder and presser unit, the front sheet being folded back at one hundred` and eighty degrees to the remainder of the sheet, neckties being indicated by broken lines; i

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of the folder of FIGUREV 2 ou a slightly reduced scale, the folder being open so that the two interior sheets are at substantially one hundred and eighty degrees;

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary View similar to FIGURE 2, but showing the back sheet at one hundred and eighty degrees to the remainder of the folder;

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on substantially the line 5--5 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on substantially the line 6 6 of FIGURE 2; and

FIGURE 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on substantially the line 7 7 of FIGURE l.

Referring to the drawing more particularly by refertend through contiguous sheets 24 and 26, as is clear from FIGURES 2, 5 and 7. Each of sheets 24' and 26 has a fold line 30, so that when the holder 14 is opened on a flat surface, the interior sheets 24 and 26 will be a little narrower than the cover sheet 20 and the rear sheet 22, as is clear from FIGURE 3.

Each of the interior sheets 24 and 26 has three cutouts 32 along the upper edge, preferably of the conguration shown in the drawing. A necktie 34 folded once ts across each cutaway 32, as is clearly shown in the drawing. When two interior sheets 24 and 26 are employed, preferably the neckties are disposed with the overlapping end portions of the rst group 0n the front side ofthe sheet 24, as is clear from FIGURES 2 and 3, and with the overlapping end portions of the second group on the back side of sheet 26as is clear from FIGURES 3 and 4. This simpliiies accessibility and eliminates the necessity of a separation sheet between sheets 24 and 26. Any one of the six ties shown in the drawing can be removed and replaced with minimum displacement of the companion ties of the sam-e set or of the ties of the other set.

The simplest for-rn of the present invention has been illustrated in the drawing. However, it is manifest that the folder 14 may include additional interior sheets and that it may be for-med otherwise than by stapling together two standard manilla filing folders. The folder 14 may be of any sui-table material, but preferably it should be flexible in order to keep to a minimum the space occupied thereby in a suitcase, or the like, while still maintaining the enclosed neckties 34 smooth and pressed. Neckties, of course, are flexible and can be pressed to a smooth surface even while disposed in an irregular position.`

It is apparent that there has been provided a portable necktie holder and presser which fulfills the objects and advantages sought therefor.

It is to be understood that the foregoing description and the accompanying drawing have been given by way of illustration and exam-ple. It is also to be understood that changes in form of the elements, rearrangement of parts,

, and substitution of equivalent elements, which will be obvious to those skilled in the art, are contemplated as within the scope of the present invention which is limited only by the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:l f l. A portable tie storing and pressing container comprising a pair of outer sheets and at least two ofl inner Y fold lines parallel to the side edges thereof, the ties being :pressed between the inneran'd outer sheets, and between the two inner sheets, when the outer sheets are folded toward the inner sheets, whereby the ties are held in UNITED STATES PATENTS 499,906 Carnahan June 20, 1893 Matson May 12, 1908 Hotchkiss July 18, 1933 Swift Oct. 31, 1933 Essman Oct. 30, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain of 1907

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