US3151371A

US3151371A - Necktie holder

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Publication number: US3151371A
Application number: US103448A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gerhard A Ellestad
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1961-04-17
Filing date: 1961-04-17
Publication date: 1964-10-06
Anticipated expiration: 1981-10-06

Description

G. A. ELLESTAD 3,151,371

NECKTIE HOLDER Filed April 17, 1961 0 INVENTIR.

Max! 4- United States Patent 3,151,371 NECKTIE HOLDER Gerhard A. Ellestad, 391 N. Orchard St, Northfield, Minn. Filed Apr. 17, 1961, Ser. No. 1113,448 Claims. (Cl. 24-56) This invention relates .to necktie holders of the encircling type which releasably hold the depending portions of a four-in-hand necktie to the front of a shirt.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an improved necktie holder of the type described which will be neat in appearance, convenient and efficient in use, yet simple in structure and capable of being manufactured from sheet material at a low cost.

Another object is to provide an improved necktie holder of the type described which is constructed in such a manner that the depending end portions of a necktie may be placed readily within the holder so that the front part of the latter lies across and in contact with the front face of the necktie and thereby presents a neat appearance.

A further object is to provide a necktie holder of the type described which in normal use lightly grips the necktie between the front and rear sides of the holder which may be selectively flexed apart to facilitate insertion of the necktie between the sides.

These and other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts as will be more fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a necktie holder embodying the invention and showing it in use.

FIG. 2 is a similar view showing the manner of opening the holder for easy insertion of the neck-tie.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the rear side of the holder.

FIG. 4 is a perspective front view of a modification of the holder.

FIG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the holder shown in FIG. 4 taken on line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of another modification of the holder.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a further modification.

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of still another modification.

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof.

A preferred embodiment of my invention isshown in FIGS. 1-3 of the drawings wherein 20 indicates, generally, a necktie holder comprising a flat, endless band having the front and

rear sides

21 and 22, respectively. The rear side 22 has an upwardly extending portion 23 having its lateral edges 24 spaced inwardly from the ends of the rear side 22, as clearly shown in FIGS. 1-3. tion 23 is providedwith suitable aperture means, such as the slit 25, for receiving a button carried by the front of a shirt to thereby detachably secure the holder to the shirt front.

The rear side 22 and its integral portion 23 form a rear member 22' which is made from relatively stiff, self- The porrigid sheet material which can be flexed by the application of opposed pressures at the two ends of the rear side 22, as shown in FIG. 2. The front side 21 is made of a strip of pliable sheet material which is folded reversely at its respective end portions 26 so as to overlap the adjacent ends of the rear side 22, with the overlapping portions 27 secured to the rear face of the rear side 22 by any suitable means, such as cement, When opposed pressures are applied to the ends of the flat band, the front and

rear sides

21 and 22 are flexed in opposite directions so that the two sides separate and provide an enlarged opening for the easy insertion of the necktie T, as shown in FIG. 2. The pliable reversely folded end portions 26 act as hinge means or flexing places so that as the stiff rear member 22' is flexed the pliable front side will be moved away from the rear side. The hinge means should therefore be pliable so that repeated flexings will not produce a rupture or break at the folded end portions or fieXures 26. After placing the necktie within the temporarily enlarged opening between the two sides, the opposed pressures at the ends of the band are released and the resilience of the rear member 22 thereupon returns the latter to its substantially flat, normal shape so that the pliable front side 21 also tends to return to its normal position. Thereby, the necktie is light- 'ly gripped between the front and rear sides since the normal spacing between the two sides is less than the thickness of the necktie portions held therebetween. The front side 21 will, therefore, be in contact with and extend across the front face of the necktie.

The rear member 22' and the front side 21 may be made of any kinds of sheet material having the characteristics which will provide a device operating in the above described manner. Good results have been obtained, for example, by making the rear member 22' of a stiff plastic sheet material which is about .020 inch thick and is sold under the trademark Vinylite. The front side 21 was made of a strip of pliable sheet material which had been produced by depositing metal, in vacuum, on transparent polyester film, sold under the trademark Mylar, and then backing up the metallic deposit with a pliable, protective plastic film. Such pliable metallized plastic sheet material is currently avail-able on the market in a great variety of colors and patterns. The front side 21 could also be made of other pliable, plastic films, of suitable thickness, which may be imprinted or ornamented as desired. The holder may, for example, also be made by forming the rear member 22' of pasteboard, such as 3- ply Bristol board, and the front side of a pliable strip of bond paper, although such a holder would have a relatively short useful life.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a modification with the holder formed of a pliable strip 30 of sheet material having the front side 31 and the two rearwardly positioned folded portions 32 which are secured, as by cementing, to a narrow strip 33 of stiff plastic sheeting. This construction provides a flat, endless band so that when opposed pressures are applied at the two ends of the band, the front and rear sides of the band will open for insertion of the necktie and will lightly grip the necktie when the pressures are released. The band is secured to the shirt front by means of a reversely folded pliable plastic member 34 which is folded over the strip 33 and the folded end portions 32 and cemented, as shown in FIGS. 4-5. A slit 35 formed in member 34 receives a button on a shirt front to thereby detachably secure the holder to the shirt front. The operation of this modification is substantially the same as that of the holder shown in FIGS. 1-3. The stiff strip 33 normally holds the pliable strip 30 in substantially parallel relation to the former. The pliable strip flexes freely at the folded end portions 36 and the distance between the front and rear sides of the band is less than the thickness of a necktie to be placed between the sides.

A further modification is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 wherein the necktie holder is constructed from two pieces of sheet material, namely, a front side 46 formed of a strip of stiff plastic sheeting and a rear member 41 formed of a piece of pliable, plastic sheet material. The lower part of member 41 has the oppositely extending end portions or extensions 42 winch, with the lower part of member 41, form the rear side 43 which is coextensive with the front side 40. The adjacent faces of the respective end portions of sides 4t) and 43 are secured together as at 44 by any suitable means such as cement or heat-sealing. This construction provides a substantially flat, endless band having front and rear sides between which the necktie may be received and lightly gripped. Since the extensions 42 of the pliable member 41 are cemented or secured to the extreme end portions of front side 40, parts of the extensions 42 will act as hinge means or flexing places so that when opposed pressures are applied at the ends of the band, the front and rear sides will be flexed apart for insertion of a necktie. Upon release of the pressures, the resilience of the stiff front side 40 will cause the sides to return substantially to normal position so that the necktie will be lightly gripped between the two sides. The rear member 41 is provided with a slit 45 for cooperation with a button on a shirt front to thereby detachably secure the holder to a shirt front.

FIG. 8 shows a further modification in which the holdor comprises the pliable plastic rear member 51 having at its lower portion the oppositely projecting integral portions or extensions 52 which are reversely folded as at 53. This provides the end portions 54 on the extensions which are secured, as by cementing at 55, to the respective end portions of the stiff front side 56. This construction provides a substantially flat band having front and rear sides which may be separated for insertion of the necktie by applying opposed pressures at the ends of the band. In this structure, the folded portions 53 act as hinge means or flexing places when the pressures are applied. Upon release of the pressures, the necktie will be lightly gripped between the front and rear sides of the band. A slit '57 is formed in the member 51 for coaction with a shirt front button, as in the other modifications.

Still another modification is shown in FIGS. 9 and wherein the necktie holder has the rear member 60 which is formed of stiff sheet material and has at its lower part the lateral extensions or projections 61 which form the rear side of the flat band. The front side 62 of the band is made of a strip of stiff sheet material which is coextensive with the rear side. The respectively adjacent end portions of the front and rear sides are connected by strips of pliable tape 63 which overlap the outer surfaces of the two sides and are secured thereto by any suitable means, such as cement. When opposed pressures are applied at thetwoends of the band, the front and rear sides will be flexed away fromeach other, for the insertion of a necktie, with the pliable tapes 63 serving as hinge means. When the pressures are released the necktie will be lightly gripped between the two sides.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the objects of the invention have been attained. In each modification, the flat band has at least one side which is stiff, so that when opposed pressures are applied to the ends, the stiff side will be bent or flexed away from the other side. Upon release of thedeforming or'flexing pressures, the ree silience of the stiff side will return it substantially to its normal shape. Each modification of the invention has its front and rear sides connected at the respectively adjacent end portions by a pliable hinge means or flexing place so that the central portions of the two sides may be freely separated for insertion of the necktie. The hinge or flexing areas should be pliable so that repeated flexings will not produce a break or rupture at the point of flexing. The rear side of the flat band of each modification has an upwardly extending portion which is provided with a button engaging slit. The portion is narrower horizontally than the fiat band so that flexing of the band is facilitated by the application of opposed pressures to the laterally projecting end portions of the band. This construction also serves to conceal the slit-carrying portion behind the necktie. In use, the front side of the band lies across and in contact with the front of the necktie and so presents a neat appearance.

Various types of sheet material, suitable for making the holder, are available in a large variety of colors and patterns. Since the holder can be made at low cost, it is especially adaptable for use in the novelty and advertising fields. The sheet material parts of the holder may be imprinted or ornamented in many different ways. Various modifications may obviously be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as pointed out in the appended claims.

This application is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 757,282, filed August 26, 1958, and now abandoned.

' I claim:

1. A necktie holder comprising a flat, endless band formed of sheet material and having front and rear sides between which the dependingportions of a necktie may be lightly gripped, pliable hinge means connecting the respectively adjacent end portions of the front and rear sides, at least one of said sides being formed of stiff sheet material, the distance between the two sides being normally less than the thickness of the necktie portions to be held between them, the side formed of stiff sheet material being adapted to be flexed by the application of opposed pressures to the respective ends thereof so that the hinge means permits the free separation of the two sides to facilitate insertion of the necktie between them whereby upon release of the pressures the resilience of the stiff side will return it to substantially its normal shape and thereby provide light gripping action on the portions of the necktie positioned between the sides, and means on the rear side providing an aperture for detachably securingthe holder to a button on a shirt front.

2. A necktie holder as described in claim 1 in which both front and rear sides are formed of stiff sheet material.

3. A necktie holder comprising a rear member formed of stiff sheet material, aligned extensions projecting laterally from the opposite sides of the lower portion of the member, a strip of pliable sheet material extending along the front face of the lower portion of the member, the end portions of the strip being reversely folded over the respectively adjacent ends of the extensions and secured to the member to thereby provide a relatively flat band having front and rear sides formed, respectively, by the strip and by said extensions and the lower portion of said member, the distance between the front and rear sides being normally less than the thickness of the portions of the necktie to be received therebetween, the twosides being constructed and arranged to be temporarily separated for the easy insertion of the necktie by the application of opposed pressures at the respective ends of the band whereby upon release of the pressures the necktie will be lightly gripped between the two sides, said rear member being provided with an aperture for detachably securing the holder to a button on the front of a shirt.

4. A necktie holder as described in claim 1 in which the rear side is formed of stiff sheet material, the front side is formed of pliable sheet material and the means on the rear side providing an aperture comprises a portion which extends upwardly from the rear side and above the front side and has its lateral edges spaced inwardly from the respectively adjacent ends of the rear side.

5. A necktie holder as described in claim 1 in which the front side is formed of still sheet material, the rear side is formed of pliable sheet material and the means on the rear side providing an aperture comprises a portion which extends upwardly from the rear side and above the front side and has its lateral edges spaced inwardly 10 from the respectively adjacent ends of the rear side.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Komp Feb. 2, 1875 Levey Nov. 6, 1923 Keller July 8, 1930 FOREIGN PATENTS France Jan. 2, 1919 Great Britain of 1888 Great Britain of 1888

Claims

1. A NECKTIE HOLDER COMPRISING A FLAT, ENDLESS BAND FORMED OF SHEET MATERIAL AND HAVING FRONT AND REAR SIDES BETWEEN WHICH THE DEPENDING PORTIONS OF A NECKTIE MAY BE LIGHTLY GRIPPED, PLIABLE HINGED MEANS CONNECTING THE RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT END PORTIONS OF THE FRONT AND REAR SIDES, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SIDES BEING FORMED TO STIFF SHEET MATERIAL, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES BEING NORMALLY LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE NECKTIE PORTIONS TO BE HELD BETWEEN THEM, THE SIDE FORMED OF STIFF SHEET MATERIAL BEING ADAPTED TO BE FLEXED BY THE APPLICATION OF OPPOSED PRESSURES TO THE RESPECTIVE ENDS THEREOF SO THAT THE HINGE MEANS PERMITS THE FREE SEPARATION OF THE TWO SIDES TO FACILITATE INSERTION OF THE NECKTIE BETWEEN THEM WHEREBY UPON RELEASE OF THE PRESSURES THE RESILIENCE OF THE STIFF SIDE WILL RETURN IT TO SUBSTANTIALLY ITS NORMAL SHAPE AND THEREBY PROVIDE LIGHT GRIPPING ACTION ON THE PORTIONS OF THE NECKTIE POSITIONED BETWEEN THE SIDES, AND MEANS ON THE REAR SIDE PROVIDING AN APERTURE FOR DETACHABLY SECURING THE HOLDER TO A BUTTON ON A SHIRT FRONT.