US3343176A

US3343176A - Fastening means for necktie knot former and support

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Publication number: US3343176A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1967-09-26
Anticipated expiration: 1984-09-26

Description

FASTENING MEANS FOR NECKTIE KNOT FORMER AND SUPPORT Filed D60. 2, 1955 Sept. 26, 1967 KANTER ET AL 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 w l I 2 3 H ATTORNEY Sept. 26, 1967 KANTER ET AL ,343,176

FASTENING MEANS FOR NECKTIE KNOT FORMER AND SUPPORT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 2, 1965 INVENTORS- A an/L KW M4 ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,343,176 FASTENING MEANS FOR NECKTIE KNOT FORMER AND SUPPORT Harry Kanter, 535 E. 86th St., New York, N.Y. 10028,

and Robert Kallman, 612 Forest Hills Drive, Wilmington, N.C. 28401 Filed Dec. 2, 1965, Ser. No. 511,032 Claims. (Cl. 2153) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A necktie with a pre-tied knot, including a knot forming body member having a spring plate and a clamp arm which is pivotable from an open to a closed position, the lower end of the body member having a lowermost rearwardly inclined apex and being formed with an opening, and assembly means for the necktie, said assembly means including a pin with a tapered stem slidably disposed in a hollow rivet in said apex opening, the tapered stem becoming wedged within the rivet when slidably driven therethrough to effect simplified fastening of the necktie to the body member.

This application is a continuation-in-part of our application Ser. No. 464,084, filed June 15, 1965, now Patent No. 3,237,208.

This invention relates to neckwear and more particularly to neckties of the pre-tied type provided with clip or clamp means on a knot forming member for releasably attaching the necktie to a collar neckband.

The general arrangement of such pre-tied neckties is described in US. Patents Nos. 2,798,226 and 2,972,750, including the steps of knotting the necktie about a former or forming member.

In prior Patent No. 3,220,015 we disclosed a novel forming member about which the tie is knotted. Further, we disclosed a speedy and effective means of fastening the tied necktie to the forming member. Specifically, we disclosed a speed nut which engaged a rear post on the forming member and bore down on the overlapping rear borders of the necktie so as to secure the necktie into final position without requiring any sewing of such rear borders. In the abovementioned Patent No. 3,237,208 We disclosed a novel clamp arm which eliminated the need for a rear post. We also disclosed a new spring plate arrangernent.

In this application we also provide a forming member without a rear post. Further, instead of a speed nut we now have devised a lowermost securing pin which is driven forwardly to accomplish the fastening of the necktie to the forming member, the pin being formed with a crowned and toothed head which bites against the overlapping rear borders and secures the necktie in place.

Thus, we provide a knot forming body member with a lowermost rearwardly inclined apex. The spring plate is permanently riveted on the front face of the body member and also has a rearwardly inclined apex, the apexes being co-extensive and fastened together by a hollow rivet. The crown head pin is slidably received through the rivet, the stem of the pin being tapered. Accordingly, when the pin is driven inwardly or forwardly in order to secure the necktie in place, it becomes firmly wedged in final position while its toothed head bites against the fabric necktie. This results in a quick and effective fastening means without requiring any sewing.

The invention will be further understood from the following description and drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary side view showing, in partly broken away form, the pre-tied necktie as it is worn;

FIGURE 2 is a front elevational view of the knot forming body member embodying the present invention, and about which the necktie is knotted and supported;

FIGURE 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIGURE 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIGURE 5 is a side elevational view thereof with the clamp arm in open position;

FIGURE 6 is a rear fragmentary perspective view of the assembled necktie;

FIGURE 7 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the knot forming body member; and

FIGURE 8 is a fragmentary plan view of a necktie advantageously employed with the improved device.

FIGURE 9 is a side sectional view.

In the drawings which illustrate a preferred form of the invention, the reference numeral 10 generally .designates the pre-tied or pre-knotted tie which is illustrated as attached to the band 11 of a shirt collar 12 on a wearer W. The knot K of the tie 10 is supported and releasably attached to the neck band 11 by a tie or knot forming and support device 13 constructed in accordance with the present invention. The device comprises a winged knot forming and body member 14, a spring plate 16, and a clamp arm 17, an exploded view thereof being shown in FIGURE 7.

In the exploded view of FIGURE 7, the knot forming and support device is made up of body member 14 which is advantageously of a molded, somewhat resilient plastic material like polyethylene or indeed of any conventional material whether metal or pressed fiber board. It is of approximately triangular configuration with a bottom, medially located, downwardly rearwardly inclined apex section 18 and a pair of laterally extending rearwardly directed wings 19 symmetrical to the vertical medial axis of the member 14. The side edges 20 of member 14 converge downwardly to the apex 18.

A front wall 21 bridges the win-gs 19. On both defining sides of wall 21 are wedge sections 22 which project forwardly from wall 21 at their top ends and which taper downwardly and inwardly toward apex 18. As a result, wedge sections 22 define and form between themselves a forward chamber 23 which serves to receive and seat the inner leg of spring plate 16 as will be hereinafter explained. An anchoring aperture 24 is formed in the apex section 18.

Spring plate 16 is formed of resilient sheet metal and is disposed wholly forwardly of wings 19. The bottom of plate 16 is tapered to a downwardly rearwardly inclined apex section 25 which overlies the front face of apex 18 and is provided with a registering aperture 26. Plate 16 is secured to body member 14 by a hollow rivet 27 which registers with the

apertures

24 and 26.

The upper part of the plate 16 is provided with a pair of laterally spaced vertical slits which divide the plate upper section into a pair of laterally spaced vertical, resilient outer legs 30, and a central or inner resilient leg 31 intermediate the legs 30, the central leg 31 being seated in forward chamber 23 and flatly abutting the front wall 21. Leg 31 is formed at its upper, free end, with a forwardly facing concave knuckle 32. On the other hand, legs 30 are formed at their upper, free ends with rearwardly facing concave knuckles 33.

Swingably supported by the

knuckles

32 and 33, and cooperating with the body member 14 to create a fastening device is the clamp arm 17 comprising angularly related upper and

lower legs

35 and 36 respectively, joined by an integrally former crotch section 37 whereby the clamp arm 17 is rearwardly bowed in the closed position of the device. It is preferred that the included angle between the

legs

35 and 36 should be about and that the crotch 37 be spaced from the bridging front wall 31 in the closed position of the clamp arm about .375 inch,

thus producing a well bowed construction of the clamp arm.

The arrangement for swingably supporting the clamp arm 17 and alternatively ur-ging it to its open and closed positions includes a rectangular cross-bar 40 which is engaged between the opposite facing

knuckles

32 and 33. The cross-bar 40 is formed at the end of a short, arcuate leg 41 which projects from the upper end of leg 35. The clamp arm lower leg 36 terminates in a finger piece defining rounded bottom leg 42 which is at the level of the apex 18 when the clamp arm is in its closed position. The action of the

knuckles

32 and 33 on the. edges of the cross-bar 40 urges the clamp arm 17 alternatively to its open or closed position.

Finally, a horizontal crown pin 45 having a concavoconvex head or dome 46 with peripheral teeth 47 and a stem 48, is slidably, received within hollow rivet 27 to accomplish the necktie securing function as will hereinafter be described. Stem 48 is slightly taperedso that when it is slidingly forced through rivet 27 in the securing operation it becomes firmly wedged in finally assembled position. Before such operation, it is somewhat frictionally retained in rivet 27 so as not to become accidentally displaced.

The invention is practiced as follows: First, a tie T, generally shorter than a conventional tie, i.e. about 35 inches, is laced about the body member 14 to form the knot K in the well understood manner. As is well known, the tie T is advantageously, although not necessarily, provided with

apertures

50 and 51 spaced about 4 inches, apart, along what corresponds to the upper rear edge of the knot forming section 52 thereof to facilitate the knotting of the tie T on the body member 14 without impeding the locking assembly in any way. Briefly, and in order to set forth herein the latest developments in the tying procedure, the clamp arm 17 is first inserted through aperture 51 to better stabilize the parts during the tying operation, the narrower end of the tie then extendingdownwardly along the front of the body member 14. The wider end is draped across a wing top edge, then brought around the front of the wings 19 so as to substantially encase one wing in a loop, another loop then being formed to encase the other wing while the clamp arm is inserted through the aperture 50. The ends are then pulled to tighten the knot. As above stated, this procedure is well known. Thereafter the crown pin 45 is driven forcefully through rivet 27 soas to bite against and intersecure the overlapping rear edges.

It will be observed that the knot K includes a pair of angularly related overlapping sections 54 and56 which traverse the rear face of the body member 14 and extend fromthe upper edge thereof. The inner edges of the overlapping

sections

54 and 56 intersect at a point directly above the crown pin 45 and they embrace the sides of the stem 48. Accordingly, when pin 45 is driven inwardly, the rear borders of overlapping

sections

54 and 56 Will be tightly pressed and engaged between the apex 18 and the toothed head 46. The tapered construction of stem 48 is effective in firmly wedging the pin 45 in assembled position, all without requiring any stitching.

The pretied necktie is attached to the collarby opening the clamp ar-m 17,inserting it behind the neckband, and snapping it to its locked position to embrace the neckband between the crown head 46 and the leg section or finger piece 42.

We have shown a preferred embodiment of this invention, but it is understood that numerous changes and omissions may be made without departing from its spirit.

What is claimed is:

1. A knot forming and support device adapted to have a necktie knotted thereabout, said device comprising a body member, a spring plate mountedt-hereon, a clamp arm on said spring plate and pivotable from an open to a closed position, and a lowermost horizontal securing pin having a rearward head on one end thereof, said head being adapted to secure a fabric necktie between it and the rear side of said body member, the lower end of said body member being formed with an opening, said pin having a stem extending through said opening, said stem being tapered from. thicker to thinner from its said head down to its opposite end, and said head having teeth for biting against the knotted fabric necktie.

2. A knot forming and support device according to claim 1 and including a hollow rivet in said opening and riveting said body member and spring plate together, said pin stem being disposed in said hollow rivet whereby when said pin is driven through said hollow rivet, its tapered stem will becomewedged against the surrounding wall of said rivet.

3. A knot forming and support member according to claim 2 and including a lowermost rearwardly inclined apex on said body member, said spring plate having a lowermost. apex coextensive with said body member apex, and said hollow rivet connecting said apexes together.

4. A knot forming and support device according to claim 3 and including a necktie knotted about said body member, said necktie including rearward overlapping fabric sections, said head having its teeth around the periphery thereof and biting against and securing said overlapping sections in position on said body member.

5. A knot forming and support device according to claim 4 and wherein said spring plate is wholly forwardly of said body member, said body member being winged and having a central bridging section, said rivet extending through the lowermost portion of said bridging section.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,972,750 2/1961 Kanter 2+l53 3,220,015 11/1965 Kanter et a1. 2-153 PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner.

Claims

1. A KNOT FORMING AND SUPPORT DEVICE ADAPTED TO HAVE A NECKTIE KNOTTED THEREABOUT, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A BODY MEMBER, A SPRING PLATE MOUNTED THEREON, A CLAMP ARM ON SAID SPRING PLATE AND PIVOTABLE FROM AN OPEN TO A CLOSED POSITION, AND A LOWERMOST HORIZONTAL SECURING PIN HAVING A REARWARD HEAD ON ONE END THEREOF, SAID HEAD BEING ADAPTED TO SECURE A FABRIC NECKTIE BETWEEN IT AND THE REAR SIDE OF SAID BODY MEMBER, THE LOWER END OF SAID BODY MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH AN OPENING, SAID PIN HAVING A STEM EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING, SAID STEM BEING TAPERED FROM THICKER TO THINNER FROM ITS SAID HEAD DOWN TO ITS OPPOSITE END, AND SAID HEAD HAVING TEETH FOR BITING AGAINST THE KNOTTED FABRIC NECKTIE.