DE29710436U1 - Tie holder - Google Patents

Description

PATENT ATTORNEYS

DIPL.-ING. R. LEMCKE DR.-IMG. H. J. BROMMER DIPL.-ING. F. PETERSEN DIPL.-ING. D. BLUMENROHR

BlSM ARCKSTRASSE 16 76133 KARLSRUHE TELEPHONE (07 21) 91 28 00 FAX (07 21) 2 It 05

13 June 1997 17 057 (Bra/gr)

Andreas Daub GmbH & Co. KG Jewellery Factory Luisenstrasse 7-9 75172 Pforzheim

Tie holder

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PATENT ATTORNEYS

DIPL.-ING. R. LEMCKE
DR.-ING. HJ BROMMER
DIPL.-ING. F. PETERSEN
DIPL.-ING. D. BLUMENROHR

BISMARCKSTRASSE 16
76133 KARLSRUHE

TELEPHONE (07 S1) 91 28 00
FAX (OT 21) 2 11 05

13 June 1997 17 057 (Bra/gr)

Description

The invention relates to a tie holder with an approximately U-shaped basic form, between the legs of which there is a gap into which a tie can be inserted.

Such tie clips are used to ensure that a tie sits correctly over the button panel of a shirt, even when the wearer moves, especially when bending over. They offer the advantage over tie pins that they do not damage the tie. In their simplest design, they consist of two legs that are connected to one another via a U-shaped arch and braced against one another. The legs and the connecting arch must be relatively thick and solid so that they generate sufficient clamping force on the one hand, and on the other hand do not become permanently bent due to the frequent putting on and taking off of the tie clip. The solid design also benefits the visual appearance. Due to this simple and insensitive spring mechanism, however, a relatively high level of force must be used to push the tie clip on. Furthermore, the high pressure of the solid legs easily wrinkles the tie.

In order to eliminate these disadvantages, tie holders are known whose rear leg is split in two, whereby the two leg parts are connected to each other via a joint and a spring mechanism. By pressing on a lever provided for this purpose, one part of the rear leg is folded away from the front leg and

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allows it to be folded back again after the tie and shirt have been inserted by the force of the spring mechanism. The disadvantages of this design are, however, that it is very complex to manufacture and, secondly, the folding and spring mechanism described is relatively thick, which makes the tie holder look unattractive.

Based on this, the aim of the present invention is to provide a tie clip that is easy to handle, protects the tie and leaves an aesthetically pleasing overall impression. In addition, the tie clip should be easy and inexpensive to manufacture and can be fitted with the decorative elements known for tie clips.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that an additional elastic holding element is arranged in the intermediate space and is attached to one of the two legs or to their connecting arch and that the spring hardness of this holding element is lower than that of the two legs.

Several points are important here. Firstly, you make use of different spring hardnesses. The additional holding element with its relatively low spring hardness makes the greatest contribution to the connection of the holder, tie and shirt. The low spring hardness ensures that it is easy to put on and take off and also prevents the tie from creasing. The additional effect of the legs and connecting arch only comes into play with very thick ties or when the tie or the holder is pulled. These are constructed in the usual solid manner so that the perfect function of the holder is ensured even in the situations described above. Secondly, the attachment of the spring element between the two legs does not make the tie holder any thicker than with the usual U-shaped construction. This prevents the holder from adding weight.

Finally, by eliminating a joint, the holder is compact and production costs are kept low.

The holding element can be designed particularly easily as a leaf spring, where it is preferably only attached to the tie holder at one end, so that it can move over almost its entire length when compressed and can therefore accommodate the volume of the tie. The free end expediently protrudes into a guide to prevent the holding element from bending or the free end from catching on the tie or shirt. This guide is advantageously arranged close to or in the connecting curve of the legs.

For aesthetic reasons, the holding element is preferably attached to the back leg, especially near its free end. This way it is hidden by the shirt and tie.

To ensure that the tie clip is more securely attached to the shirt and tie, the holding element can be profiled or have several arches in the direction in which the clip is attached.

For easy attachment, the rear leg is preferably bent backwards at its free end and has a recess for flush mounting and fastening of the holding element

The holding element can be welded or soldered to one or both of the legs and/or to the connecting arch. However, elastic bracing of the holding element is also conceivable for fastening it.

Further features and properties essential to the invention emerge from the description of an embodiment based on the drawing;

Figure 1 is a side view of the tie holder according to the invention; and

Figure 2 is a top view of the rear leg of the tie clip.

In Figure 1 you can see a tie clip 1, which consists of two legs 2 and 3. The two legs are connected to each other by a connecting arch 4. The leg 2, which is oriented backwards, i.e. towards the body, when the tie clip is attached, is slightly shorter and is bent backwards at its free end 2a to make it easier to attach. The free end 3a of the front leg 3, on the other hand, runs straight for aesthetic reasons.

It is now essential that an additional, slightly spring-loaded retaining element 5 is arranged between the two legs 2 and 3. It extends longitudinally over almost the entire gap and is attached at one end 5a to the free end 2a of the rear leg, for example by welding or soldering. From there, the retaining element 5, which in the example is a thin leaf spring, runs in the form of three arches almost to the connecting arch 4. In the unloaded state, at least one of the arches of the retaining element 5 touches the front leg 3, so that the maximum available spring travel can be used.

In the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing, the holding element 5 is approximately as wide as the legs 2, 3, preferably somewhat narrower. Its end 5b adjacent to the connecting arch 4 is, in contrast to the end 5a, not connected to the leg 2 in a fixed manner, but runs at an angle of 90° into a guide in the form of an opening 2b of the leg 2. This opening 2b is, as can be seen particularly well in Figure 2, a rectangular slot that extends over only a fraction of the width of the leg 2. The free end 5b can move back and forth in this slot in order to

to compensate for changes in the length of the holding element 5 caused by lifting movements under load. It is guided by the edges of the opening 2b, so that even if the tie holder is pushed on or pulled off at an angle, the leaf spring 5 is not bent out of the gap.

For fastening, the other end 5a of the holding element 5 either runs, as shown in Figure 1, flush into a recess in the free end 2a of the leg 2 or, as shown in Figure 2, it is inserted through a slot in the leg 2 and connected to it on the rear side.

Claims (12)

I tit» «t ,* », „, PATENT ATTORNEYS DIPL.-ING. R. LEMCKE DR.-ING. H. J. BROMMER DIPL.-ING. F. PETERSEN DIPL-ING. D. BLUMENROHR BISMARCKSTRASSE 16 76133 KARLSRUHE TELEPHONE (07 21) 91 28 00 FAX (07 21| 2 11 05 13 June 1997 17 057 (Bra/gr) Protection claims 1. Tie holder (1) with an approximately U-shaped basic form, between the legs (2, 3) of which there is a gap into which a tie can be inserted, characterized in that an additional elastic holding element (5) is arranged in the gap and is attached to one of the two legs (2, 3) or to their connecting arch (4) and that the spring hardness of this holding element (5) is lower than that of the two legs (2, 3). 2. Tie holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding element (5) is a leaf spring. 3. Tie holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding element (5) is attached to the tie holder (1) only at one end (5a). 4. Tie holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding element (5) partially engages in a guide (2b) of the tie holder (1). 5. Tie holder according to claim 3 and 4, characterized in that the holding element (5) engages with its free end (5b) in the guide (2b). 6. Tie holder according to claim 4, characterized in that the guide (2b) is arranged close to or in the connecting arch (4) of the legs. 7. Tie holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding element is attached to the rear leg (2), in particular near its free end (2a). 8. Tie holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding element is bent or profiled. 9. Tie holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding element (5) has several arches arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction. 10. Tie holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding element is held by elastic tension on at least one of the legs and/or the connecting arch. 11. Tie holder according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the legs (2, 3) or the connecting arch (4) of the leg! has a recess for fastening the holding element (5). 12. Tie clip according to claim 1, characterized, that the holding element (5) extends almost over the entire length of a leg (2,3).