US2040297A - Necktie - Google Patents

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o. OSTANTINI 2,040,297

NECKTIE I Filed Jan. 22, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VENTOR.

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o. COSTANTINI NECKTIE Filed Jan. 22, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oresfa BY 2 Y 4 Z ATTORNEY.

Patented May 12, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

My invention relates tomens neckwear and relates particularly to neckties of the four-inhand variety.

Neckties of the four-in-hand type become soiled 5 and first show wear at the upper edge portion particularly at the neck while the other part of the necktie remains unsoiled. Many persons are unable to tie the knot, and the pulling of the material into small knots, which fashion dictates, causes the tie to become so mussed, worn, and soiled as to be worthless in a short time. It is a purpose of my invention to make a necktie having a knot which need not be tied and untied, thus eliminating wear and tear upon the tie.

5 It is another object of my invention to make a necktie that has been cut from three or four pieces a of the same material. This provides an economical manner of manufacturing neckties.

Another object of my invention is to'produce a tie so simple in its adjustment that even a child can place the tie about his neck and remove the tie without assistance.

A further object of my invention is to manufacture a ready-made tie to resemble in appearance a necktie which is formed by the user.

A further object of my invention is to construct a tie that is always tied, whichis as pleasing in appearance to the eye as a tie that is newly made each timethe user wears the tie, and which does not have the appearance of a ready-made tie of the four-in-hand type.

A further object of my invention is to construct a knotted tie which will be. comfortable to wear. With the above andrelated objects in view, my

3 invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts, that will be fully described when the description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:-

Fig. l; is a perspective view of a necktie embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded. view of the various elements comprising the necktie embodying my invention.

45 Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the tie prior to the knot being sewed into its final shape;

50 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear view of the knot portion of the tie after it has been assembled.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the stiffening member on the upper portion of the front flap.

Fig. '7 is a blank for a modified type of metallic 55 knot.

Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of the modified type of metallic form. r

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a rear elevational view of the form shown in Fig. 8, wherein the stitching for holding the form together is shown for purposes of illustration.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the form with the various elements assembled thereon. 10:

Fig. 12 is a rear perspective view of the form with the various elements assembled thereon.

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modification of my invention which is, also, illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12. l5;

Fig. 14 is a view of the necktie showing the metal form and its fabric covering in section.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawings, I show in Fig. 1 an assembled necktie embodying my invention. In Fig. 2 is shown the various ele- 20 ments comprising the necktie wherein a front flap, generally designated as A, has a fixed portion of the neckband, generally designated as B, attached thereto, and a knot element, generally designated as C, is attached to the upper portion of the front 25 flap, and a combined neckband portion and rear flap, generally designated as D, is adapted to slide through the knot of the tie.

The front flap or fold A is cut from a large piece of fabric and is formed similar to the front flap of a regular four-in-hand tie, but with the upper portion of the fold having a stiffening member ID sewed thereto, as is illustrated in Fig. 6. The stiffening member ID is comprised of a rectangular strip of stiffened cloth. After the stiffening member is attached to the front flap, vertically extending edges, designated as l2, I4, are brought to abutting position and sewed together so that the row of stitches and the seam are on the front side of the central portion I6 of the flap A, and then the marginal portions HA, HA which overlap the central portion iii are pressed together so that the marginal portions 12A, MA overlap and are parallel or concentric to the central portion l6 of the stiffening member.

The neckband portion B has one end I! sewed to one side of the stiffening member ID after the front flap A is formed, as shown in Fig. 4.

Adapted to embrace and cover the outside of the. stiffening cloth I0 is an irregular shaped piece of fabric of the same external appearance as the fabric forming the outside of the front fold. This piece of fabric I designate as the knot C, although the knot really comprises the fabric and the stiffening member ID. The knot C is fastened, as by pasting or sewing, to a thin stiffening fabric (not shown) of irregular form. The blank of the knot C has a straight bottom edge I8 to which are joined angularly extending edges 20, 2|. The upper point of edge 20 is joined by an edge 23 which is inclined towards the vertically extending central axis, and a symmetrically formed edge 24 joins the tip of edge 2!. The edges 20, 23 define a left-hand flap 25, and the edges 2|, 24 define a right-hand fiap 26. The designations left-hand and right-hand refer to the readers right or left hand as the knot C is viewed in Fig. 2."

Joining the uppermost tip of the edges 23, 24 are marginal edges 21, 28 which are vertically extending and slightly inclined towards one another. The uppermost tip of marginal edges 21, 28 are joined by an upper edge 29 which is substantially parallel to the lower edge l8. The edges 21, 28 and 29 define a tab 30 which partially closes the top of the knot and, also, frictionally engages the slidable rear flap D. V

The knot C is secured to the front tab or flap A by means of a series of stitches passing through the sides of the knot C and the stiffening member ID. The stiffening member ID is formed in a curvilinear formation by a series of tautly drawn stitches v32 passing through the lower marginal portions I2A, I4A of'the stiffening member while the edges I2, l4 are abutting one another, this structure being well illustrated in Fig. 4.

With the neckband B, the knot C and the stiffening member fastened as hereinbefore described, the rear fiap and neckband D is passed through the cavity formed by the stiffening member, the above assemblage being clearly illustrated in Fig.4. The tab 36 is then pressed into the cavity so that a portion of the edge 28 of the tab contacts a portion of the rear flap D, and the edge 2! contacts the neckband B. A series of stitches 34 securely holds the neckband B and the tab 30 together, while two series of stitches 36, 31 fasten the knot and the stiffening member I!) together, as is well shown in Fig. 5.

A detachable hook 38 is placed upon the second end 39 of the neckband B and a cooperative eye or loop 40 is placed upon the upper end 4| of the neckband portion D. The hook and eye, or any equivalent structure such as a separable spring clasp, enable the wearer to unite the ends of each portion of the neckband together about the users neck, and after the ends have been united, the tie may be tightened merely by slipping the rear'flap D through the finished knot while the knot is pressed against the users neck, so that the tie to all appearances is the same as the conventional four-in-hand tie. The hook and eye may be eliminated from the neckband so that the neckband is'a continuous strip of material.

Referring now to Figs. '7 to 14, I disclose a form for a knot which is comprised of metal or similar rigid material and a mechanical presser to exert a pressure upon the rear flap of the tie. Similar reference designations apply to similarly constructed elements as hereinbefore described.

' The metallic form, generally designated as E, provides the foundation for the knot of the necktie. The form comprises a fiat blank having a substantially straight bottom edge 44. Short vertically extending edges 46, 46A join opposite ends of the bottom edge 44. The left-hand edges or margins, as the form is viewed in Fig. 7, will first be discussed. From the upper end'of edge '46 is a short horizontal margin 48 which extends away from the central vertical axis 49 of the form, for a short distance. A margin 50 diverges towards the left as it extends upwardly from an end of the margin 48, and from the uppermost tip of the margin 56 a, straight edge 52 extends angularly towards the central vertical axis of the form. Angularly disposed upwardly with respect to and joining the straight edge 52 is an edge 54 which is nearly parallel to the vertical central axis. The right hand border of the form has marginal edges 48A, 50A, 52A and 54A which are complemental to the edges 48, 56, 52 and 54, respectively, of the left-hand border. A horizontally extending edge 56 joins the uppermost tip of the edges 54, 54A. The form is, therefore, bounded by the marginal edges hereinbefore set forth. The edges 54, 54A and 56 define a tab 58 of the form E; and close to the junction of the edges 56, 54A is an opening 60 for the reception of a pin 62. The surface defining the opening 66 is beveled in order to guide the point of the pin into the opening 60.

A plurality of spaced small holes 64 through the form E are located adjacent to the edge 44. A plurality of threads passing through the top edge of a front flap, generally designated as F, and through the openings 64, as is illustrated in Figs. 11, 12 and 13, retain the flap F on the form E.

A plurality of spaced holes 66 through the form E are positioned adjacent to the edge 52 for threads to pass therethrough, and the threads also pass through one end of the neckband portion B.

A small aperture 68 adjacent the edge 56A is located to be aligned with the opening 60 in the tab 58.

After the blank E is formed, as is illustrated in Fig. '7, a piece of fabric G, composed of fabric similar to the fabric from which the necktie is formed, is fastened, as by paste or glue, to cover the upper surface and, also, the edges of the form.

The front flap F and the neckband portion B are sewed in position on the form, and then the rear flap and neckband portion D is laid on the rear face of the form E. With the neckband portion D in position, the tab 58 is folded downwardly, as is shown in Fig. 9, and the edges 50, 50A are brought into contact so that the form is curvilinear, as is shown in Figs. 11 and 12.

The neck band portion D may easily slip by the edge 52A on the tab through the loop formed by the form E and through the rear recess defined by the edges 46, 48, 48A and 46A, see Figs. 10 and 12. In order to retain the neckband element D in adjusted position after the user properly adjusts the knot of the tie, I provide a pin 62 which may prick the neckband element D. The pin 62 passes through the aligned holes 60, 68 and is drawn forwardly to prick the neckband portion D. A tension spring 16 has one end at tached to the tab 58 and its other end attached to the pin 62, whereby the pin will always be urged towards the front of the form. However, an expansion spring may be located to replace the tension spring by placing a clip on the pin so that the spring is positioned between the clip and the rear portion of the form. In such position the spring tending to expand will push the pin so that it will prick the neckband portion D. To loosen the pins hold upon the neckband portion, it is merely necessary to grasp the head of the pin 62 with the wearers fingers and pull the pin to the right as viewed in Fig. 13 while the neckband portion D is being simultaneously moved.

In both modifications of my invention, the neckband may be of an elastic material, or a portion of the neckband may be elastic.

, One of the chief advantages of my invention is that a dealer does not have to stock different sizes of neckties or cravats, since each cravat as completed may be adjusted to fit different persons who wear different size collars.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting, as the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of the invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim:

1. A cravat comprising a front wide flap, a knot element attached to and surrounding one end of said fiap, a cover member over thefront of said knot element, said cover member including a tab extending over the top of said knot element to partially close the same and to provide, in conjunction with said knot element, a pair of openings, a neckband extending into one of said openings and attached to said knot element, and a rear flap cooperatively associated with said neckband to embrace the neck of a wearer, said rear flap being slidably received within the other of said openings.

2. A cravat comprising a conically-shaped metallic form shaped as the cravat knot, a neckband and a front fiap suitably attached to said metallic form, said neckband extended to form a rear fiap and slidably passing through the interior of said metallic form, a tab having an opening therein and being attached to said metallic form, said form having an opening in the rear portion thereof and aligned with said opening in said tab, a spring pressed pin passing through said openings, and adapted to prick the slidable rear flap.

3. A cravat comprising a front fold, a stiffening member of flexible material encircling the upper portion of said front fold, a neckband,

one end of said neckband being securely attached to said stiffening member, said stiffening member being formed into a tube-like shape by having stitches holding the adjoining edges together, a rear tab formed with said neckband and passing through said tube-like stiffening member, and a cover for said stiffening member comprising the same material as the front fold.

4. A cravat comprising a front fold, a stiffening member of flexible material encircling the upper portion of said front fold, a series of stitches holding the stiffening member and the front fold. together, a stitch or stitches holding the abutting edges of said stiffening member together, a knot blank having a frusto-conical portion which fits about the stiffening member and a tab on said knot blank substantially closing the uppermost portion of said stiffening member, a two-piece neckband one end of one piece of said neckband being sewed to said stiffening member, and the other piece of said neckband passing through the cavity defined by said stiffening member.

5. A cravat comprising a front fold, a member of flexible material stiffer than the material of which the front fold is composed, a series of stitches holding the stiffening member and the front fold together, a stitch or stitches holding the abutting edges of said stiffening member together thereby defining a cavity within said stiffening member, a knot blank of the same type of material as the front fold, said knot blank having a frusto-conical portion when fitted about said stiffening member, a tab on the upper end of said knot blank substantially closing the uppermost portion of said cavity, a two-piece combined neckband. and rear fold, one end of one piece of said neckband being sewed to said stiffening member, and the other piece of said neckband and rear fold passing through the cavity and frictionally engaging said tab whereby the cravat may be properly adjusted about the neck of the wearer.

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