Kit and method for facilitating tying a tie
AssigneeTieQ, LLC
InventorNicholas A. Brunelle
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Abstract
Based on a person's neck size, torso length measured from the neck to the waistline, and a constant that depends upon the type of knot that will be tied, a position for attaching a marker on a rear surface of the tie can be determined. The marker then provides a reference point to indicate where a broader portion of the tie should cross over the narrower portion after the tie is looped around a person's collar. This approach ensures that the tie will always be tied with the correct length of the broad end hanging below the knot.
Claims10
A method for determining where to locate a reference point for use in starting to tie a knot in a tie having a broader portion that is adjacent to a broad end and a narrower portion that is adjacent to a narrow end of the tie, so that when the tie is worn after the knot is tied, the broad end will be disposed at a desired length and at a desired location adjacent to a waistline of a person wearing the tie, comprising:
- (a) determining a circumference of a neck of the person at a position where the tie will be worn;
- (b) measuring first a distance between the position along the neck where the knot will be when the tie is worn and the desired location adjacent to the waistline where the broad end of the tie should be disposed;
- (c) selecting a type of the knot to be used in tying the tie;
- (d) as a function of the circumference of the neck, the first distance between the position along the neck and the desired location adjacent to the waistline, and the type of knot selected, determining a second distance from the broad end of the tie to a marker location for the reference point on the back of the broader portion of the tie, where a marker should be applied, the determining comprising calculating the second distance from the following equation:
- N+T−C=MP
- where N is the circumference of the neck at the position where the tie will be worn, T is the first distance between the position along the neck where the knot will be and the desired location where the broad end of the tie should be disposed, C is a constant having a value that depends upon the type of knot selected for tying the tie, and MP is the second distance that is determined;
- (e) applying the marker at the marker location on the back of the tie;
- (f) thereafter, each time that the tie is tied, after looping the tie around the neck of the person, adjusting the broader portion of the tie that overlaps the narrower portion of the tie so that the marker on the back of the tie is disposed over the narrower portion of the tie;
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- (g) completing the tying of the knot in the tie.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.