Necktie retainer
OwnerMarion A. Murrayinventor
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Abstract
A retainer, and method for preparing a retainer, for a necktie to receive the ends of the necktie looped over, or to be looped over, the neck of a user or, comprising a piece of flexible fabric having a center section and end sections, the material being fitted at reverse opposite end sections with connecting members and shaped to form a frustum-shaped retainer when one end section is folded over the other end section and the connecting members are secured to each other whereby the retainer can then slide over the received necktie ends to move the retainer upwardly to the neck of the user.
Claims10
A retainer for a necktie to receive the ends of the necktie therethrough, comprising a flexible fabric retainer body with a fold at an upper edge, the fold dividing the retainer into adjacent mirror image members, one member forming a front side and the other member forming a rear side of the retainer body, the front and rear sides secured together at their respective perimeters, the retainer body having a center section and end sections that are asymmetrical in their relative positions about a vertical axis and about a horizontal axis of the retainer body, the retainer body having a connecting member of a fastening device on a front side end section and having a complementary connecting member of the fastening device on a rear side end section, and the connecting members configured to be secured together to form a frustum-shaped retainer when one end section is folded over the other end section, whereby the retainer is configured to slide over necktie ends and move upwardly to a neck of a user.
A retainer for a necktie to receive the ends of the necktie therethrough, comprising a flexible fabric retainer body with a fold at an upper edge, the fold dividing the retainer into adjacent mirror image members, one member forming a front side and the other member forming a rear side of the retainer body, the front and rear sides secured together at their respective perimeters, the retainer body having the shape of an irregular polygon and containing no rigid material exclusive of connecting members or decorative items, the retainer body having a center section and end sections extending from the center section, the end sections are asymmetrical in their relative positions about a vertical axis and about a horizontal axis of the retainer body, the retainer body having a hook material secured to one end section front or rear side, and a loop material secured to the other side end section, the hook and loop material configured to be secured together to form a frustum-shaped retainer when one end section is folded over the other end section, whereby the retainer is configured to slide over necktie ends and move upwardly to a neck of a user.
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