Tie knot member
OwnerKelly Funkinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
There is provided a tie knot member for an elongated strip of fabric. The tie knot member includes a shell having a truncated, conical shape with a cardioid-like cross-section. The shell has a base end with a lower aperture. The shell has a top end with an upper aperture. The shell has a rear portion extending between the base end and the top end. The rear portion includes a cusp and a pivotable connector connecting the shell across the cusp. The pivotal connector is so positioned to retain the shape of the shell, whereby when the elongated strip of fabric is passed through the shell and the shell is spread at the top end, the upper aperture is enlarged and the lower aperture is reduced, thereby cinching the lower aperture against the elongated strip of fabric.
Claims25
A tie knot member for an elongated strip of fabric, the tie knot member comprising:
- a shell having a truncated, conical shape with a cardioid-like cross-section, the shell having a base end with a lower aperture, a top end with an upper aperture, and a rear portion extending between the base end and the top end, the rear portion including a cusp;
- and
- a pivotable connector connecting the shell across the cusp, the pivotal connector being so positioned to retain the shape of the shell,
- whereby when the elongated strip of fabric is passed through the shell and the shell is spread at the top end, the upper aperture is enlarged and the lower aperture is reduced, thereby cinching the lower aperture against the elongated strip of fabric.
A tie knot member for an elongated strip of fabric, the tie knot member comprising:
- a shell in the shape of two partial truncated cones, the cones being longitudinally connected, the shell having a base end with a lower aperture, a top end with an upper aperture, a front portion extending between the base end and the top end, the two partial truncated cones tangentially connecting at the front portion along a common wall, and a rear portion positioned opposite the front portion;
- and
- a pivotable connector connecting the two partial truncated cones at the rear portion such that the shell has a cardioid-like cross-section, the pivotable connector being positioned to retain the shape of the shell and act as a pivot,
- whereby when the elongated strip of fabric is passed through the shell and the shell is spread at the top end, the upper aperture is enlarged and the lower aperture is reduced, thereby cinching the lower aperture against the elongated strip of fabric.
A combination tie and tie knot member for the tie, the tie having a flared portion and a neck portion, the tie knot member comprising:
- a shell having a truncated, conical shape with a cardioid-like cross-section, the shell having a base end with a lower aperture, a top end with an upper aperture, and a rear portion extending between the base end and the top end, the rear portion including a cusp;
- and
- a pivotable connector connecting the shell across the cusp, the pivotal connector being so positioned to retain the shape of the shell,
- whereby when the flared portion of the tie is passed through the shell and the shell is actuated outwards at the top end and against the neck portion of the tie, the upper aperture is enlarged and the lower aperture contracts, thereby cinching the lower aperture against the flared portion of the tie.
A tie apparatus for a wearer having a neck, the tie apparatus comprising:
- an elongated strip of fabric;
- and
- a cinching device for cinching the strip of fabric about the neck of the wearer, the cinching device including a sheet-like flexible member having opposite edges, the flexible member being curved to form a truncated cone with an upper aperture and a lower aperture, the strip of fabric extending through the cinching device from the upper aperture to the lower aperture, and a pivotal connector operatively connecting the opposite edges of the flexible member together, whereby a force applied to spread the cinching device apart at the upper aperture causes the lower aperture to contract and cinch the cinching device about the strip of fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.