Simulated preknotted, doubly adjustable, breakaway, fabric necktie

Abstract

An invention comprising a simulated pre-knotted doubly adjustable breakaway fabric necktie. Sixteen parts are folded, sewn and assembled together in such manner as to produce a non-obvious single piece necktie. The assembly is best under stood when perceived in three segments. Segment #1 is comprised of seven parts which make up the neck encircling straps. Segment #2 is comprised of five parts which make up the front panels of the tie. Segment#3 comprises four parts which make up the simulated knot portion of the necktie. Segment #1 is three lengths of fabric, folded, sewn and interlocked in a manner such that a single adjustable neck strap of approximately one inch width and varied lengths to accommodate neck sizes from boys to men is produced. Two three inch straps make up the two ends of the total neck wrap. A rectangular synthetic eyelet is attached to one end of one of the three straps and the variable length center piece of the strap, which provides the adjustability, is attached to one end of the other three inch length. The second end of the center adjustable strap can then pass through the rectangular eyelet and fold back upon its self and be secured at the required length by the attachment of three pieces of adhesive materials attached along its length. One adhesive at the tip end of the adjuster strap and a three inch length of adhesive attached at a point begining where the center strap attaches to the three inch strap at its end. The third small adhesive is one half inch separate from the tip end adhesive and is merely a place to secure the tip end adhesive when necktie is not being worn to keep the strap from pulling back through the eyelet. Segment #2 is portion comprising the front most obvious view of the invention and referred to as the panels. These are constructed in a manner not unlike traditional neckties, the exception, that panels do not extend around the neck but travel from the longer and wider end of larger front panel to near the center section of the two panels where they have been separated into two parts and the back panels face reversed so that both panels now have faces pointing forward. A flexible foam material plug is secured inside a smooth fabric wrap, the wrap having an extending flap of 2¾″ which is attached in the same seam where the two panel parts are sewn together. The triangle shaped plug in the smooth wrap provides a flat top surface which allows the panels to loop over it and provide a sliding capability to give the adjustable quality to the lengths of the panels. The compressibility of the plug provides the capability of the breakaway aspect of the invention so that when the panels become caught in some way, the plug will compress allowing the panels to separate from the rest of the invention by slipping through the opening at the bottom of funnel shaped simulated knot segment formed by the knot segment wrap. Segment #3, the simulated knot segment, is comprised of four parts which are the outer wrap of the simulated knot; a filler piece of fabric to provide smoothness to the appearance of the knot, and two parts of adhesive material, which are first one each to the unsecured ends of the 3″ neck incircling straps and then attached to each of the sides of the back inner knot wrap, providing a facet of the knot segment which allows all the segments to come together within the knot wrap and then be secured as the adhesives fasten together providing a funnel shape to accept the neck straps at its top and opening at its bottom for the panels to protrude from.

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