Academic Hat Tassel Securing System

A tassel securing assembly configured for releasably engaging a board of a mortarboard academic hat and securing a securing a tether of a tassel to the board, the assembly including:

• a clip being configured to removably securable to the board, the clip including:
• an end wall, the end wall having a first side, a second side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, an upper edge and a lower edge, the end wall being elongated from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge;
• a pair of plates being integrally attached to and extending away from the first side of the end wall, each of the plates having an outer surface and an inner surface wherein the inner surfaces face each other, the end wall and the plates being comprised of a resiliently flexible material;
• a catch being attached to the clip and being configured to releasably engage the tether, the catch including an arm being attached to the clip and extending laterally away therefrom, the arm having an attached end and a free end, the attached end being attached to the clip, the free end being configured to be abutted against the perimeter edge of the board such that a receiving space for receiving the tether is defined between the arm and the perimeter edge.

An academic hat and tassel securing system comprising:

• a mortarboard including a cap and a board attached to and positioned on top of the cap, the board having a planar top side and a perimeter edge having a square shape, the perimeter edge including a front left edge, a right left edge, a rear left edge and a rear right edge;
• a tassel;
• a tether having a first end coupled to the board and a second end coupled to the tassel such that the tether extending over the perimeter edge of the board;
• a pair of securing members being removably attached to the board, the tether being releasably securable to one of the securing members such that the tether is retained in place relative to the board, one of the securing members being positioned on the front right edge, one of the securing members being positioned on the front left edge, each of the securing members comprising:
• a clip being removably securable to the board, the clip including:
• an end wall, the end wall having a first side, a second side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, an upper edge and a lower edge, the end wall being elongated from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge;
• a pair of plates being integrally attached to and extending away from the first side of the end wall, each of the plates having an outer surface and an inner surface wherein the inner surfaces face each other, the end wall and the plates being comprised of a resiliently flexible material, the plates being angled toward each other as the plates extend away from the end wall;
• a plurality of teeth being positioned on the inner surfaces of each of the plates;
• a catch being attached to the clip and releasably engaging the tether, the catch including an arm being attached to the clip and extending laterally away therefrom, the arm having an attached end and a free end, the attached end being attached to the clip, the free end being abuttable against the perimeter edge such that a receiving space for receiving the tether is defined between the arm and the perimeter edge, the attached end being positioned between the first and second lateral edges on the second side of the end wall, the arm forming an angle with the end wall of less than 20°, the arm extending in an arcuate path outwardly away from the second side and toward the first lateral edge, the arm extending beyond the first lateral edge such that a line extending through the first and second lateral edges intersects the arm adjacent to the free end, a spacer being mounted on the second side between the attached end and the first lateral edge, the arm abutting the spacer.