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US 2022/0287398 A1Published application
Modular tie
OwnerVonzell J. McDowellinventor
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Abstract
This disclosure is related to a modular tie system. The modular tie system can include a garment and a modular tie. The modular tie can include ribbons connectable to a collar of the garment. The upper portions of the ribbons can be connected to the collar and opposing lower portions can hang down on top of the garment and/or can be connected to one another, e.g., to form a bow.
Claims20
A modular tie system, comprising:
- a garment comprising:
- a front panel;
- a back panel;
- a yoke connecting the front panel and the back panel;
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- a collar stand connected to the yoke and defining an annular opening in the yoke, the collar stand comprising first and second connectors positioned on opposing sides of the annular opening at positions that are offset from a centerline of the annular opening towards the front panel;
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- a modular tie comprising a first ribbon with a first end configured to releasably couple with the first connector of the collar stand and a second ribbon with a second end configured to releasably couple with the second connector of the collar stand, wherein the first and second ribbons are engageable with one another when the first and second ribbons are engaged with the first and second connectors.
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A garment, comprising:
- a front panel and an opposing back panel connected via a shoulder yoke, the front panel having a first portion and a second portion releasably coupleable via a placket;
- a collar comprising a collar stand and a collar leaf, the collar leaf connected to the shoulder yoke and the front panel via the collar stand, wherein the collar defines an annular opening of the garment;
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- a pair of buttons connected to the collar stand at positions that are offset from a centerline of the annular opening towards the front panel, wherein a first button of the pair of buttons is configured to releasably couple with a first end of a first ribbon and a second button of the pair of buttons is configured to releasably couple with a second end of a second ribbon, and wherein the collar leaf is foldable along a seam between a first state in which the pair of buttons is concealed and a second state in which the pair of buttons is revealed.
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A method, comprising:
- connecting a first end of a first ribbon to a first connector positioned on a collar stand of a garment having a front panel and an opposing back panel, the collar stand defining an annular opening in the garment and the first connector positioned at a first position that is offset from a centerline of the annular opening towards the front panel;
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- connecting a second end of a second ribbon to a second connector at a second position that is positioned on an opposing side of the annular opening from the first position and offset from the centerline of the annular opening towards the front panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.