Zipper necktie
OwnerMartin Landeinventor
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Abstract
A pretied necktie comprising a semirigid knot support, a front tie member fixed to and wrapped around the knot support, and a rear tie member having a loop-shaped, neck-encircling upper end which can be enlarged or reduced in size by means of a zip fastener comprising two continuous strings of interlockable elements that are symmetrically secured onto opposite portions of the loop and pass through a slider connected to the knot support. The slider comprises a small elongated hooking member integrally projecting from one of its side. This hooking member acts as the male element of a snap fastener. The female element of this snap fastener is defined by a small slot provided in the front wall of the knot support. The use of such a snap fastener makes the pretied necktie very easy to assemble.
Claims9
In a pretied necktie having, as any conventional necktie, a front tie portion, a knot portion, a neck encircling portion and a rear tie portion, said pretied necktie comprising:
- a knot support made of semirigid material, said knot support having a vertical front wall with front and rear sides;
- a front tie member having an upper end fixed to the front side of the front wall of said knot support, said front tie member being wrapped around the knot support in such a manner as to form both the knot and front tie portions of the necktie;
- a rear tie member having an upper end formed as a loop, said rear tie member forming both of said neck encircling and rear tie portions of the necktie;
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- a zip fastener for enlarging or reducing the size of the loop and thus allowing insertion and adjustment of the pretied necktie around the neck of a wearer, said zip fastener comprising two continuous strings of interlockable elements symmetrically stitched onto opposite portions of the loop and a slider in which the interlockable elements of the two strings pass and are cammed in, and uncammed from, interlocked position, said slider being connected to the rear side of the front wall of the knot support whereby relative movement of the upper end of the rear tie member with respect to the knot support to which the slider is connected causes the loop of said rear tie member to be increased or reduced in size, the improvement wherein:
- snap fastening means are provided for connecting the slider of the zip fastener to the rear side of the front wall of the knot support, said snap fastening means comprising male and female elements detachably connectable to each other, said male and female elements being rigidly connected to, or integral with, said slider and said front wall of knot support, respectively;
- the slider of the zip fastener comprising a small elongated hooking member integral projecting from one of its sides;
- the male element of the snap fastening means comprising said small elongated hooking member;
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- the female element of said snap fastening means comprising a small slot provided in the front wall of the knot support, said slot being shaped and sized to receive and snap on the small elongated hooking member of the slider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.