Necktie retainer
OwnerRobert J. Begginventor
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Abstract
A retainer for containing the free hanging terminal ends of a necktie has two primary portions, a tailend retaining band carried by a button on the wearer's shirt and a longitudinal strip portion carried by the backside surface of the display end of the necktie and the band and strip portion having complimentary hook-and-loop fabric material which may be fastened temporarily together to secure the terminal ends. The tailend of the necktie is passed vertically through an opening in the band and is slidably contained thereby while the display end is secured by the hook-and-loop fabric fastening.
Claims6
A retainer usable in conjunction with a necktie having a tailend and a display end which hang freely with reference to a wearer's buttoned shirt closure, said retainer comprising in combination:
- a tailend retaining band including a face strip ply of a hook-and-loop type fabric material the ends of which are affixed to a backing strip ply of fabric material to form a tubular band to encircle said tailend, said backing strip ply having a single buttonhole therethrough for attachment to a shirt of the wearer at a shirt button position;
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- a display end retaining portion including a length of hook-and-loop fabric material secured to a backside surface of said display end of said necktie longitudinally along a centerline of said display end;
- said tailend retaining band and said display end retaining portion having complimentary hook-and-loop fabric material such that said tailend retaining band is releasably fastened to said display end when said necktie is worn and said tailend is passed vertically through said tubular band and is freely movable through the band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.