Pre-tied necktie knot support

A necktie in combination with a rigid knot supporting means comprising;

• a first tie portion having a neck embracing loop including lower, inner edges provided with interlockable means;
• means on said knot supporting means and operatively connected to said interlockable means for interlocking and unlocking said interlockable means and said interlocking and unlocking means to vary the size of the loop;
• and a second tie portion having an upper end thereof secured to said knot supporting means to form a knot portion, and the remainder thereof depending from said knot supporting means to form a front, depending panel;
• said knot supporting means having a triangular shaped front face means, with a top end and a lower end, a tongue portion extending downwardly from said triangular shaped front face means lower end;
• a pair of upstanding wall means on said triangular shaped front face means, where said upstanding wall means are inclined upwardly from said tongue portion to said triangular shaped front face means top end, whereby a necktie knot is formed about said knot supporting means being wider along said top end of said triangular shaped front face means, and on said upstanding wall means where said triangular shaped front face means top end and said upstanding wall means join, then at said tongue portion, said rigid knot supporting means further including an inclined portion formed between the lower end of said triangularly shaped portion and said tongue portion, whereby a frictional braking action will occur when said tie is moved upwardly and downwardly.