Neckwear
OwnerBarry Chaffen, Gwen S. Chaffeninventors
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Abstract
A ready-to-wear neckwear apparatus including a malleable tie knot-shaped insert, conformable to the contours of the wearer's neck. The insert is received in an insert sleeve with adjustable neck band. Front and rear body members attach to the front and rear of the insert sleeve, respectively, and are joined therebelow. A cover having slits for the neck band, wraps around the insert, insert sleeve and body members appearing like a conventional tie knot. The cover and rear body member have a slot and groove, respectively, defining a continuous button groove along the length of the neckwear for inserting shirt buttons therein.
Claims9
A pretied necktie comprising:
- a knot-shaped member having from side, a rear side, a top, and a bottom;
- a front body member having a top portion adjacent the front side of said knot-shaped member and a bottom portion depending therefrom;
- a rear body member having a top portion adjacent the rear side of said knot-shaped member and a bottom portion depending therefrom and terminating at a bottom end;
- a neck band attached to said knot-shaped member;
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- a cover encasing said knot-shaped member, the top portion of said front member, and the top portion of said rear member, said cover including slits, said neck band passing through said slits.
A pretied necktie comprising:
- a knot-shaped member having front side, a rear side, a top, and a bottom. said tie knot-shaped member including an insert and an insert sleeve receiving said insert;
- a front body member having a top portion adjacent the front side of said knot-shaped member and a bottom portion depending therefrom;
- a rear body member having a top portion adjacent the rear side of said knot-shaped member and a bottom portion depending therefrom and terminating at a bottom end;
- a neck band attached to said insert sleeve, said neck band having two ends, each of said ends being stitched to said insert sleeve at the front side proximate the bottom of said knot-shaped member, said neck band being crossed along the rear side of said knot-shaped member;
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- a cover encasing said knot-shaped member, the top portion of said front member, and the top portion of said rear member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.