Pressure relieving tie holder
OwnerDavid Inmaninventor
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Abstract
A necktie holder for maintaining a necktie in position is disclosed. The holder has a generally elongate body which attaches at one end to the collar button on a user's shirt and which attaches at the other end to a knot in the user's necktie. The attachment mechanism for the collar button may be a buttonhole in an enlarged portion of the tie holder, and the attachment mechanism for holding the tie may be a hook. The holder may be constructed from plastic so that it is inexpensive and semi-disposal.
Claims13
A necktie holding apparatus, comprising:
- a generally elongate body portion having first and second ends,
- a first engagement mechanism located at said first end, for attaching the necktie holding apparatus to the collar button of a shirt, said collar button generally defining a first plane;
- a second engagement mechanism located at said second end, for attaching the necktie holding apparatus to a knot formed in a necktie, wherein said second engagement mechanism is a hook having a curvature that is generally orthogonal to said first plane.
A necktie holding apparatus, comprising:
- a generally elongate body portion having first and second ends,
- a first engagement mechanism located at said first end, for attaching the necktie holding apparatus to the collar button of a shirt;
- a second engagement mechanism located at said second end, for attaching the necktie holding apparatus to a knot formed in a necktie,
- wherein said first engagement mechanism is a first hook having a curvature generally lying in a first plane, and said second engagement mechanism is a second hook having a curvature in a second plane, wherein said first and second planes are generally orthogonal.
A necktie holding apparatus, comprising:
- a plastic, generally flat elongate body having an attachment structure at a first end thereof for securing the necktie holding apparatus to the collar button of a user's shirt;
- a hook at the second end of said elongate body for engaging a knot in a user's necktie, said hook having a curvature which is lies in a plane which intersects the plane defined by said generally flat elongate body;
- wherein the distance between said first and second ends is between 1.5 and 2.5 inches.
A method of holding a necktie in position on a shirt having an unbuttoned collar button, comprising:
- securing one end of an elongate necktie holder to the collar button of the shirt using a first attachment mechanism on a first end of said necktie holder,
- securing the other end of said necktie holder to the knot of a necktie using a second attachment mechanism at the second end of said necktie holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.