Patents by Inventor Eugene D. Swain

Eugene D. Swain has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus to restrain neck tie tails
    Patent number: 4920579
    Abstract: A tie restraint apparatus for holding a tie tail portion of a four-in-hand neck tie at the front portion of a shirt. The tie tail is an elongated end portion of a neck tie and includes transversely extending fabric strip secured at spaced apart sites to a back surface of the tail portion. The tie restraint apparatus includes elongated plastic strip having an opening at each spaced apart locations for support by attachment to spaced apart buttons on the front portion of the shirt. The plastic strip is dimensioned to extend between the fabric strip and the tail portion of the neck tie for centrally positioning and restraining movement of the tail portion of the neck tie at the front portion of the shirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Inventor: Eugene D. Swain