ASSEMBLY MECHANISM FOR FORMING AND ASSEMBLING A NECK TIE AND NECK TIE AND FOR AESTHTEIC ENHANCEMENT OF THE APPEARANCE OF A NECK TIE

Abstract

A mechanism for forming and assembling a neck tie including a neck tie formed of three and for enhancement of the aesthetic appearance of a neck tie. The mechanism is a metallic component formed of two pieces and a metallic pin that connects three tie fabric portions together. The neck tie is formed of three fabric pieces that include: (1) the knot of the tie, (2) the string attaching the neck tie around the neck and (3) the body of the neck tie. The mechanism has an upper portion with two side tabs, left and right and a bottom portion with a central tab that connects in between the two side tab portions with a through hole through all of the three of the portions for the insertion of a metallic pin that is soldered at both ends after insertion through the opening of the three tabs. The middle tab is rounded and pivots within a rounded recess between the two upper side tab portions to provide a rotational or pivotal movement of the bottom portion with respect to the upper portion of the mechanism, it he first embodiment the neck tie material is permanently affixed by adhesive material or other known means to the inside of the mechanism. In a second embodiment the neck is removable and replace able form the mechanism and can be adjusted for different lengths depending on the needs of the wearer.

Description

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present invention relates to a mechanism for forming and assembling a neck tie including a neck tie formed of three fabric portions and for enhancement of the aesthetic appearance of a neck tie. In particular the invention relates to a mechanism that provides a mechanism to assemble three portions of a neck tie together to be encased in metallic structure that serves to assemble the three neck tie portions together and provide a decorative encasement for the assembled neck tie for wearing. The neck tie is formed of three fabric pieces that include: (1) the knot of the tie, (2) the string attaching the neck tie around the neck and (3) the body of the neck tie. The mechanism is a metallic component formed of two pieces and a metallic pin that connects the tie portions together.

2. The Related Prior Art

U.S. Pat. No. 2,735,105 (Traub) discloses a tie barret. The barret comprises a sheath 10 in a tapered shape. The tubular sheath has rear side walls 13 and 14. The rear wall 14 is formed with a vertical disposed tie-entrance slot 15 for the full length of the sheath. Soldered to the rear face of the front wall 13 is a pin 16. The sheath may be made of sheet metal. The sheath may be ornamental with a jewel.

U.S. Pat. No. 552,818 (Camillo) discloses a neck tie with a clamping piece formed with two sides and fitted to slide on a neckband. The neckband passes through channels B1 and B2 formed in the clamping piece B. The clamping material is made of elastic materials.

U.S. Pat. No. 1,377,902 (McLaren) discloses a locket which has a front side 2 and a back side 3. A loop 9 has terminals secured to rear section 3 of the locket and forms means whereby the locket may be placed upon a ribbon 11 and worn as a bracelet. The locket may be made of any material.

SUMMARY

The present invention is for a mechanism for forming and assembling a neck tie including a neck tie formed of three fabric portions and for enhancement of the aesthetic appearance of a neck tie. The mechanism is a metallic component formed of two pieces and a metallic pin that connects three tie fabric portions together. The neck tie is formed of three fabric pieces that include: (1) the knot of the tie, (2) the string attaching the neck tie around the neck and (3) the body of the neck tie. The mechanism has an upper portion with two side tabs, left and right and a bottom portion with a central tab that connects in between the two side tab portions with a through hole through all of the three of the portions for the insertion of a metallic pin that is soldered at both ends after insertion through the opening of the three tabs. The middle tab is rounded and pivots within a rounded recess between the two upper side tab portions to provide a rotational or pivotal movement of the bottom portion with respect to the upper portion of the mechanism. In the first embodiment the neck tie material is permanently affixed by adhesive material or other known means to the inside of the mechanism. In a second embodiment the neck is removable and replace able form the mechanism and can be adjusted for different lengths depending on the needs of the wearer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of the partial assembled version of a first embodiment of the invention showing the knot portion and the body portion of the mechanism;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 Is a front view of FIG. 1 showing the pin being inserted to connect the knot portion to the body portion of the mechanism in accordance with the teachings of the present invention;

FIG. 4A shows the bottom surface of the knot portion of the first embodiment of FIG. 1 having a recess or groove in the middle flanked on each side end by rounded protrusions;

FIG. 4B shows the top surface of the body portion of the embodiment of FIG. 1A having a rounded protrusion in the middle portion with recesses and or grooves on each end side so that the recess of the knot fittingly mates with the protrusion of the body and the protrusion ends of the knot matingly fit within the recesses of the body portion knot and the two end protrusions of the body;

FIGS. 5A-5E show different embodiments of connecting mechanisms for connecting the knot portion of the body portion of the mechanism including hinge mechanisms for use on the present invention where:

FIG. 5A shows an embodiment in which the rounded protrusion of knot is wedged into side ends of the top surface of the body portion;

FIG. 5C shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which the side portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion are rounded;

FIG. 5D shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which the side portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion are V shaped;

FIG. 5E shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which the one of the side portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion is rounded and the other is straight edged;

FIGS. 6A-6C show three neck tie design embodiments of the first embodiment fully assembled with the tie material in the mechanism formed of the knot portion and the body portion and the bow string to tie around the neck of the user in which

FIG. 6A shows a first design embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment;

FIG. 6B shows a second design embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment; and

FIG. 6C shows a third design embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment;

FIG. 6D shows a fourth design embodiment of a neck tie of the first embodiment; and

FIG. 7A-7F shows a second embodiment of the mechanism of the present invention in which the neck tie material can be removably inserted through three bars that close up the back portion of the mechanism and can be adjusted for length of the tie material.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S)

Referring now to FIGS. 1A-7 of the drawings, FIGS. 1A and 1B respectively show the front and back portion of a first embodiment of the present invention illustrating the mechanism 1 for a neck tie material 2 where the present invention is formed of three portions, the knot portion 5 of the mechanism, the body portion 6 of the mechanism and the tie material 2 to be assembled. FIG. 6 illustrates the present invention in assembled form. FIGS. 1 and 2 show the upper portion or knot 5 and the lower portion or body 6 of the mechanism 1 for the present invention. As can be seen from FIG. 2 the back side of the mechanism 1 has openings or elongated oval shaped slits 6 through which one of the three fabric portions of the neck tie 2 can be inserted, the string portion 1 as shown in FIG. 6. The upper portion 5 of the mechanism 1 also has an opening at that the top for the knot portion 5 of the neck tie to be placed and firmly held in place with any known adhesive material or by snaps located on the tie portions and the reciprocal receiving portions for the snaps located on the interior of the upper and lower portions 5, 6 of the mechanism 1. An elastic bow string is woven through the openings in the knot portion to loop the mechanism around the neck of a wearer as seen in FIG. 6. The upper 5 and lower 6 portions of the mechanism 1 is preferably formed of stainless steel.

The lower portion 6 of the mechanism 1 is configured to accommodate the body portion 10 of the neck tie 1 as shown in FIG. 6. In addition the lower portion of the mechanism 2 has on its back surface as seen in FIG. 2 a plurality of holes or openings 11 which service to reduce the amount of metal material for the mechanism 1 and to make the mechanism 1 lighter.

The upper portion and the lower portion of the mechanism are connected together as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. As can be seen in FIG. 3, the upper portion has two side protrusions 15 that are rounded in curvature. The lower portion of the mechanism has a protrusion that is located at approximately the middle of the top of the lower portion and is also rounded in curvature. The middle protrusion of the lower portion and the two side protrusions of the upper portion of the mechanism are configured and located so that the middle portion will be located in between the side protrusions of the upper mechanism when the upper portion and the lower portion are connected together to each other as shown in FIG. 3. The rounded curvature of the protrusion is preferably 3.85 mm in diameter to matingly fit into the recess of the other portion of the mechanism.

FIG. 4A shows the bottom surface of the knot portion of the embodiment of FIG. 2 having a recess or groove in the middle flanked on each side end by rounded protrusions;

The top surface of the body portion of the embodiment of FIG. 1 has a rounded protrusion 20a in the middle portion with recesses and or grooves on each end side so that the recess of the knot portion of the mechanism fittingly mates with the protrusion of the body portion of the mechanism and the protrusion ends of the knot matingly fits within the recesses of the body portion of the mechanism as shown in FIG. 4B.

Different embodiments of connecting mechanisms for connecting the knot portion of the body portion of the mechanism with the knot portion of the mechanism are shown including hinge mechanisms for use on the present invention In FIG. 5A.

FIG. 5 A shows an embodiment in which the rounded protrusion of knot is wedged into side ends of the top surface of the body portion;

FIG. 5 C shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which the side portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion are rounded;

FIG. 5 D shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which the side portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion are V shaped;

FIG. 5 E shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which the one of the side portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion is rounded and the other is straight edged;

FIGS. 6A-6 D show four neck tie design embodiments of the first embodiment fully assembled with the tie material in the mechanism formed of the knot portion and the body portion and the bow string to tie around the neck of the user. FIG. 6A shows a first design embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment. FIG. 6 B shows a second design embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment. FIG. 6C shows a third design embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment. FIG. 6D shows a fourth design embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment.

A second embodiment of the mechanism of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 7A-7F in which the neck tie material 2 can be removably placed within the mechanism 1 and doesn't need to be adhered to the inside of the mechanism 1 and moreover the tie material 2 can be lengthened or shortened based on the needs of the wearer. In this second embodiment the tie material 2 has a front portion that is inserted under through three bars 13, 14 and 15 that close up the back portion of the mechanism 1 (see FIGS. 7A-7B). The tie material 2 has two buttons 16 and 17 placed on its back surface of the tie material 2. One button 16 has an opening 18 in it center and the other button 16 has a protrusion 19 that is sized to fittingly and matingly be insert able in the opening 18 of the first button 16 so that the two buttons 16 and 17 snap together. (see FIGS. 7C-7D). Alternatively snaps can be used to fasten the tie material 2 in place. The back of the tie material tie material 2 can be inserted under all three bars or only one or two bars to change the length of the tie body of the tie material depending on the user's needs (see FIGS. 7E-7F).

While presently preferred embodiments have been described for purposes of the disclosure, numerous changes in the arrangement of method steps and those skilled in the art can make apparatus parts. Such changes are encompassed within the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. In combination a mechanism and tie material for forming and assembling a neck tie, comprising:

a mechanism comprising a metallic component formed of two portions and a metallic pin;

a tie material forming a neck tie portion formed of neck tie fabric;

said two pieces of said component and said pin connect all said portions together;

said tie portion including three fabric pieces that include: (1) the knot of the tie, (2) the string attaching the neck tie around the neck and (3) the body of the neck tie;

said component includes an upper portion with two side tabs, left and right and a recess in between said two protrusions, a bottom portion with a central protrusion and two side recesses for connecting with said y protrusions and recess of said upper portion said protrusions and said recesses of said upper portion and said lower portion when connected having a through hole or opening providing a through hole for the insertion of a metallic pin that is soldered at both ends of said component after insertion through the opening of the three tabs, said middle protrusion being rounded and pivots within a rounded recess between the two upper side tab portions to provide a rotational or pivotal movement of the bottom portion with respect to the upper portion of said component,

2. The combination according to claim 1 wherein said neck tie body portion is affixed to be housed within an interior of said component by adhesive material.

3. The combination according to claim 1 wherein said lower portion of said component includes three bars located on an exterior back side of said lower portion of said component for a front portion of said tie body material to loop under and a back portion of said tie body material to loop over and connect with said front portion, a back side of said front portion and a back side of said front portion each having a button, one of said buttons having an opening and another of said buttons having a protrusion that matingly fit within each other to lock said tie body portion n place with said component.

4. The combination according to claim 1 wherein said component is made of metallic material.

5. The combination according to claim 3 wherein instead of buttons snaps secure said tie material to said component.

6. The combination according to claim 1 where said component is formed of stainless steel.

7. The combination according to claim 1 wherein said middle protrusion of said d lower portion and said recess of said upper portion each have a rounded curvature of the of approximately 3.85 mm in diameter to matingly fit together and provide pivoting of the bottom portion of said lower portion with respect to said upper portion so that said tie appears to be fluffed upward.

8. The combination according to claim 1 wherein said upper portion has an opening through which said bow string gores through to attach said bow string to said component.