PRESETTABLE ZIP-OPEN NECKTIE WITH ZIPPER RESTRAINING MEANS

CRAVATE PRE-FACONNABLE GARNIE D'UNE FERMETURE A GLISSIERE, ET DISPOSITIF DE RETENUE DE LA FERMETURE

English Abstract

Presettable Zip-open Necktie With Zipper Restraining Means.
ABSTRACT
A novel preset necktie comprises an outer tie, and inner tie, a
zipper, a zipper slider of unique configuration, and a support body.
The outer and the inner ties are both separate individual bodies with
the upper portion of the inner tie being connected to form a loop and
a zipper being disposed to the inner side of the lower portion thereof
to form into the tie loop. With the inner tie having been threaded
through the support body and the pull tab of the specially designed
slider secured to the inner side of said slider, the size of the tie
loop can be adjusted by pushing or pulling said support body. A
pressing spring plate is provided on the inner side of the slider so
as to keep the shape of the tie loop fixed. The upper portion of the
outer tie is secured to the support body by means of a rivet and
preset into a requ;ar knot such that the user does not have to set the
knot each time when wearing the necktie.

Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A preset necktie comprising an outer tie, an inner
tie, a zipper, a zipper slider having a pull tab, and a
support body, the outer tie being preset into a knot, the
inner tie being inserted through the support body, the pull
tab of the zipper slider being secured to the support body,
a pressing spring plate being provided on the backside of said
zipper slider, and said spring plate being bent inwardly to
press against the zipper to thereby prevent inadvertent
sliding movement of said zipper.
2. The zipper slider as set forth in claim 1 including
two small protruded tabs on the backside of said slider, and
ends of said two small tabs being oppositely bent inwardly
for securing the pressing spring plate to said zipper slider.
3. The pressing spring plate as set forth in claim 1
wherein said spring plate is made of a resilient metal plate
fitted on the backside of said zipper slider, and an end of
said metal plate being bent to a generally V-shaped
configuration converging in a direction toward said zipper.

Description

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Presettable Zip-OpQn Necktie With Zipper Restraining Mean~.
BackRround of the Inven_ion
In zipper-preset neckties, the size of the tie loop is usually
adjusted by means of a zipper. Since the pull tab of the zipper
slider is secured to the inner side of a support body, it can not be
~urned over as in the case of using the zipper in a conventional
manner such that the spine-shaped stopyer pin provided on the inner
side of the pull tab of a conventional zipper has to be removed
(zippers of larger sizes are provided with stopping means on the
suspended tabs) or the slider can not be slid. With these
conventional types of preset neckties, however, there is the
disadvanta~e that tile tie loop occasionally tends to beco;ne loose by
itself, thus making them less desirable.
Summar~ of the Invention
The design of the preset necktie according to the present
invention is directed to the above mentioned disadvantageD The zipper
slider according to the present invention is designed not to have the
spine-shayed stopper pin. Instead, on the inner side of the slider
there is provided a pressing spring plate which gives a dragging force
to prevent the slider from sliding away such that after the tie knot
has been pushed up, the knot will not become loose under the influence
of external force resulted from the swinging movements of the wearer's
neck, thereby holding the knot at a fixed position.
Brief Description of the Drawin~s
Thé presen~ invention will now be described in grea~er detail
with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Fi8. 1 shows the structure of the inner tie 2nd the tie loop of
the necktie according to the present invention,
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~ ig. 2 is a perspective view showing the backside of the
specially designed zipper slider,
Fig. 3 is a rear elevation view of the zipper slider used with
the necktie according to the present invention,
Fi~. 4 is a right elevation view of the zipper slider,
Fig. 5 is a cross section view of the zipper slider taken along
line ~A' of Fig. 3,
Fig. 6 shows the inner tie of the present invention being
threaded into the support body,
Fig. 7 is a plan view of the outer tie of the present invention,
and
Fig. ~ shows the necktie as colllpleted by having the outer tie
securely connected to the support body to be tied into a knot in the
direction as shown by the arrow in phantom line in Fig. 6.
Detailed Description of the Invention
Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows the structure of the
inner tie (1) and the tie loop (2), ~he upper portion of the inner tie
(1) being connected into the shape of a ring to become the tie loop
and the lower half of the tie loop (2) being provided with a zipper
(3) such that the size of the tie loop (2) can be adjusted by ?ulling
a zipper slider (4).
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the backside of the specially
desi~ned zipper slider (4) of which the structure is characterized in
that two small protruded tabs (44a, 44b~ are provided on the backside
thereof with a pressing spring plate (43) fit~ed therebetween to
replace the stopper pin used with conventional zippers; the lower end
of said spring plate is bent inwardly with the tip thereof being
adapted to press against the zipper teeth, allowing to increase the
draggirlg force during slidin~ the zipper; and in that the dragging
force is sufficient to prevent the zipper fro~ over sliding without
interfering with the up or down adjustment of the knot made by hands.
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Fig. 3 is a rear elevation view oE the zipper slider (~
~ ig. ~ is a right elevation view of the zipper slider which is
configured in exact lateral symmetry.
Fig. 5 is a cross section view of the zipper slider taken along
line AA' of Fig. 3. It can be seen that the inwardly bent tip of the
lower end~ of,~he pressing sprillg plate (~3) is pointed back so that
only ~ ~ ~ction is imposed on the ~ip~er teeth (6) to merely
result in a draggin~ force a~ainst the sliding of the zipper. With
the ylate thus confi~ured, it will never hook at the zipper to
influence the normal sliding movement or cause damage to the zipper
teeth.
Fi8. 6 shows that the inner tie (1) is threaded into the support
body t5) which has a hollow interior for receiving the inner tie (1)
to slide uy and down therein. The support body (5) which is
approximately in the shape as shown in Fig. 6 enables the outer tie
(~) to be wrapped therearound into a tie knot (9) of a shape like what
it ought to be (see Fig. 8). In assembling, the inner tie (1) is
firstly threaded into the support body (5), then the rivet hole (421)
on the pull tab (42) of the slider (4), and the rivet hole (51) on the
support body (5) (51 coincides with 421), and the rivet hole (81) on
the upper end of the outer tie (8) are fixed together by means of
a rivet at a suitable position as shown in Fi8. 6.
Fig. 7 is a plan view of the outer tie ($) which is made of
fabrics suitable for neckties and has a rivet hole (~1) thereon.
Fig. 8 shows tha necktie as completed by having the outer tie (8)
securely connected to the support body (5) to be tied into a knot (9)
in the direction as shown by the arrow in phantom line in Fig. 6.
The necktie knot (9) is preset into shape and fixedly set by ha-/ing
been sewn with threads before bein8 shipped from the factory so that
it is not necessary to tie a knotl thereby avoiding the inconvenience
of tyin~ the knot every time when wearing the necktie.
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~ rom the Eoregoing, the structure and function of the necktie of
the present invention should be thoroughly understood. The necktie of
the present invention is very convenient to use and handle. In use,
one needs only to stretch the tie loop (2) to have it enlarged and to
put the enlarged tie loop on around the neck from above. Then the
inner tie (1) is pulled to a suitable tightness with one hand while
the tie knot (9) is being grasyed with the other hand. After the
inner tie is pulled to proper position the tie knot can thus be held
in the fixed yosition for a long time because of the pressure provided
by the spring plate of the zipper. Even for an active person, there
is no danger of having the necktie become loose after a whole day's
activities. When taking it off; one needs only to have the tie knot
(9) hooked with a finger and to pull it down. Then the necktie can be
removed from the head, thus making the necktie of the present
inventi~n very convenient to use,
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Representative Drawing