US1798432A - Necktie retainer - Google Patents

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March 31, 1931. A. c. RATAJACK NECKTIE RETAINER Filed June 11, 1929 i i I NVENTOR 4? ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 31 1931 PATENT oFF cB ANNA G. BATAJ'AGK, OI CHIQAGQ, ILLINgOIB NECKTIE RETAINER Application filed a... 11, 1929. Serial no. 870,117.

My invention relates to neckties of the fourin-hand type and my main object is to provide a novel means to hold the front of the necktie flatly in place.

A further object of the invention is to an:

chor the tail of the necktie to the shirt without the use of special fastening or holding devices.

I A still further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the front of the necktie may be secured by the same method as the tail. 7

Another object of the invention is to coordinate the necktie with the standardized spacing of the shirt buttons, that the latter may form the securing element for the necktie.

A final but nevertheless important object of the invention is to design the novel retainer in the form of but a few minor alterations of the necktie.

With the above objects in. view and any others that may suggest themselves from the specification and claim to follow, a better understanding of the invention may be had by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the necktie as tied and with its tail secured by the novel retainer means; and

Fi 2 is a section of the necktie fully secure by such means.

In carrying out the invention, I makeuse of the standard four-in-hand tie, which not only has general lines of uniformity in its shape, but also is fairly standardized as 'to length. In coordinating the necktie with the shirt front, the idea of standardization also applies, since the size and spacing of the but ton holes in the fronts of shirts are uniform, due to the fact that machine means are employed to space and make buttonholes and standardization in this connection adapts the machines for use by any manufacturer of shirts. I

The first step along the above lines is to form buttonholes AB and B through the tail C of the necktie, these buttonholes being spaced equally with the standard spacing of the buttonholes D. I also make a buttonhole E in the back fold F of the necktie front G.

When the wearer is about to form or tie the necktie, he will place the same within the collar with the front and tail pendent. For

my purpose, he will 'aifix the tail as shown in Figure 1 over the shirt front using the button 13, corresponding to and protruding from the shirt buttonholes to secure the tail as clearly shown by being passedthrough the tail buttonhole B. With the tail anchored to the shirt front, the front of the necktie may be Wrapped and otherwise maneuvered to tie the necktie with the usual knot. Then the tail is further secured by passing the button A through the tail buttonhole A. When this operation is finished, the front of the necktie will hang down upon the tail, and the buttonhole E may then be employed to anchor the rear fold F of the front G upon the button A whereby to secure the necktie front with the tail to the shirt.

Since the necktie length and shirt front dimensions have been standardized as explained, it'is possible for me to locate the buttonhole E relative to the necktie front G at such a height that the said buttonhole will readily register with the hei ht of the button A Also, the location 0 the buttonhole E with respect to the buttonhole A may be arranged so as to have the front of the necktie terminate even with the bottom of the tail or practically so when the necktie has been tied and secured as described.

It will be seen that the novel retaining means accomplishes several results, viz. (1) it anchors the tail of the necktie against the usual freedom of lateral deviation with movements of the wearer; (2) it fixes the position of the tail at a desired height; (3) it disposes of the tail while the movements are negotiated to tie the necktie; (4) it fixes the position of the necktie front relative tovthe tail; (5) it secures the necktie front in proper center position and against swinging to one side or the other; (6) it secures the necktie front by concealed means so that the observer is not aware of the presence of a special retaining feature; 7) it furnishes a method for the formation of the necktie with evenly grouped extremities; and (8) it enables the retainer to be formed from the necktie itself and without any metallic or other adjustments, so that a minimum of alteration and labor is involved and the necktie may be ironed or cleaned without any impediment whatever. a

I claim: The combination with a shirt front havin standardized spaced buttons, of a necktie including a front and tail ada ted to be knotted and to be disposed in pen ent position over the shirt front, said tail having erforations therethrough spaced longitudinally and equally with the aforesaid buttons, and said front having a buttonhole in a back fold thereof, which when the knot in the necktie is made is substantially in alignment with one of the buttons.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ANNA C. RATAJAGK.

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