US3086266A - Cravat holder - Google Patents

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April 23 I963 CRAVAT HOLDER,

Filed June 24, 19/60 INVENTOR. RENE/VI. SCHUPBACH Q4440 ATTORNEYS R. M. SCHUPBTACH 3,086,2 6 6- United States Patent 3,086,266 CRAVAT HOLDER Rene M. Schupbach, 142 Ridge St., Pawtucket, RJ. Filed June 24, 1960, Ser. No. 38,568 2 Claims. (Cl. 24-49) This invention relates to a necktie or cravat holder, also known as a tie slide, and particularly a construction which will afiord a two-point contact and a camming action to facilitate the use of the device.

It is an object of this invention to decrease the resistance of sliding a necktie holder into position to grip the shirt and tie of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved mounting for a camming device which will in eifect be one of the jaws of the necktie holder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a jaw for a necktie holder in the form of a camming device which may be backed up by a spring to provide the necessary jaw action tension.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a necktie holder made in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view in the planeof two edges of the jaws;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the holder.

In proceeding with this invention, the construction that is utilized is formed from sheet stock which may be stamped out and bent by suitable forming operations and the jaw members may be assembled to the sheet stock portion in a simple assembly operation. The front jaw of the clip is designated and is of sheet stock suitably cut out to provide a bar-like form which is bent at 12 to provide a return bent portion or cam mounting arm 14. The front jaw or bar may be of any ornamental configuration; for instance it may be embossed, engraved or provided with initial carrying devices. The return bent portion or arm 14 need not assume exactly the configuration illustrated which is shown merely by way of example, for here any other shaping which fits into the design of the tie clip may be utilized.

The rear jaw means is designated generally 15 (see FIGURE 2). The end of the return bent portion 14 is provided with spaced ears 30 extending toward the bar 10, which ears are adapted to receive therebetween a pivot pin 31 for the pivotal mounting of a pair of cams 3,086,266 Patented Apr. 23, 1963 ice 32, 33, which cams are pivotally received on the pivot pin 31. A spring member 24 is notched to receive the ears 30 and extends to, and may be fastened, if desired, to the end of the reversely bent portion 14, and has its two ends each contacting depressed areas 34 formed in the side of the cams 32, 33 nearest the mounting portion 14. In this fashion I provide two pressure points 20, 21, one by each of the cams 32 and 33 which contact the reverse face of the front jaw of the clip. The end 17 of jaw 32 is arched away from the front jaw 10 to provide an entrance mouth thereto for the necktie.

In operation it will be apparent that as the tie and shirt are slipped underneath the jaw end 17 a lifting action of the camplate 32 takes place. The cams, of course, are backed up by a single spring member 24, and have independent pressure adjustments depending upon the thickness of the cloth and the tie at the particular point of contact. As the tie is inserted further, it contacts the other pressure point 21, and in effect therefore we have primary and secondary resilience which is provided by the two spaced pressure points 20 and 21. Thus, by the above arrangement a very simple form of tie clip is provided and one which has a pair of pressure areas that in efiect act independently over a double cam action for accomplishing the work holding function.

I claim:

1. In a tie clip, a front jaw, a rigid rear jaw, means having two work engaging areas for forcing the work toward the front jaw at locations spaced longitudinally of the front jaw, said means comprising independent members each having a work engaging area provided by cams having a normal point of contact with the front jaw, means for independently pivotally mounting each of said members on the rear jaw, and spring means secured to said rear jaw and acting at locations substantially adjacent said points of contact to force said members towards the front jaw.

2. In a tie clip as in claim 1 wherein the front jaw is provided with a reversely bent portion providing the rear jaw which centrally mounts at one location the single spring means and said members.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 527,231 Bailey oct. 9, 1894 2,300,068 Silverman Oct. 27, 1942 2,304,348 Firon et al. Dec. 8, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS 700,246 France Dec. 22, 1930

Claims (1)

1. IN A TIE CLIP, A FRONT JAW, A RIGID REAR JAW, MEANS HAVING TWO WORK ENGAGING AREAS FOR FORCING THE WORK TOWARD THE FRONT JAW AT LOCATIONS SPACED LONGITUDINALLY OF THE FRONT JAW, SAID MEANS COMPRISING INDEPENDENT MEMBERS EACH HAVING A WORK ENGAGING AREA PROVIDED BY CAMS HAVING A NORMAL POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE FRONT JAW, MEANS FOR INDEPENDENTLY PIVOTALLY MOUNTING EACH OF SAID MEMBERS ON THE REAR JAW, AND SPRING MEANS SECURED TO SAID REAR JAW AND ACTING AT LOCATIONS SUBSTANTIALLY ADJACENT SAID POINTS OF CONTACT TO FORCE SAID MEMBERS TOWARDS THE FRONT JAW.

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