Claims
- 1. A necktie retainer in combination with a necktie and the garment of the wearer, said necktie when being worn having a large end portion with front and rear sides that lies essentially flat against said garment, said large end portion having a cross member positioned in transverse relationship to the long dimension and on said rear side thereof, said cross member having length, height and thickness dimensions and further having the portions thereof at the ends of said length dimension attached to said large end portion, comprising in combination;
- a tensor member having a movement establishing length between first and second ends,
- means retaining said first end of said tensor member to the garment of the wearer,
- a detachable member attached to said second end of said tensor member,
- said detachable member having an essentially "C" shape,
- the opening of said "C" shape being a transverse slot of the order of said thickness dimension of said cross member, and
- the top to bottom internal dimension of said "C" shape being of the order of said height dimension of said cross member such that said detachable member grips said cross member.
- 2. The necktie retainer of claim 1 wherein said detachable member is of metal.
- 3. The necktie retainer of claim 2 wherein said tensor member is a light chain.
- 4. The necktie retainer of claim 1 wherein said means retaining said tensor member to said garment is a member taken from the group of buttonhole attachments, button attachments and perforating post and friction retainer devices.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/440,180 filed 09/07/89 now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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