Patent Application
20100050318
This invention relates to neckties and more particularly to a necktie, and a method of tying a necktie, that presents a unique necktie appearance.
The necktie is a perennial staple of any gentlemen's wardrobe. However, in decade after decade the necktie has remained basically without change except for periodic and/or cyclical changes in the width of the tie.
The invention provides a unique necktie as well as a unique method of providing a unique necktie appearance.
The methodology of the invention comprises providing a necktie having a wide end portion formed of a material presenting a first pattern and a narrow end portion formed of a material presenting a second different contrasting pattern and tying the necktie around the neck of a user in a fashion such that a tie knot is formed at the neck of the user and the narrow end portion emerges from the knot in front of the wide end portion and hangs down freely from the knot in pendulum fashion in front of the wide end portion so as to present a contrasting pattern to the wide end portion.
According to a further feature of the invention methodology, each necktie has a front visual side intended for viewing and a rear underside having a seam, and the necktie is tied around the neck of a user in a manner such that the rear underside of the narrow end portion is juxtaposed and hangs in front of the visual side of the wide end portion so that the front viewing side of the narrow end portion overlies the front viewing side of the wide end portion in pendulum fashion.
According to a further feature of the invention methodology, the narrow portion of the necktie includes a terminal end section and an intermediate section between the terminal end section and the wide end portion, and the step of tying the necktie around the neck of the user comprises positioning the narrow end portion over the wide end portion; looping an intermediate section of the narrow end portion around the wide end portion; and passing a terminal free end section of the narrow end portion between the wide end portion and the intermediate section of the narrow end portion with the free terminal end section of the narrow end portion positioned in front of the wide end portion.
According to a further feature of the invention methodology, the narrow portion of the necktie further includes an initial section proximate the wide end portion and the step of tying the necktie around the neck of the user comprises positioning the narrow end portion over wide end portion to form a loop around the neck of the user; looping the intermediate section of the narrow end portion underneath the wide end portion; bringing the intermediate section of the narrow end portion back over in front of the wide end portion; passing the intermediate section of the narrow end portion up behind and through the loop; passing the terminal end section of the narrow end portion downwardly between the intermediate section of the narrow end portion and the initial section of the narrow end portion to form a tie knot; and moving the knot upwardly to the neck by holding die wide end portion and sliding the knot up.
According to a further feature of the invention methodology, the method includes the further step of tying the necktie around the neck of the user in an alternate manner such that the rear underside of the wide end portion hangs in front of the front visual side of the narrow end portion so that the wide end portion covers the narrow end portion.
The invention also discloses a method of providing a plurality of appearances from a single necktie. According to this methodology, a necktie is provided having a wide end portion formed of material presenting a first pattern and a narrow end portion formed of a material presenting a second, different, contrasting pattern, and the tie is selectively tied around the neck of a user in a first manner such that a tie knot is formed at the neck of a user and the narrow end portion emerges from the knot in front of the wide end portion and hangs down freely from the knot in pendulum fashion in front of the wide end portion so as to present a contrasting pattern to the wide end pattern and in a second manner such that the wide end portion emerges from the knot in front of the narrow end portion and hangs down freely from the knot in pendulum fashion in front of the narrow end portion so as to cover the narrow end portion
The necktie of the invention includes a narrow end portion having a front visual side presenting a first pattern and a wide end portion having a front visual side presenting a second, contrasting pattern and is characterized in that the necktie is configured to define a loop for positioning around the neck of the user and a knot for positioning against the neck of the user with the narrow end portion emerging from the knot in front of the wide end portion and hanging freely down from the knot in pendulum fashion in front of the wide end portion so as to present a contrasting pattern to the wide end portion.
According to a further feature of the invention necktie, each necktie portion has a rear underside having a seam and, with the loop positioned around the neck of the user, the rear underside of the narrow end portion is juxtaposed and hangs in front of the front visual side of the wide end portion so that the front viewing side of the narrow end portion overlies the front viewing side of the wide end portion in pendulum fashion
Other objects, advantages, and applications of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art when the following description of the best mode contemplated for practicing the invention is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
A necktie 10 seen in
Pattern, as used herein, includes not only the presence of markings and/or colors, but also the absence of both markings and colors. For example, a pattern can include a paisley design, diagonal stripes, and any single solid color. A pattern can also include the absence of any additional markings or colors to the fabric or the material of the tie.
Wide end portion 12 includes a front visual side 12b and a rear visual side 12c including a seam 12b.
Narrow end portion 14 includes a front visual side 14c and a rear visual side 14d including a seam 14e.
For purposes of explaining the manner in which the necktie is tied around the neck of a user, narrow end portion 14 may further be considered to have an initial section 14f adjoining the wide end portion 12, a terminal or tail end section 14g terminating in a pointed end 14h, and an intermediate section 14i between initial section 14f and terminal end section 14g
The invention necktie is tied around the neck of a user in the sequential manner illustrated in
As seen in
This results in the unique necktie appearance seen in
The tie may be adjusted such that, as shown, the pointed end 14h of the narrow end portion is spaced slightly above the pointed end 12a of the wide end portion. Alternatively, the tie may be adjusted such that the pointed end 14h coincides with pointed end 12a, is spaced significantly above pointed end 12a, or hangs below pointed end 12a. Whereas at first the necktie may appear to be a normal tie with a printed pattern, as the user moves the narrow end portion shifts in pendulum fashion relative to the wide end portion to provide a striking, eye-catching necktie appearance.
The invention tie would of course come in a variety of widths and a multitude of patterns and colors and might, for example, be provided in a college edition with the colors of the college represented in the contrasting patterns of the narrow end portion and wide end portions.
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While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, which scope is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures as is permitted under the law.
