Necktie with Shirtfront Attachment

Abstract

A necktie defines one or more buttonholes near its narrow end. Such buttonholes enable the narrow end of the necktie to be buttoned to a button of the wearer's underlying shirt. A keeper behind the wide end of the tie maintains the narrow and wide ends in close proximity. By first passing the narrow end of the necktie through the keeper and then buttoning the narrow end of the tie to a shirt button, the narrow end effectively restrains the entire tie to the shirt. A buttonhole carrier strip with pre-formed buttonhole can be attached to the narrow end of the necktie as an alternative to forming the buttonhole directly through the narrow end.

1 . In a longitudinally elongated necktie having opposite front face and rear face and having opposite wide end and narrow end, the improvement for restraining the necktie to a position juxtaposed to a buttoned shirtfront, comprising:
 said narrow end of the necktie defines at least one buttonhole that is suitable for engagement, in use, with a button of an underlying shirt.   
   
   
       2 . The necktie of  claim 1 , wherein said narrow end of the necktie defines a plurality of buttonholes arranged linearly with respect to the longitudinal dimension of the necktie. 
   
   
       3 . The necktie of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a keeper attached to the rear face of said wide end of the necktie for receiving and restraining said narrow end of the necktie; and   wherein said at least one buttonhole is longitudinally located with respect to said narrow end of the necktie such that it is relatively nearer to the wide end of the necktie than said keeper when the narrow and wide ends of the necktie are substantially equally aligned, as worn.   
   
   
       4 . The necktie of  claim 1 , wherein said narrow end of said necktie further comprises:
 a longitudinally elongated buttonhole carrier strip;   wherein selected attached portions of said buttonhole carrier strip secure the buttonhole carrier strip to the rear face of the narrow end of the necktie; and   wherein the buttonhole carrier strip defines said at least one buttonhole.   
   
   
       5 . The necktie of  claim 4 , wherein said carrier strip defines a plurality of buttonholes arranged linearly with respect to the longitudinal dimension of the necktie. 
   
   
       6 . In the necktie of  claim 4 , the further improvement comprising:
 said at least one buttonhole is located on said carrier strip at a different position from said selected attached portions of said carrier strip, thereby in use permitting entry of a finger between the carrier strip and necktie for aiding in buttoning the buttonhole to a button of an underlying shirt.   
   
   
       7 . The necktie of  claim 5 , wherein said selected attached portions of said carrier strip are opposite longitudinal end portions; and
 the carrier strip defines said plurality of buttonholes between said end portions.   
   
   
       8 . The necktie of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a keeper attached to the rear face of said wide end of the necktie for receiving and restraining said narrow end of the necktie; and   wherein said carrier strip is longitudinally located with respect to said narrow end of the necktie such that it is relatively nearer to the wide end of the necktie than said keeper when the narrow end of the necktie is aligned substantially equally to the wide end of the necktie, as worn.