Simulated preknotted, doubly adjustable, breakaway, fabric necktie

Abstract

An invention comprising a simulated pre-knotted doubly adjustable breakaway fabric necktie. Sixteen parts are folded, sewn and assembled together in such manner as to produce a non-obvious single piece necktie. The assembly is best under stood when perceived in three segments. Segment #1 is comprised of seven parts which make up the neck encircling straps. Segment #2 is comprised of five parts which make up the front panels of the tie. Segment#3 comprises four parts which make up the simulated knot portion of the necktie. Segment #1 is three lengths of fabric, folded, sewn and interlocked in a manner such that a single adjustable neck strap of approximately one inch width and varied lengths to accommodate neck sizes from boys to men is produced. Two three inch straps make up the two ends of the total neck wrap. A rectangular synthetic eyelet is attached to one end of one of the three straps and the variable length center piece of the strap, which provides the adjustability, is attached to one end of the other three inch length. The second end of the center adjustable strap can then pass through the rectangular eyelet and fold back upon its self and be secured at the required length by the attachment of three pieces of adhesive materials attached along its length. One adhesive at the tip end of the adjuster strap and a three inch length of adhesive attached at a point begining where the center strap attaches to the three inch strap at its end. The third small adhesive is one half inch separate from the tip end adhesive and is merely a place to secure the tip end adhesive when necktie is not being worn to keep the strap from pulling back through the eyelet. Segment #2 is portion comprising the front most obvious view of the invention and referred to as the panels. These are constructed in a manner not unlike traditional neckties, the exception, that panels do not extend around the neck but travel from the longer and wider end of larger front panel to near the center section of the two panels where they have been separated into two parts and the back panels face reversed so that both panels now have faces pointing forward. A flexible foam material plug is secured inside a smooth fabric wrap, the wrap having an extending flap of 2¾″ which is attached in the same seam where the two panel parts are sewn together. The triangle shaped plug in the smooth wrap provides a flat top surface which allows the panels to loop over it and provide a sliding capability to give the adjustable quality to the lengths of the panels. The compressibility of the plug provides the capability of the breakaway aspect of the invention so that when the panels become caught in some way, the plug will compress allowing the panels to separate from the rest of the invention by slipping through the opening at the bottom of funnel shaped simulated knot segment formed by the knot segment wrap. Segment #3, the simulated knot segment, is comprised of four parts which are the outer wrap of the simulated knot; a filler piece of fabric to provide smoothness to the appearance of the knot, and two parts of adhesive material, which are first one each to the unsecured ends of the 3″ neck incircling straps and then attached to each of the sides of the back inner knot wrap, providing a facet of the knot segment which allows all the segments to come together within the knot wrap and then be secured as the adhesives fasten together providing a funnel shape to accept the neck straps at its top and opening at its bottom for the panels to protrude from.

1 . A simulated pre-knotted doubly adjustable breakaway fabric necktie comprised of 16 varied pieces (plus an unnumbered unreferenced lining), processed to produce a single unit non-obvious tie with a simulated pre-knot, breakaway safety component and adjustability utility for both neck and front panel sections. 
     
     
         2 . The adjustability of the front panels and breakaway features of  claim 1  are facilitated by the employment of a pyramid funnel shaped flexible plug wrapped and secured within a smooth fabric wrap offering a 3″ extending flap which is attached at its longest edge within a seam created near the middle area of the two panel lengths where they are joined together at their narrow width ends placing the plug in a position within the inner folds of the larger front panel at a spot which gives the plug proximity to the simulated knot area. 
     
     
         3 . The breakaway feature of  claim 1  is facilitated also by the flexible plug of  claim 2  as the front panel lengths are not permanently attached to the neck and knot segments but are able to slide back and forth over the plugs top flat surface as the attaching wraps extension folds together or stretches out in an accordion like manner and the plug and panels are able to break away from the funnel shaped simulated knot segments in which they are nesting when the panel lengths become hooked on something or entangled in machinery, etc. Creating a downward force causing the flexible plug to be compressed and able to be pulled through the opening at the bottom of the fumnel shaped knot wrap. 
     
     
         4 . The simulated pre-knot segment of  claim 1  and  claim 3  is created by properly shaping, sizing, folding and sewing a single piece of material identified as the simulated pre-knot segment wrap which is processed by lying out the fabric flat with the face of material up then bringing bottom edge out and up to match the top edge and secured edges together by sewing across the piece ¼″ from the edges and now face of material is inside. Turn piece inside out here and slide a small piece of fabric identified as the filler into the now sleeved wrap piece to enhance body and smoothness. On each side of the rear inner surface of the neck, wrap a piece of adhesive fabric will be added later one to each side and right, left and one of the adhesives a quarter inch wider than the other creating lip of overlap which will fasten the wrap to a closed position. 
     
     
         5 . The second adjustability of  claim 1  is that of the neck encircling straps which include two 3″ straps one on each end which are secured to the backside of the adhesives of  claim 4  then adhesives sewn to inner rear area, one on each side of the simulated pre-knot wrap leaving 3″ section of the straps to protrude out of the upper two corners of the knot wrap where a rectangular eyelet is attached to the end of one of the straps. A third strap is attached to the end of the opposite 2″ strap, the adjuster strap being of such length as to allow it to then travel behind the neck, pass through the rectangular eyelet, then fold back upon itself to be secured by the addition of two more adhesive pieces: one at the tip and another at the beginning place of the adjuster strap and a third adhesive piece attached 1″ from the tip end adhesive to provide a way to secure the tip end adhesive to secure the tip end of the adjuster strap around the rectangular eyelet, preventing the strap from passing back through the eyelet when the tie is not being worn. 
     
     
         6 . The panels and plug of  claims 2 ,  3  and  5  are then nested within the knot wrap. The wrap then folded over the plug and panels butting the two edges (right and left) of the wrap together at the center of the back of the knot segment to secure the plug and panels therein bringing all the segments together into a single unit with a keeper attached to the backside of the larger front panel, providing a method to control the movement of the small panel behind the larger front panel.
 It should be noted that sizing of the knot wrap, flexible plug and panel widths are manipulated to produce knots of varying appearances from smaller to larger knots to meet the preferences in a users taste.