Moldable Collar Stay for Shirts

Abstract

The present invention is a moldable collar stay for a shirt collar which traverses the periphery of the shirt collar with each end of said moldable stay being inserted into the prefabricated collar stay pockets of the shirt. The moldable collar stay may be either hidden permanently within the shirt fabric, or rest removably underneath the periphery of the shirt collar. The moldable stay body includes two end points which are identically formed and connected by a moldable material concomitant with the periphery of the shirt collar. Each tapered end point comfortably inserts into the prefabricated collar stay pockets. The shirt wearer may then adjust the moldable stay across the periphery of the collar to the desired collar position. The present invention also includes a shirt construction with an integrated moldable collar stay.

1 . A molded collar stay device for use on a shirt having a collar, said molded collar stay device comprising: a molded stay body having a tapered first end and tapered second end, said molded stay body integrally formed between said tapered first end and said tapered second end, said tapered first end of said molded stay body connectedly diverging through the periphery of said collar towards said tapered second end, wherein said tapered first end and said tapered second end both rest within the prefabricated collar stay pockets of said shirt. 
     
     
         2 . The molded collar stay device accordingly to  claim 1 , wherein said molded stay body is formed from an alloy with shape memory. 
     
     
         3 . The molded collar stay device accordingly to  claim 1 , wherein said molded stay body is formed from plastic. 
     
     
         4 . The molded collar stay device accordingly to  claim 1 , wherein said molded stay body is formed from a plastic with shape memory. 
     
     
         5 . A moldable collar stay device for use on a shirt having a collar, said moldable collar stay device comprising: a deformable stay body having a tapered first end and tapered second end, said deformable stay body integrally formed between the tapered first end and tapered second end, the tapered first end of the deformable stay body connectedly diverging through the periphery of said collar towards the tapered second end, wherein the tapered first end and tapered second end both rest within the prefabricated collar stay pockets of the shirt. 
     
     
         6 . The collar stay device accordingly to  claim 5 , wherein said deformable stay body is a wire element capable of maintaining its shape after bending. 
     
     
         7 . The collar stay device according to  claim 6 , wherein said moldable collar stay device is prefabricated between the fabric of the shirt and the prefabricated collar stay pockets of the shirt. 
     
     
         8 . A shirt construction comprising:
 (a) a shirt body portion,   (b) a shirt collar on said body portion and forming a neckline to at least partially encircle the neck of a wearer, said shirt collar having a pair of prefabricated collar stay pockets,   (c) a molded stay body having a tapered first end and tapered second end, said molded stay body integrally formed between said tapered first end and said tapered second end, said tapered first end of said molded stay body connectedly diverging through the periphery of said collar towards said tapered second end, wherein said tapered first end and said tapered second end both rest within the prefabricated collar stay pockets of said shirt;   (d) a retaining means to retain said molded collar stay with respect to said shirt collar across the periphery of said collar; and   (e) a concealing means to conceal said molded collar stay with respect to said shirt collar across the periphery of said collar.   
     
     
         9 . A shirt construction comprising:
 (a) a shirt body portion,   (b) a shirt collar on said body portion and forming a neckline to at least partially encircle the neck of a wearer, said shirt collar having a pair of prefabricated collar stay pockets,   (c) a moldable stay body having a tapered first end and tapered second end, said moldable stay body integrally formed between said tapered first end and said tapered second end, said tapered first end of said moldable stay body connectedly diverging through the periphery of said collar towards said tapered second end, wherein said tapered first end and said tapered second end both rest within the prefabricated collar stay pockets of said shirt;   (d) a retaining means to retain said moldable collar stay with respect to said shirt collar across the periphery of said collar; and   (e) a concealing means to conceal said moldable collar stay with respect to said shirt collar across the periphery of said collar.