Application of Bolo Ties to Personal and Decorative Articles

Abstract

A bolo tie or decoration attached to a cord may be attached to a bag such as a purse, a backpack, pliable briefcase, an article of clothing, a decorative pillow, etc. In one embodiment, the article has a hole through which the cord may be inserted from the outside of the bag and then knotted or otherwise secured from the inside of the bag. Another embodiment uses features of the article, such as casings for bag handles or hardware wherein the cords attached to these features such that the cords of the bolo tie are threaded or looped and then secured. The cord of the bolo tie may be tied or looped around a handle of the article. The bolo tie or other decorations are removable to allow for interchangeability yet once the bolo tie is attached to the bag, the bolo tie is secure.

1 . An article of durable material comprising:
 the durable material having an outer surface and an inner surface; and   a bolo tie removably attached to the article.   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a hole in the durable material through which one or more cords connected to the bolo tie are insertible, and 
 the one or more of the cords of the bolo tie knotted against the inner surface of the durable material to secure the bolo tie onto the outer surface of the article in proximity of the hole wherein the bolo tie is removable by untying the knotted cords. 
 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 2  wherein the hole is reinforced with metal or plastic sandwiched between a first durable material and a second durable material. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 3  wherein one or both the first durable material and the second durable material are different from the durable material of the article. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 2  wherein the hole is reinforced with stitching 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 2  wherein the hole is reinforced with braiding. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising:
 one or more casings affixed to the article, the casings having a first opening and a second opening; 
 the bolo tie having one or more attached cords, one cord inserted into the first opening of one of the one or more casings and pushed through the casing emerging from the second opening of the one casing, the one or more cords removably secured at the second opening of the one casing wherein the one or more cords can be unsecured to remove the bolo tie. 
 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 7  further comprising:
 one or more tubes/straps also fed through a respective casing, one end of a tube/strap inserted into an opening of its respective casing, extending through the respective casing and emerging from the other opening of the respective casing, the tubes/straps secured at the other opening to prevent the tube/strap from slipping out of the casing wherein the one or more cords can be unsecured to remove the bolo tie. 
 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 8  further comprising:
 the cord and the tube/strap being secured together. 
 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 8  further comprising the cord and the tube/strap being secured separately. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 7 , the casing affixed to the outer surface of the durable material. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 7 , the casing affixed to an inner surface of the durable material. 
     
     
         13 . The article of claim,  1 , the bolo tie having one or more attached cords and the article having a handle and the one or more attached cords tied onto the handle of the article. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the article is a purse. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the article is a backpack. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the article is clothing. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the article is a pillow. 
     
     
         18 . An article comprising:
 a bag having at least one handle/strap that can be grasped by a person to carry the bag; and   a bolo tie with a cord, the bolo tie removably attached to the outside of the bag.   
     
     
         19 . The bag of  claim 18  further comprising the cord secured around at least one handle/strap of the bag. 
     
     
         20 . The bag of  claim 18  further comprising the cord inserted from outside the bag through a hole in the bag and the cord is removably secured within the bag. 
     
     
         21 . The bag of  claim 18  further comprising a casing through which the cord is threaded.