Collar Stay Mounted Necktie

Abstract

The invention of the present disclosure is a necktie that connects to the shirt of a user through the insertion of collar stays into appropriate openings in the collar portion of a user's shirt. The necktie comprises a central portion, a decorative portion, extension portions with terminal ends and collar stay portions rotably connected to the terminal ends of the extension portions. The necktie may be a standard necktie or a bowtie.

1 . A tie comprising:
 a central portion;   at least one decorative portion connected to the central portion;   extension portions extending from the central portion, the extension portions further comprising terminal ends; and   collar stay portions connected to the terminal ends of the extension portions.   
     
     
         2 . The tie of  claim 1  where the tie is a bowtie. 
     
     
         3 . The tie of  claim 1  where the tie is a necktie. 
     
     
         4 . The tie of  claim 1  where the extension portions are comprised of an elastic material. 
     
     
         5 . The tie of  claim 1  where the collar stay portions are connected to the terminal ends of the extension portions with a fastening means that allows for rotation of the collar stay portion about the fastening means. 
     
     
         6 . The tie of  claim 1  where the collar stay portions are connected to the terminal ends of the extension portions with rivets. 
     
     
         7 . A method of securing a tie to a collared shirt comprising the steps of:
 inserting collar stays with a front end and a back end into a space provided to house collar stays in the collar portion of a collared shirt, where the back end of the collar stays are rotably connected the terminal ends of the extension portions of the tie of  claim 1 .   
     
     
         8 . A shirt comprising:
 a shirt portion and a collar portion, the collar portion further comprising a space provided to house collar stays;   a tie portion further comprising:
 a central (knot) portion; 
 at least one decorative portion connected to the central portion; 
 extension portions extending outward from the central portion, the extension portions further comprising terminal ends; and 
 collar stay portions connected to the terminal ends of the extension portions; and 
   where the tie portion is connected to the shirt portion via the insertion of the collar stay portions into the space provided to house collar stays in the collar portion of the shirt.