Pocket Square Support Device and Method of Using Same

Abstract

A pocket handkerchief support device comprises a thin, substantinally planar, flexible, resilient and substantially rectangular card having corners, a first opening with a first open area and a second opening having a second open area, the first and second openings having corresponding first and second centroids vertically aligned with each other, the first and second areas being selected such that a handkerchief freely passes through said openings and is frictionally held in place in the openings without an attachment device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pocket handkerchief support device comprising:
 a thin, substantially planar, flexible and substantially rectangular card having a first opening with a first open area and a second opening having a second open area, the first and second openings having corresponding first and second centroids, substantially aligned with each other vertically, the first and second areas being selected such that a handkerchief freely passes through said openings and is frictionally held in place in the openings.   
     
     
         2 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second areas are selected and configured such that a handkerchief is held in place in the openings without an attachment device. 
     
     
         3 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein the substantially rectangular card has a top and a bottom and a width at the top of the card that is greater than a width at the bottom of the card such that the substantially rectangular card is tapered between the top and bottom. 
     
     
         4 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein the substantially rectangular card has four corners, which are rounded, each corner having a predetermined radius of curvature. 
     
     
         5 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 4 , wherein at least two corners have different radii of curvature. 
     
     
         6 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second openings are substantially oval. 
     
     
         7 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second openings are substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         8 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second openings are substantially circular. 
     
     
         9 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second openings are substantially triangular. 
     
     
         10 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein the card is made of an isotropic material with an elastic modulus and thickness such that the support device is deformable about its longitudinal and transverse axes such that the card is conformable to both convex and concave surfaces. 
     
     
         11 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein the card is made of a material having a thickness and elastic modulus, which are selected together to provide a predetermined bend radius substantially equal to the bend radius of a human rib cage. 
     
     
         12 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein the card is made of a material having a thickness that is between about one-sixteenth of an inch and about one-quarter of an inch. 
     
     
         13 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein the card has a weight less than about an ounce. 
     
     
         14 . The pocket handkerchief support device of  claim 1 , wherein the card has a weight less than about one half of an ounce. 
     
     
         15 . A method of using a pocket square with a pocket square support device, the support device comprising a thin, substantially planar, flexible and substantially rectangular card having corners, a first opening with a first, non-zero open area and a second opening having a second, non-zero open area, the first and second openings having corresponding first and second centroids, substantially aligned with each other, the method comprising:
 passing a first portion of a pocket square through the first opening;   passing the first portion of the pocket square through the second opening leaving a second portion of the pocket square below the first opening; and   placing the pocket square support device and the pocket square into a chest pocket such that the first portion is visible above the chest pocket and the second portion of the pocket square and the pocket square support device are inside the vest pocket.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising the step of passing the pocket square through a third opening prior to the step of placing the pocket square support device into a chest pocket. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the steps of passing portions of the pocket square through the openings comprises passing the pocket square through openings that are at least one of: oval; elliptical; parabolic; and rectangular, each opening having a non-zero height and configured to hold a pocket square using friction.