Pre-tied necktie with adjustable magnetic neckstrap

Abstract

A neck garment is disclosed. In one aspect, the neck garment includes a neckstrap having a first end and a second end and a pre-tied tie portion attached to the neckstrap at a location between the first end and the second end. A first magnet is located between the pre-tied tie portion and the first end and a ferrous metal is located between the pre-tied portion and the second portion. The locations of the ferrous metal and the magnet define at least one length to which the neckstrap is adjustable.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A neck garment comprising:
 a neckstrap having a first end and a second end;   a pre-tied tie portion attached to the neckstrap at a location between the first end and the second end;   a first magnet located between the pre-tied tie portion and the first end; and   a ferrous metal located between the pre-tied portion and the second portion, the locations of the ferrous metal and the magnet defining at least one length to which the neckstrap is adjustable.   
     
     
         2 . The neck garment of  claim 1 , wherein the pre-tied portion comprises:
 a knot portion that is formed in a shape of an Eldredge Knot, a Cape Knot, or a Trinity Knot; and   an elongated portion that extends from the knot portion.   
     
     
         3 . The neck garment of  claim 1 , wherein the ferrous metal comprises a flexible ferrous metal mesh material that is inside the neckstrap. 
     
     
         4 . The neck garment of  claim 3 , wherein the flexible ferrous metal mesh material is a continuous piece of metal mesh material that extends through more than one inch of the neckstrap. 
     
     
         5 . The neck garment of  claim 3 , wherein the flexible ferrous metal mesh material comprises a plurality of metal strips that are spaced at locations of the neckstrap that correspond to a plurality of neckstrap sizes that result from placing the first magnet at the locations of the metal strips. 
     
     
         6 . The neck garment of  claim 3 , comprising an additional magnet that is located between the magnet and the pre-tied portion. 
     
     
         7 . The neck garment of  claim 1 , comprising an eyehook slidably attached to the neckstrap between the pre-tied portion and the second end. 
     
     
         8 . The neck garment of  claim 7 , comprising a second magnet attached to the eyehook. 
     
     
         9 . The neck garment of  claim 8 , wherein the second magnet is attached to the eyehook using a button snap device having a rod that passes through a hole of the magnet and a hole of the eyehook. 
     
     
         10 . The neck garment of  claim 7 , comprising:
 a T-bar attached to the second end of the neckstrap; and   one or more sizing slots formed in the neckstrap, each of the sizing slots corresponding to a neckstrap length that is achieved when the T-bar is inserted into the sizing slot.   
     
     
         11 . The neck garment of  claim 1 , wherein the pre-tied portion comprises a bow-tie portion having a knot portion that is formed in a shape of an Eldredge Knot, a Cape Knot, or a Trinity Knot. 
     
     
         12 . A neck garment comprising:
 a knot portion;   a first neckstrap portion extending from a first side of the knot portion;   a first magnet secured to the first neckstrap portion;   a second neckstrap portion extending from a second side of the knot portion; and   a second magnet or metal secured to the second second neckstrap portion.   
     
     
         13 . The neck garment of  claim 12 , wherein the first neckstrap portion is shorter than the second neckstrap portion. 
     
     
         14 . The neck garment of  claim 13 , wherein the first neckstrap portion is visually hidden by the knot portion when the neck garment is viewed from the front. 
     
     
         15 . The neck garment of  claim 12 , further comprising a slider adjuster attached to the second neckstrap portion. 
     
     
         16 . The neck garment of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a magnet housing that houses the second magnet or metal; and   a slider attached to each of the second necktie portion and the magnet housing.   
     
     
         17 . The neck garment of  claim 16 , wherein the second necktie portion is attached to a first slot of the slider and the magnet housing is attached to a second slot of the slider.