Flexible and adjustable shirt collar support system with integrated magnets

Abstract

A shirt collar support system is provided. The shirt collar support system embodies an arcuate U-shaped device with malleable functionality for retaining manually selected shapes so as to conform to a desired collar shape. Additionally, the arcuate device provides integrated magnets at or near the distal ends of the U-shape. The magnets enable pivotably engaging and thus selectively positioned ferromagnetic collar stays for firmly holding a shirt collar in place.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shirt collar support system, comprising:
 an arcuate device having a horse-shoe shape;   the horse-shoe shape having two opposing branches, each branch defined by an inner edge and an outer edge; and   a magnet integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end of the horse-shoe shape.   
     
     
         2 . The shirt collar support system of  claim 1 , wherein each magnet integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end is embedded in the arcuate device. 
     
     
         3 . The shirt collar support system of  claim 1 , wherein each magnet integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end is affixed to the arcuate device. 
     
     
         4 . The shirt collar support system of  claim 1 , further comprising a malleable elongated element integrated along a substantial entirety of a longitudinal length of the horse-shoe shape; the longitudinal length defined by a distance between the magnets integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end. 
     
     
         5 . The shirt collar support system of  claim 1 , further comprising wherein the arcuate device is made of malleable material so that an inner edge of each of the two opposing branches are movable between a compressed position and an expandable position in a retain condition. 
     
     
         6 . The shirt collar support system of  claim 4 , further comprising a first portion and a second portion that removably attachable to form the horse-shoe shape; the first portion extending from a first end to a first rear portion; the second portion extending from a second end to a second rear portion; the first rear portion having a plurality of spaced apart teardrop slots; and the second rear portion having a plurality of raised knobs, wherein each raised knob is dimensioned to securely associate with one of the plurality of spaced apart teardrop slots. 
     
     
         7 . The shirt collar support system of  claim 5 , further comprising a first portion and a second portion that removably attach to form the horse-shoe shape; the first portion extending from a first end to a first rear portion; the second portion extending from a second end to a second rear portion; the first rear portion having a plurality of spaced apart teardrop slots; and the second rear portion having a plurality of raised knobs, wherein each raised knob is dimensioned to securely associate with one of the plurality of spaced apart teardrop slots. 
     
     
         8 . The shirt collar support system of  claim 6 , further comprising two ferromagnetic collar stays; one of the two ferromagnetic collar stays selectively and pivotably attaches about each magnet integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end. 
     
     
         9 . The shirt collar support system of  claim 7 , further comprising two ferromagnetic collar stays, one the two ferromagnetic collar stays selectively and pivotably attaches about each magnet integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end.