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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370371 | Ultra-low profile tie holder The invention includes a necktie fastener system capable of restraining the bottom portion of the necktie close to the shirt of a wearer, and thereby controlling the entire necktie so that it won't fly in the wind, or while leaning over a table. The invention is for... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7096690 | Bracelet and pendant A bracelet has a removable ornament that can also be worn as a necklace pendant. The bracelet includes a resilient wristband with opposed first and second ends with hooks at each end. The hooks are preferably transverse to the plane of the wristband and extend in op... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6367127 | Tie clip for necktie A tie clip is constructed to include a shell, and a clip for securing the shell to a loose knot in a necktie, the shell having a flat body and two symmetrical wings turned backwards and then inwards toward each other from two opposite sides of the body, t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6247207 | Ascot collar bar A collar bar that fits within the open collar of a shirt including a first elongated member sized in length to span and hold the open collar of the shirt. A first pair of clips, with one secured to each of the opposite ends of the elongated member, attach... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6163933 | Tie retaining device A tie retaining device according to the present invention includes a fastener part having a front side and a back side, the front side supporting a pair of opposed, laterally projecting barbs, and the back side including an eyelet. The retaining device al... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5979021 | Necktie manager A three part necktie manager, such as a tie clasp, having a bar for insertion into a buttonhole of a shirt, a short chain, and a unique wire clamping member. The clamping member, formed of a spring like metal of predetermined length, is configured to form... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5926923 | Tie retaining device A tie retaining device according to the present invention includes a fastener part having a front side and a back side, the front side supporting a pair of opposed, laterally projecting barbs, and the back side including an eyelet. The retaining device al... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5715538 | Method of securing a necktie to a shirt front and device therefor A necktie securing device for securing to a shirt front a necktie having a tail, an apron and a label, the label being attached to a rear surface of the apron, to a shirt front when the tail is disposed within an opening formed by the label and the apron,... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5414908 | Tie clip An integral, one piece tie clip. The clip includes a body portion and first and second transverse portions; a first spring portion connects the body and the first transverse portion, and a second spring portion connects the first and second transverse por... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5375301 | Tie clip A tie clip having a first bar, a second bar extending transversely to the first bar and slidably connected thereto, a first clip affixed to a surface of the first bar, and a second clip affixed to a surface of the second bar. The second bar is slidable al... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5361460 | Tie clip mounted behind a tie A tie clip mounted behind a tie, which comprises a body portion having an inner plate and an outer plate arranged in parallel; one end of the two plates forms into a bent-closed end, while the other end thereof forms into a clip opening; the outer plate i... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5337457 | Neckwear anchoring device A neckwear anchoring device (10) for retaining neckties (23) and the like in their intended position along the front portion of the wearer's garment (12). The anchoring device is received by the tie loop (22) and attaches to the button threads of selected... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5315713 | Apparatus for restraining a variety of neckties The present invention is directed to improved apparatus for restraining a necktie to a shirt. The present invention employs attachment means on the back of a conventional necktie to secure the tie's normally concealed tail in two positions, and a horizont... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5062185 | Concealed tie clasp A concealable tie clasp is constructed in a manner such that it attaches to the button hole edge of a shirt and slidably engages the designer label which is generally sewn onto the rear surface of the front panel of a four-in-hand necktie. The tie clasp e... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4159542 | Tie holder A tie holder for supporting a necktie adjacent to the front of a closed shirt collar comprises a shield shaped plate member having front and back surfaces and converging side edges. Grasping members extend from the back surface and comprise a tang or hook... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4059853 | Tie clasp A tie clasp for supporting neckwear comprising a plate to be positioned on the front of a shirt collar and a hook mounted on the back of the plate for suspending the plate from the shirt collar. The hook defines an open-ended shirt collar receiving channe... | 11/29/1977 |
