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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770238 | Necktie with permanent knot A necktie is disclosed having a knot, the knot having a channel. The necktie has a unitary band, the band being a separate material from the knot. The band has two circumferential segments, each segment being threaded through the channel. Each segment of the band is... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7237307 | Slip grip device The present invention is a slip grip device, which permits a cord to be adjusted to any given position or length. It adjusts through a tension mechanism, while allowing the cord to break apart at a pre-determined pressure, thus ensuring safety in the event that the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7143482 | Necktie button for a necktie A necktie button for a necktie (2) provided with a front button part (3) which defines the button shape and a rear part (4) which is able to be joined to the front button part (3) for holding the necktie (2) between these two parts... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7103917 | Decorative necktie assembly and method A necktie assembly is provided in conjunction with a method to facilitate disposition of a necktie on a wearer in a neat and decorative, new and fanciful, yet operative position. The necktie assembly includes a base member interconnected to a face member, the inters... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6708345 | Necktie wearing device A necktie wearing device includes a support plate (1) having a curved shape corresponding to the front surface of a necktie knot, a magnet (3) mounted in the center of the support plate, a rod-shaped lifting plate (2) connected to the support pl... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6687915 | Zippered necktie, and necktie knot support A knot support for a necktie, includes a wedge shaped front having a wide upper portion and a narrow lower portion. A top edge of the wedge shaped front forms a V-shape and each side of the V-shape defines a substantially continuous curve as seen in front... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6435571 | Neck tie tying tool A tool (10) is provided for creating an indentation, dimple or furrow in the portion of a necktie (20) that flows down and out of the knot (22) formed when the necktie is tied around a human neck. The tool includes a rigid fin (14). An elongate probe (16)... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6094746 | Necktie knot cover and retaining device A necktie knot cover and retaining device is disclosed that functions as a decorative knot cover or as a knot simulator. The invention is relatively simple and easy to manufacture, yet affords a variety of uses. The knot cover consists of a one-piece cont... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5953755 | Necktie holder and method of making same A necktie holder and method of making the same. The holder is made of two pieces including a one-piece sleeve and a one-piece retainer. The one-piece sleeve is generally frusto-conical with a large diameter top and a smaller diameter bottom. A slot in the... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5920907 | Neck tie clasp A triangular shape neck tie clasp with tie end receiving apertures located on a top portion of two side edges of the triangular tie clasp body, and wherein the apertures are interconnected with channels passageways which are in communication with a back s... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5884333 | Unisex netsuke art neck wear Unisex Netsuke art neck wear provides a unique, elegant, affordable, durable and maintenance free neck wear in place of cloth necktie for use by men and women. The carved netsuke art object is made of a polymer or crushed marble. The simplicity of the dou... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5864882 | Decorative knot cover A decorative knot cover is adapted to be easily placed over and removed from the knot of a necktie, scarf or other elongated length of material. The decorative knot cover comprises a unitary, rigid structure having a generally triangular-shaped front face... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5778453 | Necktie A necktie including a knot formed with a seat, a binding device having a fixing block removably engaged with the seat of the knot, and a front apron provided with fastening means at an upper end thereof engageable with the knot, whereby the front apron of... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5774893 | Simulated necktie knot and necktie combination A necktie assembly incorporates a simulated necktie knot and a neckband that allows a fabric necktie tail portion to be added without making a conventional knot. The neckband may be elastic and may be opened, closed, and adjusted in a number of ways. The ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5692241 | Necktie forming device A necktie knot forming device is provided. The knot forming device is temporarily attached to the tie prior to forming the knot and retains the tie and the device in position during the knot formation process. Once the knot is substantially completely for... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5673434 | Necktie fabricated from a plurality of rigid components A solid necktie including a rounded coupling segment which has apertures extending therethrough. Also included are a plurality of supplemental segments. Each supplemental segment has a pair of apertures which extend therethrough and positioned as continua... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5666666 | Neckwear A ready-to-wear neckwear apparatus including a malleable tie knot-shaped insert, conformable to the contours of the wearer's neck. The insert is received in an insert sleeve with adjustable neck band. Front and rear body members attach to the front and re... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5664297 | Bolo tie-type device and securing means therefor A bolo tie or the like device for displaying ornamentation and/or identification thereon. The present bolo tie-type device has a cord member of sufficient length to pass behind the wearer's neck and provide two depending ends therefrom and a display/secur... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5600852 | Knotless interchangeable neckwear A knotless, interchangeable neckwear device incorporates a vertically elongated necktie panel, a male quick connect buckle component and a female quick connect buckle component collectively positioned in front of the wearer's neck by a looped connecting m... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5600851 | Necktie construction A pre-tied easily removable necktie includes an elongated strand of relatively soft, fabric having a relatively narrow end and a relatively wide end in overlapping relationship, tied to provide a permanent, adhesively fused knot therein and wherein a pair... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5584075 | Necktie with a knot-forming core for enabling assembly and disassembly of the knot A necktie with a knot-forming core includes a necktie body made of cloth and a knot-forming core made of synthetic resin. The necktie body has a necktie panel having a combining hole at a top portion thereof, a knot-cloth sewed to the knot-forming positio... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5577778 | Neck tie tying tool A tool (10) is provided for creating an indentation or furrow in the portion of a neck tie (20) that flows down and out of the knot (22) formed when the neck tie is tied around a human neck. The tool includes a sheet of flexible material (12) that is bent... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5555563 | Necktie A prefabricated necktie including a frame having a generally wedge-shaped front profile and including flanges extending rearwardly and tapering downwardly. The operating stem of a camming element is rigidly mounted on the frame and entraps the camming ele... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5493731 | Necktie accessory A necktie assembly having a simulated knot which is slideable is disclosed. The simulated knot has a relatively rigid body and a Y-shaped bore. In one embodiment, the necktie is furnished with a complimentary image.... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5461726 | Device for wearing around the neck of a user The present invention discloses a bolo having a string like portion and a gripping portion. The string like portion has a first and second end. The bolo portion is attached to a tie-like or blade portion having an upper side and lower side, a face and a r... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5432953 | Neck tie structure with a tie knot former This invention concerns a neck tie structure, a tie, a neck band, and a knot former. The knot former has a groove extending from side to side on the knot former. The neck band is threaded through the groove. The neck band has fastener means at opposite en... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5416925 | Necktie and method of manufacture A necktie of the bolo type style is disclosed. The necktie includes a tie member disposable in a loop including first and second display portions and an interconnecting central portion. The display portions, sized with a larger diameter than a conventiona... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5416926 | Pre-tied necktie knot support A necktie knot supporting means having a triangular shaped front face with a V-shaped upper portion to form a tighter knot and hide the back portion of the knot and a pair of upwardly inclined upstanding walls. A necktie loop having a zipper to tighten th... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5400439 | Hi-Fashion, Knottless necktie The Knotless Necktie is a three component, easy to assemble and adjust, necktie that gives the appearance of being a fashionable knotted necktie but which does not use a knot and eliminates any knot tieing. This necktie is comprised of a display streamer,... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5390370 | Knot support for pre-tied necktie A necktie knot supporting means having a hollow upper section and a lower tongue section where the knot supporting means tapers from the hollow upper section to the lower tongue section, and a bracket for supporting a zipper fastener. Where the zipper fas... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5216757 | Knot simulating neck tie clasp A tie knot apparatus is provided which includes a front shell member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second side edges, a rear shell member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second side edges, the shell members being configur... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5170507 | Necktie A preformed necktie has an insert with a pair of connected diverging closed conduits interconnected by a support. A slide post extends from the support proximate the lower ends of the conduits. A tie portion is wrapped about the insert to form a knot and ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5088119 | Necktie having a knot portion, display portion and tail portion with an aligned design when tied A necktie has a central knot portion being positioned between a display portion and a tail portion. In one version, the warp angle of the knot portion is rotated ninety degrees from the warp of the display portion so that the stripes on the knot will be a... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5035002 | Knot cover for ties and scarfs An accessory for simulating a knot on a necktie or scarf covering a looped section of the material. The knot simulator is held in place by a slot along the length of the cover channel to permit compression of the material, a flocked interior of the channe... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5010593 | Decorative necktie knot cover A decorative necktie knot cover is disclosed adapted to be easily placed encompassing a necktie knot and removal therefrom, the decorative cover having a generally triangularly shaped front face with side panels on two of the three sides, the side panels ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4995118 | Pre-tied necktie set A pre-formed support element is shaped to have an uneven surface configuration, and two portions of necktie type cloth are connected to the support to establish an appearance of a knot usually associated with a hand-tied necktie. A drape element includes ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4667346 | Necktie retainer and method for securing necktie A conventional four-in-hand necktie worn with a shirt having a wing tip collar and secured in wearing position by a necktie retainer having front and rear parts integrally joined at the upper ends thereof by a connecting part forming an included angle the... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4613992 | 9/1 Necktie The 9/1 Necktie is an improved invention of neckwear apparel. This improved invention is comprised of a substantially square body member and a neckband of an elongated rectangle of sufficient length to encircle the wearer's neck more than one full circle ... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4542537 | Necktie clincher A device for obtaining a pleasing effect of the front portion of the necktie extending below a formed knot disposed in an opening defined by collar ends of a wearer's shirt. The device is in the form of a necktie clincher which is adapted to define an elo... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4173792 | Adjustable length simulated knotted necktie combination An adjustable length simulated knotted necktie combination composed of a necktie length having a front display tail portion and an opposite rear tail portion with an intermediate portion and an inverted trapezoidally shaped body of simulated knot shape as... | 11/13/1979 |
