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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6526590 | Neckwear with safety feature An article of neckwear, the article comprising at least one separable region. The separable region separates the neckwear into at least two portions when a force that exceeds a threshold is applied across the separable region. Also, a method of making an ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6205587 | Necktie A reversible dual necktie and method of constructing the same wherein, in one preferred embodiment, complete single four-in-hand type first and second neckties are provided with releasable and cooperable first and second fasteners attached to tie posterio... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5836018 | Detachable necktie with magnetic field generating means A necktie which includes a neckband adapted for putting over the user's neck, a plurality of magnetic elements fixedly mounted on the neckband at an inner side and equally spaced from one another and adapted to produce magnetic field for acting with the m... | 11/17/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5440787 | Clasp for cloth neckwear and the like A clasp for cloth neckwear and the like including a first clamping member designed to substantially encircle a first end of the neckwear and fixedly clamp the first end in a retained position, a second clamping member designed to substantially encircle a ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5361413 | Bow tie Herein is described an invention comprising an adjustable bow tie of three basic parts: a bow strip, a bow loop and a neck band. The bow strip may be pre-tied or otherwise, and is held in a bow shape by a tubular bow loop, located in the center of the tie... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5253366 | Necktie and shirt combination A ready made necktie is provided for a shirt having a collar and a neck band, which consists of the necktie having a knot formed thereon and a mechanism for retaining the knot of the necktie between a front portion of the collar, so that the necktie does ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5235704 | Necktie apparatus Necktie apparatus including a first necktie segment and a second necktie segment. A connector element is connected to each of the necktie segments for releasably attaching the necktie segments. The segments will disconnect automatically when a force of su... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5165112 | Necktie An assemblable necktie, having: a collar assembly, a knot assembly, a replacement tie assembly, and a tie assembly securement. The knot assembly comprises a first end portion having a collar loop formed therein for retaining the collar assembly, an interm... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5123118 | Clip-on necktie The present invention allows an ordinary necktie to be converted into usage as a clip-on necktie. A pair of flexible plastic fasteners are provided with a series of slots at one end of each fastener. The necktie is threaded through selected slots such tha... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5113531 | Zippered decorative necktie The present invention relates to a necktie comprising a pair of elongated decorative fabric elements of substantially identical shapes adapted to be joined at lower portions to establish a predetermined center line, for said tie of selecting adjustable le... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5003636 | Necktie device A necktie device for enabling the length of a necktie to be substantially correct for a respective wearer, when the necktie is transversely severed intermediate its end at two spaced-apart locations, the section therebetween removed, and the two enduring ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4875239 | Pre-tied necktie A support and fastening means for producing a pre-tied necktie using a modified form of body member and a support strap thereon, in which the support strap and body member reduce manufacturing costs while producing a superior product. This result is accom... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4856115 | Necktie with adjustable closure An improved necktie is shown having an elongate body with a large width portion adjacent one end and having a small width portion adjacent an opposite end. A knot is located intermediate the ends of the elongate body. A neck loop extends from the knot and... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4777665 | Quick-release necktie A quick-release necktie comprising a preliminarily tied necktie base having a knot, neckbands extending of both sides of the knot and a pair of quick-releasable male and female fastening means attached to the ends of the neckbands. The male fastening mean... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4104739 | Hook-on necktie conversion kit A kit for converting a conventional necktie to a pre-knotted tie that is attached to the neck of a wearer by detachable hook and eye fasteners. The kit includes two flexible strips, each fitted with one mating section of a detachable fastener and each for... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3959825 | Reversible necktie A reversible four-in-hand necktie is herein disclosed, which has a first side bearing a first pattern. A second side, bearing a different pattern, is connected to the first side. The first and second sides are symmetric; and together form a pair of relati... | 06/01/1976 |
