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Neckties have traditionally been a prominent part of men's apparel. Recent trends also disclose an increase in women who wear neck neckties. Given the prominence of neckties, it is important to keep the neck apparel neat, clean, and in place in its proper position which is vertically against the front of the shirt or blouse of the wearer.
Unfortunately however, the traditional knotted necktie includes at least one unrestrained end opposite the neck of the wearer. This unrestrained end is typically very difficult to keep in place. This unrestrained portion receives the majority of occurrences of soiled or out of place neck apparel. Tie-wearing consumers are often seen adjusting the tie at the chest as the tie flips, flaps, and flops giving an unprofessional and untidy appearance.
Other prior art attempts reflected in U.S. patents below have met with limited success for a number of reasons.
Fix Your Tie is a simple solution to the problem of off-center ties. This clever accessory will attach to the buttons of any dress shirt and will accept a tie to hold the neckpiece in place for the duration of wear.
Several prior art attempts at providing neck apparel restraints have met with limited success for a number of reasons. For example, tie pins permanently damage a necktie and become inoperative whenever either the clasp or pin portion become lost or separated. Tie bars similarly permanently wrinkle the necktie. Further, tie pins or bars are not an accepted part of women's jewelry. Most importantly, both tie pins and tie bars restrict the vertical movement of the neck apparel on the wearer, often causing the neck apparel to pull down from the neck of the wearer or causing a large bow in the upper portion of the neck apparel between the neck of the wearer and the tie pin or bar.
Fix Your Tie (FYT) was designed to provide a tie-wearing consumer with a better way to secure his tie to his shirt. This product provides a more professional way to wear a tie as it prevents the tie from sliding, blowing, and otherwise moving from position. The easy to attach product will slide onto the tie and secure to the buttons of a shirt to keep the tie in place at all times.
For a more complete understanding of the FYT invention, and for further details and advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following Detailed Description taken in conjunction with the following drawing, in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates the FYT in plan view.
The Fix Your Tie (FYT) neck tie restraining device can be used with any type of neck ware apparel that lies in an elongated vertical position against the front of a shirt or blouse of a wearer. The FYT necktie restraining device is comprised of two distinct sections:
The FYT restraining device is used by first attaching the elongated member (1) to the dress shirt using the three button holes (2) on the elongated member, with the horizontal member (3) (or loop) end located in the upward position closest to the neck of the user.
Once the FYT is attached to the shirt and with the necktie properly tied around the users shirt collar, the user then inserts the smaller and narrower necktie section (which lies under the wider outer side of the necktie) into the loop (3) on the FYT and also through the loop located that is typically attached to the underside of the outer tie portion.
The FYT allows the necktie a significant degree of movement in the vertical direction while significantly reducing the degree of movement in the horizontal direction. The allowance of vertical movement for the necktie enables better response to the user's various positions while maintaining a neat appearance by keeping the necktie straight. For instance, when a user is in a sitting position, the necktie may slide up or down, adjusting the to the user positions, while not bunching, buckling, or curling and remaining flat against the user's shirt.
The FYT necktie is manufactured using the same range of fabric material, colors, and patterns as dress shirts as well as the same material as the neckties. The elongated member (1) of the FYT can be manufactured using a single layer of fabric or double layer of fabric. In either case, the elongated member (1) of the FYT has a single line of stitching along the perimeter of the rectangular vertical piece and located 1/16 of an inch from the edge of the vertical piece. The stitching can be the same color of the fabric or a different color depending on the effect. The horizontal loop (3) of the FYT is also made of the same material as the elongated member (1) and is sewn to the elongated member (1) in a location half the distance between the middle button-hole and either of the outer button-holes. Each end of the horizontal member (3) (or loop) that is attached to the elongated member (1) is located 1/16 of an inch inside of the stitching (4) spanning the perimeter of the elongated member (1).
FYT can be packaged in the following manners:
The FYT may include a label on the elongated member (1) on the side opposite the side where the horizontal member (loop) (3) is attached, or may include written or printed indicia such as a label, monogram, or embroidery on the horizontal loop (3) side of the elongated member (1), in a location suitable for the user. This allows the FYT to be personalized for the user or marked with a distributor's or clothing store's private label.
The advantages of the FYT over other similar neckwear restraining devices are:
Modifications and substitutions by one of ordinary skill in the art are considered to be within the scope of the present invention which is not to be limited except by the claims which follow.