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United States Patent 15 3,639,916 Vaughn (45) Feb United States Patent 15 3,639,916 Vaughn (45) Feb. 8, 1972 (54) NECKWEAR CONSTRUCTION 72 Inventor: Richard C. Waughn, 216 Delhi St., 57 ABSTRACT Syracuse, N.Y. 13203 Simulated cravat comprising a relatively stiff section of fabric having a knot portion and panel portion adapted to depend (22 Filed: Nov. 20, 1969 from the knot portion, the knot portion having wing portions 21 Appl. No.: 878,496 extending beneath the left and right collar tab portions of a shirt, and the knot portion and the panel portion each having an aperture, the spacing between which is an exact multiple of 52 U.S. Cl........ a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2/130, 2/145 the common shirt front button and buttonhole spacing, the 51 int. Cl................ ...A41 b3/00, A4ld 25/04 cravat being combined with a shirt having a collar button and 58 Field of Search....................... 21145,153, 130, 137, 152 buttonhole, and shirt front buttons and buttonholes, and a but 56 References Cited tonhole adjacent the collar button, the cravat having its knot portion secured to the shirt collar by a cuff link like fastener UNITED STAESPATENTS projecting through the knot portion aperture, and through both buttonholes, and being secured to the shirt front at the 1,375, 190 4/1921 Waller....................................... 2/145 button in alignment with the panel portion aperture by a 2,946,106 7/1960 Moran. .2/145 X second cuff link like fastener extending through the cravat 3,097,362 7/1963 Dinn.......................................... 21153 aperture, the shirt front buttonhole in alignment with said last 3,405,408 Oll968 Baker........................................ 2/145 named cravat aperture, and an additional aperture adjacent the button. Primary Examiner-Patrick D. Lawson Attorney-F. P. Keiper 3 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures PATENTED FES 8972 3, 639,96 INVENTOR. R GHARD C VAJGh N. FIG.4 BY AT TORNEr 3,639,916 2 NECKWEAR CONSTRUCTION the buttonhole 54 may be dispensed with, since the shank of the cuff link will serve to hold the collar in substantially the This invention relates to neckwear, and more particularly to same position as it would be held by the collar button. a simulated tie construction adapted to be secured in position Similarly the shirt front button 42 need not necessarily be by cufflink type ornamental fasteners. passed through the buttonhole 60, since the shank of the cuff The present invention is directed to avoiding the needless link 46, passing through the aperture 34, buttonhole 60 and tying of a necktie, and the early injury to the tie resulting from aperture 52 will serve the same purpose as the button. repeated tying from day to day, while providing a low cost In order to prevent the cufflink shank 47 and cross bar 49 simulated tie or the like, with a means for displaying a pair of of the upper cuff link from contact with the wearer's neck, a fasteners such as a pair of cufflinks or the like. O protective pad 70 may be stitched to the inside face of the col The above and other novel features of the invention will ap lar behind the area 48, the stitching being indicated at 72 and pear more fully hereinafter from the following detailed 74. The stitching is sufficiently spaced to render it easy to description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying manipulate the cufflink shank 47 and its bar 49 into retaining drawings. It is expressly understood that the drawings are em position. ployed for purposes of illustration only and are not designed as 15 It will be appreciated that apertures 32 and 34 may be in the a definition of the limits of the invention, reference being had form of bound buttonholes, and that the simulated tie may be for this purpose to the appended claims. readily attached to any standard shirt after being buttoned in In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate the normal manner by projecting the shank of the cuff links like parts: through only the apertures 32 and 34, and shirt buttonholes 54 FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the simulated necktie; 20 and 60, and hence while a shirt altered by being provided with FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the simulated necktie apertures 50 and 52 is preferred, such apertures are not en applied to a dress shirt; tirely necessary. While the tie shown is in simulation for ordi FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on lines 3-3 nary fore-in-hand tie, the pair of links may be employed to of FIG. 2; hold any substitute for a simulated tie as may be desired, the 25 overall effect providing a means for displaying artistic cuff FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail of the collar of a links, while avoiding the necessity for knot tying. shirt; While a single form of the invention has been illustrated and FIG. S is an enlarged fragmentary detail of the fourth button described it is to be understood that the invention is not down area of the shirt, and limited thereto. As various changes in the construction and ar FIG. 6 is a perspective of a typical cufflink adapted for use 30 rangement may be made without departing from the spirit of in the invention. the invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is seen a shirt front with reference will be had to the appended claims for a definition the simulated tie in place. As shown the shirt has a collar 20 of the limits of the invention. with wings 22 and 24, under which the side edges of the knot What is claimed is: configuration portion 26 of the tie extend. The balance of the 35 1. A simulated cravat comprising a relatively stiff section of tie 28 falls downwardly over the buttoned shirt front 30. The fabric having a simulated cravat knot portion and an integral simulated tie is provided with an aperture 32 in the knot por panel portion adapted to depend from said knot portion, said tion 26, and a second aperture 34 in the tie portion 28, the knot portion having wing portions adapted to extend beneath spacing between which is equal to the spacing between the the left and right collar tab portions of a shirt, and said knot four buttons from the collar button 36, and down, reference 40 portion and said panel portion each having an aperture, the being had to the shirt buttons 38, 40, 42 and 44. The standard spacing between said two apertures being an exact multiple of spacing may be 3% inches with spacing between the apertures the common shirt front button and buttonhole spacing, in 32 and 34 being 10% inches. combination with a shirt having a collar button and button To facilitate attachment of the simulated tie to the shirt hole, and shirt front buttons and buttonholes, and a button front by the use of a pair of cufflinks 45 and 46, one form of 45 hole adjacent the collar button, said cravat having its knot which is indicated at 45 in FIG. 6, the collar button area 48 ad portion secured to the shirt collar by a cuff link like fastener jacent the collar button 36 is provided with a buttonhole 50, projecting through the knot portion aperture, and through and the area adjacent the shirt front button 42 is provided with said last named buttonholes in that order. a button hole 52. Thus in wearing the shirt, the collar button 2. A simulated cravat and shirt according to claim 1 in may be buttoned through the usual buttonhole, and after but 50 which the shirt front at the button in alignment with the panel toning the remainder of the shirt front buttons 38, 40, 42 and portion aperture is provided with an additional aperture, and 44 through their respective buttonholes as indicated at 56,58, the cravat is secured to the shirt front by a cuff link like 60 and 62, the simulated tie is applied and held in position by fastener extending through the cravat aperture, the shirt front extending the shank 47 of a cufflink through the aperture 32, buttonhole in alignment with said last named cravat aperture, and the buttonholes 54 and 50, and thereafter tilting the bar 55 and said additional aperture. 49 crosswise into retaining position. 3. A simulated cravat and shirt according to claim 1 wherein The lower portion of the tie is similarly secured to the shirt the collar is provided with a pad overlying the back side of the front by projecting the shank 47 of a second cufflink through buttonhole adjacent the collar button, said pad being stitched the aperture 34, buttonhole 60, and aperture 52, after which to the collar along spaced lines to provide an open pocket for the bar 49 is tilted into crosswise retaining position. 60 access to the fastener. If desired the actual buttoning of the collar button through :k k k k > 65 70 75 .
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