Patent ID: 8579109
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A combination of clothing articles packaged for sale within a box comprising; a folded shirt having a collar; a necktie supported by the shirt, the necktie being folded and arranged to have at least an appearance of a tie knot that is defined by pinched folded tie fabric, wherein the necktie comprises a length of fabric having first and second ends and at least one fold intermediate the first and second ends that extends across a width of the tie, the fold defining a closed top end of the folded tie, the box having a hollow cavity being sized to receive the shirt and necktie; and a clip engaged with the fabric proximate to the fold, the clip being placed along the folded necktie, the clip having a pair of angled legs that pinch the folded fabric so as to emulate the appearance of a tie knot at a location where the clip is placed, the clip having an open top between the angled legs that receives the folded fabric and allows the folded fabric to be pinched together by the angled legs, while being exposed and accessible through the open top to allow insertion and removal therefrom, the folded, closed top end of the tie being spaced from the clip; wherein the tie is folded on top of itself and lies within the clip, wherein a first portion of the folded tie that lies within the clip has a width that is less than a width of the folded tie that is disposed on one side of the clip and extends to the fold and less than a width of a second portion of the folded tie that is disposed on another side of the clip and extends to the second end which is a pointed tie end, the folded tie being continuous from the first portion to the second portion of the folded tie; wherein the clip has a bottom section, the pair of angled legs extending upwardly therefrom, the bottom section being planar to allow placement on the folded shirt.