Patent ID: 9139356
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A combination of clothing articles packaged for sale within a substantially transparent 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; a substantially transparent box comprising a single sheet of plastic having a series of first panels each defined by a respective fold in a series of first folds in the plastic sheet and a set of second panels each defined by a respective fold in a set of second folds in the plastic sheet, the second panels being folded to define first and second peripheral ends of the box; and a bond permanently connecting one of the first panels to another of the first panels, wherein the panels are connected to define a hollow central cavity for the box, the hollow cavity being sized to receive the shirt and necktie; and a clip engaged with the fabric proximate to the fold, the clip being a separate freestanding structure to allow placement along the folded necktie, the clip having 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 legs that receives the folded fabric and allows the folded fabric to be pinched together by the 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.