Tie band with display

A tie band that can be attached to a button on the front of a shirt for holding a necktie of the four-in-hand type in a laterally-centered position against the front of the shirt while also displaying an emblem in front of the necktie includes a hidden patch that fastens to a button on the front of the shirt, a band attached to the hidden patch and encircling the necktie without gathering it and a display patch bearing the emblem to be displayed and attached to the band diametrically opposite the hidden patch so as to lie in front of the necktie.

The present invention is a tie band for use in holding a four-in-hand type 
of necktie in a laterally-central position against the front of a shirt 
while simultaneously displaying an emblem in front of the necktie. 
A large number of patents have been issued for necktie clips and bands of 
various types. However, relatively few of these patents show the 
possibility of providing a display patch that bears an emblem. 
In U.S. Pat. No. 2,029,597 issued Feb. 4, 1936, Thomas shows a tie holder 
that includes a fabric tab having a buttonhole to secure it to a shirt 
button. To this fabric tab is attached a metallic clasp that encircles the 
tie to hold it in place. 
In U.S. Pat. No. 2,601,424 issued June 24, 1952, Baker shows the use of a 
magnet that clips to the front pleat of a shirt behind the tie in 
conjunction with an emblem-bearing magnet located on the front of the tie 
and held thereto by magnetic attraction. 
In U.S. Pat. No. 3,827,108 issued to Jewett on Aug. 6, 1974 there is shown 
in FIG. 5 a helical necktie holder bearing an emblem. 
All of these patents employ at least one rigid part and none of them has a 
structure similar to that of the present invention. 
It is an object of the present invention to provide a tie band that is 
adapted for displaying an emblem as well as for holding a necktie in a 
central position against the shirt. 
It is a further objective of the present invention to provide a tie band 
consisting entirely of flexible materials so as to provide an attractive 
but inexpensive clothing accessory that can be carried conveniently in a 
coat pocket or the like when not in use.

As best seen in FIG. 1, the tie band 10 of the present invention permits an 
emblem 20 to be displayed in front of the necktie 6 while at the same time 
keeping the necktie 6 laterally centered with respect to the shirt 4. 
As shown in FIG. 2, the tie band in a preferred embodiment includes a 
hidden patch 12 that includes portions defining a buttonhole 14. The 
hidden patch 12 is attached to an existing shirt button after the shirt 
has been buttoned. In the preferred embodiment, the hidden patch 12 is 
composed of a fabric similar to the fabric of the shirt 4. 
A band 16 of a flexible material is attached to the hidden patch 12. In the 
preferred embodiment, the band 16 passes through a hem formed by the 
stitches 22. In the preferred embodiment the band 16 is a cable of 
metallized threads, but in an alternative embodiment the band 16 is a 
chain. In other embodiments, the band 16 may be any flexible material, 
allowing for a variety in texture, width, and color. The band 16 must be 
long enough to encircle the tie 6 without gathering it. 
The display patch 20 is attached to the band 16 diametrically opposite the 
hidden patch 12. In the preferred embodiment, the display patch 18 
consists of a fabric embroidered with an emblem 20. In an alternative 
embodiment the display patch may also include a backing of interface 
material to add stiffness to it. The display patch may be secured to the 
band 16 by passing the band between the patch and the backing before 
stitching the patch to the backing. 
After the hidden patch has been attached to the button 8, the free end of 
the tie 6 is passed through the band 16 so that the display patch 18 will 
be visible in front of the tie 6 as shown in FIG. 1. 
FIG. 3 shows an alternative embodiment in which the display patch 18 is 
omitted. 
Although the tie band of the present invention functions to keep the tie 
centered laterally and to hold the tie adjacent the front of the shirt, 
its most distinguishing characteristic is that it facilitates the display 
of an emblem. 
Thus, there has been described a tie band with a display that should prove 
to be useful to social, fraternal, civic, political, religious, academic, 
athletic, business, and professional organizations to permit members of 
the group to recognize other members and to display the group's emblem. 
Furthermore, the tie band can be used to display the emblem or logo in 
accurate colors of a professional baseball team or any other professional 
or amateur team. It can also be used to display a favorite coin, a flag, a 
bird or animal, or any other item that can be placed on a patch.