Patent Publication Number: US-2017367419-A1

Title: Necktie Assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under  37  CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to necktie devices and more particularly pertains to a new necktie device for enhancing an ornamental appearance of a necktie. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a necktie that may be worn around a neck. The necktie has a plurality of button holes extending therethrough. A plurality of buttons is provided and each of the buttons is coupled to the necktie. A selected one of the buttons engages a selected one of the button holes when the necktie is worn. Thus, the plurality of buttons enhances an ornamental appearance of the necktie. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. 
     There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a necktie assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross sectional view taken along line  5 - 5  of  FIG. 4  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new necktie device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the necktie assembly  10  generally comprises a necktie  12  that may be worn around a neck. The necktie  12  has a rear apron  14 , a front apron  16  and a neckband  18 . Each of the rear apron  14  and the front apron  16  has a front panel  20 , a back panel  22  and an end  24 . The necktie  12  may have ornamental indicia printed thereon thereby enhancing an ornamental appearance of the necktie  12 . 
     The back panel  22  corresponding to the front apron  16  has a plurality of button holes  26  extending therethrough. Each of the button holes  26  is spaced apart from each other. Moreover, the button holes  26  are vertically distributed on the front apron  16  proximate the end  24  corresponding to the front apron  16 . The necktie  12  is tied in a knot around the neck. Thus, the back panel  22  corresponding to the front apron  16  abuts the back panel  22  corresponding to the rear apron  14 . 
     A plurality of buttons  28  is provided. Each of the buttons  28  is coupled to the necktie  12 . A selected one of the buttons  28  engages a selected one of the button holes  26  when the necktie  12  is worn. Thus, the plurality of buttons  28  enhances an ornamental appearance of the necktie  12 . 
     The plurality of buttons  28  comprises a first button  30  that is coupled to the front panel  20  corresponding to the front apron  16 . The first button  30  is centrally positioned on the necktie  12 . A cap  32  is selectively coupled to the first button  30  such that the cap  32  conceals the first button  30 . The cap  32  may frictionally engage the button thereby removably retaining the cap  32  on the first button  30 . 
     A set of second buttons  34  is provided and each of the second buttons  34  is coupled to the front panel  20  corresponding to the rear apron  14 . The second buttons  34  are spaced apart from each other. Moreover, the second buttons  34  are vertically distributed on the rear apron  14  proximate the end  24  corresponding to the rear apron  14 . Each of the second buttons  34  is aligned with the button holes  26  when the necktie  12  is worn. A selected one of the second buttons  34  engages a selected one of the button holes  26 . Thus, the rear apron  14  is removably coupled to the front apron  16 . 
     In use, the necktie  12  is worn in the convention of neckties. The necktie  12  is tied in a selected one of an ornamental knot associated with neckties. Thus, the neckband  18  forms a closed loop around the neck. Each of the front apron  16  and the rear apron  14  extends downwardly from the neck when the necktie  12  is worn. A selected one of the second buttons  34  is manipulated to engage a selected one of the button holes  26 . Thus, the rear apron  14  is resiliently aligned with the front apron  16  thereby enhancing an ornamental appearance of the necktie  12 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.