Patent Publication Number: US-7716750-B2

Title: Necktie

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
   The present invention relates to providing a necktie, shirt and button and napkin which utilize a fastening means to give rise to a variety of advantages such as that it can easily be worn or fitted and that there is no sense whatever of oppression around the neck area fitted with it. 
   BACKGROUND ART 
   A necktie as a male&#39;s accessory that displays an expression of such as its wearer&#39;s taste, character, social status or emotion is an extremely important ware that has been used since the early nineteenth century. However, fitting or tying a necktie is hard if it is inexperienced. In addition, oppression around the neck area during its fitting restrains emission of the body heat and at the same time detriments flow of the blood, causing some to get the stiffness in the shoulders, and its improvements have thus come to be desired. Also, the knot in the conventional necktie when tied and its wider flap section beneath the knot are discontinuous in pattern and design, marring its appearance. 
   Accordingly, in order to facilitate fitting there has hitherto been proposed a necktie  1  as shown in  FIG. 1  as Example 1 which is preformed with a knot  2  having a shape into which it is tied. A string  3  is passed through the knot  2  in the form of a circle and is hung around the neck and its one end  3   a  is pulled to tighten the circle. However, this prior art does not eliminate oppression around the neck area in fitting either and, if the end  3   a  of the string  3  is pulled intensively, even a suffocation may be brought about. Also, with a narrower flap section of the necktie tied in a layer on the collar of a shirt, the body heat is hard to escape so that it is stifling especially in the summer season. There are further the shortcomings that having a specialized maker form the knot  2  raises the manufacturing cost and that the knot  2  soiled most easily with sweat tends to absorb much water when washed and then is hard to dry and tends to lose its shape. 
   There has also been proposed a necktie  1  as shown in  FIG. 2  as Example 2 which to facilitate its fitting is preformed with a knot  2  having a shape into which it is tied, the knot  2  including a nipping hook (snap fitting)  4  that is nipped on the collar of a shirt to fasten the knot thereto. While this prior art is designed to eliminate the oppression around the neck area during fitting, the first button of a shirt need necessarily be then fastened and, thought it is simple to fit, considerable force is required to detach. Further, direct contact of a hook section of the nipping hook  4  with the skin easily brings bout an allergic reaction. Here again, there are further the weak points that having a specialized maker form the knot  2  raises the manufacturing cost and that the knot  2  soiled most easily with sweat tends to absorb much water when washed and then is hard to dry and tends to lose its shape. 
   Furthermore, both the neckties mentioned above which have been machined into the shape in which they are tied cannot be returned to the state of a normal necktie. Also, with the knot made in a complicated way of tying, the problem of pattern discontinuity has been met in both types of neckties, impairing their appearances. 
   [Patent Literature 1] JP P 2002-317321 A 
   [Patent Literature 2] JP UM 3,012,134 A 
   DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION 
   It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a necktie which with the use of a fastening means has many advantages including those that it can be easily fitted and detached, it does not require the first button of a shirt to be fastened, it makes oppression around the neck area nil, it requires only a minor change to be made on an ordinary necktie to allow it to be manufactured inexpensively, it can be washed and can retain its shape if washed and it can be retuned easily to the state of an ordinary necktie. 
   In order to achieve the object mentioned above, there is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  1  a necktie which comprises an uncut, unseparated, undrilled and otherwise unmachined tie body that is formed with a knot or knot like section, the knot or knot like section being adapted to be attached to the collar of a shirt by a fastening means to cause the tie body to be suspended. 
   According to this makeup in which the necktie is not wound around the neck, the necktie can be easily fitted and detached while making the oppression around the neck area nil. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  2  a necktie as set forth in claim  1 , characterized in that the tie body is folded along a crease between a wider and a narrower flap section thereof so that the rear surfaces of the said sections face with each other, edges of the said narrower flap section in the vicinity of the crease are folded about a longitudinal center line to form a reduction of area there and then edges of the said wider flap section are folded to wrap the said reduction of area therewith in the vicinity of the said crease and secured together to form a constriction there, thereby forming the said knot like section between the said constriction and the said crease. This makeup provides a necktie that is not wound around the neck and that is without the knot (but with a knot like section). 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  3  a necktie as set forth in claim  2 , characterized in that the said reduction of area is formed by folding the said narrower flap section from its front side to its rear side or vise versa. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  4  a necktie as set forth any one of claims  1  to  3 , characterized in that a shaping element is inserted in the said knot or knot like section. This shaping element allows the necktie to be neatly shaped. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  5  a necktie as set forth in any one of claims  1  to  4 , characterized in that the said knot like and wider flap sections are continuous and have a pattern, design or ornament applied thereto on their surfaces. In an ordinary necktie, the knot and the wider flap section of the tie body beneath it are not continuous in surfaces and hence a pattern or the like cannot be shown continuously from the knot. However, this can be made possible in accordance with the present invention. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  6  a necktie as set forth in claim  4 , characterized in that the tie body is tied around the said shaping element and the said fastening means to form the said knot section as in an ordinary necktie, the said knot section being adapted to be attached to the collar of the shirt. This makeup provides a necktie which though not wound around the neck, is not different in appearance from an ordinary necktie. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  7  a necktie as set forth in claim  1  or claim  4 , characterized in that the tie body is tied in an ordinary manner to form a knot together with a neck encircling section which is then pulled into the said knot to form the said knot like section, the said knot like section being adapted to be attached to the collar of the said shirt by the said fastening means. A necktie is thus provided that like a necktie as set forth in claim  6  is not different in appearance from an ordinary necktie. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  8  a necktie as set forth in claim  7 , characterized in that the said knot like section comprises the said normally tied knot and a part of the said neck encircling section above it. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  9  a necktie as set forth in claim  7  or claim  8 , characterized in that in a region below the said knot like section of the tie body, edges of the said wider flap section are folded to wrap the said narrower flap section of the tie body therewith and then fastened together to form a further constriction below the said knot like section. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  10  a necktie as set forth in any one of claims  1  to  9 , characterized in that the said fastening means is in the form of a band piece or strip passed through the said knot or knot like section, the said band piece having fastening sections at both ends thereof adapted to engage with fastening sections which are provided on the collar of the said shirt. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  11  a necktie as set forth any one of claims  1  to  10 , characterized in that the said fastening means is in the form of a band piece having fastening sections at both ends thereof adapted to engage with fastening sections which are provided on the collar of the said shirt, the said band piece having another fastening section which is adapted to engage with a further fastening section that is provided in the said knot or knot like section. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  12  a necktie as set forth in claim  10  or claim  11 , characterized in that at least one of the said fastening sections on the said band piece comprises snap fasteners which are secured to the said band piece coaxially on its front and rear surfaces. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  13  a necktie as set forth in any one of claims  1  to  12 , characterized in that a dimple is formed on a surface of the said wider flap section of the tie body by picking up a portion thereof from its rear surface. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  14  a necktie as set forth in any one of claims  1  to  13 , characterized in that a button fastener for engaging with a shirt button on the said shirt other than its first button is provided on a rear surface of the said wider flap section or a front or rear surface of the said narrower flap section of the tie body at a position that can adjustably be varied corresponding to the position of the said shirt button. This makeup permits a button and a button fastener to serve as a substitute for a normal tie clip. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  15  a necktie as set forth in claim  14 , characterized in that the said shirt button for engagement by the said button fastener is a button with a snap fastener having functions of both the button and the snap fastener. 
   There is provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  16  a necktie characterized by being in the form of a band piece having fastening sections at both ends thereof which are adapted to engage with fastening sections which are provided at the collar of a shirt. This necktie unlike an ordinary necktie eliminates a wider and a narrower flap section which could be a hindrance when a box or the like is carried with hands. 
   There is also provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  17  a bow or ribbon tie characterized by being adapted to be attached to the collar of a shirt by a fastening means connectable to the color of a shirt. 
   There is also provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  18  a shirt to which a necktie as set forth in any one of claims  1  to  17  is adapted to be fitted. This shirt has, for example, fastening sections provided at its collar and a button with a snap fastener attached thereto. 
   There is also provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  19  a button with a snap fastener characterized by having functions of both the button and the snap fastener. 
   There is also provided in accordance with the present invention as set forth in claim  20  a napkin characterized by having at least one snap fastener attached thereto. 
   A necktie according to the present invention, of which a knot or knot like section is only arranged and required to be attached to the collar of a shirt by a fastening means, can be fitted and detached very easily. Also, since the ring of a string need not be hung around the neck area and since the first button of a shirt need not be fastened, the oppression around the neck area during fitting is made nil so that there will not be flow of the blood getting worse and not be having a stiff shoulder. Further, easily coming off if pulled by a stranger, the necktie is high in safety. Also, the body heat is easily escaped and it is cool in the summer season. Also, since it can only be done to use a simple fastening means and to form a knot like section upon forming a constriction by folding and stitching or tying with a string or to form a knot or knot like section in an ordinary tying manner, the necktie can be manufactured inexpensively. Also, formed with a knot like section simply by folding to provide a constriction in a region of a fold or crease, the necktie is continuous in pattern and excels in appearance. Further, changing the positions of the crease and the constriction allows changing the size of the knot like section and adjusting the length of the necktie when fitted. Also, separating a pair of fastening sections from each other allows the necktie to be returned to the state that it is untied and thus to be washed and to retain its shape when washed. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     In the drawings, 
       FIG. 1  is a view illustrating the essential parts of a necktie as Example 1 in the prior art; 
       FIG. 2  is a view illustrating the essential parts of a necktie as Example 2 according to the prior art; 
       FIG. 3  is a view of development illustrating a first embodiment of the necktie according to the present invention; 
       FIG. 4  is a view illustrating a basic form of the first embodiment when fitted; 
       FIG. 5  is a rear view of  FIG. 4 ; 
       FIG. 6  is a cross sectional view of  FIG. 4  taken along the line V-V; 
       FIG. 7  is a cross sectional view of an alternative embodiment taken along the line V-V in  FIG. 4 ; 
       FIG. 8  is a perspective view illustrating a shaping element inserted in a knot or knot like section in the first to a sixth embodiment for the necktie according to the present invention; 
       FIG. 9  is a perspective view illustrating an alternative shaping element inserted in a knot or knot like section in the first and sixth embodiments for the necktie according to the present invention; 
       FIG. 10  is a perspective view illustrating a fastening means in the first and sixth embodiments; 
       FIG. 11  is a view illustrating a state of a shirt to which the fastening means shown in  FIG. 10  is attached; 
       FIG. 12  is a perspective view illustrating a state that the fastening means of  FIG. 10  is passed though the knot like section  17  of the necktie; 
       FIG. 13   a  is a view illustrating that the necktie of the first embodiment is fitted to a shirt; 
       FIG. 13   b  is a view illustrating the state that a collar of the shirt of  FIG. 13  is turned up; 
       FIG. 14  is a view illustrating that a pattern is continuous in the first embodiment; 
       FIG. 15  is a view illustrating a shaping element and a fastening means in a second embodiment; 
       FIG. 16   a  is a front view of the necktie in the second embodiment; 
       FIG. 16   b  is a rear view of the necktie in the second embodiment; 
       FIG. 17   a  is a view illustrating that a necktie according to a third or fourth embodiment is fitted onto a shirt; 
       FIG. 17   b  is a view illustrating the state that a collar of the shirt shown in  FIG. 17  is turned up; 
       FIG. 18   a  is a front view illustrating the state that a normal necktie is hand-tied; 
       FIG. 18   b  is a rear view of  FIG. 17   a;    
       FIG. 19   a  is a front view illustrating a necktie of the third embodiment according to the present invention; 
       FIG. 19   b  is a rear view of  FIG. 19   a;    
       FIG. 20   a  is a view illustrating the state that a necktie of the fourth embodiment is fitted onto a shirt; 
       FIG. 20   b  is a view illustrating the state that the collar of the shirt shown in  FIG. 20   a  is turned up; 
       FIG. 21   a  is a front view illustrating a necktie according to the fourth embodiment; 
       FIG. 21   b  is a rear view of  FIG. 21   a;    
       FIG. 22   a  is a front view illustrating a necktie according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention; 
       FIG. 22   b  is a rear view of the necktie according to the fifth embodiment; 
       FIG. 23  is a perspective view illustrating a fastening means used in the sixth embodiment of a necktie according to the present invention; 
       FIG. 24  is a view illustrating the essential parts of a necktie according to the sixth embodiment; 
       FIG. 25   a  is a plan view of a band piece with a snap pair; 
       FIG. 25   b  is a front view of the band piece with the snap pair; 
       FIG. 26  is a view illustrating a dimple for the necktie; 
       FIG. 27  is a cross sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in  FIG. 26 ; 
       FIG. 28   a  is a front view illustrating a button with a snap fastener for a shirt to be fastened to a button fastener; 
       FIG. 28   b  is a cross sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in  FIG. 28   a;    
       FIG. 29   a  is a view illustrating the male of a Velcro fastener attached to a stopper for narrower flap section as a part of the button fastener; 
       FIG. 29   b  is a bottom view of  FIG. 29   a;    
       FIG. 30   a  is a view illustrating a female of a Velcro fastener and a male snap fastener as parts of the button fastener; and 
       FIG. 30   b  is a bottom view of  FIG. 30   a.    
   

   BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
   Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments thereof illustrated in the drawing figures. 
     FIG. 3  is a view of development illustrating a first embodiment of the necktie according to the present invention;  FIG. 4  is a view illustrating a basic form of the first embodiment when fitted;  FIG. 5  is a rear view of  FIG. 4 ; and  FIG. 6  is a cross sectional view of  FIG. 4  taken along the line V-V. 
   A necktie  10  according to the present invention comprises a wider flap section  11  and a narrower flap section  12  and is designed to take its basic form when fitted, by folding the tie body  10  along a crease  13  between the wider and narrower flap sections  11  and  12  so that rear surfaces of these sections face each other. Also, as in an ordinary necktie, the wider flap section  11  has a stopper for narrower flap section  14  attached to a suitable rear surface area thereof for passing the narrower flap section  12  to hold the latter in place. 
   And, edges of the narrower flap section  12  in the vicinity of the crease  13  are folded along a longitudinal center line from its front to rear side, and if needed are tied with a string or stitched together, to form a reduction of area  15  there. In this connection, note that the reduction of area  15  may alternatively be formed by folding edges of the narrower flap section  12  along the longitudinal center line from its rear to front side. After the reduction of area  15  is formed, the tie body  10  is folded along the crease  13 , and then edges of the wider flap section  11  are folded to wrap the reduction of area  15  therewith and secured together to form a constriction  19  there, thereby forming a knot like section  17  between the constriction  19  and the crease  13 . In this connection, note that to secure the edges of the wider flap section  11 , there is a method in which as shown in  FIG. 3  the wider flap section  12  is provided on its rear surface with a pair of fastener sections  16   a  and  16   b  (e.g., made of snap fasteners, Velcro fasteners or hooks) which are adapted to be fastened together. Also, although not shown, the edges of the wider flap section  12  may be stitched together, or may be tied together with a string or scarf. 
   The part corresponding to the constriction  19  shown in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  as its rear view has a cross section as shown in  FIG. 6 . In this connection, note that when the reduction of area  15  is formed, the narrower flap section may be doubly folded as shown in  FIG. 7 . 
   Also, a solid body  28  that is generally triangular as shown in  FIG. 8  or another solid  29  which has a body section  28   a  that is generally triangular and a drooping section  28   b  as shown in  FIG. 9  may, as a shaping element, be inserted in the knot like section  17  to shape it neatly. Such a shaping element may be formed with a hole  40  for passage by the fastening means. 
   Also, a button fastener  18  for engaging with a shirt button on a shirt other than its first button is provided on a rear surface of the wider flap section  11  or on a front or rear surface of the narrower flap section  12  at a position spaced from the constriction  19 . As this button fastener  18 , use may be made of a band piece with a button, a snap fastener adapted to be fitted with a snap fastener of a button with snap fastener  70  to be described later, or a button hole directly formed in the narrower flap section  12 . 
     FIG. 10  shows a band piece or strip  30  used as the fastening means in a necktie  10  in the present embodiment. Also,  FIG. 11  shows fastening sections  22  provided on the collar of a shirt  20  for engagement with those of this band piece  30 . In  FIG. 11 , the collar  21  of the shirt is shown as turned up. Also,  FIG. 12  shows the state after the band piece  30  is passed through the knot like section  17 . Further,  FIG. 13   a  shows the state that the necktie  10  of the present invention is fitted onto the shirt  20  with the fastening sections  31  engaged with the fastening section  22 .  FIG. 13   b  shows the state that the collar  21  of the shirt shown in  FIG. 13   a  is turned up. 
   The necktie shown in  FIGS. 13   a  and  13   b  is a novel necktie which has so far never existed, in which a pattern appears as it is without discontinuing, and which excels in appearance. An example is shown in  FIG. 14  in which a human head is drawn on the knot like section, continuing to its torso drawn on the wider flap section. 
   By the way, providing the button fastener  18  as shown in  FIG. 12  keeps the necktie  10  retained on the shirt  20  if the band piece  30  is removed from the shirt  20 , thus preventing the necktie  10  from falling and from getting dirty. Also, a rise of the necktie  10  can be curbed. 
   For the band piece  30  shown in  FIG. 10 , a material having some degree of stretchability and flexibility is suitable such as a rubber product, cloth or plastic. Each of the fastening sections  31  at its both ends, with consideration given to the fact that a shirt  20  to be fastened to is washed, is suitably of detachable type and may be a snap fastener, Velcro fastener, button, button hole, hook or the like. In this connection, note that the fastening sections  31  at right and left hand sides may be different in type from each other; as shown in  FIG. 10 , a snap fastener and a button hole may be at the left and right hand sides, respectively. Also, these fastening sections  31  are attached to the band piece  30  by means of stitching, bonding, caulking or the like, and the fastening sections  22  shown in  FIG. 11  are likewise attached to the shirt  20 . 
   Thus, according to the present embodiment, fitting is very easy as mentioned above. Also, oppression around the neck area during fitting is nil, and there can not be having a deteriorated flow of the blood or stiff shoulders. Also, the body heat is easy to escape, and it is cool in the summer season. Also, since it can only be done to use a simple band piece  30  and to make a minor change to an ordinary necktie such as providing a constriction  19  and a button fastener  18 , the cost of manufacture is low. Also, as it is sufficient to simply fold followed by forming a knot like section  17  by providing a constriction  19  in the vicinity of a crease  13 , a necktie is provided that is continuous in pattern and excels in appearance. Further, changing the positions of the crease  13  and the constriction  19  allows the size of the knot like section  17  to be altered and the length of the necktie when fitted to be adjusted. Also, detaching a pair of fastener sections  16   a  and  16   b  from each other allows the necktie to be easily returned to the state shown in  FIG. 3 , namely to the developed state and hence to be washed and to retain its shape when washed. Further, if a pair of fastener sections  16   a  and  16   b  are detached, the button fastener  18  is unfastened and a reduction of area  15  is unfolded, unstitched or untied, the necktie can be returned easily to the ordinary state. 
   Also, in a second embodiment of the necktie according to the present invention, if as shown in  FIG. 15  a band piece  30  is passed though a hole  40  of a shaping element  29  and a necktie is tied around the shaping element  29  in an ordinary manner of tying (basically such as the semi-Windsor or Windsor knot with the exception that there is no neck-encircling section), a tied form of the necktie as shown in  FIG. 16   a  and  FIG. 16   b  (a rear view of  FIG. 16   a ) is obtained. And, fastening the band piece  30  to the collar of a shirt gives rise to the state shown in  FIG. 17   a  and  FIG. 17   b  (a rear view of  FIG. 17   a ). Seeing  FIG. 17   a  only will have everyone consider the necktie an ordinary necktie fitted around the neck but if the collar  21  of the shirt is turned up, the necktie is in fact as shown in  FIG. 17   b  and is seen to be a necktie of unprecedentedly new type. Apparently unvaried from an ordinary necktie but not wound around the neck, the necktie is nil in oppression around the neck area and is refreshing when worn. 
   Also, as a third embodiment of the necktie according to the present invention, a necktie is shown which is tied in an ordinary tying manner (such as the semi-Windsor or Windsor knot) as shown in  FIG. 18   a  and  FIG. 18   b  (a rear view of  FIG. 18   a ) and a band piece  30  is passed though a knot like section  17  including a knot  50  as shown in  FIG. 19   a  and  FIG. 19   b  (a rear view of  FIG. 19   a ) and then fastened to the collar of a shirt to cause the necktie to be suspended. The necktie of  FIGS. 18   a  and  18   b  is tied in the ordinary manner so that its neck encircling section  51  is wound around the neck. If its narrower flap section  12  is pulled, the neck encircling section  51  is reduced in diameter and comes to be hidden in a front knot section  52  of the knot  50 , resulting in the state shown in  FIG. 19   a  and  FIG. 19   b  (its rear view). Thus, referring to  FIGS. 19   a  and  19   b , the piece band  30  is passed through a left and a right hand side knot portion  54  and  53  and then the narrower flap section  12  is pulled to pull the neck encircling section  51  into the knot  50  to form the knot like section  17 . Coupling the necktie of this embodiment to the fastening sections  22  of  FIG. 11  gives rise to the state shown in  FIGS. 17   a  and  17   b.    
   Mention is next made of a necktie of novel type as shown in  FIGS. 20   a  and  20   b  which represents a fourth embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 20   b  shows the state that the collar  21  of a shirt as shown in  FIG. 20   a  is turned up. The necktie removed from the collar of the shirt  20  as shown in these Figures is shown in  FIG. 21   a  and  FIG. 20   b  (a rear view of  FIG. 20   a ). This necktie is characterized in that a section of the neck encircling section  55  is left exposed above the ordinary necktie knot  50 . Thus, after the band piece  30  is passed through a left and a right hand side knot portion  54  and  53  a knot like section  17  is formed by pulling the narrower flap section  12  so as to leave a section of the net encircling section  55  above a front knot portion  52  as shown in  FIGS. 21   a  and  21   b . And, coupling the necktie of this embodiment to the fastening sections  22  of  FIG. 11  gives rise to a necktie of totally new design as shown in  FIGS. 20   a  and  20   b . This new type of necktie has the knot doubled into upper and lower sections which can be varied in color so that a variation in color can be enjoyed. Also, it is conceivable to decorate the upper section with a crest of a company. 
   Also conceivable is a necktie of unprecedented design as shown in  FIG. 22   a  and  FIG. 22   b  (a rear view of  FIG. 22   a ) that represents a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which a constriction  56  is formed below the knot like section  17  for each of the neckties of the second to fourth embodiments. Thus, referring to  FIGS. 16   a ,  16   b ,  19   a ,  19   b ,  21   a  and  21   b , opposite edges of the wider flap section  11  are folded and fastened (as in a manner such as to form the constriction  19 ) to wrap the narrower flap section  12  therewith beneath the knot like section  17  or the knot  50  and thereby to form the constriction  56  beneath the knot like section  17  or the knot section  50 . The necktie of this embodiment is not different in shape at all from an ordinary necktie which is wound around the neck, and is expected to supplant an ordinary necktie. By the way, the narrower flap section  12  may be provided on its rear surface with the button fastener  18  that is for engaging with a button on a shirt  20  other than its first button. 
   In a sixth embodiment of the present invention, a band piece or stripe  30  has a snap fastener, button, Velcro tape, hook or the like attached thereto as a fastener section  32   a  as shown in  FIG. 23  and a necktie  10  has its counterpart attached thereto as a fastener section  32   b  as shown in  FIG. 24  to cause the tie body  10  to be suspended from the collar of a shirt  20 . 
   As mentioned above, a necktie of each of the second to sixth embodiment in which a knot  50  or knot like section  17  is made in an ordinary tying manner can be fitted simply to the collar of a shirt  20 , is nil in oppression around the neck area, and is high in safety since it can come off easily if pulled by a stranger. The necktie can be returned to its original state for washing and it is especially convenient in the summer season. Above all, using this necktie saves a person the trouble of tying a necktie before gong to work each day and gives rise to various advantages including that its service life can be extended. Consequently, it is believed that those disagreeable with a necktie use a necktie of the present invention willingly 
   Next, a band piece or strip  80  with a snap pair that is fitted with a snap fastener is shown in  FIG. 25   a  (plan view) and  FIG. 25   b  (front view). This band piece with snap pair  80  has at least one of its fastening sections made of a male and a female snap secured coaxially to its front and rear surfaces, there being indicated the male snap fastener, the female snap fastener and a button hole at  81 ,  82  and  83 , respectively. 
   If the band piece with snap pair  80  is used for the band piece  30  for the necktie  10  shown in  FIG. 12  and, as shown in  FIG. 13   b  the necktie  10  is fitted to the shirt  20  (with a button with snap fastener  70  used for each of the fastening sections  22  in  FIG. 11 ), the male snap fasteners  81  are supposed to lie at the right and left hand sides of the collar of the shirt  20 . If these male snap fasteners  81  are used in conjunction with a napkin (having mating female snap fasteners  82 ) so that the female snap fasteners  82  mate with the male snap fasteners  81 ), one can conveniently finish eating without getting dirt on one&#39;s necktie  10  or shirt  20 . Other than this example, the utilization of the button with snap fastener  70  and the band with snap pair  80  is of wide range as they can be used to fasten together and unfasten things to which they are secured, and is not only to neckties but rather to clothes in general. 
   Of late, it is becoming popular to setting a dimple on a necktie, which in the present invention is shown in  FIG. 26 .  FIG. 27  is a cross sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in  FIG. 26 . A dimple  60  is formed beneath a knot like section  17 . This is made on a surface of the wider flap section  11  by picking up a portion thereof  61  from its rear surface as shown in  FIG. 27 . In picking up the portion  61 , stitching or clipping the wider flap section  11  or the like is conceivable. 
   As mentioned above, providing the button fastener  18  on a front or rear surface of the narrower flap section  12  to secure it to a button on a shirt  20  other than its first button as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  19   b  and  21   b  can keep the necktie from falling and getting dirty while preventing a rise of the necktie. With a snap fastener used as the button fastener  18 , the button with snap fastener  70  has been invented as its mating counterpart. Thus, as shown in  FIG. 28   a  and  FIG. 28   b  (a cross sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in  FIG. 28   a ), the button with snap fastener  70  is made by forming a surface of a button  71  with a dent of a diameter a little larger than that of a snap fastener  72  and pasting its surface and the bottom surface of the snap fastener  72  together with an adhesive agent. The button with snap fastener  70  may, however, be made by pasting without forming the dent on the button. And, the button with snap fastener  70  is secured to a shirt  20 , using button holes  73  stitched thereto, and is fastened to the button fastener  18 . The button with snap fastener  70  can be made by molding (from a material such as nylon or urea), and it is possible to manufacture the button integrally with the snap fastener in a mold. 
   The button with snap fastener  70  can be used to function as a tie clip. Thus, the fifth button or the like of a shirt  20  is replaced with the button with snap fastener  70  and its mating female snap fastener  82  is provided on the wider flap section  11  of a necktie as shown in  FIGS. 29   a ,  29   b ,  30   a  and  30   b . However, it is difficult to fit the male and female fasteners exactly. Accordingly, Velcro tapes  41  and  42  that act as male and female are used as part of the present invention to allow the position of the female snap fastener  82  on the wider flap section  11  to be varied at will according to the position of the button with snap fastener  70 . Thus, in  FIGS. 29   a  and  29   b  the female Velcro tape  42  is attached to the narrower flap section&#39;s stopper  14  at, e.g., the center thereof, on the wider flap section  11  by bonding or stitching. And, its mating male Velcro tape  41  as shown in  FIGS. 30   a  and  30   b  is attached to cloth  43  (having the female snap fastener  82 , e.g., stitched thereto), by stitching or bonding. The male and female snap fasteners can be fitted exactly in position upon changing the amount of overlap of the male and female Velcro tapes  41  and  42 . Snapping these male and female snap fasteners prevents the necktie from dangling and buckling as a tie clip and is fashionable and smart. 
   Also, making the strength of fastening by the Velcro tapes greater than that by the snap fasteners causes the necktie to come off the shirt by the snap fasteners. This is very advantageous in, e.g., in fastening a seat belt on a car, i.e., by removing the necktie from the shirt before fastening the seatbelt. 
   Next, as a novel necktie a band piece having fastening sections at its both ends as shown in  FIGS. 25   a  and  25   b  is made the necktie. The band piece is made of a material such as a rubber product or cloth and can be used with its surface colored or marked in any of a variety of ways. Having neither “wider flap section”  11  nor “narrower flap section”, it is convenient in carrying goods with one&#39;s breast. 
   Also, while a bow tie or ribbon necktie is ordinarily used with a string wound around the neck, using the fastener means therefor makes oppression around the neck area nil. 
   Finally, a shirt is required which is suited with a necktie of the present invention. It is required that the shirt be provided at the collar with fastening sections and with a button with snap fastener. 
   Industrial Applicability 
   A necktie of the present invention made in the manner described in the foregoing can be used by one regardless of sex and age as a novel necktie that substitutes for a conventional necktie and for a simplified necktie of detachable type. 
   Also, a necktie of the present invention, which the fastener means is used only to cause to be suspended below the neck of a shirt, can make oppression around the neck area nil, and its fitting and detaching can be accomplished in a several seconds. Also, the necktie can be washed easily, and excels in appearance with a pattern continuing in its knot and wider flap sections. It is comfortable if fitted on a hot summer day and has an energy saving effect, too. And, the neckties will certainly be liked by haters of neckties. 
   Becoming a “necktie revolution” that breaks through the fixed idea that the necktie is wound around the neck and is worrisome, a necktie according to the present invention is high in practical utility.