Patent ID: 7311196

Claim:
A container for storing a necktie having a color scheme, the container comprising: a bottom; side walls extending from the bottom and defining a top opening opposite the bottom and an inner volume suitable for the placement of a tie therein, the side walls including a back side wall, a front side waIl, and at least two shoulder side walls; a top cover sized to seat upon the side walls and having a back edge and a front edge; a first hinge connecting the back edge of the top cover to the back side wall, the first hinge permitting the top cover to travel between open and closed positions; a front cover having a triangular shape; and a second hinge connecting the front edge of the top cover to the front cover and permitting the front cover to be positioned in parallel relation to the front side wall, when the top cover is in the closed position, wherein the top cover and front cover include an outer surface having a first color scheme which coordinates with the color scheme of the necktie, and the front side wall includes an outer surface having a second color scheme, different from the first color scheme which partially frames the triangular front cover when in the closed position.