Patent ID: 7322049

Claim:
A necktie ( 10 ) comprising, a tie ( 20 ) having a first end ( 22 ), a second end ( 28 ), an outwardly facing rear apron ( 24 ), an outwardly facing front apron ( 26 ), an inwardly facing rear apron ( 30 ), an inwardly facing front apron ( 36 ), and a single through opening ( 34 ), said single through opening ( 34 ) positioned on said outwardly facing front apron ( 26 ) at a predetermined distance from said first end ( 22 ) without reaching said second end ( 28 ), said necktie ( 10 ) further comprising a removable accessory piece ( 40 ), said removable accessory piece ( 40 ) including an upper end ( 42 ), a lower end ( 46 ), an outwardly facing surface ( 44 ), an inwardly facing surface ( 50 ), and means to secure said removable accessory piece ( 40 ) onto said outwardly facing front apron ( 26 ), said tie ( 20 ) is tied in a knot while worn by a user in a first configuration when said removable accessory piece ( 40 ) is secured onto said outwardly facing front apron ( 26 ) and extends from said knot defining a crease, said tie ( 20 ) is worn by a user in a second configuration when said removable accessory piece ( 40 ) is secured onto said tie ( 20 ) and said lower end ( 46 ) of said removable accessory piece ( 40 ) is inserted through said single through opening ( 34 ) from said outwardly facing front apron ( 26 ) towards said inwardly facing front apron ( 36 ).