Patent ID: 6978518

Claim:
A method for securing a tie to a folded shirt having a row of buttons thereon, comprising the steps of: providing an elongated body having first and second ends, a first portion, a second portion, and a buttonhole through the first portion; wrapping the elongated body around the folded shirt; securing the buttonhole of the first portion of the elongated body to one of the buttons of the row of buttons; disposing the tie on the folded shirt with one part secured proximate to the collar and a second part depending downwardly along the row of buttons; placing the tie over the first portion of the elongated body; attaching the first end to the elongated body at a first position which is displaced from the second end; and attaching the second end to the elongated body at second a position which is displaced from the first end, whereby the second portion overlies the tie and the tie is seated between the first and second portions and secured between the first and second positions.