Patent ID: 8117671

Claim:
A necktie comprising: a front tie material of elongated shape having first and second end portions including tips; first and second tipping pieces having a periphery complementary to the first and second end portions, respectively, the tipping pieces being peripherally stitched to the first and second end portions so as to form first and second pockets, respectively, in cooperation with the first and second end portions of the front tie material; a lining having a periphery smaller than that of the front tie material and substantially the same as a periphery of the necktie and formed substantially parallel to the periphery of the front tie material, wherein end portions of the lining extend into the first and second pockets with the periphery of the lining in the first and second pockets being free and unsecured, the first tipping piece and the first end portion of the front tie material being folded along first and second fold lines that are located adjacent the periphery of the lining and along third and fourth fold lines that are located spaced from and further from the lining than the first and second fold lines to cause the first tipping piece and first end portion to be folded over itself and form a pair of once-folded sections; the first tipping piece and the first end portion being folded along fifth and sixth fold lines to cause the once-folded sections to be folded over themselves to form a pair of twice-folded structures, the tie being folded along the first and second fold lines to cause the third and fourth fold lines to be placed adjacent another; and means for attaching the lining to the front tie material along abutting opposite longitudinally extending peripheral inner edges that define the third and fourth fold lines.