Clothing

Abstract

The challenge is to continuously maintain the three-dimensional shape of a necktie, which curves forward when worn, as an accessory. [Solution] An accessory comprising a space-holding portion interposed between a necktie worn around the user's neck and the user's clothing to form a space between the necktie and the clothing, wherein the space-holding portion has a necktie-locking portion capable of locking a part of the wide end or narrow end of the necktie.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an ornament to be worn on a tie, particularly an ornament to be worn in the vicinity of the lower part of the knot of the tie.

Background Art

[0002] In a so-called Derby tie in which a large sword and a small sword are stacked front and back and suspended from a knot, a so-called color pin is widely used to lift the knot part and enhance its design. However, this color pin has a problem that it can only be used with a shirt having a dedicated collar called a pinhole collar.

[0003] Therefore, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-038816) discloses an ornament mainly composed of a holding member that partially surrounds a tie. The holding member of this ornament has a U-shaped or sickle-shaped space portion that surrounds the tie below the knot of the tie, and the space portion is composed of an outer member that surrounds or wraps around the tie and an inner opposing member that extends substantially parallel to the outer member and supports the tie convexly from the inside. In this ornament, the inner opposing member that supports the tie convexly from the inside can support the tie in a curved shape forward, and it is possible to lift the knot part and enhance its design.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] The accessory described in Patent Document 1 holds the necktie by surrounding it with an outer member and an opposing member within a space. As a result, thin ties cannot be held securely and the accessory slips down vertically, narrow ties do not stay in a stable position within the sickle-shaped space, and wide ties develop creases within the space, resulting in problems in maintaining the three-dimensional shape of the necktie that curves forward when worn.

[0006] The present invention aims to solve the above problems by providing an accessory that can maintain a bulging fit around a necktie without slipping down while worn, even without a pin-pole collar. Furthermore, it aims to minimize pressure on the chest area of ​​the wearer's clothing when the accessory is pressed against the wearer's clothing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] To solve the above problems, the accessory of the present invention is characterized by having a space-holding part interposed between a necktie worn around the user's neck and the user's clothing to form a space between the necktie and the clothing, and having a necktie locking part that can lock onto a part of the wide end or narrow end of the necktie.

[0008] In the present invention, it is preferable that the space-holding portion of the accessory is formed to be elastically deformable when pressed from the tie-fastening portion side towards the clothing side.

[0009] In other words, with the above configuration, the space-holding portion is formed to be elastically deformable, so even if the space-holding portion is pressed against the user's clothing, that pressure is not directly felt by the body.

[0010] In the present invention, the accessory preferably has a space-holding portion that is ring-shaped or cylindrical with a slit, and a part of the wide or narrow end of the tie is locked in place by being sandwiched between the end faces of the slit.

[0011] In other words, with the above configuration, by applying a force that resists the elastic force to widen the gap while positioning the small or large end of the blade between the gaps, and then releasing the applied force, the gap between the gaps narrows due to the elastic restoring force, and the large or small end of the blade is elastically locked in place by the gaps. Therefore, attachment becomes easier.

[0012] The accessory of the present invention preferably includes a posture-holding part that is attached to a part of the user's clothing and maintains the posture of the space-holding part relative to the user in a normal usage state while in this attached state.

[0013] In other words, with the above configuration, the posture of the space-holding part is maintained in a normal state, preventing the accessory from moving up and down, left and right, or twisting.

[0014] Therefore, it is possible to stably maintain the three-dimensional tie shape that curves forward. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] As described above, the accessory according to the present invention has a tie-locking portion that can lock onto a part of the wide or narrow end of a tie worn around the wearer's neck, and when the tie-locking portion is locked onto the wide or narrow end, it comes into contact with the wearer's clothing, and has a space-holding portion that can maintain a space between the wearer's clothing and the narrow end in this contact state, so that even without a pin pole collar, the tie can be kept in a bulging state without slipping down when worn. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0016] [Figure 1] Figure (a) shows a plan view of the first embodiment of the accessory of the present invention, and Figure (b) shows a plan view of the accessory with the opening widened. [Figure 2] Figure 1 shows an example of how the accessory is used. Figure (a) is a front view before wearing, Figure (b) is a front view after wearing, and Figure (c) is a back view of the accessory after wearing. [Figure 3]Fig. 1 shows another usage example of the ornament. Fig. (a) is a front view before wearing, Fig. (b) is a front view after wearing, and Fig. (c) is a rear view of the ornament after wearing. [Figure 4] Fig. 3(b) shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X. Fig. (a) is a cross-sectional view in a state where the tie locking portion locks the dagger portion, and Fig. (b) is a cross-sectional view in a state where the space holding portion is pressed against the clothing side of the user in that state. [Figure 5] Fig. 1 shows a cross-section of the ornament, which is a cross-sectional view in a state where the space holding portion encloses the dagger portion and the tie locking portion locks the sword portion. [Figure 6] Fig. 1 shows a modified example of the space holding portion of the ornament. Fig. (a) is a cross-sectional view of a triangular space holding portion, Fig. (b) is a cross-sectional view of a pentagonal space holding portion, and Fig. (c) is a perspective view of a cylindrical space holding portion. [Figure 7] Fig. shows the second embodiment of the ornament of the present invention, which is a front view after wearing.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0017] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and appropriate changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0018] (First Embodiment) Fig. 1 shows the first embodiment of the ornament of the present invention.

[0019] As shown in Fig. 1, this ornament 1 includes a space holding portion 11a and a posture holding portion 12.

[0020] The space holding part 11a includes a ring-shaped space holding part main body 111 having a cut S, and tie locking parts 112 attached to both sides of the cut S. The tie locking parts 112 are formed of substantially spherical rubber-like members. Since the rubber-like members have a large frictional resistance, the tie locking parts 112 can lock the tie without slipping. Since the rubber-like members have a small hardness and the shape of the tie locking parts 112 is substantially spherical, the tie locking parts 112 can lock the tie without damaging it.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 1(b), the space holding part main body 111 has elasticity such that if a force is applied to widen the cut S and then the force is released, it returns to the original state as shown in Fig. 1(a).

[0022] Also, when the space holding part main body 111 receives a biasing force from the cut S side to the space holding part main body 111 side as shown in Fig. 4(b), it can be elastically deformed into an elliptical shape having a major axis in a direction substantially orthogonal to the biasing force.

[0023] The space holding part main body 111 is formed of an elastically deformable material such as rubber, iron, aluminum, plastic, silicone, titanium, copper alloy, nickel alloy, etc. It has elasticity such that (1) if a force is applied to widen the cut S and then the force is released, it returns to the original state, and (2) when it receives a biasing force from the cut S side to the space holding part main body 111 side, it is elastically deformed into an elliptical shape having a major axis in a direction substantially orthogonal to the biasing force.

[0024] The posture holding part 12 is integrated with the outer wall surface of the opposing part of the cut S of the space holding part main body 111, and includes a fixing part 121 and an elastic clamping part 122.

[0025] The elastic clamping part 122 can be separated from and attached to the fixing part 121, and is biased so as to be in close contact with the fixing part 121 in a no-load state.

[0026] The posture-holding portion 12 is made of iron, nickel alloy, copper, or the like. The posture-holding portion 12 has an elastic clamping portion 122 that can move toward and away from the fixing portion 121, and has enough elasticity to adhere closely to the fixing portion 121 when unloaded.

[0027] Next, the method of using this accessory 1 will be explained with reference to Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5.

[0028] (1) As shown in Figures 2(b) and 3(b), the tie 2 is worn around the neck.

[0029] (2) As shown in Figure 4(a), the accessory 1 is attached with the front placket 41 of the garment 4 sandwiched between the fixing part 121 and the elastic clamping part 122 of the posture holding part 12, and the narrow end 2b of the tie 2 is positioned between the tie locking parts 112 and the tie locking parts 112, and a part of the narrow end 2b is locked in place between the tie locking parts 112 by the elastic restoring force of the space holding part body 111.

[0030] (3) As shown in Figure 5, the accessory 1 is attached with the front placket 41 of the garment 4 sandwiched between the fixing part 121 and the elastic clamping part 122 of the posture holding part 12. Alternatively, the small end 2b of the tie 2 can be enclosed within the space holding part 11a, and a part of the large end 2a can be secured by sandwiching it between the tie locking parts 112.

[0031] (4) In the usage state shown in Figure 4(a), when pressure is applied from the tie fastening portion 112 side towards the clothing side, as shown in Figure 4(b), the space-holding portion 11a elastically deforms inward. Similarly, in the usage state shown in Figure 5, when pressure is applied from the tie fastening portion 112 side towards the clothing side, the space-holding portion 11a elastically deforms inward.

[0032] As described above, with this accessory 1, after the user pushes open the slit S, the wide end 2a or narrow end 2b of the tie 2 is secured with the tie locking part 112, and the space-holding part 11a can hold the space. In addition, the posture-holding part 12 holds the front placket 41 of the garment 4 between the fixing part 121 and the elastic clamping part 122 of the posture-holding part 12, so that the space held by the space-holding part 11a can be maintained. In this way, the accessory 1 is prevented from moving up and down or left and right, or from twisting, and the space held by the space-holding part 11a can be maintained.

[0033] Furthermore, when the space-holding portion 11a is pressed from the tie-locking portion 112 side towards the clothing side, it elastically deforms inward, thereby reducing the pressure applied to the user.

[0034] Furthermore, since the space-holding portion 11a encloses the narrow end portion 2b and the tie-locking portion 112 can lock onto the wide end portion 2a, the space-holding portion 11a can create a recess (dimple) in the wide end portion 2a (see Figure 5), thereby improving the aesthetic appeal.

[0035] (Modification of the first embodiment) The accessory 1 was equipped with a posture-holding part 12, but the posture-holding part 12 is not required. The space-holding part 11a may simply hold the space.

[0036] The space-holding portion 11a is not necessarily ring-shaped. The space-holding portion 11a may be triangular (Figure 6(a)), pentagonal (Figure 6(b)), or cylindrical (see Figure 6(c)).

[0037] By making the space-holding body 111 cylindrical, it is possible to prevent the accessory from moving up and down or left and right, or from twisting, and to maintain the space held by the space-holding body 11a.

[0038] (Second Embodiment) Figure 8 shows a second embodiment of the accessory of the present invention. The differences between the second embodiment and the first embodiment will be explained, and components common to both embodiments will be denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed explanations will be omitted.

[0039] The accessory 1a according to the second embodiment of the present invention differs from the accessory 1 in that it includes a decorative element 3.

[0040] In other words, the ornament 3 is a string or chain that is suspended from the space-holding part 11a, and comprises an ornament body part 31 and fasteners. The fasteners are located at both ends of the ornament body part 31 and have a ring shape. The ornament 3 is fastened to the space-holding part body 111 by the fasteners (see Figure 7). In this state, the tie-locking part 112 locks onto a part of the wide end 2a or narrow end 2b of the tie, and the posture-holding part 12 sandwiches the front placket 41 of the garment 4 between the fixing part 121 and the elastic clamping part 122 of the posture-holding part 12. In this way, the accessory 1a can maintain the space held by the space-holding part 11a while its design can be further enhanced by the ornament 3 (see Figure 7).

[0041] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the above embodiments, the space-holding portion 11a utilizes the elastic restoring force of the space-holding portion body 111 to narrow the gap S and sandwich the small sword portion 2b or the large sword portion 2a between the tie-locking portion 112 and the tie-locking portion 112. However, locking pins are provided that can move back and forth toward both ends of the gap S of the space-holding portion body 111 and are always biased toward the end face of the other gap S via a spring, and the small sword portion 2b or the large sword portion 2a is sandwiched between the locking pins. Alternatively, magnets may be provided on both sides of the slit S, and the magnetic force of the two magnets may be used to clamp the small sword portion 2b or the large sword portion 2a. Alternatively, a locking screw may be provided that moves back and forth from one end of the slit S to the other end of the slit S, with a first locking plate at its tip, and a second locking plate may be provided at the other end of the slit S so as to face the first locking plate, and the tie locking portion 112 may be used to clamp the large sword portion 2a or the small sword portion 2b by tightening the locking screw.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the posture holding part 12 sandwiched the front plate 41 between the elastic clamping part 122 and the fixing part 121. However, it is also possible to connect two rubber magnets with their S and N poles reversed using a resin hinge, fix one of the rubber magnet plates to the space holding part 11a, and sandwich the front plate 41 between the two rubber magnet plates. Alternatively, one of the rubber magnet plates may be replaced with a rubber plate in which magnetic powder is dispersed within the rubber. Not limited to rubber magnets, any flexible and magnetizable material such as a magnetic sheet or plastic magnet is acceptable. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0043] 1:Accessories 11a: Space holding part 112: Necktie fastening part 12: Posture holding part 1a:Accessories 2: Necktie 2a: Great sword club 2b: Small Sword Club 4: Clothing S: Cut

Claims

1. The device includes a space-holding part that is interposed between the tie worn around the user's neck and the user's clothing to form a space between the tie and the clothing. This accessory is characterized in that the space-holding portion has a tie-locking portion capable of locking a part of the wide or narrow end of the tie.

2. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the space-holding portion is formed to be elastically deformable when pressed from the tie-locking portion side towards the clothing side.

3. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the space-holding portion is ring-shaped or cylindrical with a slit, and a part of the wide or narrow end of the tie is locked in place between the end faces of the slit.

4. The accessory according to claim 1, further comprising a posture-holding part that is attached to a part of the user's clothing and, in this attached state, maintains the posture of the space-holding part relative to the user in a normal usage state.

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