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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
BUSHEOD W. J. WOFFORD, OF ITALY, TEXAS.
NECKTIE-TYING FOP .1,300,321.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Apr. 15,1919.
Application filed April 26, 1918. Serial No. 230,972.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, BUsHROD W. J. WOF-
FORD, a citizen of the United States, resid-
ing at Italy, in the county of Ellis and
5 State of Texas, have invented certain new
and useful Improvements in Necktie-Tying
Forms, of which the following is a specifica-
tion.
This invention relates to improvements in.
10 necktie tying forms.
A necktie such as men wear and commonly
called four-in-hand after being tied a few
times usually becomes badly wrinkled and
misshapen. The usual life of such a neck-
15 tie is comparatively short, because after it
becomes wrinkled and "stringy" it is diffi-
cult to tie it into a satisfactory and neat
appearing knot; therefore the necktie is dis-
carded or laid aside for cleaning and press-
20 ing. Often the necktie loses its lining or
filling and has not sufficient body to be tied
into a sizable knot.
It is the purpose of my invention to pro-
vide a tying form which may be placed on
25 the necktie and the latter tied around said
form which is thus completely concealed.
The purpose of the form is to give a flat
smooth support for the folds of the knot to
cause it to assume the desirable shape and
30 size. The wrinkles in the tie will be
smoothed out when the latter is wrapped
about a smooth form and the tie will not
wrinkle to such a degree when the ends are
pulled to bring the knot into position at the
35 collar.
In a more specific embodiment of the in-
vention a tying form exhibiting in cross sec-
tion the general curve of a volute is pro-
vided. This form is preferably made of
40 some light flexible material having sufficient
rigidity to give it shape such as rubberized
linen commonly used for collars. The form
is made in the nature of a tapered sleeve
and has provision for receiving one end of
45 'the tie whereby it is supported.
The invention will be more readily under-
stood from a reading of the following speci-
fication and by reference to the accompany-
ing drawings, in which an example of the
50 invention is illustrated, and wherein-
Figure 1 is a perspective 'view of the tying
form,
Fig. 2 shows the form in position on anecktie and the latter ready to be placed
around the collar of the wearer, 55
Fig. 3 shows the .necktie wrapped about
and passed through the form just prior to
completing the knot, and
Fig. 4 shows the knot as it appears after
the tying operation is completed. 60
In the drawings the numeral 1 designates
a sleeve which is preferably slightly tapered
from top to bottom although this is not an
essential requirement. The sleeve exhibits
in cross section the general form of a volute 65
curve. The sleeve should be made of some
suitable material which while yieldable and
partially resilient will have sufficient rigid-
ity to maintain the general shape of the tie
and at the same time such a material as 70
may be properly used with neckties of deli-
cate fabric. I have found rubberized linen
such as is used in making certain kinds of
collars to be very satisfactory for this pur-
pose, but it is to be understood that various 76
other materials might be used.
The sleeve is split and is folded inward
upon itself as indicated at 2 to provide a
reinforcing stay or fold along one edge.
Two holes 3 are formed in the sleeve and 80
partially in the stay. The other end or
'split portion of the sleeve is rounded off
and formed into a tongue 4 which overlaps
the stay 2 on the outside of the sleeve. The
sleeve may be provided with rows or mar- 85
ginal stitches 5 and rings 6 of stitches may
be provided around the holes 3 for the pur-
pose of reinforcing the material. It is to
be understood that various changes can be
made in the formation, and such details are 90
within the province of the manufacturer.
In using the tying form one end A of
necktie' is threaded through the holes 3
whereby the sleeve is supported on the neck-
tie with the stay 2 lying nearest the body 95
of the wearer and the sleeve swinging
around in front of the end 'or length A as
shown in Fig. 2. The end B of the tie is
brought over the end A and in front of the
sleeve 1 as indicated in Fig. 2. The end B 100
is then wrapped around the sleeve as indi-
cated at C in Fig. 3 and is carried around
again upon itself as indicated at D. The
end B is then brought up in back of the
folds and passed down through the sleeve as 105
indicated in Fig. 3. After this the folds
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Wofford, Bushrod W. J. Necktie-Tying Form., patent, April 15, 1919; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1257309/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.