ID badge lanyard combination necktie holdown apparatus

• US 20030160074A1
• Filed: 02/25/2002
• Published: 08/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gerardo Pineda
• Original Assignee: Gerardo Pineda
• Inventors: Pineda, Gerardo
• Granted Patent: US 6,691,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 223/81
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/002 combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/006 comprising a suspension strap or lanyard
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/055 Thin, flat, rectangular articles, e.g. ID badges or cards
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/207 in the form of a badge to be worn by a person
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1962 Tie engaging loop with shirt engaging fastener

Abstract

A loop lanyard adapted as a necktie hold-down, to display on a person, identification card mediums, for public view. The identification card medium-mounting element, placed on the smaller lanyard loop on the bottom end, may be in the form of a clasp, ring, clip, or pressure closed hook to accommodate various ID Card eyelet designs. A clothing attachment clip is affixed to the rigid portion at the top end of the lanyard loop for attachment to the shirt opening directly behind the necktie. The loop lanyard cord is designed in a manner such having a rigid support element integrated at the top where the clothing clip is affixed to maintain the integrity of the shape of the necktie width. The loop lanyard is inserted through a decorative bead to create a smaller loop where the ID card mounting medium is located. The decorative bead will allow for an adjustment by sliding the right or left side of the lanyard up or down, to maintain the ID card centered on the front portion of the necktie. The necktie when placed through the larger lanyard loop will allow the identification card secured on the medium to be displayed.

Claims

1. A lanyard assembly designed to display identification badges adapted as a necktie hold-down apparatus, said assembly comprising of:

a lanyard configured in an off-centered figure eight loop, a rigid mounting element on top end of the lanyard, attached to clothing, adapted as a necktie hold-down apparatus, used to display identification cards.

a rigid mounting element for securing a clothing attachment clip.

a rigid mounting element for connecting the adjacent ends of the lanyard.

a rigid mounting element for structural support.

2. The lanyard assembly according to claim 1 wherein the rigid mounting element assembly comprising of the following:

a clothing attachment clip secured with grommets or similar hardware on a rigid material of metal or plastic making the body of the mounting element assembly.

a mounting element assembly securing the adjacent ends of the lanyard, of various fabric, man-made or natural materials to form the overall loop with grommets or adhesive within the rigid mounting element.

a mounting element assembly designed and used to support the weight in its entirety of assembly according to claim 1, including the identification card, to help maintain the integrity of the shape of the necktie.

3. The lanyard assembly according to claim 1, the lower portion inserted into a decorative bead, for design and used for the purpose:

a decorative bead, plastic or metal, of various fashionable colors for adjustment of lanyard assembly according to claim 1, to keep centered on the outside front of the necktie.

a decorative bead, plastic or metal, of various fashionable colors for the natural creation of the secondary smaller loop according to the lanyard assembly to claim 1.

4. The lanyard assembly according to claim 1, comprising of a smaller loop at the bottom and where a plurality of hardware security medium may be utilized, such as key rings, hooks, clips and other clasping mechanisms which may be secured thereto.

5. The invention as detailed and mentioned in claim 1 wherein said apparatus is fashionable and maintain the identification card medium centered on the necktie and prevent unnecessary movement of the necktie from the front of a wearers shirt.