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VARIABLE BOWTIE SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20180317581A1
  • Filed: 07/11/2018
  • Published: 11/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2016
  • Status: Active Application
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1. A variable bowtie system, comprising:

  • (i) a neckband adapted to adjustably fit around a neck of a person, wherein said neck has a nominal forward portion, and said neckband has, in use, a forward-facing portion corresponding to a location that in turn corresponds to a position of a top front shirt button featured at the forward portion of the neck;

    (ii) a mounting-stud pair affixed to said neckband at the forward-facing portion of the neckband and protruding forward;

    (iii) at least two base-half-bow units, each having at least two layers of textile material comprising a front face and a back face, and each said layer having a together-facing edge which comes in closest proximity to another base-half-bow unit when in use, where the front face and the back face of each said base-half-bow unit, at the together-facing edge, are left partially detached, forming a pocket at the together-facing edge, and a base-unit tab extension affixed to the back face of the together-facing edge of each said base-half-bow unit, adapted to fit into the pocket at the together-facing edge of another said half-bow unit;

    (iv) at least two mid-half-bow units each at a smaller size than said base-half-bow units and having a structure matching said base-half-bow units, wherein said matching structure comprises at least two layers of textile material comprising a front face and a back face, and each said layer having a together-facing edge which comes in closest proximity to another mid-half-bow unit when in use, where the front face and the back face of each said mid-half-bow unit, at the together-facing edge, are left partially detached, forming a pocket at the together-facing edge, and each said mid-half-bow unit adapted to be mounted in front of said base-half-bow units, and a mid-unit tab extension affixed to the back face of the together-facing edge of each said mid-half-bow unit, adapted to fit into the pocket at the together-face edge of another said mid-half-bow unit;

    (v) at least two front-half-bow units each at a smaller size than said base-half-bow units and mid-half-bow units and having a structure matching said base-half-bow units and mid-half-bow units, wherein said matching structure comprises at least two layers of textile material comprising a front face and a back face, and each said layer having a together-facing edge which comes in closest proximity to another front-half-bow unit when in use, where the front face and the back face of each said front-half-bow unit, at the together-facing edge, are left partially detached, forming a pocket at the together-facing edge, and each said front-half-bow unit adapted to be mounted in front of said mid-half-bow units, and a front-unit tab extension affixed to the back face of the together-facing edge of each said front-half-bow unit, adapted to fit into the pocket at the together-face edge of another said front-half-bow unit;

    (vi) one hole placed in each said half-bow unit near the together-facing edge and another hole placed in each said unit tab extension, such that the holes together are adapted to fit over said mounting-stud pair;

    where, in use, said half-bow units are brought together at the together-facing edges in such a way that one of the unit tab extensions is positioned behind the back face of the other said half-bow unit, and the other unit tab extension is positioned inside the pocket of the other half-bow unit, where the forward-most unit tab extension is concealed behind the front face of the other half-bow unit; and

    (vii) at least one retaining collar adapted to fit around, and hold together, the assembled together-facing edges of said half-bow units, said mounting-stud pair, and said neckband;

    where said half-bow units and said retaining collars are provided in a variety of colors, allowing the person to choose specific colors and combinations and to change such colors and combinations as desired.

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