Necktie

摘要

A multi-strand necktie has a neck portion for securing around a wearer's neck, a fastener or gathering device secured to the neck portion for location at the front of the wearer's neck, and a plurality of elongated strands having first and second ends, and a gathering device which secures first end portions of the strands together at the front of a wearer's neck or upper chest, with the strands hanging freely from the gathering device to form a bunch of strands extending down from the wearer's neck, similar in appearance to a horse tail or pony tail.

主权项

1. A necktie, comprising:
a neck portion forming a loop configured to be secured around a wearer's neck; a plurality of separate elongated strands having first end portions adjacent the neck portion and opposite second ends; a gathering device secured to and enclosing the first end portions of the elongated strands, the gathering device comprising a separate outer cylindrical sleeve of flexible material having first and second ends and secured around the first end portions of the plurality of strands whereby the strands extend from the second end of the sleeve; the neck portion comprising an elongated additional strand of the same material as the plurality of elongated strands and having a length greater than the length of the plurality of strands, the additional strand forming the neck portion loop configured for engagement around a wearer's neck and having integral opposite end portions extending from the loop through the sleeve and hanging free from the sleeve with the plurality of elongated strands, whereby the end portions of the additional strand can be pulled to change the size of the neck loop; the strands and end portions of the additional strand being of predetermined length sufficient to extend downward from the sleeve to a location closer to the wearer's waist than the wearer's neck when the necktie is worn.