US2015047095A1PendingUtilityA1

Modular Necktie

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 13, 2013Filed: Aug 12, 2014Published: Feb 19, 2015
Est. expiryAug 13, 2033(~7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Curtis Evans
A41D 25/00A41D 25/005
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Abstract

A modular necktie comprises a collar portion, a collar portion connector, a knot portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one connecting fastener. The constituent parts are connected to one another in a necktie assemblage. Some pieces may be constructed of rigid or semi-rigid materials of construction, for example by machining individual parts. The assemblage may be used to contain or conceal a mobile computing device, a mobile phone, a camera, a video camera, or sensors, including for gestures or biometric, atmospheric, and location data.

Claims

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1 . A modular necktie comprising:
 a collar portion;   a knot portion;   a top portion;   a bottom portion; and   at least one connecting fastener;   wherein said top portion and said bottom portion are separate pieces able to be connected with one another.   
     
     
         2 . The modular necktie of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a connecting fastener, comprising a mechanical fastener or a magnetic fastener, connects said top portion and said bottom portion; or   a connecting fastener connects said knot portion and said top portion.   
     
     
         3 . The modular necktie of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said knot portion and said top portion are integrally formed; or   said collar portion, said knot portion and said top portion are integrally formed.   
     
     
         4 . The modular necktie of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said top portion is constructed of rigid or semi-rigid material and said bottom portion is constructed of pliable material.   
     
     
         5 . The modular necktie of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a connecting fastener connects said top portion and said bottom portion; and   said connecting fastener or said top portion or said knot portion, or a combination thereof, comprises a means for restraining a device selected from the group comprising a mobile telephone, a camera, a video camera, and a mobile computing device.   
     
     
         6 . The modular necktie of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the knot portion is constructed from a material selected from the group comprising metal, porcelain, glass, ceramic, plastic, composite, stone, acrylic, gemstone, crystal, bone, antler, wood, and leather; and   the top portion is constructed from a material selected from the group comprising metal, porcelain, glass, ceramic, plastic, composite, stone, acrylic, gemstone, crystal, bone, antler, wood, and leather.   
     
     
         7 . The modular necktie of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said collar portion is a collar constructed of rigid or semi-rigid material selected from the group comprising metal, porcelain, glass, ceramic, plastic, composite, stone, acrylic, gemstone, crystal, bone, antler, wood, and leather, and   said collar portion and said knot portion are magnetically connected or mechanically connected.   
     
     
         8 . The modular necktie of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said knot portion, said top portion, or an integrally formed knot portion and top portion comprise an element selected from the group comprising a timekeeping element; a sound producing element; a mobile computing device; a hands-free communication device, or a part thereof; a microphone; at least one sensor for sensing biometric, atmospheric or location data; an RFID chip or other wireless communication device; and a lighting element comprising an LED element, a power source, and controls to alter the luminosity or color of said LED element.   
     
     
         9 . A modular necktie comprising:
 a collar portion,   a knot portion,   a top portion,   a first connector to connect said knot portion and said top portion,   a bottom portion, and   a second connector to connect said top portion and said bottom portion.   
     
     
         10 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said first connector or said second connector is a magnetic connector.   
     
     
         11 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said top portion comprises a through-hole for passage of a tie tack, cuff link, or jewelry button.   
     
     
         12 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said top portion comprises a front side and a back side; and   said top portion defines a pocket on the back side.   
     
     
         13 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the knot portion is constructed from a material selected from the group comprising metal, porcelain, glass, ceramic, plastic, composite, stone, acrylic, gemstone, crystal, bone, antler, wood, and leather; and   top portion is constructed from a material selected from the group comprising metal, porcelain, glass, ceramic, plastic, composite, stone, acrylic, gemstone, crystal, bone, antler, wood, and leather.   
     
     
         14 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said second connector or said top portion or said knot portion, or a combination thereof, comprises a means for restraining a device selected from the group comprising a mobile telephone, a camera, a video camera, and a mobile computing device.   
     
     
         15 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said knot portion, said top portion, or a combination of said knot portion and said top portion, comprises a multimedia device selected from the group comprising a microphone, a camera lens, and a video camera lens.   
     
     
         16 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said knot portion defines a recess; and   a section of said top portion is constructed to mate with said knot portion via said recess.   
     
     
         17 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 an element selected from the group comprising a timekeeping element; a sound producing element; a mobile computing device; a hands-free communication device, or a part thereof; a microphone; at least one sensor for sensing biometric, atmospheric or location data; an RFID chip or other wireless communication device; and a lighting element comprising an LED element, a power source, and controls to alter the luminosity or color of said LED element.   
     
     
         18 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said knot portion comprises at least two parts;   a magnetic connection or mechanical connection mates said knot portion to said top portion.   
     
     
         19 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said knot portion connects to said top portion by magnetic connection or mechanical connection.   
     
     
         20 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , wherein:
 said knot portion, said top portion, or a combination of said knot portion and said top portion, help define a cavity, recess or location to mechanically or magnetically store one or more collar stays.   
     
     
         21 . The modular necktie of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a wireless signal receiving element;   wherein:
 said knot portion, said top portion, or the combination of said knot portion and said top portion, help define a recess or location to house a lighting element; 
 said lighting element comprises an LED element, a power source, and controls to alter the luminosity or color of said lighting element; and 
 said controls comprise said wireless signal receiving element; and 
 said controls comprise a wireless signal sending element separate from said necktie assemblage. 
   
     
     
         22 . The modular necktie of  claim 21 , wherein:
 said wireless signal sending element separate from said necktie assemblage comprises a mobile computing device and executable program code on non-transitory computer readable media, running on said mobile computing device, to send lighting element control signals.   
     
     
         23 . A modular necktie kit comprising:
 a plurality of knot portions,   a plurality of top portions,   a plurality of bottom portions,   and at least one connector to connect a top portion to a bottom portion, said at least one connector comprising a mechanical connector or magnetic connector.   
     
     
         24 . The modular necktie kit of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 a second connector to connect at least one knot portion with at least one top portion; wherein:
 said second connector is a magnetic connector or a mechanical connector.

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