Package for ties and the like

Claim 1

A PACKAGE STRUCTURE FOR CARRYING AT LEAST ONE NECKTIE OR THE LIKE IN A VERTICAL DISPOSITION COMPRISING, A FLAT CARRIER MEMBER OF SHEET MATERIAL HAVING AN ELONGATED BODY PORTION HAVING A TRANSVERSE SLOT FOR SUPPORTING THE NECKTIE ON THE CARRIER MEMBER, AND A BAG ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE CARRIER MEMBER AND NECKTIE THEREIN, SAID BAG HAVING A TOP END, BOTTOM END AND A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS CONJOINED ALONG OPPOSITE LONGITUDINAL EDGES THEREOF RESPECTIVELY TO FORM THE BAG, SAID BOTTOM END BEING OPEN TO PERMIT THE CARRIER TO BE SLID THERETHROUGH INTO AND OUT OF THE BAG, SAID TOP END HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN NARROWER THAN THE BODY PORTION, SAID BODY PORTION HAVING OPEN HANDLE MEANS NARROWER THAN THE OPEN TOP END OF THE BAG WHEREBY TO PERMIT SAID HANDLE TO PROTRUDE OUTWARDLY OF THE BAG THROUGH SAID OPEN TOP END WHEN THE BODY PORTION IS RECEIVED IN THE BAG, ONE OF SAID WALLS HAVING A LOCKING FLAP ADAPTED TO BE PASSED THROUGH THE OPEN HANDLE MEANS FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING THE CARRIER MEMBER ON THE INTERIOR OF THE BAG WITH SAID TOP END OF THE BAG SUPPORTED ON SAID CARRIER MEMBER ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID HANDLE MEANS, SAID HANDLE MEANS COMPRISING AN INVERTED SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED FORMATION INTEGRAL WITH SAID CARRIER MEMBER AND SAID FLAP IS ENGAGED AGAINST THE CARRIER MEMBER THROUGH SAID FORMATION IN SAID LOCKING POSITION THEREOF.