Necktie knot former and support

Claim 1

A KNOT FORMING AND SUPPORTING DEVICE ADAPTED TO HAVE A NECKTIE KNOTTED THEREABOUT, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A PAIR OF LATERALLY EXTENDING, REARWADLY DIRECTED WING MEMBERS, A BRIDGE SECTION CONNECTING SAID WING MEMBERS, FASTENING MEANS ON SAID BRIDGE SECTION, MEANS ON SAID DEVICE FOR URGING THE BOTTOM PORTION OF A NECKTIE KNOT FORMED THEREON OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM THE WEARER SO THAT SAID KNOT ASSUMES A TILTED POSITION ON THE WEARER WITH THE TOP OF THE KNOT INWARD AND THE BOTTOM OF THE KNOT OUTWARD, SAID FASTENING MEANS COMPRISING A SPRING PLATE DISPOSED ON AND FORWARDLY OF SAID BRIDGE SECTION, A CLAMP ARM ROTATABLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER PORTION, OF SAID SPRING PLATE AND ADAPTED TO SWING UPWARDLY TO AN OPEN POSITION AND DOWNWARDLY TO A CLOSED POSITION, SAID URGING MEANS INCLUDING FORWARDLY PROJECTING MEANS ON SAID BRIDGE SECTION WHEREBY A KNOT FORMED ON SAID DEVICE WILL BE URGED TO SAID TILTED POSITION, AND SAID FORWARDLY PROJECTING MEANS COMPRISING TWO WEDGE SHAPED STRIPS ON SAID BRIDGE SECTION, SAID STRIP DEFINING A FRONT CHAMBER, SAID SPRING PLATE INCLUDING A CENTRAL LEG, SAID CENTRAL LEG BEING SEATED IN SAID FRONT CHAMBER.