Combination tie rack

Claim 1

A combination tie rack comprising: a. an elongated, substantially rectangularly shaped base plate having front and rear faces thereon, b. a plurality of sockets formed in said base plate at said front face thereof at uniformly spaced intervals along said front face, c. a plurality of posts having the bases thereof received in said sockets, d. said posts projecting from said front face of said base plate substantially perpendicularly with respect thereto and thereby being shaped to support untied neckties thereon, e. a plurality of discrete, semi-circular wire loops projecting outwardly perpendicularly from said front face of said base plate, f. ends of each of said wire loops being received in adjacent sockets with said posts, thereby disposing said loops intermediate said posts, g. said wire loops being adapted to be engaged by the hooks of pretied neckties to suspend pretied neckties therefrom and the spacing between said posts and said loops being such that all of said posts and said loops can be occupied simultaneously by untied and pretied neckties, respectively, h. a pair of substantially C-shaped attaching brackets telescopically receiving opposite ends of said base plate, i. said attaching brackets, at each end of said base plate, overlying said rear face and upper and lower edges of said base plate and portions of said front face adjacent said upper and lower edges, and j. openings formed through said base plate to receive fasteners therethrough, thereby adapting said base plate for direct attachment to internal structural members of a vertical supporting surface.