Necktie and method of tying

Claim 1

A necktie having front and rear sections with each section having front and rear faces, the front face of the front section and the rear face of the rear section being arranged to face in the same direction when the tie is lying flat, said front section being substantially 3/5 of the total length of said tie and the rear section being substantially 2/5 of the total length of said tie, said front section and said rear section each comprising a tapered point at its widest end and secured together at their narrow ends by a fastening means, said fastening means being mounted on the narrow end of each of the front and rear sections and cooperating to secure these sections together and forming an index point for aiding in positioning of the tie at the nape of the collar of a user.

Claim 6

A method of tying a knot for a necktie having front and rear sections with each section having front and rear faces, the front face of the front section and the rear face of the rear section being arranged to face in the same direction when the tie is lying flat, comprising the steps of: looping the tie around the nape of the neck of a user with the rear face of the front section and the front face of the rear section exposed, holding its rear section taut with its front face exposed, crossing the front section over the tautly held rear section and into the top of the loop of the tie, moving the front section through the loop and out of the bottom of the loop thereby completing a 360 degree movement of the front section around the rear section, moving the front section over the front face of the rear section, into the loop from its bottom and through the loop and its top, and tucking the end of the front section back through the knot between the front of the rear section and the back of the front section and pulling the knot tight. thereby exposing both front faces of the front section and the rear section of the tie.

Claim 7

A method of tying a knot for a necktie having front and rear sections with each section having front and rear faces, the front face of the front section and the rear face of the rear section being arranged to face in the same direction when the tie is lying flat, comprising the steps of: looping the tie around the nape of the neck of a user with the rear face of the front section and the front face of the rear section exposed, holding its rear section taut with its front face exposed, crossing the front section over the tautly held rear section and into the top of the loop of the tie, moving the front section through the loop and out of the bottom of the loop thereby completing a 360 degree movement of the front section around the rear section, moving the front section over the front face of the rear section, into the loop from its bottom and through the loop and its top, and tucking the end of the front section back through the knot between the front of the rear section and the back of the front section and pulling the knot tight. thereby exposing both front faces of the front section and the rear section of the tie.