U.S. patent application number 16/709866 was filed with the patent office on 2021-06-10 for flexible and adjustable shirt collar support system with integrated magnets.
The applicant listed for this patent is Haroon Chohan. Invention is credited to Haroon Chohan.
Application Number | 20210169151 16/709866 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000004525190 |
Filed Date | 2021-06-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210169151 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chohan; Haroon |
June 10, 2021 |
FLEXIBLE AND ADJUSTABLE SHIRT COLLAR SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED
MAGNETS
Abstract
A shirt collar support system is provided. The shirt collar
support system embodies an arcuate U-shaped device with malleable
functionality for retaining manually selected shapes so as to
conform to a desired collar shape. Additionally, the arcuate device
provides integrated magnets at or near the distal ends of the
U-shape. The magnets enable pivotably engaging and thus selectively
positioned ferromagnetic collar stays for firmly holding a shirt
collar in place.
Inventors: |
Chohan; Haroon; (Garden
City, NY) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Chohan; Haroon |
Garden City |
NY |
US |
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Family ID: |
1000004525190 |
Appl. No.: |
16/709866 |
Filed: |
December 10, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41B 3/08 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A41B 3/08 20060101
A41B003/08 |
Claims
1. A shirt collar support system, comprising: an arcuate device
having a horse-shoe shape; the horse-shoe shape having two opposing
branches, each branch defined by an inner edge and an outer edge;
and a magnet integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end
of the horse-shoe shape.
2. The shirt collar support system of claim 1, wherein each magnet
integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end is embedded in
the arcuate device.
3. The shirt collar support system of claim 1, wherein each magnet
integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end is affixed to
the arcuate device.
4. The shirt collar support system of claim 1, further comprising a
malleable elongated element integrated along a substantial entirety
of a longitudinal length of the horse-shoe shape; the longitudinal
length defined by a distance between the magnets integrated to the
arcuate device at or near each end.
5. The shirt collar support system of claim 1, further comprising
wherein the arcuate device is made of malleable material so that an
inner edge of each of the two opposing branches are movable between
a compressed position and an expandable position in a retain
condition.
6. The shirt collar support system of claim 4, further comprising a
first portion and a second portion that removably attachable to
form the horse-shoe shape; the first portion extending from a first
end to a first rear portion; the second portion extending from a
second end to a second rear portion; the first rear portion having
a plurality of spaced apart teardrop slots; and the second rear
portion having a plurality of raised knobs, wherein each raised
knob is dimensioned to securely associate with one of the plurality
of spaced apart teardrop slots.
7. The shirt collar support system of claim 5, further comprising a
first portion and a second portion that removably attach to form
the horse-shoe shape; the first portion extending from a first end
to a first rear portion; the second portion extending from a second
end to a second rear portion; the first rear portion having a
plurality of spaced apart teardrop slots; and the second rear
portion having a plurality of raised knobs, wherein each raised
knob is dimensioned to securely associate with one of the plurality
of spaced apart teardrop slots.
8. The shirt collar support system of claim 6, further comprising
two ferromagnetic collar stays; one of the two ferromagnetic collar
stays selectively and pivotably attaches about each magnet
integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end.
9. The shirt collar support system of claim 7, further comprising
two ferromagnetic collar stays, one the two ferromagnetic collar
stays selectively and pivotably attaches about each magnet
integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to shirt collar support
systems and, more particularly, to a flexible and adjustable shirt
collar support system with integrated magnets.
[0002] Shirt collars can look unkempt if not properly supported
since unsupported collars tend to slide away from the neck opening
of the shirt. Such a disheveled look is further exacerbated when
the shirt is worn with an overgarment, such as a sport coat, blazer
or jacket, because the unsupported shirt collar tends to slide
under the collar of the overgarment.
[0003] As can be seen, there is a need for a flexible and
adjustable shirt collar support system with integrated magnets for
pivotably moving and attaching ferromagnetic collar stays about the
integrated magnets.
[0004] The present invention described here firmly supports the
shirt collar from under the collar, by way of an arcuate device
providing malleable functionality, allowing the wearer to
selectively shape the shirt collar to the desired shape. The
present invention embodies integrated magnets and ferromagnetic
collar stays for positioning the shirt collar for the desired
effect and, if needed, reshaping the collar support to change the
shape of the supported shirt collar. The integrated magnets, being
embedded in or affixed to the arcuate device will not move, shift
or fall off.
[0005] This flexible and adjustable collar support device wraps
around under a shirt collar to provide firm support for the collar,
wherein the integrated magnets at each end allows the use of
ferromagnetic collar stays to firmly hold the shirt collar in place
at desired orientations relative to the wearer. If the shirt does
not have slots for collar stays, the flexible, bendable and
adjustable feature of the malleable arcuate collar support device
will retain the shape of the collar without the use of collar
stays.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] In one aspect of the present invention, a shirt collar
support system, includes the following: an arcuate body having a
horse-shoe shape; and an integrated magnet disposed at or near each
end of the horse-shoe shape, wherein each integrated magnet is
embedded in or affixed to the arcuate body; a malleable elongated
element integrated along a longitudinal length of the horse-shape
for substantially the entirety of the longitudinal length, or
wherein the arcuate body is made of malleable material so that the
horse-shoe shape can be bent permanently out of shape for
selectively adjusting the horse-shoe shape. Adjusting the
horse-shoe shape means decreasing or increasing the neck opening
area's diameter.
[0007] In certain embodiments, the arcuate body may include a first
portion and a second portion that removably attach to form the
horse-shoe shape; the first portion extending from one end to a
first rear portion; the second portion extending from one end to a
second rear portion; the first rear portion having a plurality of
spaced apart teardrop slots; and the second rear portion having a
plurality of raised knobs, wherein each raised knob can securely
associated with one of the plurality of teardrop slots.
[0008] In another aspect of the present invention, the above shirt
collar support system may include two ferromagnetic collar stays,
one of the two ferromagnetic collar stays for pivotably attaching
about each of the two integrated magnets.
[0009] In yet another embodiment, the shirt collar support system
includes the following: an arcuate device having a horse-shoe
shape; the horse-shoe shape having two opposing branches, each
branch defined by an inner edge and an outer edge; and a magnet
integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end of the
horse-shoe shape, wherein each magnet integrated to the arcuate
device at or near each end is embedded in or affixed to the arcuate
device; a malleable elongated element integrated along a
substantial entirety of a longitudinal length of the horse-shoe
shape; the longitudinal length defined by a distance between the
magnets integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end, or
wherein the arcuate device is made of malleable material so that an
inner edge of each of the two opposing branches are movable between
a compressed position and an expandable position in a retain
condition.
[0010] In yet another embodiment, the shirt collar support system
may also include a first portion and a second portion that
removably attachable to form the horse-shoe shape; the first
portion extending from a first end to a first rear portion; the
second portion extending from a second end to a second rear
portion; the first rear portion having a plurality of spaced apart
teardrop slots; and the second rear portion having a plurality of
raised knobs, wherein each raised knob is dimensioned to securely
associate with one of the plurality of spaced apart teardrop slots;
and two ferromagnetic collar stays; one of the two ferromagnetic
collar stays selectively and pivotably attaches about each magnet
integrated to the arcuate device at or near each end.
[0011] These and other features, aspects and advantages of the
present invention will become better understood with reference to
the following drawings, description and claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1: is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the
present invention with a malleable elongated element 3;
[0013] FIG. 2: is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the
present invention without the malleable elongated element 3;
[0014] FIG. 3: is an elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of a
right portion of the first embodiment of the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 4: is an elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of a
left portion of the first embodiment of the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 5: is an elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of
the right portion of the second embodiment of the present
invention;
[0017] FIG. 6: is an elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of
the left portion of the second embodiment of the present
invention;
[0018] FIG. 7: is an elevation view of an exemplary unitary first
embodiment of the present invention, in a flat condition;
[0019] FIG. 8: is an elevation view of an exemplary unitary second
embodiment of the present invention, in a flat condition;
[0020] FIG. 9: is a bottom view of an exemplary unitary second
embodiment of the present invention, in a flat condition;
[0021] FIG. 10: is a perspective view and a top view of an
exemplary unitary first embodiment of the present invention, the
top view shows a heel (H), a branch (B), a toe (T), an inner edge
(IE), and an outer edge (OE) for the horse-shoe shape; and
[0022] FIG. 11: is a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of
the present invention in use, illustrating a before and after
demonstration.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0023] The following detailed description is of the best currently
contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the
invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense,
but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general
principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is
best defined by the appended claims.
[0024] Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a
shirt collar support system having an arcuate device providing
malleable functionality for retaining manually selected shapes to
conform to a desired collar shape without the need for collar
stays. Additionally, the arcuate device provides distal integrated
magnets for pivotably engaging and thus selectively positioning
ferromagnetic collar stays for firmly holding a shirt collar in
place.
[0025] Referring to FIGS. 1 through 11, the present invention may
include a shirt collar support system embodying an arcuate device
in either a modular first embodiment 11 (FIGS. 2, 5, 6, and 8), a
modular second embodiment (FIGS. 3, 4, 7, 10), and a unitary first
embodiment 7 (FIGS. 7, 10, and 11), or a unitary second embodiment
10 (FIGS. 8 and 9). The modular embodiments have left and right
portions of the arcuate device that removably attach to each other
to form a whole, while the unitary embodiments are a single,
unitary arcuate device. Each arcuate device, unitary or modular,
may be made of various metallicized, plasticized or any material
adapted to be repeatedly bent as contemplated herein without
failure. The difference between the first and second embodiments,
generally, is that the first embodiment have a malleable elongated
element 3, such as a wire, integrated along a longitudinal length
of the relevant arcuate device. The integration of the malleable
elongated element 3 is through embedding the malleable elongated
element 3 in the material of the body of the arcuate device or
joining the malleable elongated element 3 and the body of the
arcuate device by adhesion or the like. The malleable elongated
element 3 may be metallic or other material that can be bent and/or
pressed and so permanently reshaped--in other words, pressed
permanently out of one shape into a new shape--without breaking or
cracking.
[0026] The arcuate devices of the second embodiments, i.e., the one
with the distinguishable malleable elongated elements 3, may be
made from the same malleable material found in the malleable
elongated element 3 so that the entirety of the bodies of the
arcuate devices can be bent and/or pressed and so permanently
reshaped--in other words, pressed permanently out of one shape into
a new shape--without breaking or cracking.
[0027] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the
use of directional terms such as upper, lower, upward, downwardly,
top, left, right and the like are used in relation to the
illustrative embodiments as they are depicted in the figures, the
upward direction (or upper) being toward the top of the
corresponding figures, downward direction being toward the bottom
of the corresponding figures, and right and left terms being
defined relative to when the present invention is being worn and
the viewer is looking at the wearer.
[0028] The modular first and second embodiments 11 and 12 may
include a right portion 6 and 8, respectively, and a left portion 1
and 9, respectively. Each left and right portion 1,9 and 6,8
extends from a rear portion 20 to a front portion 30. The front
portion 30 has an upper edge and a lower edge wherein the lower
edge tapers upwardly toward the upper edge as both edges extend
toward the front portion 30.
[0029] The front portions 30 provides magnets 2 integrated into the
body of the arcuate device of the present invention. The
integration may be by way of embedding the magnets 2 in the body
material or joining the two materials (i.e., the body material and
the magnetized material) through adhesion or the like. The
integrated magnets 2 and malleable elongated elements 3 can be
embedded via an injection mold process or placed in a mold or
attached via a strong adhesive to the outside or inside of the
arcuate device.
[0030] The rear portions 30 of the left and right portions 1, 9, 6
and 8 of the modular embodiments provide left and right connectors
5 and 4 for removably attaching the left and right portions 1, 9, 6
and 8 so as to define the horse-shoe shaped arcuate device
dimensioned and adapted to slide in between a shirt collar, as
illustrated in FIG. 11. The left and right connectors 5 and 4 may
be a plurality of spaced apart teardrop slots 5 and a plurality of
spaced apart raised knobs 4, wherein each teardrop slot 5 is
dimensioned and adapted to receive the flanged portion of the
raised knob 4 through an upper portion of the teardrop slot 5 so
that by sliding the raised knob 4 down into the lower portion of
the teardrop slot 5, the left and right connectors 5 and 4 are
secured together laterally. With that said, because of the
plurality of raised knobs 4 and/or plurality of teardrop slots 5 to
select from during such securement, the overall arcuate device and
thus shirt collar support system is adjustable by selecting which
raised knob 4 to operatively associates with a teardrop slot 5.
Thus, the present invention provides an adjustably sized arcuate
device.
[0031] A method of using the present invention may include the
following. A user may select a unitary embodiment of sufficient
(collar) size or, alternatively, adjust one of the modular
embodiments by using the left and right connectors 5 and 4 so that
the resulting engaged left and right portions 1, 9 and 6, 8,
respectively, is the appropriate collar size. Then the user may
manipulate the body of the arcuate device into the desired shape
and placed under the shirt collar. The malleable elongated element
3, in the first embodiment, assists in holding manually formed
collar sizes and shapes. Since the unitary embodiments 7 and 10 of
the collar support system are made of a malleable material, they
can retain the desired shape and can be reshaped if needed.
Additional adjustment may be needed after placing under the shirt
collar 15.
[0032] Then ferromagnetic collar stays 13 may be inserted into the
shirt collar stay sleeves 17. The shirt collar 15 is then folded
down and around the collar support system and the ferromagnetic
collar stays 13 collar stays, which are magnetically attached to
the integrated magnets 2 in the collar support system. The
integrated magnet 2 acts as a pivot point about which a proximal
end of the ferromagnetic collar stays 13 rotates for adjusting the
ferromagnetic collar stays 13 at different relative angles for
different types, sizes and styles of collars 15.
[0033] It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing
relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that
modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and
scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
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