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Garment clasping device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-10-05
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Granted: 1983-11-15
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Expires: 2001-10-05
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Abstract

Abstract A clasping device for releasably securing small articles of clothing such as socks is disclosed. In the clasping device of this invention, a device consisting of one or two small, flat, resilient members are utilized to pair socks or the like for washing and storage. The garments are secured by inserting them through a divisionary cut extending from an edge of the clasping device to an eliptical aperture. In one embodiment, two members are used, each intended to secure one sock and the members are held together by slipping an H-shaped arm of the H into a circular aperture of the second member by twisting and slipping the two together through a divisionary cut in the second member. An alternate embodiment contemplates one member having two or more divisionary cuts and apertures through which garments may be slipped and caught and later released for use.

Inventors

  • 👤 Frank Stastney

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 16:44
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F95/00; D06F95/008; A; A41; A41F; A41F1/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S24/00; Y10S24/29; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/13; Y10T24/1394; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/3427; Y10T24/3439; Y10T24/344; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44641; Y10T24/44769; Y10T24/44906; Y10T24/44923; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45602; Y10T24/45675; Y10T24/45696

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
A clasping device for releasably securing small articles of clothing together for washing, storing or the like comprising: (a) at least one flat, resilient H-shaped member, one leg of said H having at least one generally eliptical aperture therein and a divisionary cut extending from an edge of said member to said aperture, and said other leg providing the male fitting for (b) a second, flat, resilient member having a generally eliptical aperture therein and a divisionary cut extending from an edge of said member to said aperture, said second member also including a second generally circular aperture and a second divisionary cut extending from an edge of said member to said second aperture, said second aperture providing the female fitting having said male member removably received therein, whereby said first and second members provide separable removably coupled garment claspers when a garment section is slipped within and along said cut by flexing said member at its cut edge and thereafter said garment is held by said member's rebounding.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
A clasping device for releasably securing small articles of clothing together for washing, storing or the like comprising: (a) at least one flat, resilient H-shaped member, one leg of said H having at least one generally eliptical aperture therein and a divisionary cut extending from an edge of said member to said aperture, and said other leg providing the male fitting for (b) a second, flat, resilient member having a generally eliptical aperture therein and a divisionary cut extending from an edge of said member to said aperture, said second member also including a second generally circular aperture and a second divisionary cut extending from an edge of said member to said second aperture, said second aperture providing the female fitting having said male member removably received therein, whereby said first and second members provide separable removably coupled garment claspers when a garment section is slipped within and along said cut by flexing said member at its cut edge and thereafter said garment is held by said member's rebounding.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
The device according to claim 1 wherein each member comprises a notched intersection of each of said divisionary cuts and its corresponding member edge.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-11-14 1987-05-16 1987-11-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-11-14 1991-05-16 1991-11-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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