Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Button with fastener – Separable
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-21
2011-12-06
Brittain, James (Department: 3677)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Button with fastener
Separable
C024S590100, C024S628000, C119S858000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08069538
ABSTRACT:
A decorative charm and fastener system and its method for use upon an item to be worn by the user or a pet animal; the item to be worn may be a shoe, an item of clothing (including shirts, hats and caps, or the like), or a pet collar. The fundamental embodiment features a charm part and a base part that may be connected together on opposite sides of the item to be worn, with the item situated between the base part and the charm part. The system also includes an elastically compressible washer member that is placed upon the charm part. The compressible washer promotes a secure, yet temporary, connection between the charm part and base part when those respective parts are installed upon an item. Assortments of different charms thus are interchangeable for temporary attachment to the base part. Specialized alternative versions of the apparatus are disclosed for use upon the shoelaces of a shoe, as a pet collar. A variety of decorations accordingly may selectively be used in combination with a shoe, pet collar, or other item.
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Baker Rod D.
Brittain James
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