Apparel – Garment supporters and retainers – Combined with other than garment supporter structure
Patent
1998-04-06
1999-11-30
Vanatta, Amy
Apparel
Garment supporters and retainers
Combined with other than garment supporter structure
2340, 2 46, 24DIG29, A41D 2712
Patent
active
059919280
ABSTRACT:
A buckle guard that includes a flexible buckle guard member with a fastening button opening, a first hook and pile fastener section adjacent to the fastening button opening, and a second companionate hook and pile fastener section provided along an opposed side edge of the flexible guard member; and a garment laundering method includes the steps of (1) providing one buckle guard for each buckle assembly on the garment that includes a fastening button member stitched to a first strap section and a clip fastener member pivotally secured to a second strap member, the clip fastener member including a fastening button passage portion in connection with a semi-circular retaining ring portion; (2) installing each of the buckle guards over a buckle assembly by positioning the fastening button member through the fastening button opening of the flexible buckle guard member and into the semi-circular retaining ring of the clip fastener member and then folding the flexible buckle guard member over until the first and second hook and pile sections are secured together through the fastening button passage portion of the clip fastener member; and then (3) laundering the garment.
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Smith Bryan E.
Smith Rebecca G.
Breaux Joseph N.
Vanatta Amy
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