Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Clasp – clip – support-clamp – or required component thereof – Having gripping member formed from – biased by – or mounted on...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-25
2001-11-27
Sandy, Robert J. (Department: 3626)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
Having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on...
C024S337000, C450S086000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321422
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Our present invention relates to a button clip, especially for a strapless brassiere and, more particularly, to a clip adapted to clamp onto a garment, e.g. for securing a strap thereto, and having the appearance of a button or the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
While a wide variety of garment fasteners are available, for example, to secure a strap to another part of a garment such as a brassiere, there is a challenge to provide fasteners which not only can function effectively for the purpose but which also have an aesthetic character and can provide a decorative element. Button fasteners are widely used because the portions of the buttons which are exposed can be highly decorative.
In many cases it is desirable to provide a fastener which does not have a part permanently attached to the fabric portion to which a strap or the like is to be affixed. This can be the case of a strapless brassiere which may not have facilities for attachment of a strap and which, in some cases, may be worn by a person desiring a strap for aesthetic or support reasons.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is, therefore, the principal object of the present invention to provide an improved fastener, especially for garments and particularly for a strap to be attached to a strapless brassiere, which satisfies the above-mentioned requirements, is convenient to use and is of aesthetic character.
A more specific object is to provide an improved clip-type fastener which is reliable, secure against release and has an aesthetic appearance.
It is also an object of the invention to provide a highly decorative fastener, especially for straps to be optionally affixed to a strapless brassiere.
A further object is to provide a strapless brassiere with an optional strap and clip assembly with reliable attachment of the strap to the strapless brassiere and a pleasing appearance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
These objects and others which will become more readily apparent hereinafter are attained, in accordance with the invention, in a button clip which comprises a pair of tongues affixed at one end to a pair of plates adapted to straddle the end of a strap and to be welded thereto and a slider shiftable along the tongues and adapted to press the opposite ends together against the fabric of a garment to which the clip is secured. According to a feature of the invention, the slider has the configuration of a button and is generally annular with a central opening through which the surface of one of the tongues can be exposed.
The tongues may be of progressively increasing thickness toward the end engageable with the garment so as to be cammed tightly thereagainst by the movement of the slider at this end.
Advantageously, the confronting surfaces of the tongues at this end are toothed to grip the garment firmly according to another feature of the invention, the ends of the tongues secured to plates are traversed by pins of one of the plates. The portions of the plates secured to the strap, in turn, may be provided with formations facilitating the attachment of these plates to the strap by ultrasonic or thermal welding.
According to a feature of the invention, the tongues and the slide button are of different colors and possibly of different textures so as to enhance the aesthetic effect to the clip. The plates can advantageously be of the same color as the slide button and all of the parts of the button clip can be injection-molded of polyoxymethylene and/or polyurethane as may be desired.
It has been found to be advantageous to define the opening in the slide with a ridge or rim separated by a groove from a wider framing portion of the slide.
The invention also encompasses a strap provided at its ends with a pair of such button clips which can be attached to opposite sides of a strapless brassiere, for example, when the strapless garment is not provided with buttonholes or strap attachments so that the wearer can affix the optional straps to the brassiere if the brassiere is to be worn as a strap brassiere.
The brassiere itself, provided with the straps and clips, is also deemed to be part of this invention.
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Fildan Gerhard
Wanzenbock Karl
Dubno Herbert
Fildan Accessories Corporation
Sandy Robert J.
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