141 |
BUTTON REPLACEMENT |
US14172530 |
2014-02-04 |
US20150216266A1 |
2015-08-06 |
Brent Franklin |
A button closure replacement system is disclosed, comprising a button replacement portion comprising a button cover defining a button chamber for accommodating a button, and a restriction for retaining the button within the button chamber, wherein the button cover has a fastening material on an outward surface, a button hole insert having a dumbbell shape, the insert comprising a backing disk on one end for passing through a button hole and retaining the insert within the button hole; and a facing disk having a fastening material thereon, and the button cover and facing disk releasably retain each other to close a button closure. Further disclosed is a zipper closure fastening system, comprising first and second zipper covers, each comprising a spring clip having a fastener thereon for fitting over a zipper side, wherein the fasteners of the first and second zipper covers releasably retain each other. |
142 |
Releasable vest |
US12735479 |
2009-01-15 |
US08898814B2 |
2014-12-02 |
Frederick W. Storms, Jr.; Marty Goldman; Stephen Matulewicz; Eric M. Yeates; Thomas A. Marx; David M. Jones |
A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element and a second waist belt element that are releasably coupled to the front panel and extend from the front panel; at least one release loop that is capable of being passed through an opening formed in at least one of the waist belt elements and an opening formed in the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the waist belt elements and the shoulder strap elements to the release loop. |
143 |
Garment fastening systems |
US13332504 |
2011-12-21 |
US08850667B2 |
2014-10-07 |
Patrizia Angela Casubolo |
A garment fastening system having a button member adapted to be inserted into a buttonhole of a garment. The button member has a front wall, a rear wall and a side wall disposed therebetween. The button member defines an aperture that is extending from a portion of the rear wall and a portion of the side wall, and an internal chamber in communication with the aperture. The garment system also has a resilient member extending, through the aperture and having two opposite ends that are connected to the internal chamber thereby defining a loop at least partially extending outside the button member and adapted to receive a button of the garment. The aperture is dimensioned for allowing movement of the resilient member. The garment fastening system can be used for providing elasticity to a garment by simply connecting it to existing button and buttonhole. |
144 |
Eyelet assembly |
US784455 |
1985-10-03 |
US4664574A |
1987-05-12 |
Kazumi Kasai |
An eyelet assembly comprising a plastic eyelet body including a hollow cylindrical portion and a flange formed on the upper end of the cylindrical portion and a plastic seat plate including a center hole in which the cylindrical portion of the eyelet body is fitted is disclosed. The eyelet body includes a plurality of vertically spaced arcuate projections of a predetermined thickness formed on the external peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The seat plate includes an engaging portion formed along the inner peripheral edge of the center hole for engaging the projections of the eyelet body. Each of the arcuate projections extends by an angular distance which is less than a quarter of the circumference of the cylindrical portion and the arcuate projections at vertically adjacent levels are staggered horizontally so that they do not vertically overlap each other when viewed from the front side of the eyelet body. |
145 |
Towel support |
US557054 |
1983-12-01 |
US4565144A |
1986-01-21 |
John D. Ricci |
A towel support for a standard, preferably large, bath-type towel, consisting of at least one slot formed through that towel at a minimum distance from a towel corner and cut on the bias to the towel weave. |
146 |
Buttonhole stitching process |
US601202 |
1984-04-17 |
US4527495A |
1985-07-09 |
Hideaki Takenoya; Eiichi Shomura |
A process for stitching a buttonhole in the forward and reverse fabric feeding directions by means of a zigzag sewing machine including the step of producing one or more of stitches at a critical pattern changing point which will serve as a reference mark for enabling the sewing machine operator to operate the sewing machine as required with ease for the pattern changing operation. |
147 |
Pre-constructed buttonhole and method of incorporating same in a garment |
US3793647D |
1972-08-02 |
US3793647A |
1974-02-26 |
SPETZ M |
A pre-constructed buttonhole consisting of components independent of an article to which they are to be attached, and a method for incorporating the components into a material to form a finished buttonhole. The components consist of a reinforcing piece disposed on the surface opposite the exterior finished surface of the article, and buttonhole piece assembly comprised of buttonhole pieces having tab-portions disposed on the finished surface of the article. A slit is made which extends through the reinforcing piece and layers of material composing the article. The tab portions of the buttonhole pieces, which comprise the buttonhole piece assembly, are inserted through this slit to the exterior finished surface of the article and affixed thereto to form a buttonhole.
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148 |
Piped buttonhole construction |
US3675279D |
1971-04-05 |
US3675279A |
1972-07-11 |
MODEN JAMES R |
A piped buttonhole construction comprising upper and lower layers having aligned openings therein and further having intermediate layers sandwiched therebetween, said intermediate layers extending from opposite sides of said openings to a point adjacent the center of said opening and then being reversely bent upon themselves to provide adjacent folded edges extending across said openings, and adhesive means securing opposite sides of said reversely bent intermediate layers to said upper and lower layers in an area adjacent to the periphery of said openings, whereby said finished buttonhole construction is completely devoid of any stitching.
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149 |
Garment component having bound buttonholes and method of making same |
US3555570D |
1969-07-23 |
US3555570A |
1971-01-19 |
HEAGLE ELLA GEORGINA |
A FABRIC BORDER STRIP CONTAINING BOUND BUTTONHOLES PARTIALLY COMPLETED, SO THAT THE BORDER STRIP CAN BE ATTACHED TO A GARMENT PANEL. THE STRIP IS CENTRALLY FOLDED AND HAS ONE OR MORE BUTTONHOLE TABS STITCHED CENTRALLY FOLDED AND HAS EDGES OF ONE OR MORE BUTTONHOLES CUT INTO THE STRIP ADJACENT ONE SIDE OF THE CENTRAL FOLD. THE PORTION OF THE STRIP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CENTRAL FOLDS HAS THREE PARALLEL STITCHED SLITS OF WHICH THE CENTER ONE IS ALIGNED WITH THE BUTTONHOLE, AND TWO FURTHER STITCHED SLITS PERPENDICULAR TO THE PARALLEL SLITS AND ADJACENT EITHER END THEREOF.
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150 |
Reinforced buttonhole |
US3500509D |
1966-07-01 |
US3500509A |
1970-03-17 |
MODEN JAMES R |
|
151 |
Buttonhole liner |
US3490864D |
1968-06-10 |
US3490864A |
1970-01-20 |
WITZIG JEANETTE |
|
152 |
Buttonhole and method of making buttonholes |
US56760144 |
1944-12-11 |
US2633618A |
1953-04-07 |
MOE HERMAN A |
|
153 |
Button construction for garments and the like |
US70749646 |
1946-11-02 |
US2460775A |
1949-02-01 |
TUTTLE ROBERT E |
|
154 |
Buttonhole construction |
US50457143 |
1943-10-01 |
US2389272A |
1945-11-20 |
JACOB NEUMAN |
|
155 |
Buttonhole edging |
US7854636 |
1936-05-08 |
US2114271A |
1938-04-12 |
SWEENEY JOHN W |
|
156 |
Button lock |
US6513536 |
1936-02-21 |
US2084745A |
1937-06-22 |
REYNOLDS SYDNEY W |
|
157 |
Buttonhole tape |
US1605760D |
|
US1605760A |
1926-11-02 |
|
|
158 |
Reenforcement for buttonholes |
US58893822 |
1922-09-18 |
US1540538A |
1925-06-02 |
BURT EDITH A B |
|
159 |
Garment-fastener |
US38645020 |
1920-06-04 |
US1369437A |
1921-02-22 |
SAMUEL JASGUR |
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160 |
ADHESIVE FABRIC FASTENER |
US18198751 |
2023-05-17 |
US20230284753A1 |
2023-09-14 |
Ann DesRuisseaux |
An adhesive fabric fastener for temporary securing two pieces of fabric or an object to a piece of fabric. In one embodiment, the fastener can be a snap assembly which can include a ball and socket members each associated with adhesive for temporarily securing the ball and socket members to the fabric/objects. In one non-limiting use the fastener can be used to close or reduce the gap created between buttons on a buttoned shirt and such that the fastener is not seen in use. No modification or alteration to the piece of fabric or garment is required for securing the fastener. In another embodiment the fastener can be a cord secured at one end to adhesive tape and at its other end to another piece of adhesive tape. |