US 10,349,704 B2Granted

Reclosable pin for securing a train of a dress

OwnerIsabel Sharpinventor

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Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for securing the train of a dress, for example a bridal dress, in a raised position are disclosed herein. A reclosable pin (10) having a curved point portion (20) passing through the bodice of a dress is also disclosed. The pin, when in the closed position, forms a closed loop having a tapered shape such that the closed loop is narrowest adjacent to the base portion (12).

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A method of using a pin to raise a train of a dress having a bodice and a train extending below the bodice, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a pin having a generally U-shaped resilient arcuate base portion, having a first leg portion and a second leg portion, each having an upper and a lower end, wherein the lower end of the first leg portion and the lower end of the second leg portions extend from the base portion, and wherein the first and second leg portions diverge from the base portion to form a truncated V-shape, with a rounded truncated base,
further having a curved point portion at the upper end of the second leg portion, wherein the curved point portion terminates with a point which is curved inwardly towards the first leg portion,
further having a return arm at the upper end of the first leg extending substantially perpendicular to the first leg portion,
further having a clasp provided at a free end of the return arm for engagement with the second leg portion,
wherein the clasp comprises a loop extending toward the base portion, the loop having a free end which extends away from the first leg portion to provide an abutment surface for the upper end of the second leg portion directed toward the first leg portion when the pin is in a closed position, and wherein the curved point portion is held inside the clasp by the abutment surface when the pin is closed, and
wherein the pin, when in the closed position, forms a closed loop having a tapered shape such that the closed loop is narrowest adjacent to the base portion;
inserting the point of the pin through a first aperture in the bodice of the dress;
guiding the pin downwards so that the pin exits through a second aperture in the bodice;
rotating the pin while threading the second leg portion and the base portion through said apertures until the arcuate base portion is at the lowermost position and the first and second leg portions extend upwards from the base portion;
inserting the point of the pin through a portion of the train of the dress such that the pin forms an aperture in the train of the dress;
and,
engaging the curved point portion and the clasp such that the portion of the train of the dress is held inside the closed loop of the pin in a raised position.

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A method of raising a train of a dress having a bodice and a train extending below the bodice, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a substantially planar pin,
that has a first leg portion and a second leg portion wherein the second leg portion tapers outwards from an arcuate base portion,
that further has a return arm and a clasp provided at an upper end of the first leg portion and a point portion engageable with the clasp provided at the upper end of the second leg portion;
inserting the point portion of the pin through a first aperture in the bodice of the dress;
guiding the pin downwards so that the point portion exits through a second aperture in the bodice;
rotating the pin while threading the second leg portion and the base portion through the apertures until the arcuate base portion is at a lowermost position and the first and second leg portions extend upwards from the base portion;
inserting the point portion of the pin through a portion of the train of the dress such that the point portion forms an aperture in the train of the dress;
and,
engaging the point portion and the clasp to close the pin such that a portion of the train of the dress is held in a raised position inside a closed loop of the pin formed by the first and second leg portions, the arcuate base portion, the return arm, the clasp and the point portion.

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Abstract

A method of using a pin to raise a train of a dress having a bodice and a train extending below the bodice, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a pin having a generally U-shaped resilient arcuate base portion, having a first leg portion and a second leg portion, each having an upper and a lower end, wherein the lower end of the first leg portion and the lower end of the second leg portions extend from the base portion, and wherein the first and second leg portions diverge from the base portion to form a truncated V-shape, with a rounded truncated base,
further having a curved point portion at the upper end of the second leg portion, wherein the curved point portion terminates with a point which is curved inwardly towards the first leg portion,
further having a return arm at the upper end of the first leg extending substantially perpendicular to the first leg portion,
further having a clasp provided at a free end of the return arm for engagement with the second leg portion,
wherein the clasp comprises a loop extending toward the base portion, the loop having a free end which extends away from the first leg portion to provide an abutment surface for the upper end of the second leg portion directed toward the first leg portion when the pin is in a closed position, and wherein the curved point portion is held inside the clasp by the abutment surface when the pin is closed, and
wherein the pin, when in the closed position, forms a closed loop having a tapered shape such that the closed loop is narrowest adjacent to the base portion;
inserting the point of the pin through a first aperture in the bodice of the dress;
guiding the pin downwards so that the pin exits through a second aperture in the bodice;
rotating the pin while threading the second leg portion and the base portion through said apertures until the arcuate base portion is at the lowermost position and the first and second leg portions extend upwards from the base portion;
inserting the point of the pin through a portion of the train of the dress such that the pin forms an aperture in the train of the dress;
and,
engaging the curved point portion and the clasp such that the portion of the train of the dress is held inside the closed loop of the pin in a raised position.

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