# US 10,501,886 B2 · Laundry sock/garment snare

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- Number: US 10,501,886 B2
- Document ID: US10501886B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/175,241
- Filed: 2018-10-30
- Published: 2019-03-21
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2015-06-26
- Assignees: Laundry Loops, Inc.
- Applicants: Laundry Loops, Inc.
- Inventors: Peggy R. Durney; Michael J. Durney
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501886B2

## CPC

- D06F 95/008: {Devices for keeping articles together during laundering, e.g. for keeping socks in pairs (D06F95/004 takes precedence); Devices for protecting or shielding certain parts of the articles during laundering, e.g. button protectors}
- A44B 13/02: with spring closure of hook
- F16B 2/10: using pivoting jaws
- A41B 11/002: {Pairing socks (devices for keeping articles together during laundering D06F95/008)}
- D06F: LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- A44B: BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (fastenings specially adapted for footwear A43C)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- A41B: SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS

## Abstract

A laundry holding snare device for holding multiple clothing items, particularly clothing items without full openings, is provided. The snare device can include two cord sections secured together at at least one end by an end stopper. The two cord sections can also be secured together at various locations along the length of the snare by intermediate stoppers in order to create several loading regions. Within the loading regions and attached to the cord sections can be a cordlock fastener that can be used to secure the clothing items between the cord sections at each loading region. The snare device can be configured for use as a stand-alone laundry device and the snare device can be configured for use with a laundry strap holder.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A laundry snare for laundering a plurality of items, the laundry snare comprising:
two elongated cord strands having:
a first end, wherein the two cord strands are connected together; and
a second end, wherein the two cord strands are connected together;
a plurality of loading regions located between the first and second ends formed by a plurality of stoppers positioned along a length of the two cord strands and securing the two cord strands together; and
a plurality of releasable cordlock fasteners placed between two of the plurality of stoppers and configured to be selectively located and secured between the two of the plurality of stoppers.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The laundry snare of claim 1 further comprising a closed loop located at the second end and closed by an end stopper securing the two elongated cord strands together.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The laundry snare of claim 1, wherein the stoppers are knots formed by tying the two elongated cord strands.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The laundry snare of claim 1, wherein the first end is formed by connecting the two elongated cord strands together with a cord lock tab.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The laundry snare of claim 1, wherein the first end is formed by connecting the two elongated cord strands together with a snap hook.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The laundry snare of claim 1, wherein the two elongated cords strands are formed from a folded single elongated cord strand.

### Claim 7

A combination laundry snare and laundry device comprising:
a laundry device; and
a laundry snare comprising:
two elongated cord strands having a first end wherein the two cord strands are connected together and a second end wherein the two cord strands are connected together;
a plurality of loading regions located between the first and second ends formed by a plurality of stoppers positioned along a length of the two cord strands and securing the two cord strands together; and
a plurality of releasable cordlock fasteners placed between two of the plurality of stoppers and configured to be selectively located and secured between the two of the plurality of stoppers.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The combination of claim 7, wherein the laundry snare is removably connected to the laundry device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The combination of claim 7, wherein the laundry snare is permanently affixed to the laundry device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The combination of claim 7, wherein the plurality of stoppers are knots formed by tying the two elongated cord strands.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The combination of claim 7, wherein the first end is formed by connecting the two elongated cord strands together with a cord lock tab.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The combination of claim 7, wherein the first end is formed by connecting the two elongated cord strands together with a snap hook.

### Claim 13 (depends on 7)

The combination of claim 7, wherein the two elongated cords strands are formed from a folded single elongated cord strand.