Shirt stay with support clip and method of using a shirt stay
OwnerRoman Kleymaninventor
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Abstract
A shirt stay is provided that includes a Z-shaped or S-shaped double-clip support body providing a dual gripping mechanism that prevents a top garment from becoming untucked, while preventing a bottom garment from slipping down from the waist. The double clip support body includes two permanently interlocked U-shaped spring clips oriented in opposite directions and interchangeable grips arranged on the U-shaped spring clips to adjust the spacing of the springs, and correspondingly, the spring tension, of the U-shaped spring clips. Grips having different characteristics can be interchanged with one another on the support body based on the thickness of, and/or type of, material used for each of the top garment and the bottom garment.
Claims20
A shirt stay, comprising:
- a support clip including:
- a first U-shaped spring clip, including:
- a common central spring body;
- a first spring leg that is free at one end and, at an opposite end, is fixed to a first end of said common central spring body;
- a second U-shaped spring clip, including:
- said common central spring body;
- a second spring leg that is free at one end and, at an opposite end, is fixed to a second end of said common central spring body that is opposite from said first end of said common central spring body;
- said first U-shaped spring clip and said second U-shaped spring clip opening in opposite directions;
- a first grip removably attached to the free end of said first spring leg, between said first spring leg and said common central spring body;
- and
- a second grip removably attached to the free end of said second spring leg, between said second spring leg and said common central spring body.
A shirt stay kit, comprising
- a support clip including:
- a first U-shaped spring clip, including:
- a common central spring body;
- a first spring leg that is free at one end and, at an opposite end, is fixed to a first end of said common central spring body;
- a second U-shaped spring clip, including:
- said common central spring body;
- a second spring leg that is free at one end and, at an opposite end, is fixed to a second end of said common central spring body that is opposite from said first end of said common central spring body;
- said first U-shaped spring clip and said second U-shaped spring clip opening in opposite directions;
- a plurality of grips configured to be removably attached to the free end of said first spring leg or said second spring leg, between said respective first spring leg or second spring leg and said common central spring body;
- and
- said plurality of grips including at least two grips having at least one different characteristic from one another.
A method of using a shirt stay to prevent a top garment from becoming untucked from a bottom garment:
- providing a support clip including:
- a first U-shaped spring clip, including:
- a common central spring body;
- a first spring leg that is free at one end and, at an opposite end, is fixed to a first end of said common central spring body;
- a second U-shaped spring clip, including:
- said common central spring body;
- a second spring leg that is free at one end and, at an opposite end, is fixed to a second end of said common central spring body that is opposite from said first end of said common central spring body;
- said first U-shaped spring clip and said second U-shaped spring clip opening in opposite directions;
- selecting a first grip based on at least one of a thickness or a material type of a bottom garment;
- selecting a second grip based on at least one of a thickness or a material type of a top garment;
- placing the first grip on a bearing surface of the first spring leg;
- placing the second grip on a bearing surface of the second spring leg;
- pushing the first U-shaped spring clip down over a portion of the bottom garment;
- and
- subsequently, tucking a portion of the top garment into said second U-shaped clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.