Fashion accessory anchor
OwnerGabriel Jebbinventor
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Abstract
A fashion accessory anchor device includes a pair of garment strap receiving holes disposed laterally on the device and an engagement surface in communication with the pair of receiving holes, the engagement surface for disposing the device on a nape of a user and through which a pair of garment straps are received. The anchor device further includes a fashion accessory retention region oriented relative to the pair of receiving holes to support a fashion accessory hanging therefrom.
Claims20
A fashion accessory anchor device comprising:
- a plurality of garment strap receiving holes disposed along a horizontal axis of the device;
- an engagement surface in communication with the plurality of receiving holes, the engagement surface for disposing the device on a nape of a user and through which a set of garment straps are received;
- and
- a fashion accessory retention region disposed vertically offset from the plurality of receiving holes along a vertical axis of the device and constructed to support a hanging fashion accessory independently of the set of garment straps.
A method of operating a fashion accessory anchor device, the method comprising:
- disposing the device proximal to a nape of the user so that a set of garment strap receiving holes are disposed substantially horizontally;
- receiving a set of garment straps through a portion of the set of garment strap receiving holes for support of a garment worn by a user;
- and
- attaching a fashion accessory to a fashion accessory retention region of the device, the fashion accessory retention region disposed vertically offset from the set of garment strap receiving holes so the attached fashion accessory hangs independently of the set of garment straps, freely below the device, and proximal to the back of the user.
A method of accessorizing using a fashion anchor device, the method comprising:
- receiving a pair of garment straps of a garment;
- retaining the pair of garment straps proximal to a nape of a wearer of the garment while distributing a force exerted by the pair of garment straps across a contact region of the device on the nape of the wearer;
- and
- providing a fashion accessory retention region for retaining a fashion accessory attached thereto independently of the pair of garment straps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.