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US 11,938,604 B2Granted
Apparel repair tool and kit
OwnerAmelia Foley, Thomas Foleyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel apparel repair tool. The device is an adjustable tool for replacing buttons, fasteners or other adornments. The device includes a handle component featuring a transparent window, hammer, magazine, spring, and pusher. The transparent window allows users to see the quantity and type of staples within. The tool has a base with moveable bars, a button receiving area, and a crimper. The movable bars allow the user to adjust for the replacement of buttons or fasteners of different sizes.
Claims9
An apparel repair tool comprising:
- an upper component;
- a lower component, wherein the upper and lower components are movably connected to one another at a hinge;
- a spring;
- a reservoir containing a plurality of fasteners positioned on the upper component;
- a crimping plate positioned on the lower component;
- a transparent window for viewing a type and quantity of the plurality of fasteners contained in the reservoir;
- a pair of moveable arms coupled to the lower component;
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- a crescent-shaped receiving area positioned on each movable arm and adapted to securely hold a button, a clasp, a snap, or an adornment using a gripping pad;
- wherein the pair of movable arms are configured to move up and down and side to side to accommodate buttons, clasps, snaps, or adornments having a width between ¼″ and 2″ and a height between ¼″ and 1″, and wherein the pair of movable arms are configured to hold the button, the clasp, the snap, or the adornment in position below a hammer and over the crimping plate.
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A button stapler comprising:
- a tool for affixing a button to an apparel or garment, wherein the tool comprises an upper component with a reservoir, a lower component, and a crimping plate, and further wherein the upper component and the lower component are repositionably connected to one another by a hinge and a spring;
- a supply of fasteners contained within the reservoir in the upper component;
- a pair of movable arms connected to the lower component, wherein the pair of movable arms are sized and configured for holding the button for fixing to the apparel or garment;
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- a crescent-shaped receiving area positioned on each movable arm and adapted to securely hold the button using a gripping pad;
- wherein the pair of movable arms are configured to move up and down and side to side to accommodate buttons having a width between ¼″ and 2″ and a height between ¼″ and 1″, and wherein the pair of movable arms are configured to hold the button in position below a hammer and over the crimping plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.