Adjustable alteration tack assembly
OwnerDanielle DeVardinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable alteration tack assembly has (i) a tack with a hollow pin and (ii) a cap with a hole that receives the tack pin to assemble the cap onto the tack. The tack has a posted permanently mounted onto a head, where the post can be inserted into the hollow pin at different positions to achieve different distances between the tack head and the cap to secure pieces of fabric of different thicknesses. The assembly can be used to temporarily alter the size of an article of clothing, such as the waistband of a pair of pants.
Claims11
An adjustable assembly comprising:
- a cap having a hole;
- and
- a tack having a head, a post permanently attached to the head, a hollow pin configured to receive the post at one end of the pin and to be inserted into the hole in the cap at another end of the pin to secure the tack onto the cap, wherein the pin can be mounted onto the post at different positions to achieve different distances between the cap and the tack head, wherein the pin is made of metal and the post is made of rubber.
A method for temporarily securing fabric using an adjustable assembly comprising (i) a cap having hole and (ii) a tack having a head, a post permanently attached to the head, a hollow pin configured to receive the post at one end of the pin and to be inserted into the hole in the cap at another end of the pin to secure the tack onto the cap, wherein the pin can be mounted onto the post at different positions to achieve different distances between the cap and the tack head, the method comprising:
- adjusting the position of the pin mounted onto the post;
- inserting the pin through the fabric;
- mounting the cap onto the pin to secure the fabric in place;
- and
- applying pressure between the cap and the head of the tack to slidably adjust the position of the pin mounted onto the post to decrease the distance between the cap and the tack head to secure the fabric in place.
An adjustable assembly comprising:
- a cap having a hole;
- and
- a tack having a head, a post permanently attached to the head, a hollow pin configured to receive the post at one end of the pin and to be inserted into the hole in the cap at another end of the pin to secure the tack onto the cap, wherein the pin can be mounted onto the post at different positions to achieve different distances between the cap and the tack head, wherein:
- the cap has a hook within the hole;
- the pin of the tack has a hole configured to engage with the hook to secure the cap onto the tack;
- and
- the hook has flexible material that is slightly larger than the hole in the pin and that is configured to secure the cap onto the tack when the flexible material is forced through the hole in the pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.