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US 12,133,576 B2Granted
Snap and lock
OwnerRichard P. Steinke, IIinventor
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Abstract
A button system containing two pieces that snap and lock together to fasten multiple articles of clothing. The top piece is made of three distinct parts: a detachable ridged color-coded cover, a fastener that attaches said cover to a rotatable hinged plate, and a fastener that secures all three pieces of the top piece. The bottom piece is also made up of three distinct parts: a plate to receive the hinges from the top piece, a curved structure that connects the hinge/cavity plates to the article of clothing, and a rivet that attaches to the article of clothing and the snap and lock invention.
Claims17
A fastener system, said fastener system comprising:
- a top member, the top member comprising a first surface and a second surface, the top member comprising a plurality of hinges disposed on the second surface;
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- a bottom member, the bottom member comprising a plurality of cavities, the plurality of cavities comprising an unlocked portion and a locked portion, the plurality of cavities configured to receive the plurality of hinges at the unlocked portion, wherein the locked portion of each of the plurality of cavities comprises a space to permit the plurality of hinges a degree of rotation into a locked position at the locked portion upon rotation of at least one of the top member and the bottom member.
A fastener system comprising:
- a top member having a circular perimeter, the top member comprising a plurality of hinges wherein at least a portion of each of the plurality of hinges extends outwardly from the circular perimeter, the plurality of hinges being spaced evenly around the circular perimeter;
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- a bottom member configured to concentrically couple to the top member, the bottom member comprising a plurality of cavities spaced evenly about a center of the bottom member, the plurality of cavities configured to receive the plurality of hinges such that the plurality of hinges is configured to rotate a degree of rotation within the plurality of cavities into a locked position, wherein each of the plurality of cavities comprises:
- an unlocked portion configured to receive one of the plurality of hinges,
- a locked portion configured to hold one of the plurality of hinges in the locked state, the locked portion comprising a space to permit one of the plurality of hinges a degree of rotation into the locked position at the locked portion upon rotation of at least one of the top member and the bottom member,
- an intermediary component disposed between the locked portion and the unlocked portion, the intermediary component configured to maintain the plurality of hinges in the locked position, wherein the intermediary component is configured to allow one of the plurality of hinges to rotate over the intermediary component upon rotation of at least one of the top member and the bottom member in a first rotation direction, the intermediary component further configured to maintain one of the plurality of hinges into the locked position by resisting the at least one of the top member and the bottom member from rotating in a second rotation direction, the second rotation direction being opposite the first rotation direction,
- a sidewall stop partially forming the locked portion, the sidewall stop being configured to abut one of the plurality of hinges while in the locked position such that each of the plurality of hinges is disposed between the intermediary component and the sidewall stop of a respective cavity while in the locked position, and
- an overhang component partially forming the locked portion, the overhang component configured to abut one of the plurality of hinges while in the locked position;
- wherein the top member and the bottom member detachably couple by rotation of at least one of the top member and the bottom member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.