Clothing fasteners
AssigneeSaul Cohen
InventorSaul Cohen
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Abstract
Improved clothing fasteners include a socket having a female member with a flange member having a magnetic element, and a slot and a stud having a male member with a flange element having a magnetic element. Magnetic attraction between the magnetic elements draws the female and male members to close proximity such that an applied force on an outer portion of either the socket and the stud and their corresponding outer base portions allows for a snap fit between the male and female members. In an alternative embodiment, one of either the socket female flange member or the stud male flange member includes a magnetic element and the other is of a metallic material, and a magnetic attraction draws the socket and the stud in close proximity such that a snap fit is allowable.
Claims26
A clothing fastener comprising:
- a socket comprising:
- a female member having at least one female flange member and a slot;
- and
- an outer socket member coupled to the female member, wherein the at least one female flange member has a socket magnetic element and the outer socket member includes an outer socket base portion;
- and
- a stud comprising:
- a male member having a male flange member disposed on the male member;
- the male flange member having at least one stud magnetic element;
- and
- an outer stud member coupled to the male member, the outer stud member including an outer stud base portion, wherein an initial magnetic attraction between the socket magnetic element and the stud magnetic element draws the at least one female flange member and the male member in close proximity such that an applied force on either the outer socket member or the outer stud member and a corresponding outer base portion allows for a snap fit between the male member and the at least one female flange member of the female member through the slot.
A clothing fastener comprising:
- a socket comprising:
- a female member having at least one female flange member and a slot;
- and
- an outer socket member coupled to the at least one female member, and the outer socket member includes an outer socket base portion;
- and
- a stud comprising:
- a male member having a male flange member disposed on the male member;
- and an outer stud member coupled to the male member, the outer stud member including an outer stud base portion, wherein one of the at least one female flange member or the male flange member includes at least one magnetic element, and the other of the male flange member and the at least one female flange member being of a metallic material, wherein an initial magnetic attraction between the at least one female flange member and the male member draws the female and male members in close proximity such that an applied force on either the outer socket member or the outer stud member and a corresponding outer base portion allows for a snap fit between the male member and the at least one female flange member of the female member through the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.