Clip for fabrics

A unitary one piece badge holder for attachment to a garment fabric, comprising:

• a substantially planar clip body having a front and rear surface and side edges;
• an opening in the clip body passing through the front and rear surfaces to form a periphery structure in the clip body, the periphery structure having an interior wall surrounding the opening;
• a substantially planar flexible central spring member having front and rear surfaces and a surrounding edge surface, the spring member appending from a top portion of the periphery structure and having an opposing free end terminating within the opening near a bottom portion of the peripheral structure, the spring member and periphery structure juxtaposed substantially within the same plane;
• a gap between the surrounding edge surface of the spring member and the interior wall of the periphery structure that decreases in width from the bottom portion of the peripheral structure to the top portion of the peripheral structure;
• a badge mounting member projecting from the front surface of the top portion of the periphery structure upon which a badge may be removably mounted;
• whereby the badge is mounted to the mounting member, the spring member is flexed toward the rear surface of the clip body out of the plane of the clip body creating a spring force, and the garment fabric is placed over the front surface of the spring member and pushed toward the top of the periphery structure, the spring force returns the spring member toward the plane of the clip body to grasp the fabric and the gap pinches the fabric to thereby firmly hold the fabric in the clip to securely display the badge on the garment.

A unitary one piece napkin holder for attachment to a button hole on a garment, comprising:

• a substantially planar clip body having a front and rear surface and side edges;
• an opening in the clip body passing through the front and rear surfaces to form a periphery structure in the clip body, the periphery structure having an interior wall surrounding the opening;
• a substantially planar flexible central spring member having front and rear surfaces and a surrounding edge surface, the spring member appending from a top portion of the periphery structure and having an opposing free end terminating within the opening near a bottom portion of the peripheral structure, the spring member and periphery structure juxtaposed substantially within the same plane;
• a gap between the surrounding edge surface of the spring member and the interior wall of the periphery structure that decreases in width from the bottom portion of the peripheral structure to the top portion of the peripheral structure;
• a planar area extending from the upper portion of periphery structure and having mounted thereto a button for attachment to the button hole on the garment;
• whereby the spring member is flexed out of the plane of the clip body creating a spring force, and a napkin is placed over the front surface of the spring member and pushed toward the top of the periphery structure, the spring force returns the spring member toward the plane of the clip body to grasp the napkin and the gap pinches the napkin to thereby securely hold the napkin in the clip and protect the garment.

A unitary one piece badge for attachment to a garment fabric, comprising:

• a substantially planar clip body having a front and rear surface and side edges;
• an opening in the clip body passing through the front and rear surfaces to form a periphery structure in the clip body, the periphery structure having an interior wall surrounding the opening;
• a substantially planar flexible central spring member having front and rear surfaces and a surrounding edge surface, the spring member appending from a top portion of the periphery structure and having an opposing free end terminating within the opening near a bottom portion of the peripheral structure, the spring member and periphery structure juxtaposed substantially within the same plane;
• a gap between the surrounding edge surface of the spring member and the interior wall of the periphery structure that decreases in width from the bottom portion of the peripheral structure to the top portion of the peripheral structure;
• a badge mounted to the front surface of the periphery structure;
• whereby the spring member is flexed out of the plane of the clip body creating a spring force, and the garment fabric is placed over the surface of the spring member and pushed toward the top of the periphery structure, the spring force returns the spring member toward the plane of the clip body to grasp the fabric and the gap pinches the fabric to thereby firmly hold the fabric in the clip to securely display the badge on the garment.