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US 2012/0085129 A1Published application
Decorative system with fasteners and interchangeable connectors
AssigneeCygnet Hill Ltd.
InventorsSarah Yarger Kienzle, Siarhei Murauyou, Marianne Grisdale, Cliff Krapfl
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Abstract
A system of fasteners and connectors that can be used as part of fashion items such as jewelry, leather goods and garments is provided. One or more fasteners can be used interchangeably with a range of connectors to accommodate various kinds of decorative and functional applications.
Claims21
A fastener and connector system comprising:
- a fastener comprising a base, one or more covers attached to the base by a hinge such that the one or more covers are moveable between an open and a closed position, the base and the one or more covers each having a notch disposed along its perimeter such that, when the one or more covers are in the closed position, the notches cooperate to define one or more channels, the base and the one or more covers also defining an interior space within the fastener when the one or more covers are in the closed position, and means for securing the one or more covers in the closed position;
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- at least one barbell connector, separate and removable from the fastener, the barbell connector having a first end that is small enough to fit within the interior space of the fastener when the one or more covers are closed but too big to be removed without moving the one or more covers to the open position, a second end located outside the fastener when the fastener is in the closed position and which can be affixed to an item, and a body connecting the first and second ends that can extend through one of the channels when the one or more covers are in the closed position.
A fastener and connector system comprising:
- a fastener comprising a base, one or more covers attached to the base by a hinge such that the one or more covers are moveable between an open and a closed position, the base and the one or more covers each having a notch disposed along its perimeter such that, when the one or more covers are in the closed position, the notches cooperate to define one or more channels, the base and the one or more covers also defining an interior space within the fastener when the one or more covers are in the closed position, and means for securing the one or more covers in the closed position;
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- at least one open loop connector, separate and removable from the fastener, the open loop connector comprising an elongated body shaped like an open loop and terminating at either end in a captured end, wherein the body is configured so that it can extend through one of the one or more channels, and wherein each captured end is small enough to fit within the interior space of the fastener when the one or more covers are closed but too big to be removed without moving the one or more covers to the open position.
A fastener and connector system comprising:
- a fastener comprising a base, one or more covers attached to the base by a hinge such that the one or more covers are moveable between an open and a closed position, the base and the one or more covers each having a notch disposed along its perimeter such that, when the one or more covers are in the closed position, the notches cooperate to define two opposing channels, the base and the one or more covers also defining an interior space within the fastener when the one or more covers are in the closed position, and means for securing the one or more covers in the closed position;
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- a substantially C-shaped opposing tab connector, separate and removable from the fastener, the opposing tab connector comprising substantially L-shaped opposing tabs extending toward each other in the same plane and affixed to a bracket which connects the L-shaped tabs, the bracket having a back opposite the opposing tabs, wherein the opposing tabs extend into the two opposing channels and are captured by the base and the one or more covers when the one or more covers are in the closed position.
A finger ring comprising:
- a fastener comprising a body having a base and a cover attached to each other by a hinge in clamshell fashion, and means for securing the cover to the base in the closed position, the base and the cover defining an interior space within the fastener for receiving part of a ring mount, wherein opening the cover exposes the interior space, the base and the cover defining a set of opposing notches disposed along their perimeter such that, when the base and cover are in the closed position, the notches cooperate to define two opposing channels in the fastener body;
- the ring mount comprising a bracket and a finger band, the bracket comprising opposing L-shaped tabs that extend within the two opposing channels and are captured by the base and the cover when the fastener is in the closed position.
A decorative piece comprising:
- a fastener comprising a body having a base and a cover attached to each other by a hinge in clamshell fashion, and means for securing the cover to the base in the closed position, the base and the cover defining an interior space within the fastener, wherein opening the cover exposes the interior space, the base and the cover defining a set of opposing notches disposed along their perimeter such that, when the base and cover are in the closed position, the notches cooperate to define two opposing channels in the fastener body;
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- a mounting plate comprising a body and two opposing L-shaped tabs extending from the body, wherein the tabs extend within the two opposing channels and are captured by the base and the cover when the fastener is in the closed position.
A decorative system comprising a fastener, the fastener comprising:
- a substantially cup-shaped base having a left side and a right side and comprising a bottom wall and a shallow sidewall extending upward from the bottom and terminating in a rim, two notches formed in rim on the left and right sides of the base and defining a first line running there through, magnets disposed on either side of the base, an elongated slot located between the magnets and defining a second line orthogonal to and intersecting the first line, the slot communicating with an exterior via an opening located in the sidewall, and a cavity centrally disposed in the bottom wall at the intersection of the first and second lines;
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- a substantially flat cover attached to the base by a hinge, the cover having a perimeter and notches disposed in the perimeter substantially opposite the notches in the base 14 so that, when the fastener is closed, the notches in the base and cover come together to form channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.