Tassel protector and method
OwnerKfir Ohayoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and of a method of preserving and protecting tassels. More particularly, the present invention relates to a tassel protector accommodating at least one tassel, particularly when undergoing high wear operations, such as, but not limited to, machine laundry. The invention is concerned with an apparatus to maintain the aesthetic appearance of the tassel by placing and holding a plurality of component strands of decorative tassels into their original conditions during high wear operations.
Claims6
A tassel protector for protecting lay and arrangement of component strands forming the tassel during arduous use while the tassel is attached to a garment, the tassel protector comprises a cupule and a core, the core being removably and at least partially accommodated in the cupule, the cupule comprises an outer face and a generally parallel inner face, wherein the core comprising a stalk accommodatable in the cupule and extending generally coaxial therewith.
A method of protecting lay and order of component strands of a tassel, the method comprising steps of:
- providing a tassel protector comprising a core at least partially accommodatable by a removable cupule.
- providing the core with a knob having a slot formed therein,
- providing the core with a ramp spiraling away from the knob,
- removing the core from the cupule,
- inserting the tassel with the garment connected thereto through the slot so that the knob is adjacent the garment,
- arranging component strands along the ramp. and
- returning the cupule to at least partially accommodate the core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.