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US 2016/0106249 A1Published application
Fashion accessory and method of operating a zipper
OwnerNatalie CATANIAinventor
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Abstract
A fashion accessory and a method of operating a zipper are provided. The fashion accessory includes a flexible elongated element, a hook, and an attachment point disposed on the flexible elongated element. The fashion accessory is convertable between a configuration for wearing and a configuration for operating the zipper. The method involves wearing the fashion accessory in a configuration and converting the fashion accessory to allow the fashion accessory to engage a zipper.
Claims18
A fashion accessory for operating a zipper, the fashion accessory comprising:
- a flexible elongated element;
- a hook connected to a first end of the flexible elongated element, the hook configured engage the zipper;
- and
- an attachment point disposed on the flexible elongated element and configured to engage the hook,
- wherein the fashion accessory is convertable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the hook is engaged with the attachment point for wearing in the first configuration, and wherein the second configuration is configured to allow for operation of the zipper using the hook.
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A method of operating a zipper, the method comprising:
- wearing a fashion accessory in a first configuration wherein a hook is engaged with an attachment point, wherein the hook is connected to a first end of a flexible elongated element and the attachment point is disposed on the flexible elongated element;
- disengaging the hook from the attachment point to convert the fashion accessory from the first configuration to a second configuration;
- engaging the hook with the zipper;
- and
- applying a pulling force on the flexible elongated element to operate the zipper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.