Safety Pin Apparatus and Methods of Use Thereof
OwnerWendy SANTINIinventor
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Abstract
A novel safety pin apparatus which combines a safety pin member, which can be used to pierce a fabric or a clothing item, without doing substantial damage, along with a safety pin cap, which protects the user from being stuck or stabbed by a safety pin member on the safety pin apparatus, once the safety pin apparatus has been properly located and the pin protecting device has been installed. The novel safety pin apparatus is used to hold together a shirt or blouse, hold an item such as a boutonnière to a suit coat, or merely for decorative purposes, among other uses.
Claims19
A safety pin apparatus, capable of piercing a material without causing damage, wherein said safety pin apparatus comprises:
- a safety pin member, said safety pin member having a first and a second end, said first end having a conical portion and a first coupling element formed on an outer surface of said conical portion, said safety pin member defining a longitudinal axis;
- a safety pin cap, wherein said safety pin cap comprises:
- a housing, said housing defining a coupling recess configured to receive said first coupling element and some or all of said conical portion;
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- a second coupling element configured to receive and secure said first coupling element within said coupling recess.
A method of piercing a material with a safety pin apparatus without damaging said material, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) removing a safety pin member comprising a conical end and a coupling element from a safety pin cap;
- b) inserting said conical end and said coupling element through a portion of material so that a portion of said coupling element extends through said portion of material, wherein said conical end pierces said portion of material;
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- c) attaching said safety pin cap to said coupling element.
A safety pin apparatus, capable of piercing a material without causing damage, wherein said safety pin apparatus comprises:
- a safety pin member, said safety pin member having a first and a second end, said first end having a conical portion, said safety pin member defining a longitudinal axis;
- a safety pin cap, wherein said safety pin cap comprises:
- a housing, said housing defining a coupling recess configured to receive said conical portion;
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- a coupling element configured to receive and secure said conical portion within said coupling recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.