Fabric repair tool
OwnerJames W. Labenzinventor
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Abstract
A repair tool for performing quick, inexpensive and almost invisible repairs on fabrics which have been subjected to local damage. The tool comprises a base plate having core pins and ring pins projecting upwardly therefrom. An annular holding ring overfits the base plate and sandwiches the fabric to be repaired therebetween. A rotary knob including a circular razor turns within the holding ring central opening to cut a perfect circular hole in the fabric to remove the damaged area. The tool is utilized to cut a similar circular patch from an undamaged portion of the fabric. The patch is then applied to the circular hole in the damaged fabric and is secured thereto by rearwardly positioned adhesive faced material to provide an almost invisible repair.
Claims23
A fabric repair tool comprising
- a. a base plate;
- b. fabric holding means extending from the base plate to engage the fabric;
- c. hold down ring means overlying the fabric holding means to sandwich the fabric therebetween,
- 1. said hold down ring means defining an opening;
- d. turning knob means insertable into the opening,
- 1. said turning knob means comprising a cutter, the cutter cutting through a part of the fabric to remove a damaged area and to form a hole in the fabric when the turning knob means is inserted into the opening and
- 2. a portion of said fabric holding means being adapted to engage the damaged area during the cutting.
The method of repairing a damaged fabric comprising the steps of
- holding the fabric at the damaged area by engaging the fabric between a base plate and a holding ring;
- cutting a hole of predetermined shape in the fabric to remove the damaged area without applying another substance;
- removing the fabric from contact with the base plate and holding ring;
- cutting an identical shaped patch in the fabric without applying a layer of another substance;
- applying the patch within the hole and aligning the fabric weave;
- affixing the patch in position to remain within the cut hole by laminating material layer to the patch and a portion of the fabric and providing pins in the base plate and holding the fabric by inserting the pins through the fabric near the damaged area while cutting the hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.