Button anchor method and apparatus
OwnerJudith Seibtinventor
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Abstract
A button anchor apparatus has an elongated elastic thread having an elongated needle portion formed on one end thereof and an elongated ferrule formed on the other end of said elongated elastic thread and having a bore formed in one end thereof. The ferrule bore is adapted to accept the needle for locking the button to the garment. A method of attaching a button with a button anchor apparatus is also provided including the steps of pushing the needle through the garment, threading the elastic thread through the button and back through the garment, then attaching the end of the needle into the open end of the ferrule by stretching the elastic thread to allow the elongated needle to be aligned with and inserted into the ferrule bore.
Claims6
A button anchor comprising:
- an elongated elastic thread;
- an elongated needle portion formed on one end of said elongated thread;
- and
- an elongated ferrule portion attached on the other end of said elastic thread and having a bore in one end thereof, whereby said needle portion can thread said elastic thread through a garment and button and be locked into said ferrule portion.
A method of attaching a button with an anchor having an elastic thread having a ferrule formed on one end thereof and a needle formed on the other end thereof comprising the steps of:
- pushing said needle with said attached elastic thread through cloth where a button is to be attached;
- threading said needle and elastic thread through a button;
- pushing said needle back through said cloth;
- and
- attaching the end of said needle into an open end of said ferrule, whereby a button can be readily attached to a piece of cloth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.