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US 5,381,588 AGranted
Retaining and display device
OwnerJeffrey A. Nelsoninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a device designed to retain a pair of sock or other paired items of clothing together during the washing or drying thereof. The retaining device is also adapted to be used to display a pair of socks or other paired items of clothing on display racks in stores selling such items of clothing. Also, disclosed is a holder dispenser for storing a number of the retaining devices in the laundry and which allows the retaining devices to be removed one at a time, as needed.
Claims7
A device, for retaining items of clothing together during the washing or drying thereof, comprising:
- a disc of sheet material having a central opening;
- a plurality of slots extending radially outwardly from said opening towards the other periphery of said disc;
- and,
- a means hook member to hang from a display rod, the hook member being formed of plastic integrally with the disc and scored with a groove close to said other periphery of the disc, wherein the hook member is easily detachable, which permits a retail purchaser of the device to permanently remove the hook member after purchase to use the disc for retaining items of clothing together during washing or drying.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.