Flower attachment mechanism for clothing
OwnerMarilyn Millerinventor
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Abstract
An improved mechanism for holding ornaments such as flowers onto clothing. The mechanism uses a cradle to secure the flowers or other ornamentation onto the clothing. In the preferred embodiment, the cradle/holder partially encircles the flower stems and has prongs which are inserted into the stems. The cradle/holder is preferably metallic and is placed on an exterior portion of the clothing while a magnet is placed on an opposing location on an interior portion of the clothing. The magnetic attraction between the holder and the magnet are sufficient to firmly secure the flower arrangement to the clothing without having to damage the clothing by either piercing (e.g. a needle) or pinching (e.g. a clasp) the clothing.
Claims15
A fastening mechanism for securing flowers to clothing, comprising:
- a) a metallic holder securable to stems of a flower arrangement via a cradle having a posterior portion and a first wall member and a second wall member extending substantially perpendicular to said posterior portion, said first wall member and said second wall member adapted to conform to the stems of said flower arrangement, said metallic holder having a substantially flat posterior surface, said metallic holder postionable on an exterior surface of an article of clothing;
- and,
- b) a magnet, postionable on an interior surface of the article clothing such that magnetic forces from said magnet secures said metallic holder to said article of clothing.
A mechanism to secure an ornamental object to clothing, comprising:
- a) a clasp securable to said ornamental object and postionable on an exterior portion of an article of clothing, said clasp including,
- 1) a substantially flat posterior surface, and,
- 2) a cradle member attached to said substantially flat posterior surface and having:
- A) a first wall member being substantially perpendicular to and attached to said posterior surface,
- B) a second wall member being substantially perpendicular to and attached to said posterior surfacer
- C) a first wing member attached to said first wall member, and,
- D) a second wing member attached to said second wall member, said first wing member and said second wing member extending towards each other from their respective wall members;
- and,
- b) a plate postionable on an opposing interior portion of said article of clothing, said plate and said clasp adapted to exert magnetic attraction therebetween.
A fastener for securing an ornamental article to clothing, comprising:
- a) a metallic holder securable to said ornamental article, said metallic holder having a substantially flat posterior surface and a cradle including a first wall member and a second wall member extending substantially perpendicular to a posterior portion, said first wall member and said second wall member forming a V, said metallic holder and ornamental article positionable on an exterior surface of an article of clothing;
- and,
- b) a magnet, positionable on an interior surface of the article of clothing such that magnetic forces from said magnet secures said metallic holder to said article of clothing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.