Drawstring restringing apparatus
OwnerJohn Allen Hinkelinventor
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Abstract
A drawstring restringing apparatus includes a front end, a rear end, and a mid-portion located between the front end and the rear end. The front end and a portion of the mid-portion adjacent to the front end are hollow. A leading portion of the front end is tapered from a top portion of the front end to a bottom portion of the front end. A portion of the front end, which is behind the leading portion, includes a closed top. A portion of the mid-portion adjacent to the front end includes an open top, and the open top defines a mid-portion gap which has a mid-portion-gap width. The open top of the mid-portion extends through the rear end, whereby the rear end also includes an open top. The closed top of the front end includes a slit. The slit has a slit-gap width. The slit-gap width is less than the mid-portion-gap width.
Claims4
A drawstring restringing apparatus comprising:
- a hollow main body having a longitudinal length, a hollow interior, a front end, a rear end, and a mid-portion located between the front end and the rear end, wherein a drawstring can be extended through the hollow interior of the main body so as to extend along all of the longitudinal length of the hollow main body;
- wherein a leading portion of the front end is tapered from a top portion of the front end to a bottom portion of the front end;
- wherein a portion of the front end located behind the leading portion includes a closed top;
- wherein the mid-portion and the rear end include an open top which extends from the mid-portion through the rear end, the open top defining a mid-portion gap which has a mid-portion-gap width;
- wherein a drawstring having a knot can be extended through the hollow interior of the main body such that the knot is abutted against the front end of the main body, and subsequently the front end and the mid-portion of the drawstring restringing apparatus can be pushed through a first aperture of a drawstring-reception channel until the front end emerges from a second aperture of the drawstring-reception channel, and subsequently the drawstring restringing apparatus can be separated from the drawstring and the drawstring-reception channel to leave the drawstring restrung in the drawstring-reception channel.
A method of restringing a drawstring through a drawstring-reception channel, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a drawstring restringing apparatus comprising a hollow main body having a longitudinal length, a hollow interior, a front end, a rear end, and a mid-portion located between the front end and the rear end, wherein a portion of the front end located behind the leading portion includes a closed top, wherein the mid-portion and the rear end include an open top which extends from the mid-portion through the rear end, the open top defining a mid-portion gap which has a mid-portion-gap width;
- providing a drawstring having a knot;
- extending the drawstring through the hollow interior of the main body such that the knot is abutted against the front end of the main body and the drawstring extends along all of the longitudinal length of the hollow main body;
- pushing the front end and the mid-portion of the drawstring restringing apparatus through a first aperture of a drawstring-reception channel until the front end emerges from a second aperture of the drawstring-reception channel;
- separating the drawstring restringing apparatus from the drawstring and the drawstring-reception channel to leave the drawstring restrung in the drawstring-reception channel.
A method of restringing a drawstring through a drawstring-reception channel, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a drawstring restringing apparatus comprising a hollow main body having a longitudinal length, a hollow interior, a front end, a rear end, and a mid-portion located between the front end and the rear end, wherein a portion of the front end located behind the leading portion includes a closed top, the closed top of the front end including a slit extending therethrough into communication with a hollow interior of the hollow main body, wherein the mid-portion and the rear end include an open top which extends from the mid-portion through the rear end, the open top defining a mid-portion gap which has a mid-portion-gap width, wherein the slit has a slit-gap width, with the slit-gap width being less than the mid-portion gap width;
- providing a drawstring having a knot;
- extending the drawstring through the hollow interior of the main body such that the knot is abutted against the front end of the main body and the drawstring extends along all of the longitudinal length of the hollow main body;
- pushing the front end and the mid-portion of the drawstring restringing apparatus through a first aperture of a drawstring-reception channel until the front end emerges from a second aperture of the drawstring-reception channel;
- separating the drawstring restringing apparatus from the drawstring by pulling a portion of the drawstring adjacent to the slit through the slit;
- separating the drawstring restringing apparatus from the drawstring-reception channel to leave the drawstring restrung in the drawstring-reception channel.
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