Barrette having interchangeable attachment members
OwnerBrenda Janik, Kimberly Janikinventors
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Abstract
A barrette includes a frame having a reinforced central portion, a latch member pivotally secured to the frame, and an attachment receiving assembly rigidly secured to the side of the frame opposite from the latch member that structurally reinforces the frame. The attachment receiving assembly includes at least one attachment bracket that is adapted to support a decorative attachment. A plurality of attachment members supporting various decorative attachments can be interchangeably secured to the attachment receiving assembly thus enabling the barrette wearer to create a barrette that matches the barrette wearer's outfit or color scheme. A plurality of attachment members that are interchangeably engageable with the barrette may be provided in a barrette kit.
Claims30
A barrette kit comprising:
- a barrette including:
- a frame having a reinforced central portion,
- a latch member pivotally secured to said frame such that said latch member pivots relative to said frame,
- an attachment member secured to a side of said frame opposite from said latch member, and
- a pair of attachment brackets rigidly secured to said side of said frame and separate from each other, said attachment brackets structurally reinforcing said frame by the rigid connection between said attachment brackets and said side of said frame, said attachment brackets releasably supporting said attachment member to said frame;
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- a plurality of decorative attachments interchangeably engageable with said attachment member.
A barrette comprising:
- a frame having a reinforced central portion;
- a latch member pivotally secured to said frame such that said latch member pivots relative to said frame;
- an attachment member secured to a side of said frame opposite from said latch member;
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- a pair of attachment brackets rigidly secured to said side of said frame and separate from each other, said attachment brackets structurally reinforcing said frame by the rigid connection between said attachment brackets and said side of said frame, and said attachment brackets releasably supporting said attachment member to said frame.
A method of manufacturing a barrette including a frame having a reinforced central portion and a latch member, the method comprising:
- (a) pivotally securing the latch member to the frame such that the latch member pivots relative to the frame;
- (b) rigidly securing a pair of attachment brackets separate from each other to a side of the frame opposite from the latch member thereby structurally reinforcing the frame;
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- (c) releasably attaching an attachment member to said attachment brackets.
A barrette comprising:
- a frame having a reinforced central portion;
- a latch member pivotally secured to said frame;
- an attachment receiving assembly rigidly secured to a side of said frame opposite from said latch member, said attachment receiving assembly structurally reinforcing said frame, wherein said attachment receiving assembly comprises two attachment brackets fixed to said side of said frame, one of said attachment brackets comprising a substantially U-shaped pivot bracket, and the other of said attachment brackets comprising a substantially U-shaped connector bracket;
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- an attachment member pivotally secured at a pivot end to said pivot bracket and releasably securable at a release end to said connector bracket, said U-shaped pivot bracket comprising two pivot extensions extending substantially perpendicular to said side of said frame, each of said pivot extensions having a pivot aperture, wherein said attachment member comprises opposed pivot pegs at said pivot end that are received in the pivot bracket pivot apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.