Back to results
US 5,901,417 AGranted
Button protector
OwnerCharalambos Alexiouinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A new button protector for protecting a button on an article of clothing from breakage and other damage, especially when washing the article of clothing. The inventive device includes a housing having an interior space adapted for receiving a button on a garment therein. The housing comprises a pair of separable sections pivotally coupled together to provide an opening into the interior space of the housing. The panels of the housing each have a slot extending therethrough for extending the threading holding a button to a garment.
Claims9
A protective cover for covering a button on a garment, said protective cover comprising:
- a housing having a pair spaced apart panels and a perimeter side wall extending between said panels, said panels and said perimeter side wall defining an interior space of said housing;
- said housing comprising a pair of separable sections, each of said separable sections of said housing having a portion of each of said panels of said housing and a portion of said perimeter side wall of said housing;
- said portions of said perimeter side wall of said separable sections being pivotally coupled together such that said separable sections are pivotable between a closed position and an open position;
- wherein said separable sections form an opening into said interior space of said housing when said separable sections are pivoted towards said open portion;
- and
- said panels of said housing each having a slot extending therethrough, each of said slots having a periphery, each of said separable sections of said housing having a portion of the periphery of each of said slots such that each of said separable sections of said housing has a portion of each said slots;
- wherein said periphery of each of said slots is generally rectangular.
4 more elements
A protective cover for covering a button on a garment, said protective cover comprising:
- a housing having a pair spaced apart panels and a perimeter side wall extending between said panels, said panels and said perimeter side wall defining an interior space of said housing;
- said housing comprising a pair of separable sections, each of said separable sections of said housing having a portion of each of said panels of said housing and a portion of said perimeter side wall of said housing;
- said portions of said perimeter side wall of said separable sections being pivotally coupled together such that said separable sections are pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein said housing has a living hinge portion pivotally coupling said portions of said perimeter side wall of said separable sections together;
- wherein said separable sections form an opening into said interior space of said housing when said separable sections are pivoted towards said open portion;
- said housing a having a catch for releasably holding said portions of said perimeter side wall of said separable sections when said separable sections are in said closed position;
- wherein each of said panels of said housing is generally circular such that said housing is generally cylindrical and such that said portions of said panels of each said separable sections of said housing are semi-circular, each of said panels of said housing having a diameter;
- said catch of said housing releasably holding said portions of said perimeter side wall of said separable sections at a point diametrically opposite pivotal coupling of said portions of said perimeter side wall of said separable sections;
- said panels of said housing each having a slot extending therethrough, each of said slots having a periphery, said periphery of each of said slots being generally rectangular, each of said slots being centrally positioned on the associated panel of said housing;
- each of said separable sections of said housing having a portion of the periphery of each of said slots such that each of said separable sections of said housing has a portion of each said slots;
- each of said slots having a length, said length of each of said slots being extended along the diameter of the associated panel of said housing;
- and
- said perimeter side wall of said housing having a plurality of spaced apart holes therethrough, each of said holes of said perimeter side wall of said housing having a generally circular periphery.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.