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US 6,279,202 B1Granted
Lapel pin
AssigneeB.A.C. & Associates, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Wojdylak, Mark D. Wojdylak
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Abstract
A lapel pin is provided including a display portion and a post portion moveably connected to said display portion. Preferably, the post portion is hingedly moveably disposed relative to the display portion and the display portion preferably includes a recessed portion for receiving the post portion when the lapel pin is not in use.
Claims17
A lapel pin device, said device comprising:
- a display portion including a back mounting portion;
- a post portion moveably connected to said display portion, said post portion configured to be movable approximately ninety degrees (90°) from a storage position wherein said post portion is located adjacent to and aligned substantially parallel with said back mounting portion of said display portion to an operational position wherein said post portion is align substantially perpendicular with said back mounting portion;
- and
- a clasp removably connected to said post portion and configured to allow a user to connect and disconnect to an article such as clothing.
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A method of attaching a lapel pin device to an article such as clothing, said method including the steps of:
- operating a post portion moveably connected to a display portion of said device from a storage position wherein said post portion is located adjacent to and aligned substantially parallel with said back mounting portion of said display portion to an operational position wherein said post portion is align substantially perpendicular with a back mounting portion of said display portion;
- passing at least a portion of said post portion through said article;
- and
- attaching a clasp portion to said post portion.
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A method of attaching a lapel pin device to an article such as clothing, said method including the steps of:
- removing a post portion and a display portion from a kit, said post portion and said display portion being configured so that said post portion is removably connectable to said display portion;
- removably connecting said post portion substantially perpendicular to said display portion;
- passing at least a portion of said post portion through the article, and
- attaching a clasp portion to said post portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.