Button replacement device
OwnerRobert E. Pannoneinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a securing or button replacement device which includes a base member having an attachment side and a fastening side and a connecting member secured to the base member. The connecting member is sized to fit through a hole in a first piece of material to be joined to a second piece of material or a first part of a garment to be joined to a second part of a garment. After a free end of the connecting portion is passed through the hole, the connecting member is looped on itself so that the free end can be brought into engagement with a plurality of engagement members on the fastening side of the base member.
Claims26
A device for securing two parts of a garment together where a first part of said garment contains a button hole, said device comprising:
- a base member having an attachment side and a fastening side, said base member being secured to a second part of said garment;
- and
- a connecting member secured to said base member, said connecting member being fitted through said button hole in said first part.
A device for securing a first piece of material to a second piece of material, said device comprising:
- a base member secured to said first piece of material;
- said base member including an adhesive layer on a first surface and a removable cover placed over said adhesive layer;
- and
- a connecting member attached to said base member and passing through a hole in said second piece of material.
A button replacement device comprising:
- a base member adhesively secured to a first portion of a garment;
- a connecting member fixedly connected to said base member;
- and
- said connecting member passing through a button hole in a second portion of said garment and forming a loop for joining said second portion of said garment to said first portion of said garment when an end portion of said connecting member engages said base member.
A method for replacing a button comprising:
- providing a button replacement device comprising a base member and a connecting member joined to said base member;
- attaching said base member to a first piece of material;
- passing said connecting member through a hole in a second piece of material;
- and
- affixing a free end portion of said connecting member to said base member so as to secure said second piece of material to said first piece of material.
A button replacement kit comprising:
- a plurality of button replacement devices;
- each of said button replacement devices comprising a base member and a connecting member joined to said base member;
- each said base member having an adhesive layer and a removable cover positioned over said adhesive layer;
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- each said connecting member being sized to pass through a button hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.