Device and method for tassels
OwnerLarry P. Gianniniinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of preserving and protecting decorative tassels after they have become unsightly from wearing of an item, or to prevent their becoming so, particularly on shoes to which they are attached. Typically, one or more tassels are made up of strands of leather or synthetic leather extending integrally side-by-side from a stem base attached to the shoe. The method and apparatus comprises of arranging or rearranging and encasing the strands in a clamshell having an upper portion and a lower portion and snap lock mechanism with integrally molded hinge, thereby pressing the strands between the locked clamp and reviving them to or maintaining them in their original aesthetic appearance economically and conveniently.
Claims15
A tassel device for preserving and protecting decorative tassels in their original, unfrayed form comprising:
- an upper portion and a lower portion configured in an elongated clamshell design;
- a hinge means connecting the upper portion with the lower portion;
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- a clamp means defining a double click lock for locking the upper portion of the clamshell to the lower portion of the clamshell for retaining the tassel strands within in the clamshell design without deforming the original aesthetic appearance of said decorative tassels.
A method of preserving and protecting decorative tassel strands into their original form after they have become disarranged by use of a tassel device to which they are attached, that involves encasing the tassel strands in an elongated clamshell mechanism having a hinge and a clamp means defining a double click lock for pressing the strands between the locked clamshell and thereby reviving them to and maintaining their original aesthetic appearance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.