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US 6,704,973 B1Granted
Device for facilitating button engagement
OwnerMilton Nahaminventor
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Abstract
A hand held device for facilitating the engagement of buttons on a garment particularly suited for use by older persons who have difficulty with manual manipulation. The device includes a hooklike terminal having an opening of varying width for engaging the interconnection between the button and the garment in the form of threads or a shank.
Claims4
A device for facilitating the engagement of a button with a corresponding buttonhole in a garment, said device comprising a generally planar elongated body having first and second ends and a peripheral edge;
- said body and said first end defining an entrance slot leading to an opening through said body, said opening being of tapered configuration in a direction towards said first end;
- whereby during employment, said first end of said body is passed through said buttonhole to engage the edge of said opening;
- and means interconnecting said button with said garment, and underlying a surface of said button to enable guidance of said button through said buttonhole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.