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US 8,850,665 B2Granted
Sleeve circumference reducer
OwnerJoseph Edward Watrachinventor
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Abstract
A clip for the construction of a temporary reduction of the seam of the sleeves of a short sleeve shirt, or the elastic cuffs of a long sleeve shirt. The clip creates a friction lock between the metal frame of the clip and the clip body with the material locked between the two parts of the clip. The clip creates a temporary seam or hem so that the shirt or other article of clothing appears tailored to accommodate medical prosthesis.
Claims13
A clip for creating a seam in clothing, comprising:
- a cuboid body including a top face, a bottom face, wherein the top face and the bottom face are connected by four side faces forming a perimeter of the body;
- a wire including a first end and second end both extending from a first side face of the body, wherein the wire surrounds at least a portion of the perimeter of the body,
- wherein the first end includes a first U-shaped bend and the second end includes a second U-shaped bend, wherein the first U-shaped bend extends farther away from the first side face than the second U-shaped bend,
- wherein the wire partially surrounds the first side face and wherein the wire surrounds three side faces of the four side faces.
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A clip comprising:
- a rectangular cuboid body including a front face, a back face, a left side face, and a right side face, wherein the left side face and the right side face define the length of the body;
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- a wire including a first end and a second end, wherein, starting from the first end of the wire, the wire:
- extends from the front face making a first U-shaped bend;
- extends alongside the left side face past the length of the body forming a first, straight, side segment;
- curves from the left side face to the right side face along the back face;
- extends alongside the right side face past the length of the body forming a second, straight, side segment;
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- makes a second U-shaped bend to connect to the front face, wherein the first U-shaped bend extends further from the front face than the second U-shaped bend.
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