US 9,009,866 B2Granted

Convertible garment cuff

OwnerErica Blakelyinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus for a convertible garment cuff includes a band of flexible material that includes a substantially rectangular body having first and second opposing edges, first and second opposing ends, a front side, and a back side. A portion of the body includes a covering region that conceals a garment cuff in an engaged position. A portion of the body includes a tucking region that tucks underneath the garment cuff in an engaged position. A plurality of coupling elements secures the body to the garment cuff in an engaged position. The covering region includes at least one coupling element disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends. The tucking region includes at least one coupling element disposed along at least one of the first and second opposing ends. The first and second opposing ends of the covering and tucking regions are coupled together.

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An apparatus comprising:

a band of flexible material comprising a substantially rectangular body having first and second opposing edges, first and second opposing ends, a front side, and a back side;
a portion of the body comprising a covering region, the covering region concealing a garment cuff in an engaged position;
a portion of the body comprising a tucking region, the tucking region tucking underneath the garment cuff in an engaged position, wherein the covering region and the tucking region are separated by a fold, the covering region between the first opposing edge and the fold and the tucking region between the second opposing edge and the fold;
and
a coupling element securing the body to the garment cuff in an engaged position, the coupling element comprising a cuff link, at least one opening disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends of the covering region, and at least two openings disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region, wherein an opening on the first opposing end of the tucking region corresponds with an opening on the second opposing end of the tucking region such that the first and second opposing ends of the covering region and the tucking region are coupled together using one of the at least two openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region with the cuff link, wherein corresponding openings of the at least two openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region are spaced along the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region a different distance from the second opposing edge such that aligning a first pair of corresponding openings of the two or more openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region creates a different length of the covering region and a different location of the fold than aligning a second pair of corresponding openings of the two or more opening on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region.

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A garment cuff converter comprising:

a band of fabric comprising a substantially rectangular body having first and second opposing edges, first and second opposing ends, a front side, and a back side;
a portion of the body comprising a covering region, the covering region concealing a garment cuff in an engaged position and comprising one or more openings disposed along each of the first and second ends opposing;
a portion of the body comprising a tucking region, the tucking region tucking underneath the garment cuff in an engaged position and comprising two or more openings disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends;
and
a cuff link securing the body to the garment cuff in an engaged position wherein the one or more openings disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends of the covering region, the two or more openings disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region, and one or more openings disposed on the garment cuff are aligned such that the cuff link is received through each opening to couple the covering region, the tucking region, and the garment cuff together, wherein corresponding openings of the at least two openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region are spaced along the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region a different distance from the opposing edge of the tucking region such that aligning a first pair of corresponding openings of the two or more openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region creates a different length of the covering region than aligning a second pair of corresponding openings of the two or more openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region.

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A garment cuff converter comprising:

a band of fabric comprising a substantially rectangular body having first and second opposing edges, first and second opposing ends, a front side, and a back side;
a portion of the body comprising a covering region, the covering region concealing a garment cuff in an engaged position and comprising one or more openings disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends;
a portion of the body comprising a tucking region, the tucking region tucking underneath the garment cuff in an engaged position and comprising two or more openings disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends;
an interfacing mechanically connected to the back side to reinforce the body, the interfacing comprising a band of flexible material substantially the same size as the body;
a cuff link securing the body to the garment cuff in an engaged position, the body being folded over itself lengthwise such that the covering region overlaps the tucking region, the folded body forming an arc shape and engaging the garment cuff such that the garment cuff is positioned between the covering region and the tucking region, the one or more openings disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends of the covering region, the two or more openings disposed along each of the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region, and one or more openings disposed on the garment cuff being aligned such that the cuff link is received through each opening to couple the covering region, the tucking region, and the garment cuff together, wherein corresponding openings of the at least two openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region are spaced along the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region a different distance from the opposing edge of the tucking region such that aligning a first pair of corresponding openings of the two or more openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region creates a different length of the covering region than aligning a second pair of corresponding openings of the two or more openings on the first and second opposing ends of the tucking region;
and
hook-and-loop fastener strips attached to the tucking region and aligned with the two or more openings of the tucking region and equidistant from the first and second opposing ends, the hook-and-loop fastener strips secured together in the engagement position in addition to the cuff link securing the body to the garment cuff in the engagement position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.