# US 9,516,922 B1 · Fabric gathering device

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- Number: US 9,516,922 B1
- Document ID: US9516922B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 14/820,989
- Filed: 2015-08-07
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2015-08-07
- Applicants: Shannon Eigenman
- Inventors: Shannon Eigenman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9516922B1

## CPC

- A44B 1/28: with shank and counterpiece
- A44B 1/04: Ornamental buttons
- A44B 1/14: with replaceable {or protective} coverings {(removable fabric coverings A44B1/123; sleeve-links concealing a sewed-on button A44B5/007)}
- A44B 1/18: adapted for special ways of fastening
- A44B: BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (fastenings specially adapted for footwear A43C)

## Abstract

A fabric gathering device including a clasp having a front half hingedly attached to a back half, a plurality of rounded ridges continuously disposed on a front surface of the back half of the clasp, an aperture disposed through the back half of the clasp, a pin disposed on a back surface of the front half of the clasp, and a pin cap removably disposed on an apex of the pin. The clasp has an open position and an alternate closed position. The pin is disposed through the aperture when the clasp is in the closed position. The pin is disposed outside of the aperture when the clasp is in the open position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fabric gathering device comprising:
a clasp having a front half hingedly attached to a back half, each of the front half and the back half having a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a right edge, and a left edge;
a plurality of rounded ridges continuously disposed on the front surface of the clasp back half from the back half top edge to the back half bottom edge, wherein each of the plurality of ridges extends toward the back surface of the clasp front half;
an aperture disposed through the clasp back half proximal the top edge from the back surface to the front surface;
a pin having an apex and a base surface, the pin base surface disposed on the back surface of the clasp front half proximal the top edge;
wherein a circumference of the pin proximal the pin base surface substantially conforms to a circumference of the aperture;
wherein the clasp has an open position and an alternate closed position;
wherein the pin is disposed through the aperture and the clasp front half is parallel to the clasp back half when the clasp is in the closed position;
wherein the pin is disposed outside of the aperture when the clasp is in the open position;
a pin cap removably disposed on the pin apex;
wherein the pin is configured to removably secure a piece of fabric within the clasp.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fabric gathering device of claim 1 further comprising:
a pair of L-shaped slots comprising a right slot and a left slot, wherein the right slot is continuously disposed on the front surface of the clasp front half proximal the front half right edge from the front half top edge to proximal the front half bottom edge, and the left slot is continuously disposed on the front surface of the clasp front half proximal the front half left edge from the front half top edge to proximal the front half bottom edge;
a plurality of interchangeable decorative covers, each of the plurality of decorative covers having a right side and a left side, wherein a right side and a left side of one of the plurality of decorative covers removably and slidably engages within the right slot and the left slot, respectively;
wherein a perimeter of each of the plurality of decorative covers substantially conforms to a perimeter of the clasp front half.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The fabric gathering device of claim 2 wherein the clasp and each of the plurality of decorative covers are substantially rectangular.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The fabric gathering device of claim 3 wherein the clasp has a length within a range of one inch to ten inches.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The fabric gathering device of claim 4 wherein the clasp has a width within a range of one inch to ten inches.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The fabric gathering device of claim 5 wherein the clasp and each of the plurality of decorative covers is metal.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The fabric gathering device of claim 5 wherein the clasp and each of the plurality of decorative covers is plastic.