Apparatus for coupling and decoupling button and loop connections of a garment

An apparatus for coupling button and loop connections of a garment having buttons disposed on a first portion of the garment and loops disposed on a second portion of the garment, the apparatus comprising:

• a longitudinally extending body member having a first end and an oppositely disposed second end;
• a handle member extending from the first end of the body member;
• a first prong extending from the second end of the body member, the first prong having a hook on a distal end of the first prong;
• and
• a second prong extending from the second end of the body member fixedly parallel with, forming a fixed gap with and non-rotatable relative to the first prong, the second prong having a generally spherical end member on a distal end of the second prong;
• wherein, the loops include a loop having first and second ends coupled to the second portion of the garment;
• wherein, the first and second prongs are of a same length;
• wherein, an axis of rotation is defined through the first and second prongs proximate the hook of the first prong and the generally spherical end member of the second prong;
• and
• wherein, upon insertion of the first and second prongs through the loop that is not coupled with a button, the first and second prongs cooperate to open the loop and position the loop relative to the button such that rotation of the apparatus about the axis of rotation causes the loop to be positioned behind the button, thereby coupling the loop and the button.