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Button removal tool

US5291656A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 1993
Grant dateMar 8, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 22, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B13/00
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tool structure having a V-shaped body and confronting leg plates is provided to sever connecting thread of a button member relative to a garment and the like. The blades include confronting V-shaped cutting edges for severing of the thread. The structure is arranged to optionally include a button securement member to prevent inadvertent loss of the buttons subsequent to the severing procedure.

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