Button attachment kit
US8381958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA44B1/18
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-contained button attachment kit includes a pair of buttons, fastener clips and a tool for dispensing a fastener from a fastener clip to reattach a button to an article of clothing. The tool includes a single, hollow needle, a holder adapted to retain the needle and buttons, a handle telescopingly mounted on the holder, a spring-biased ejection mechanism connected to the handle, a front cap removably coupled to the handle over the needle and a rear cap removably coupled to the handle for storing fastener clips. In operation, the front cap serves as an anvil that supports the article and button to be attached. With a fastener clip loaded into the holder, the needle is then inserted through the pair of items. Displacement of the handle relative to the holder causes an ejection rod to dispense the cross-bar of a fastener through the needle, thereby completing the attachment process.
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