U.S. patent application number 12/948034 was filed with the patent office on 2012-05-17 for slidable button cover for a shirt.
Invention is credited to Suresh Patel.
Application Number | 20120117763 12/948034 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46046474 |
Filed Date | 2012-05-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120117763 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Patel; Suresh |
May 17, 2012 |
Slidable Button Cover for a Shirt
Abstract
This invention relates to a slidable button cover that can be
attached to a cuff button and/or a shirt button on a shirt of a
type comprising a cuff button and/or a shirt button. More
specifically, this invention relates to a slidable button cover
that can be attached on a shirt of a type comprising a cuff, a
shirt, a cuff and/or shirt button and a cuff and/or shirt button
hole, said cuff and/or shirt button securely engaging said cuff
and/or shirt button, and a slidable button cover with a decorative
face on the top of said slidable button cover with an attaching
means on the bottom of said slidable button cover capable of
sliding over and engaging said cuff and/or shirt button thread,
said cuff and/or shirt button resting securely within the attaching
means and beneath the bottom of the slidable button cover.
Inventors: |
Patel; Suresh; (Irving,
TX) |
Family ID: |
46046474 |
Appl. No.: |
12/948034 |
Filed: |
November 17, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
24/102SL ;
24/113R |
Current CPC
Class: |
Y10T 24/367 20150115;
A44B 1/14 20130101; A44B 1/04 20130101; Y10T 24/364 20150115 |
Class at
Publication: |
24/102SL ;
24/113.R |
International
Class: |
A44B 1/04 20060101
A44B001/04; A44B 1/14 20060101 A44B001/14 |
Claims
1. A slidable button cover for a shirt of a type comprising a shirt
and a shirt button, comprising: (a) a top portion of said slidable
button cover; (b) a bottom portion of said slidable button cover;
(c) an attachment means disposed on said bottom portion for
attachment to said shirt button; said attaching means providing a
passage for the button thread when accommodating said shirt button
therebetween; said attaching means being securely fastened to the
bottom portion of said slidable button cover.
2. A slidable button cover for a shirt as in claim 1, wherein said
attachment means is a bracketed-shaped member formed by two
complementary portions, said complementary portions adjacent to
each other and forming an expandable narrow channel for receiving
said shirt button thread thereby allowing passage of said shirt
button and said shirt button thread by sliding said slidable button
cover between said shirt button and said shirt button thread, said
shirt button resting within the bracketed shaped member beneath the
bottom portion of said slidable button cover, and said shirt button
further secured by the collapsing of said expandable narrow channel
upon passage of said shirt button thread.
3. A slidable cufflink for a shirt as in claim 1, wherein said top
portion of said slidable cufflink comprise a means to cause said
shirt button to simulate a cufflink.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] None.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates to a slidable button cover that can
be attached on a shirt of a type comprising a shirt, a cuff button
and/or a shirt button, said cuff button and/or shirt button
securely engaging a cuff button hole and/or shirt button hole, and
a slidable button cover with a decorative face on the top of said
slidable button cover with an attaching means on the bottom of said
slidable button cover capable of sliding over and engaging said
cuff button and/or shirt button thread by force of friction.
SUMMARY
[0003] The prior art consists of cufflinks which are insertable
into holes provided for a cuff button and/or a shirt button on a
shirt leaving the existing shirt buttons unused and not engaged
through the cuff button and/or shirt button holes. As discussed in
prior applications involving cufflink, cufflinks are generally
known to comprise a decorative member and a link member integrally
formed as a protrusion from the former, and said link member has an
engagement piece which can be alternatively disposed in two
positions i.e. it may elongate in the axial direction and at a
right angle to the longitudinal axis of the shank of the link. In
such operation, prior art cufflinks are secured through the two
button holes of the shirt.
[0004] This invention overcomes these prior art limitations and
provides a button cover comprising a top decorative portion, and a
bottom portion with an attaching means capable of securing said
cufflink to a cuff button and/or a shirt button on a casual (or
dress) shirt, said attaching means engaging said cuff button and/or
a shirt button thereby causing the button cover to stay in a
position as inserted over said cuff button and/or a shirt button on
a casual shirt. Such cuff button and/or a shirt button engaged
through the shirt hole prior to engaging the button cover of the
present invention (i.e. the shirt is worn as usual and customary
with existing shirt buttons already securing the shirt). The
attaching means can be a bracketed-shaped member for placing
between the shirt button and shirt button thread a recess for
receiving and engaging a shirt button and thread by way of the
force of friction. Unlike the present invention, the prior art most
often requires a shirt of a type comprising a cuff, a cuff button
and a cuff button hole, such hole securely engaging said cuff
button. No holes are required for the present invention to operate
as a button cover or simulated cufflink.
[0005] U.S. Pat. No. 4,539,731, filed by Torrini (the "'731
patent"), teaches generally a button-cover without requiring the
characteristic pair of buttonholes necessary when using usual and
customary cuff-links; however, the '713 patent is in inapposite to
the present invention in that the present invention requires no
hinged axis between an upper and lower hosing for a shirt button or
cuff button and, further, no cover portion upon in which a hinged
axis cover engages a lower or separate portion of a button cover
housing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal cross section of a first
embodiment of this invention, along with a decorative member
containing a stone.
[0007] FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of this invention engaged with a
shirt cuff button, along with a plain decorative member without
stones;
[0008] FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of this invention just prior to
and after being engaged with a shirt button.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0009] This invention will be better understood with the reference
to the drawing figures FIG. 1 through FIG. 3. The same numerals and
letters refer to the same elements in all drawing figures.
[0010] In order to use the slidable button cover of the embodiment
shown in FIG. 1, said attaching means is placed on top of the shirt
button and shirt button thread, causing it to engage by way of
force of friction with the button thread and with the shirt button
resting within the attaching means, such the complementary portions
of said attaching means collapsing to securely engage the button
thread by force of friction. The slidable button cover is removed
by reversing the direction of the force of friction by the wearer
(e.g. the slidable button cover is removed by reversing the
direction of the slide to disengage from said cuff button and/or a
shirt button.) The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 shows the slidable
button cover just prior to and just after engagement of the shirt
button. No shirt hole is required to engage the slidable button
cover, and, if desired, the slidable button cover can simulate a
cufflink.
[0011] It should be noted that an item of personal adornment, a
number of decorative members, such as precious stones and the like,
can be disposed anywhere on the top portion of the slidable button
cover as shown in FIG. 1. The material used in forming the present
invention can be silver, gold, stainless steel, platinum, aluminum
or other previous and/or non-precious metals typically used in
creating buttons, including plastic. The decorative members can be
cubic zirconium, precious stones, semi precious stones, diamonds,
crystals, enamels and even plain metal covers such as aluminum,
copper, nickel, platinum or steel. The present invention will be
made in different dimensions and sizes based on individual design
preferences, but will most optimally range in width, length and
height from between 1/2 inch to 1 inch. The average width of the
present invention can be between 1/4 inch to 11/2 inches, a length
of between 1/4 inch to 11/2 inches and a height of a length of
between 1/2 inch to 11/2 inches. FIG. 2 shows the present invention
securely engaging a shirt button.
[0012] While the present invention has been described and defined
by reference to the preferred embodiment of the invention, such
reference does not imply a limitation on the invention, and no such
limitation is to be inferred. The invention is capable of
considerable modification, alteration, and equivalents in form and
function, as will occur to those ordinarily skilled and
knowledgeable in the pertinent arts. The depicted and described
preferred embodiment of the invention is exemplary only, and is not
exhaustive of the scope of the invention. Consequently, the
invention is intended to be limited only by the spirit and scope of
the appended claims, giving full cognizance to equivalents in all
respects.
[0013] Thus, it is intended that the following claims be
interpreted to embrace all such further modifications, changes,
rearrangements, substitutions, alternatives, design choices, and
embodiments.
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