Attachment clip or support for a garment
Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-07
ELLS MELISSA
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[0009]The clip may be dimensioned so that the retaining portion discussed above is of similar size to the width and thickness of the material, so that the material is held securely relative to the clip. A garment may then be placed between the members of the clip, and the belt is thus attached to the garment and the garment is held in position by the belt. Such a clip and belt allow the clip to be concealed behind the belt, which may be desirable for both an aesthetic point of view and also prevents the clip from catching on, for example, other items of clothing. Further, the clip is not be pulled off the belt by being caught on something external to the belt and deformed or pulled off the garment. Further still, the clip does not contact the outer, decorative, surface of the belt. This avoids any possibility of the clip damaging the outer surface of the belt. The belt can then also be worn with other garments having belt loops without problem. Further, belts that are too large to pass through belt loops can be used with the clip.
[0010]Further, in aspects of the invention, the two sides of the clip each include a contact region which contacts the garment (one the outer and the other the inner side of the garment), rather than one contact region contacting the belt, and the other contacting the garment, with the belt and garment in direct contact. This improves the reliability of the clip because the belt and garment are not in contact and so cannot move relative to one another at that direct contact point. The clip therefore has only to stay attached to the garment, with opposing contact regions.
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However, such belt loops are unsightly when a belt is not worn with the garment.
Further, the loops may not be of the correct size to accept some belts, for example, where the belt is particularly wide, or very narrow.
Conversely, where no belt loops are provided, the size of the garment must be correct, or the garment will not stay up on the wearer.
In such a case, a belt cannot be worn as it cannot be attached to the garment to keep the garment up.
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[0017]FIG. 1 shows a support according to an embodiment of the invention, including a clip 100. The clip 100 includes two substantially parallel members, in the present embodiment in the form of plates 110, 120, which depend from a common join 130, which biases the plates 110, 120 towards contact with one another.
[0018]The first plate 110 includes a hook portion 140 at the edge distal to the join 130 between the plates. The hook portion is formed of a bend 142, in-turned towards the second plate 120 until an in-turned portion 144 extends substantially parallel to the first plate 110, with a gap between the first plate 110 and the in-turned portion 144.
[0019]In use, a belt 150 is placed within the clip 100, and is retained in the clip 100 by the hook portion 140, the gap of which receives and retains the belt 150 in place, and forms a retaining portion 146. The side of the hook portion 140 facing towards the second plate 120 and the second plate 120 itself thus provide opposing conta...
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A device for attachment together of first and second garments is disclosed. The device comprises a retaining portion for receiving the first garment, and fixing attachment means thereto, the attachment means comprising a pair of opposing contact regions biased towards mutual contact, which contact regions are configured to grip opposing surfaces of the second garment to attach the attachment means thereto.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to attachment of a garment, for example, a belt, to another garment, for example a pair of trousers or a skirt.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The conventional manner of attachment of a belt to a garment, such as a pair of trousers or skirt, is to thread the belt through belt loops sewn to the pair of trousers and fasten the belt to itself. The retention of the belt within the loops then prevents the trousers from falling, by the belt being secured at a smaller circumference than that of the hips of the person wearing the garment.[0003]However, such belt loops are unsightly when a belt is not worn with the garment. Further, the loops may not be of the correct size to accept some belts, for example, where the belt is particularly wide, or very narrow. Therefore, belts often must be worn, even though there is no need for the belt to hold up the garment on the wearer. Conversely, where no belt loops are provided, the size of th...
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CPCA41F1/00Y10T24/44A41F9/007A41F9/002
InventorELLS, MELISSA
OwnerELLS MELISSA