Clothing fasteners

a technology of fasteners and cuffs, which is applied in the direction of press-button fasteners, sleeves, cuffs, etc., can solve the problems of difficult use of clothing fasteners, difficulty in using features, and difficulty in cuffs for some individuals, and achieve the effect of convenient snap-fitting of members
US20100242230A1Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-30COHEN SAUL
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
COHEN SAUL
Publication Date
2010-09-30
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

Improved clothing fasteners include a socket having a female member with a flange member having a magnetic element, and a slot and a stud having a male member with a flange element having a magnetic element. Magnetic attraction between the magnetic elements draws the female and male members to close proximity such that an applied force on an outer portion of either the socket and the stud and their corresponding outer base portions allows for a snap fit between the male and female members. In an alternative embodiment, one of either the socket female flange member or the stud male flange member includes a magnetic element and the other is of a metallic material, and a magnetic attraction draws the socket and the stud in close proximity such that a snap fit is allowable.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The field relates to improvements in cuff links and related clothing ware.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Clothing fasteners such as cuff links are known in the art, but have been plagued by the difficulty of use.

[0003] For example, GB 606,591, discloses a snap action fastener in which two fastener elements are joined by forcing a wedge shaped stud through an opening until head portions are in a juxtaposed abutting position, and one of the fastener elements will snap into position behind a bulged portion of the stud. However, the fastener elements are separated by pulling them apart and a spring segment of one fastener element will have to be spread apart to permit withdrawal of the stud. These features may be difficult to use for some individuals. U.S. Pat. No. 1,346,039, describes a similar snap-type fastener.

[0004] Ausman, in U.S. Patent No. 2006 / 0236509, recognizes the difficulty of using snap-type fasteners for cuff-links and attempts to solve the problem of...

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