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Concealment devices for fashion accessory closures

a technology for concealing devices and closures, applied in the direction of fastenings, textiles and paper, ornamental textile articles, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the image the wearer prefers to express, affecting the appearance of the accessory, and a portion of one of the segments becomes exposed

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-10-08
RAMOS LISA +1
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is related to a device that can be used to conceal a closure of a fashion accessory, such as a shoe or hatband, when it is fastened. The device comprises a workpiece that has an outer surface and an inner surface, where at least a portion of the outer surface can cover the closure. The workpiece is held in position over the closure by a coupling member, which can be a loop of elastic material or a loop of flexible, non-elastic material. The invention can be used with various fashion accessories and offers a decorative feature to enhance the appearance of the accessory.

Problems solved by technology

While each of these types of fasteners may in and of itself may be decorative, some may suffer from limitations in terms of the image the wearer prefers to express.
The problem with VELCRO® closures is that the hook and the loop segments are generally relatively long so that the closure can be adjusted to accommodate different size users.
The problem is that, as the VELCRO® segments are adjusted to larger sizes by overlapping less and less of the two segments, a portion of one of the segments becomes exposed to a viewer looking at the accessory.
This is of no practical significance, the closure still works, but such is oft times considered less than desirable by wearers of the accessory.

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[0019]FIG. 1 illustrates a concealment device of this invention. FIG. 1A is a top view of such a device while FIG. 1B is a side view of the device. FIG. 1C shows a top view of two segments of a fashion accessory affixed to one another by a hook and loop closure in which a portion of the hook and loop closure is exposed after the segments have been affixed. FIG. 1D is a side view of the diagram of FIG. 1C. FIG. 1E is a side view of the diagram of FIG. 1D with a concealment device of this invention in place.

[0020]FIG. 2 illustrates one embodiment of the attachment mechanism by which concealment device 1 of this invention is secured over an accessory closure such that workpiece 5 covers the closure and is held in place by loop 30 which fits securely around the accessory being closed (not shown).

[0021]FIG. 3A show shoe 100 with Velcro closures 105 and 110 on vamp strap 120 and ankle strap 115 open.

[0022]FIG. 3B shows shoe 100 with the Velcro® closures sec...

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Abstract

This invention relates to concealment devices to conceal all or part of fastened closures associated with fashion accessories.

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FIELD[0001]This invention is directed to devices for concealing closures used with fashion accessories.BACKGROUND[0002]Closures for fashion accessories such as shoes, belts, hat bands, handbags, etc., come in many guises. For example, without limitation, closures may consist of buckles, slides, clasps, buttons, press studs, hook and loop fasteners, hook and eye fasteners, and the like. While each of these types of fasteners may in and of itself may be decorative, some may suffer from limitations in terms of the image the wearer prefers to express. A common hook and loop closure known commercially as VELCRO®, for example, consists of two segments, one segment being essentially permanently attached at one location on an accessory which segment is to be fastened to a second segment at a second location, the second segment being more or less permanently attached at the second location of the accessory. One of the VELCRO® segments consists of a surface comprising fabric hooks and the oth...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D04D9/02
CPCD04D9/02A44B18/0069A43C11/1493A41D27/08A41F1/00A41D2300/32A43B3/0078
Inventor RAMOS, LISAMCKENNA, MICHELLE
Owner RAMOS LISA