Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
002255000 | Stiffening or staying | 23 |
20100088805 | ELASTIC INSERT, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to an elastic (fixing) insert made of a carrier based on knit fabric, wherein the knit fabric is produced from at least two warp thread systems, with at least one of said warp thread systems being inserted in the knit fabric as a partial weft and comprising staple fiber yarns. One side of the knit fabric is provided with an adhesive layer. The resulting insert exhibits very high elasticity in the longitudinal, transversal and diagonal directions and is particularly cost-effective to produce. Furthermore, it is characterized by a very soft, textile feel and a good appearance. | 04-15-2010 |
20110113531 | BRAIDED STRIP - The present invention provides a braided strip, which comprising: a main body, two reducing ends and two expanded ends; two reducing ends are covered separately onto the first and second ends of the main body; the present invention is technically characterized by that, two expanded ends are protruded slightly from the front end of two reducing end for protection purpose, thus avoiding any hurt against hands, feet or clothes or shoes with improved applicability. | 05-19-2011 |
20110173740 | Placket straightener - A placket straightener device for minimizing buckling, gapping, or puckering of the overlapping placket panels on the ends of a shirt, such as a woman's blouse, when the fasteners, such as snap buttons or buttons with buttonholes, are fastened together. The device may be placed inside of the placket panel(s) or the device may be placed between two overlapping placket panels between the closed fasteners. The placket straightener device maintains a predetermined distance between the closed fasteners of the shirt thereby reducing buckling, gapping and puckering. | 07-21-2011 |
20110203035 | Cuff Protector - A clip that fastens the cuffs of apparel, such as pants, shirts, and skirts, without doing damage to the apparel fabric. This is accomplished primarily by means of a crimp located at the clip's base, configured to keep the clip's outer and inner edges close together but not in contact at the clip's base. The crimp, a feature lacking in previously patented pants cuff clips, is found in most of the embodiments of the present invention. Other features designed to hold apparel fabric in place are included in other embodiments, to include a rubber coating placed on the surface of the clip, a rubber stopper placed on the tip of the clip's inner edge, a hinge placed at the junction of the crimp and the inner edge, a pin and clasp to hold the apparel material, and magnets that clasp the apparel material. | 08-25-2011 |
20120137410 | Garment stiffener packaging arrangement, assembly, and methods - A garment stiffener packaging arrangement, assembly, and associated methods provide a user with ready access to at least one adhesively attachable garment stiffener structure for rendering an otherwise flexible or flaccid target garment portion substantially stiff or planar. The garment stiffener assembly central to the invention comprises a garment stiffener structure, adhesive material permanently applied thereto, and a backing material. The stiffener structure is formed from a substantially planar, semi-rigid material into a quadrilateral shape, and the backing material is formed from a substantially planar, flexible material comprising a V-shape. The stiffener structures are removably and adhesively attached to the backing material thereby linking the garment stiffener structures into at least one V-shaped packaging arrangement. Each V-shaped packaging arrangement is foldable for collapsing the stiffener structures into a series of non-adhesively stacked and interconnected stiffener structures. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151660 | Garment stiffener packaging arrangement, assembly, and methods - A garment stiffener packaging arrangement, assembly, and associated methods provide a user with ready access to adhesively attachable garment stiffener structure for rendering an otherwise flexible or flaccid target garment portion substantially stiff or planar. The garment stiffener assembly central to the invention comprises a garment stiffener structure, adhesive material permanently applied thereto, and an optional backing material. The stiffener structure is formed from a substantially planar, semi-rigid material. The stiffener structure may be rolled so as to enable the users to unroll stiffener segments as may be required, and detach portions of the stiffener structure from the stiffener roll for affixation to targeted garment portions. | 06-21-2012 |
20120227163 | EXTENDABLE COLLAR STAY - An extendable collar stay that is substantially flat and adjustable to different lengths depending on the size and shape of the collar with which it is used. The extendable collar stay comprises an elongated body that is configured to fit into a collar pocket, with extensions at either end that can be extended to different lengths. | 09-13-2012 |
20120304362 | COLLAR SUPPORT - A collar support for supporting a shirt collar or the like that includes a flexible body carrying pressure sensitive adhesive bodies for adhesive coupling to a garment, wherein a planar surface surrounds each pressure sensitive adhesive body to minimize or eliminate accidental adhesion to the garment that may interfere with proper installation of the collar support to the garment. | 12-06-2012 |
20130247279 | Magnetic Collar Stud Assembly - There is provided in a preferred embodiment of the present invention a collar stud assembly comprising a spherical magnet and an outer assembly. The outer assembly includes a frame which houses a magnet. The magnet of the frame and the spherical magnet are of opposite polarities and hold an inner collar and an outer collar of shirt between them when engaged. The outer assembly further includes an indent which holds the spherical magnet in a fixed position relative to the outer assembly. | 09-26-2013 |
20140173809 | GEORGE IV Fashion and Functional Garment Stays - An internal garment stay to detachably attach to a garment in the collar, or placket region. The garment may or may not need modification. Preferably, the garment is an off-the-shelf garment requiring no additional modification to receive these stays. The stays can have various configurations to facilitate insertion and usage, such has having appendages, curvatures, cut-outs, catches. Further, the internal stays can work with external stays such that external stays are visible from the outside so as to show a message, a slogan, a style, a logo (e.g., a sports team logo). | 06-26-2014 |
20140331389 | BASEBALL GLOVE MOLD METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of forming a mold for use with a baseball or softball glove comprising covering a substantial portion of the inner surface of the glove with a thin sheet of flexible material, applying a forming material to the flexible material such that the flexible material generally conforms to the shape of the inner surface of the glove, removing the hardened forming material from the glove, and removing the flexible material from the glove. The hardened forming material can be a mold for the glove, or can be used as a form to manufacture glove molds. The glove mold can be placed in the glove when it is not in use and secured in position by a strap or other suitable mechanism. | 11-13-2014 |
20160120230 | Placket straightener - Disclosed is a device for straightening the placket of a dress shirt. An embodiment of the device includes a sheet of material, the material is perforated to allow sizing and is coated in a reusable adhesive, along the sheet of material are holes which are perforated to allow for shirt buttons to fit through the sheet of material. When a user desires to fit the sheet of material to a dress shirt, excess material is removed along the perforations in order to allow the resized sheet of material to properly fit on the placket of a dress shirt. | 05-05-2016 |
20160165958 | SUPPORT SYSTEM AND MOUNTING OF CAMERA THEREON | 06-16-2016 |
002256000 | Elongated rodlike elements (e.g., stays) | 10 |
20110252542 | Decorative Collar Stay - The present invention relates to a decorative collar stay comprising a main body of collar stay; a mounting member is arranged on said main body of collar stay, and a decorative member is arranged on said mounting member. By disposing a decorative member and a mounting member on the main body of a collar stay, when the decorative collar stay is used, the main body of the collar stay can not only be inserted into the collar for support, but also can bring beautiful effect by putting out the decorative member from the collar to locate at the neckline. Further, the decorative member is connected to the main body of the collar stay through mounting member, so the brace for the collar will be enhanced. | 10-20-2011 |
20130247280 | Shirt Stay - Shirt stays that contain two elongate straps so that they are designed and have the ability to be both disconnected and reconnected are disclosed. The end of one strap is designed to be connected to a shirt and the other end of the strap is to be connected to one end of a second strap. The other end of the second strap is designed to remain in close proximity to the wearer's ankle. | 09-26-2013 |
20140090152 | Collar Stay - A collar stay in which the main body attaches to the collar wing and the collar band attachment attaches to the collar band, said main body lying in a different plane from said collar band attachment in such a way as to admit a tie into the space between the main body and the collar band attachment. | 04-03-2014 |
20150052665 | PORTABLE SHIRT COLLAR STAY MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of manufacturing a collar stay including an elongated body and a pointed end includes receiving a stiff, solid material in a portable collar stay manufacturing device including a blade for cutting a collar stay; and cutting the stiff, solid material using the blade into the collar stay. | 02-26-2015 |
20160100634 | SHIRT STIFFENING DEVICE - The appearance of a shirt or blouse is kept smooth and wrinkle-free by applying a non-permanent, self-adhering shirt support device comprising a clear or highly translucent basic support layer, an adhesive formulated to be temporarily affixable to a shirt fabric, and an optional soft touch layer to area adjacent to a shirt placket. | 04-14-2016 |
20160174615 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR PROVIDING SHIRT COLLAR SUPPORT | 06-23-2016 |
002257000 | Ends and end fasteners or retainers | 1 |
20100242157 | Support Device - A support device and method of installation is disclosed to help prevent the protrusion of a relatively rigid support structure end portion from garments such as bras, corsets, swimsuits, and other articles of clothing. The support device includes a base, a surrounding sidewall extending from the base with the surrounding sidewall terminating in an opening. The base and surrounding sidewall define an interior being operational to loosely receive the end portion of the support structure associated with the garment such as a bra underwire. The support device also includes a flange extending from the surrounding sidewall which is positioned to be oppositely disposed of the interior, wherein the flange is adapted to attach to the garment. | 09-30-2010 |
002258000 | Materials | 3 |
20090019619 | FRAGRANT COLLAR STAYS - A collar stay according to one embodiment includes a body carrying a fragrance so as to impart a pleasant scent to the collar stay that can be experienced over a period of time. In another embodiment, a retail article includes one or more pairs of collar stays and a package for holding the collar stays. A liquid fragrance is sealed within an interior of the package and in contact with the collar stays so as to impregnate the collar stays with a fragrant smell. | 01-22-2009 |
20120151661 | APPARATUS FOR KEEPING A SHIRT COLLAR ALIGNED AND FASTENED, MAGNETICALLY - Apparatus for magnetically holding a shirt collar in a position and orientation on a shirt front, includes a collar stay attachable to a collar via adhesive or the like, or receivable in a pocket of the collar. The collar stay includes a material attractable by a magnet and can include at least a peripheral edge portion of a polymer material to protect adjacent shirt fabric. A magnet is positionable against an inside surface of the shirt front opposite the collar and is magnetically attachable to the collar stay through the shirt front, for holding the collar in a desired position and orientation. Suitable polymers include plastics and rubbery materials, and can be elastic so as to be stretchable over the stay. The stay can also be a laminate or composite of the material attractable by the magnet and the polymer, and can be bendable or foldable into a desired shape. | 06-21-2012 |
20130042392 | INSTANT COLLAR STAYS - An insert for packaging a shirt can be designed to provide one or more instant collar stays. The insert includes an insert member that is used for packaging the shirt. The insert member can be provided with one or more detachable regions, and each said detachable region can be in a shape of a strip that is adapted to be used as a collar stay in the shirt. | 02-21-2013 |