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Abstract

An adjoining device for securing paired items of clothing, such as socks, or gloves comprises a releasable fastening tab strip embedded with velcro hook and loop fastening elements and a tab strip embedded with velcro hooks wherein first tab appended horizontally on one sock of a pair and the second tab appended vertically with a belt loop form on the other sock of same pair allows loop section of first tab to engage after being inserted through the opening of belt loop of second tab strip with hooks, and then, closed to interconnect with hooks of first tab strip appended horizontally providing a secure releasable attachment that resist forces that separate paired articles clothing during the laundry process.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]In general, this invention relates to an adjoining (attachment) device for securing and holding together paired articles of clothing (socks, gloves, etc.) from being separated during and after the process of laundering.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]The common household task of matching articles of clothing that come in pairs, particularly socks and gloves, after which the washing and drying process has been completed, often results in a frustrating and time consuming chore for the individual performing the duty of laundering because of, but not limited to, similarities in design, fabric, size, or a large quantity of an assortment of pairs of clothing items that requires an individual to manually sort and match paired items prior to placing them in a designated storage area.[0005]Various methods for adjoining pairs of clothing items have been developed and proposed as a means for resolving this common issue of...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]The objective of the present invention is to provide an attachment device that resolves, or ameliorates the problems found in the prior art aforementioned under the heading, DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART. The embodiment of the attachment device is comprised of both the necessary elements to adjoin and secure socks of a pair throughout the laundry process, and the essential qualities of durability, flexibility, and efficiency which promotes long life of the attachment device, comfort for the wearer, and cost effectiveness for the consumer being that it greatly reduces the burden of having to replace a pair of socks due to one of a pair being lost, or misplaced.

[0011]Another object of the invention to be expressed is to provide a tab with a hook and pile structure that releasably engages with a second tab with hook elements both being separately appended to each sock of same pair by means of, but not limited to, stitching which forms a durable long-lasting flexible mend promoting long life of the sock and the attachment, thus exceeding the durability of attachments formed with metallic-snap-type fasteners devised as a fastening device for securing paired articles of clothing.

[0012]Another important aspect of the object of the invention to be expressed is the necessity of same devise having a tab with a hook and loop end and a separate tab with hooks that provides a reliable releasably attachment of which usage and procedure is child friendly to utilize (attach), and time-wise, more efficient than the procedure found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,918,318 to J. H. Franklin which requires a four-step process to adequately attach both socks of a pair, whereas in the present invention, comparably improved, it only requires a two-step process to attach socks of a pair in preparation for laundry, less time and materials needed to manufacture without depleting from the ability to secure socks of a pair.

[0013]One of the primary objectives established in the development of the attachment device is to provide an easy attach-to-join release tab of which usage and procedure is child friendly, efficient (not time consuming), durable, non-depreciation in comfort to the wearer, and cost effective (inexpensive) for the purposes of being manufactured.

[0015]It is also an object of the invention to provide an attachment device that is inexpensive to manufacture of which process also imprints, or embeds an indicia of origin being that the attachment can be customized for mass production at the manufacturing facility of Fastenation Inc., 120 Brighton Road, Unit #2, Clifton N.J. 07012 USA and Textol Systems Inc., 435 Meadow Lane, Carlstadt, N.J. 07072.

[0016]It is also an object of the invention to provide an arrangement wherein the elements of the attachment device, efficiently, releasably engages securing, but not limited to, socks of a pair for laundry and storage resolving the problems found in the aforementioned prior art and simultaneously providing the essential qualities of durability, comfort, flexibility, availability, and cost effectiveness.

Problems solved by technology

The common household task of matching articles of clothing that come in pairs, particularly socks and gloves, after which the washing and drying process has been completed, often results in a frustrating and time consuming chore for the individual performing the duty of laundering because of, but not limited to, similarities in design, fabric, size, or a large quantity of an assortment of pairs of clothing items that requires an individual to manually sort and match paired items prior to placing them in a designated storage area.

However, though many present a means for accomplishing such a task, to one extent, or another they are all limited in either areas of flexibility, availability, efficiency, durability, or they may be of a discomfort to the wearer (individual) over a gradual period of time due to the placement and type of fastening element being used as the attachment device such as a metallic snap-type, or hook and eye fastener etc.

However; metallic type fasteners have a tendency to incur, in areas where appended, localized stresses that can blemish the appearance of paired articles of clothing due to external forces that occur in the laundry process thus creating an undesirable contact, or rubbing against the skin of the wearer as noted in U.S. Pat. No. 5,918,318 to H. F. Jones that if any discomfort felt against the skin by any fastening element associated with socks, or gloves is unacceptable.

Durable in it's construction, yet this clip is subject to the probability of being misplaced, lost, or located in an area contrary to where an individual has chosen to take off their socks.

Therefore, this pairing attachment, along with other external attachments (clamps, pins, clips, etc) devised and proposed for securing paired articles of clothing, particularly socks, lacks availability as noted in U.S. Pat. No. 4,165,555 to Boxer al.

Although convenient, this method involves a four-step-process which is not time friendly in today's modern society.

Therefore, this method of securing socks of a pair in preparation for laundering is inefficient, time consuming, and can be intolerable when time is of the essence.

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