US20100138973A1 - Zip-Linc for Holding Left and Right Half of a Garment Together - Google Patents

Zip-Linc for Holding Left and Right Half of a Garment Together Download PDF

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US20100138973A1
US20100138973A1 US12/329,244 US32924408A US2010138973A1 US 20100138973 A1 US20100138973 A1 US 20100138973A1 US 32924408 A US32924408 A US 32924408A US 2010138973 A1 US2010138973 A1 US 2010138973A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
    • A41F1/00—Fastening devices specially adapted for garments
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T24/2536—Zipper or required component thereof having interlocking surface formed from single member with varying cross section

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  • This invention is related to a device for holding left and right half of a garment of a broken zipper. More specifically this invention fastens left and right adjacent half's together by gripping behind the teeth of a zipper.
  • Zippers are known to fail to perform the zipping function for various reasons such as lost teeth on the zipper, broken zipper slide, etc.
  • To restore the zipper function the user has to take the item to a repair store and replace/repair the zipper.
  • This invention provides a device that will hold the right and left half adjacent sides of the zipper teeth together without repair of the zipper.
  • the object of invention is to produce a device for holding the left and right half of a garment by holding behind the zipper teeth present on left and right half of the garment.
  • FIG. I is a view of a garment where the zip-linc locking device holds left and right half's together.
  • FIG. II Is a sectional view of zipper locking device in operation as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 1 is a view of a coat 100 illustrating zip-linc device 200 in operation of in a preferred embodiment.
  • the coat 100 consists of adjoining left half side 110 and right half side 120 .
  • the left half side of 110 is attached with zipper teeth 112 with a material 111 .
  • the right half side of 120 is attached with zipper teeth 122 with a material 121 .
  • the zip-linc device 200 contains a left holder 210 , a right holder 250 , each holder having an upper grip 211 , 251 and a lower grip 212 , 252 .
  • the left holder 210 and right half holder 250 are attached to each other to the opposite side by a flexible material 290 .
  • the zip-linc device is of various colors like red, green, blue, oranges, etc.
  • the zip-linc devices right and left holders may also be connected by a zipper.
  • the zip-linc device is used to fasten left half side and right half side together by inserting from the bottom of adjacent left and right half of the garment and slid up left holder gripping on left half side of the garment and right holder gripping on right half side of the garment.
  • the garment left half side and right half side of the garment are un-fastened by sliding down the zip-linc device.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG. 1 .
  • the zip-linc device can also be used by sliding left and right grippers of zip-linc device over the left and right zippers.

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A garment fastening device for adjacent left and half side of a garment together. The zip-linc device holds adjacent left and right half side of the zipper by having a left side holder, right side holder and left and right side holders attached laterally opposite side of the holders. The right side holder holds on to behind the zipper teeth left side of the garment. The right side holder holds on to behind the zipper teeth of right side. The left holder and right holder are laterally attached to the opposite sides of the left and right gripper's.

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    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention is related to a device for holding left and right half of a garment of a broken zipper. More specifically this invention fastens left and right adjacent half's together by gripping behind the teeth of a zipper.
  • Zippers are known to fail to perform the zipping function for various reasons such as lost teeth on the zipper, broken zipper slide, etc. To restore the zipper function, the user has to take the item to a repair store and replace/repair the zipper. This invention provides a device that will hold the right and left half adjacent sides of the zipper teeth together without repair of the zipper.
    • BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The object of invention is to produce a device for holding the left and right half of a garment by holding behind the zipper teeth present on left and right half of the garment.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
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  • FIG. I. is a view of a garment where the zip-linc locking device holds left and right half's together.
  • FIG. II. Is a sectional view of zipper locking device in operation as shown in FIG. 1.
    •  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • FIG. 1, is a view of a coat 100 illustrating zip-linc device 200 in operation of in a preferred embodiment.
  • As shown in FIG. 1, the coat 100 consists of adjoining left half side 110 and right half side 120. The left half side of 110 is attached with zipper teeth 112 with a material 111. The right half side of 120 is attached with zipper teeth 122 with a material 121.
  • As shown in FIG. 1, the zip-linc device 200 contains a left holder 210, a right holder 250, each holder having an upper grip 211, 251 and a lower grip 212, 252. The left holder 210 and right half holder 250 are attached to each other to the opposite side by a flexible material 290. The zip-linc device is of various colors like red, green, blue, oranges, etc. The zip-linc devices right and left holders may also be connected by a zipper.
  • As shown in FIG. 1, the zip-linc device is used to fasten left half side and right half side together by inserting from the bottom of adjacent left and right half of the garment and slid up left holder gripping on left half side of the garment and right holder gripping on right half side of the garment. The garment left half side and right half side of the garment are un-fastened by sliding down the zip-linc device.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG. 1.
  • The zip-linc device can also be used by sliding left and right grippers of zip-linc device over the left and right zippers.

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1. A garment fastening device that fastens a left adjacent half having zipper teeth attached and a right adjacent half having zipper teeth attached, said garment fastening device comprising:
a left holder slipping between zipper teeth and zipper teeth attachment to garment said left half of garment;
a right holder slipping between zipper teeth and zipper teeth attachment to garment said right half of garment;
said left holder and said right holder laterally attached to opposite sides of said left holder and said right holder.
2. The garment fastening device of claim 1 is transparent.
3. The garment fastening device of claim 1 is of various colors.
4. The garment fastening device of claim 1 is washable.
5. The garment fastening device of claim 1 is weather proof.
6. The garment fastening device of claim 1 wherein the material used construct the device is firm.
7. The garment fastening device of claim 1, wherein the material used is collapsible laterally.
8. The garment fastening device of claim 1, where the material used is selected from the group consisting of rubber and plastic.
9. The garment fastening device of claim 1, wherein the said left holder and the said right holder shape is selected from a group consisting of flat and round.
10. The said garment fastening device of claim 1, where in said right holder after slipping over the zipper teeth permanently attaches behind the zipper teeth, said left holder after slipping over the zipper teeth permanently attaches behind the zipper teeth, and said left and right holder are attached by a zipper.
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US10537142B2 (en) 2017-09-05 2020-01-21 Michael Benjamin McHugh Garment extender
US11172712B2 (en) 2017-09-05 2021-11-16 Michael Benjamin McHugh Garment extender
USD945317S1 (en) 2017-02-22 2022-03-08 Alex Kechriotis Magnetic zipper
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US10537142B2 (en) 2017-09-05 2020-01-21 Michael Benjamin McHugh Garment extender
US11172712B2 (en) 2017-09-05 2021-11-16 Michael Benjamin McHugh Garment extender
US11229246B2 (en) 2017-09-05 2022-01-25 Michael Benjamin McHugh Garment extender
US11304483B2 (en) 2020-03-16 2022-04-19 Michael Benjamin McHugh Two-way slide fastener

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