Fastener means for pacifiers, toys, badges and like articles
First Claim
1. A fastening means for attaching a decorative button, teething ring, pacifier or other item to clothing, including:
- (a) a female element comprising a body member having inner and outer faces, a plurality of prongs extending away from said inner face, said prongs having a lip means and being spaced apart substantially and arranged in a closed pattern;
said prongs being somewhat flexible for releasably gripping a mating element therein;
(b) a male element including a locking disk member for releasable engagement beneath said lip means of said prongs with a portion of the item of clothing therebetween, said disk having an outer configuration slightly greater than the corresponding dimension between said closed pattern of prongs wherein said locking disk further includes an annular flange surrounding said disk and having an enlarged diameter, said flange being of such a size and configuration as to the prevent swallowing by a small child; and
(c) said prongs and said locking disk member forming a locking means for gripping a portion of the clothing therebetween and preventing inadvertent dislodgement of said female member therefrom.
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Abstract
A decorative body member includes a safe and harmless separable, interlocking fastening device for engaging a portion of a garment therebetween. In one embodiment, an elongated ribbon is attached at one end to the body member and at the other to a pacifier, teething ring, or toy, to avoid loss. The fastener includes a circular pattern of fingers or prongs (female element) extending from the rear surface of the body member. The male element is a disk which is received within the fingers with the fabric therebetween. The disk is sufficiently large to prevent swallowing, and preferably includes an aperture through the center thereof to provide for passage of air if the disk should become lodged in the mouth or inadvertently swallowed.
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11 Claims
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1. A fastening means for attaching a decorative button, teething ring, pacifier or other item to clothing, including:
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(a) a female element comprising a body member having inner and outer faces, a plurality of prongs extending away from said inner face, said prongs having a lip means and being spaced apart substantially and arranged in a closed pattern;
said prongs being somewhat flexible for releasably gripping a mating element therein;(b) a male element including a locking disk member for releasable engagement beneath said lip means of said prongs with a portion of the item of clothing therebetween, said disk having an outer configuration slightly greater than the corresponding dimension between said closed pattern of prongs wherein said locking disk further includes an annular flange surrounding said disk and having an enlarged diameter, said flange being of such a size and configuration as to the prevent swallowing by a small child; and (c) said prongs and said locking disk member forming a locking means for gripping a portion of the clothing therebetween and preventing inadvertent dislodgement of said female member therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fastening means for attaching a decorative button, teething ring, pacifier or other item to clothing, including:
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(a) a female element comprising a body member having inner and outer faces, a plurality of prongs extending outwardly from said inner face, said prongs being arranged in a closed pattern;
said prongs having a lip means and being spaced apart substantially arranged in a closed pattern;
said prongs being somewhat flexible for releasably gripping a mating element therein;(b) a male element including a locking disk member for releasable engagement beneath said lip means of said prongs, with a portion of the item of clothing therebetween, said disk having an outer configuration slightly greater than the corresponding dimension between said closed pattern of prongs;
said male element having an aperture extending through it to provide an air passageway in the the event the male element is inadvertently swallowed or lodged in the mouth; and(c) said prongs and said locking disk member forming a locking means for gripping a portion of the clothing therebetween and preventing inadvertent dislodgement of said female member therefrom.
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