Clothing clip apparatus
First Claim
1. A system for washing two or more articles of clothing, comprising:
- first and second jaw members which are hingeably connected;
a securing member which is operably engaged with said first and said second jaw members so that said securing member can be positioned in an open position, wherein said first and second jaw members can be separated, and in a closed position wherein said first and said second jaw members are urged towards each other and thereby securely clamp two articles of clothing therebetween with sufficient strength to hold them together throughout a wash cycle of a washing machine;
a latching mechanism engaged with said securing member and at least one of said first and second jaw members so as to latch said securing member in said closed position wherein said first and second jaw members, said securing member, and said latching mechanism are all formed of plastic;
a hook which is connected to said securing member, wherein said hook is configured to securely mount on a horizontal member having a first diameter, and wherein said hook member is configured to securely mount on either a horizontal member having a first diameter or a horizontal member having a different, second diameter, wherein said horizontal member having a first diameter comprises a horizontal section of a clothes hanger and wherein said horizontal member having a second diameter comprises a clothes line, andtwo articles of clothing securely retained between said first and said second jaw members.
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Abstract
An apparatus for clipping two or more articles of clothing, such as socks, together. The apparatus includes two jaw members which are hingeably attached and a securing member that has two arms which are respectively positioned in two channels in the two jaw members. The securing member is slidable between a closed position, where it urges the two jaw members inward to thereby securely clamp the two articles of clothing therebetween, and an open position where one of the arms is not engaged with one of the jaw members allowing the jaw members to be separable to permit removal of the two articles of clothing. The apparatus includes a latch mechanism comprised of a ridge in one of the channels and a lip in the corresponding arm which engage to retain the securing member in the closed position. The apparatus is used to keep articles of clothing together during washing and drying.
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4 Claims
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1. A system for washing two or more articles of clothing, comprising:
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first and second jaw members which are hingeably connected; a securing member which is operably engaged with said first and said second jaw members so that said securing member can be positioned in an open position, wherein said first and second jaw members can be separated, and in a closed position wherein said first and said second jaw members are urged towards each other and thereby securely clamp two articles of clothing therebetween with sufficient strength to hold them together throughout a wash cycle of a washing machine; a latching mechanism engaged with said securing member and at least one of said first and second jaw members so as to latch said securing member in said closed position wherein said first and second jaw members, said securing member, and said latching mechanism are all formed of plastic; a hook which is connected to said securing member, wherein said hook is configured to securely mount on a horizontal member having a first diameter, and wherein said hook member is configured to securely mount on either a horizontal member having a first diameter or a horizontal member having a different, second diameter, wherein said horizontal member having a first diameter comprises a horizontal section of a clothes hanger and wherein said horizontal member having a second diameter comprises a clothes line, and two articles of clothing securely retained between said first and said second jaw members.
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2. A system for washing two or more articles of clothing, comprising:
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first and second jaw members which are hingeably connected; a securing member which is operably engaged with said first and said second jaw members so that said securing member can be positioned in an open position, wherein said first and second jaw members can be separated, and in a closed position wherein said first and said second jaw members are urged towards each other and thereby securely clamp two articles of clothing therebetween with sufficient strength to hold them together throughout a wash cycle of a washing machine, wherein a first channel is defined on the outer surface of said first jaw member and a second channel is defined on the outer surface of said second jaw member and said securing member includes a first arm and a second arm which are configured so that said first arm and said second arm are slidably engaged in said first and said second channels respectively, wherein said first arm of said securing member is shorter than said second arm and said second arm is captured in said second channel so that when said securing member is in said open position, said first arm is removed from said first channel and a portion of said second arm is securely retained in said channel; a latching mechanism engaged with said securing member and at least one of said first and second jaw members so as to latch said securing member in said closed position wherein said first and second jaw members, said securing member, and said latching mechanism are all formed of plastic; and two articles of clothing securely retained between said first and said second jaw members. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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