GB2337193A - Integral sock joiner. - Google Patents

Integral sock joiner. Download PDF

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GB2337193A
GB2337193A GB9809883A GB9809883A GB2337193A GB 2337193 A GB2337193 A GB 2337193A GB 9809883 A GB9809883 A GB 9809883A GB 9809883 A GB9809883 A GB 9809883A GB 2337193 A GB2337193 A GB 2337193A
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Nicholas Andrew Lewis
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F95/00—Laundry systems or arrangements of apparatus or machines; Mobile laundries 
    • D06F95/008—Devices for keeping articles together during laundering, e.g. for keeping socks in pairs ; Devices for protecting or shielding certain parts of the articles during laundering, e.g. button protectors

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Abstract

A fastening device to connect pairs of socks together, e.g. during washing, is integral with the socks themselves. The device may take the form of a button on one sock and eyelet on the other, Velcro (RTM) fastening, press studs or a cooperating hook and ring.

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Background
There are billions of pairs of gentlemen's, ladies and children's socks sold each year. Probably 50% of these are in basic colours. Most people own several pairs of socks that are in a basic colour such as brown, green, red, blue etc. When the socks are washed together it is often difficult and time consuming to sort similar colour socks into the correct pairs. There are already a number of inventions that act as clips so people can clip the socks together before washing and thus overcome the above problem. Unfortunately this means buying a special clip for this purpose and remembering to put the clip on before washing.
The "sock-joine' is an invention that prevents the need for people to buy an independent clip and allows the socks to be attached together via a small device that is integral to the sock.
Description
The sock joiner can take a number of different forms as indicated in the drawings. It could involve a button on one sock and an eyelet in the other to allow the socks to be attached together. It could involve a fastener where one sock is attached to the other using a press stud. It could involve velcro where a male piece is attached to one sock and a female piece is attached the other sock or any device that is integral to the sock and can be used to attach the socks together. Such devices are shown in figure 1.
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  1. Claims
    1. Any device that is integral to a pair of socks that allows the socks to be fastened together and that prevents them separating.
    2. A device as claimed in claim 1 that includes a button on one sock and eyelet on the other sock so that one sock can be buttoned to the other. A device as claimed in claim 1 that includes a piece of velcro attached to each sock so that one sock can be attached to the other.
    4. A device as claimed in claim 1 that includes a press stud on one sock and a receiving stud on the other sock so that they can be attached together.
    5. A device as claimed in claim 1 that includes a hook on one sock and ring on the other sock so that they can be attached together.
GB9809883A 1998-05-11 1998-05-11 Integral sock joiner. Withdrawn GB2337193A (en)

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4058853A (en) * 1975-09-29 1977-11-22 Rubin Boxer Socks with flexible self-contained fastener patches
US5038413A (en) * 1990-06-11 1991-08-13 Ursino Michael J Sock fastening means
US5357660A (en) * 1993-04-15 1994-10-25 Smith Richard E Sock pairing apparatus
FR2722062A1 (en) * 1994-07-07 1996-01-12 Caroline Cantieni Socks joined together in pairs
WO1996010345A2 (en) * 1994-09-29 1996-04-11 Jerold Patrick Lyons Sock coupling device
WO1997019216A1 (en) * 1995-11-21 1997-05-29 Michael John Stubbs Pair of socks

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4058853A (en) * 1975-09-29 1977-11-22 Rubin Boxer Socks with flexible self-contained fastener patches
US5038413A (en) * 1990-06-11 1991-08-13 Ursino Michael J Sock fastening means
US5357660A (en) * 1993-04-15 1994-10-25 Smith Richard E Sock pairing apparatus
FR2722062A1 (en) * 1994-07-07 1996-01-12 Caroline Cantieni Socks joined together in pairs
WO1996010345A2 (en) * 1994-09-29 1996-04-11 Jerold Patrick Lyons Sock coupling device
WO1997019216A1 (en) * 1995-11-21 1997-05-29 Michael John Stubbs Pair of socks

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