Snap device for temporarily fastening pairs of articles
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a snap device for temporarily fastening pairs of articles showing the first half of my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the first half of the snap device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side plan view of the first half of the snap device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the first half of the snap device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second, mating half of the snap device of the invention;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the second, mating half of the snap device shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a side plan view of the second, mating half of the snap device shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the second, mating half of the snap device shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a snap device for temporarily fastening pairs of articles showing my new design;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the assembly shown in FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a side plan view of the assembly shown in FIG. 9;
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the assembly shown in FIG. 9;
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a pair of assembled snap device, mated one to the other;
FIG. 14 is a top or bottom plan view of the pair of assembled snap devices shown in FIG. 13;
FIG. 15 is a side plan view of the pair of assembled snap devices shown in FIG. 13; and,
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the first assembled snap device attached to a first sock; a second assembled snap device attached to a second sock, the broken line showing socks form no part of the invention.
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 1997
Inventor: Patricia A. McDonough (Conklin, NY)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Law Firm: Salzman & Levy
Application Number: 0/46,783