Abstract: A multipurpose bracket is disclosed herein. The multipurpose bracket includes a body portion having a first side and a second side, the first side of the body portion being oppositely disposed relative to the second side of the body portion; a first hook portion attached to the first side of the body portion, the first hook portion being inwardly directed towards a middle of the body portion, the first hook portion defining a first channel for receiving a first wiring portion of a light strand; and a second hook portion attached to the second side of the body portion, the second hook portion being inwardly directed towards the middle of the body portion, the second hook portion defining a second channel for receiving a second wiring portion of the light strand.

Abstract: An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The article of footwear may further include an accessory system that includes at least one ornamentation selectively securable to and removable from one or both of the upper or the sole structure. The one or more ornamentations may partially cover a contoured outer surface of the upper when secured to one or both of the upper or the sole structure but may be relatively flat when not secured to the upper or the sole structure. An accessory kit and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear includes securing first fastener components to the upper or sole structure and providing ornamentations with second fastener components releasably securable to the first fastener components and arranged in the same spatial arrangement when so secured.

Abstract: A glove remover apparatus is provided. The glove remover apparatus is especially suitable for the removing of a used medical glove in a sterile manner; however the glove remover apparatus is not limited to removing only medical gloves. The glove remover apparatus may have an extended long handle having a trigger spring at the distal end wherein the trigger spring grasps a glove on the user's hand. Once grasped by the apparatus, the used glove may be safely removed without a user needing to actually touch the glove.

Abstract: A button manipulation device and method of use thereof for directly controlling a button are disclosed. The button manipulation device directly engages and secures a button for greater control while fastening the button through the buttonhole, which may be particularly useful for those with limited use of their hands. Furthermore, directly controlling the button through the buttonhole, rather than pulling the button through the buttonhole by the button thread, reduces the risk of damaging the thread and the material surrounding the buttonhole.

Abstract: An integrated buttoning assist and unbuttoning assist device includes a handle member; a button assist tool coupled to one end of the handle member and including a wire loop extending from one end of the handle; and an unbuttoning assist tool coupled to an opposed end of the handle member and including a spanner extending from the opposed end of the handle member, the spanner including a fixed lower jaw member having a pair of button engaging tangs separated by a slot which is configured to receive the threads or eye of a button therein, and the spanner including a fixed button engaging upper jaw member.

Abstract: A tool has a lower component formed as a tool hook and an upper component formed as a handle. The handle has a configuration with a top, a bottom, a front, a back and sides. The handle has a chamber with a panel to provide access to the chamber. The tool hook extends downwardly from the bottom of the handle. The tool hook is fabricated of a rigid wire with parallel side portions and a semi-circular portion coupling the side portions. The side portions are spaced by a width. The semi-circular portion is spaced from the bottom by a length. The width is less than the length. An electrical assembly constitutes a portion of the handle. The electrical assembly includes a source of illumination, a source of potential, and a switch.

Abstract: An apparatus for coupling and decoupling button and loop connections of a garment. The apparatus includes a longitudinally extending body member having a handle member extending from a first end and a pair of prongs extending from an oppositely disposed second end. One prong has a hook on its distal end and the other prong has an expanded end member on its distal end. The prongs are generally parallel with one another forming a gap therebetween such that upon insertion of the prongs into a loop, the prongs cooperate to open the loop and position the loop relative to a button such that rotation of the apparatus about an axis of rotation defined through the prongs proximate the hook and the expanded end causes the loop to be moved relative to the button, thereby coupling or decoupling the loop and the button.

Abstract: A knife include a handle, button, blade with an integral tang, locking mechanism within the tang, and thrust mechanism. The blade moves between closed and open positions. The button may axially slide along the handle. When the blade is in the closed position and locked, movement of the button towards the first handle end releases the locking mechanism and the thrust mechanism moves the blade to the open position. A knife includes a stop pin connected to a tang of a blade and a stop plate positioned within a knife handle. The stop plate has two angled surfaces. The stop pin mates with both angled surfaces and the blade is constrained from movement in two planes.

Abstract: A device that serves both for retaining a necktie against free displacement and also for assisting buttoning of a garment comprises first and second loop elements and a flexible link element, attached at its opposite ends to the link elements. Each loop element defines a compound aperture having a larger end section, through which a button may pass, a smaller end section by which an element fastening the button may be engaged and secured by shifting of the loop element relative thereto, and a constricting neck section formed at the intersection of said larger and smaller end sections of said loop elements for maintaining the fastening element the button against unintentional release from the smaller end section of the loop element.

Abstract: Applicant conducted a brief telephonic interview with the Examiner on Apr. 29, 2016, and clarified that the abstract needs no amendment. Examiner agreed that the corrections requested on page 2 of the Office Action are not needed.

Abstract: An assembly for neck and arm clothing, the assembly incorporating a flexible sheet having a foot end, a head end, and a longitudinal dimension extending from the foot end to the head end, the flexible sheet being oblongated in the direction of its longitudinal dimension; the assembly further incorporating a button hook, the button hook being formed wholly with the flexible sheet's head end; the assembly further incorporating pairs of chamfered edges positioned at opposite ends of the flexible sheet; the assembly further incorporating a dress shirt having collar stay pockets fitted for receiving the flexible sheet, wherein the dress shirt has button fastened sleeve plackets whose buttons may be engaged by the button hook and may be thereby drawn through the placket's buttonhole.

Abstract: A fastener assistance device comprising an elongated shank having a first end and an opposite second end and a first clip containing a first inner surface configured for selective securement of a button and/or similar like fastener.

Abstract: An assistive device for releaseably engaging a button and manipulating it into and out of a button hole is disclosed. The device is preferably provided as a continuous metal wire structure. The structure defines a receiving aperture for receiving and slideably engaging a button between the lower surface of the button and the fabric on which the button is affixed by means of threaded button stitches whereby the threaded stitches slide between one of a pair of opposing sets of rails, thereby permitting the user to easily manipulate the button into and out of a button hole.

Abstract: A button tool is adapted to assist a person fastening a button through a button hole. The tool includes a handle, a button hook, and a button hole spreader. In one configuration, the handle includes four longitudinally disposed ribs with one of the ribs functioning as a base rib while the other three ribs are spaced apart and disposed perpendicular to the base rib. The button hook defines a button opening and a hook opening with the button opening being larger than the hook opening. The button hole spreader is disposed between the button hook and the handle. The button hole spreader includes an abutment plate adapted to prevent the button tool from being readily pushed entirely through a button hole.

Abstract: A charm inserter includes a first restraining end spaced apart from a second restraining end and a charm end. The charm end connects on a first side to the first restraining end and on a second side to the second restraining end. The first side is non-parallel and non-perpendicular with the second side, and the charm end includes a first portion, second portion, third portion, fourth portion, and fifth portion.

Abstract: An inventive bed linen in the form of a (large) duvet cover 1a, a (small) pillow case 2a and a cover for a neck roll 3a each have functional base elements 1b, 2b, 3b with openings for inserting a duvet or a pillow. For personalization, removable decorative fabrics 1c, 2c or 3c are arranged by means of fastening means, for instance, a hook-and-loop fastener, both on the duvet cover 1a, the pillow case 2a and the neck roll cover 3a. To facilitate careful washing of the pillow case and duvet cover, the decorative fabrics 1c, 2c, 3c are detachably arranged at the functional elements 1b, 2b or 3b. In this way, the base elements 1b, 2b, 3b can be cleaned under conditions different from those of more delicate fabrics 1c, 2c, 3c which are usually made from another material.

Abstract: A button hook fastener includes a longitudinally extending solid plate, sized to fit a clothing button hole of one half inch or less. The proximal end of the button fastener includes a three dimensional finger engaging stop portion, preferable spherical. This enables the user to hold the plate within two fingers, but the three dimensional stop prevents the plate from slipping through the two fingers of the user. In order to capture a button, an open hook at the distal end of the plate is wrapped around the threading holding the button to a shirt. To maintain stability, the forward end of the hook has a slight taper, so that it can be easily inserted within a typical shirt button hole of one half inch or less. Additionally, there is an angled guide leading from a recess to the longitudinally extending inner confines of the arcuate hook, to guide the thread holding the button to within the confines of the arcuate hook.

Abstract: A button fastening device includes a button holding section formed with a button guide opening and a gripper section. The button guide opening 6 is formed so as to extend in one direction and the gripper section is formed so as to extend in a direction obliquely intersecting the above-mentioned one direction.

Abstract: A hand held device for facilitating the engagement of buttons on a garment particularly suited for use by older persons who have difficulty with manual manipulation. The device includes a hooklike terminal having an opening of varying width for engaging the interconnection between the button and the garment in the form of threads or a shank.

Abstract: A dual button and zipper assist device and a method for using the device for facilitating the processes of buttoning or zipping is described. In a preferred embodiment the button assist device is an independent element having a unitary body formed of preferably metal with a button hook and a connected open handle.

Abstract: A small object-assistance device including a combination key/button/zipper assist device having a button/zipper assist device that releasably engages a key assist device thereby forming a multi-functional small-object assistance device. Also, methods for using the multi-functional small-object assistance device.

Abstract: A device for enhancing the fastening of the top button of a dress shirt comprises a latch member having a tab portion and a hook portion. The tab portion is adapted to be sewn to the button hole placket at the top of the shirt so that the hook portion may engage the top button.

Abstract: A buttoning accessory for facilitating one-hand passage of a button through a buttonhole has a flexible handle to one end of which is secured a flat retainer having two substantially right-angular limbs each of which has a slot therein. The angular relationship of the limbs forms an elbow having an inside edge and an outside edge. Both the handle and the retainer are of such width and thickness as to pass freely through the buttonhole. Movement of the accessory through the buttonhole causes a button accommodated in the slot of the retainer also to pass through the buttonhole.

Abstract: A device for enhancing the fastening of the top button of a dress shirt comprises a latch member having a tab portion and a hook portion. The tab portion is adapted to be sewn to the button hole placket at the top of the shirt so that the hook portion may engage the top button.

Abstract: A combination zipper pull, button fastener or pull, and bracelet fastener. The device basically comprises an elongated body having a zipper-grasping or bracelet-grasping clip (e.g., an alligator type clip having openable jaws) at one end and an elongated button-grasping hook at the other end of the body. The body is formed of plural, e.g., six, telescoping sections which can be extended with respect to one another from a compact, short length, state to an extended, long length, e.g., approximately twenty-inches, state. The clip is mounted on the free end of the innermost section of the extendable telescoping body and can be rotated to any position about the central longitudinal axis of the device. The clip is arranged to be operated to releasably grasp a portion of a zipper or a portion of a bracelet between its jaws. The tips of the jaws are covered with a removable protective covering, e.g., some soft plastic, rubber, etc., to protect the zipper or bracelet portion.

Abstract: A personal dressing device/valet having dressing aids, comprising a pair of end caps, and an intermediate element having at least one compartment, and having opposite ends, and at least one of the end caps being removably securable to one of the opposite ends. One of the end caps of the pair of end caps having a clamping mechanism comprising a pair of jaws for assisting in fastening a bracelet to one's wrist; and the at least one end cap having another dressing aid selected from the group consisting of a zipper pull, button threader, emory board, magnifying glass and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A device is provided that facilitates the buttoning and unbuttoning, as well as the zipping and unzipping, of clothing for individuals with limited manual dexterity. The device has an insertion portion at one end for sliding into a buttonhole, a buttoner portion at the other end in the form of a hook and an unbuttoner portion therebetween.

Abstract: An apparatus provides ease in fastening clothing which has buttons or studs. The apparatus is particularly suited for fastening slacks or jeans which are worn to be tight-fitting or form-fitting. It is also helpful for people with limited manual dexterity, whether from illness or injury.

Abstract: A button assisting tool having a bifurcated pronged section set at an angle to an intermediate section and joined thereto by a joinder section which establishes the angle; and a shank attached to the opposite end of the intermediate section and set at an angle opposite in direction of the angle of the bifurcated section.

Abstract: This device is formed from a one piece length of wire and includes a pair of wire members forming a short handle which then inclines downwardly and spreads apart and extends parallel to the handle and then converges and inclines upwardly at the closed ended tip portion thereof. The closed ended tip is engaged through the button hole and over the button with the widest part spreading the button hole transversely thus enable the button to be pulled through easily whereupon the hole returns to its original elongated configuration and the device can be easily disengaged from the button. The stepped portion spaces the handle clear of the shirt surface for ease of manipulation and eliminates distortion of the neck portion of the shirt as it is used to engage the button through the button hole thereby eliminating strain on the button and preventing creasing from occurring.