US 12,295,510 B2
Dress zipper manipulation assembly
Stephane Simo-Fossouo, Wylie, TX (US)
Filed by Stephane Simo-Fossouo, Wylie, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/203,906.
Prior Publication US 2022/0296020 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A47G 25/90 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 25/902 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dress zipper manipulation assembly being configured to assist a person wearing a dress to zip the dress up, said assembly comprising:
a clip having a pair of members being biased against each other wherein said clip is configured to clamp onto a collar of a dress;
a chain being coupled to said clip wherein said chain is configured to extend downwardly along the dress when the clip is clipped to the collar;
a clamp being coupled to said chain wherein said clamp is configured to be positioned adjacent to a zipper on the dress when said clip is clipped to the collar, said clamp being positionable in an open position or a closed position, said clamp engaging a handle of the zipper when said clamp is in said closed position wherein said clamp is configured to facilitate the user to pull upwardly on said chain to zip the zipper without assistance, said clamp including a locking mechanism to releasably retain said clamp in said closed position wherein said clamp is configured to inhibit releasing the handle of the zipper when said chain is pulled upwardly;
wherein said clamp comprises a first member having a first end, a second end and a top side extending therebetween, said top side having a pivot point thereon, said pivot point being positioned closer to said first end of said first member than said second end of said first member, said top side having an engagement point being located adjacent to said first end
wherein said clamp comprises a second member having a primary end, a secondary end and a bottom side extending therebetween, said bottom side having a pivot point thereon being positioned closer to said primary end than said secondary end; and
wherein said clamp comprises a third member having a rear end, a front end and a lower side, said lower side having a pivot point thereon being positioned adjacent to said rear end, said pivot point on said third member rotatably engaging said pivot point on said first member, wherein third member has a slot extending from said rear side toward said pivot point on said third member, said slot having a terminal end, said slot being curved between said rear side and said terminal end, said primary end of said second member rotatably engaging said slot.