US 12,336,599 B2
Clothing string clip that attaches to clothing strings
Drew Ian Filus, Studio City, CA (US)
Filed by Drew Ian Filus, Studio City, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,475.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/420,025, filed on Oct. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0138522 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. A43C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 7/00 (2013.01) 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clothing string clip that attaches to clothing strings, the clothing string clip comprising:
more than one raised clothing string ridge each having a contoured clothing string recessed channel along a portion of the peak of the more than one raised clothing string ridge;
a front plate having a mounting slot, and a hub hole, a back side of the front plate comprises at least one front tab, at least one clothing string channel, at least one raised spring ridge forming a spring recess, and more than one of the more than one raised clothing string ridge, at least one of the more than one raised clothing string ridge is positioned on each side of the at least one clothing string channel;
a back plate having an insert hole, back side of the a back plate comprises at least one back tab, at least one clothing string channel pressure tab, a spring seat, and more than one raised clothing string ridge, at least one of the more than one raised clothing string ridge is positioned on each side of the at least one clothing string channel pressure tab;
an insert is fitted into the insert hole; and
a spring is positioned on the spring seat and fitted into the spring recess, a fastener passes through the hub hole and fastens with the insert securing the front plate and the back plate together forming a rotatable hub, the back side of the front plate and the back side of the back plate are opposed forming an interior region;
wherein when a user pivots the rotatable hub, opening the front plate with respect to the back plate, an open position exposes a portion of the interior region including at least the contoured clothing string recessed channel, when the user inserts a clothing string across the contoured clothing string recessed channel and into the at least one clothing string channel;
wherein the user releases the top plate, the spring pivots the rotatable hub, aligning the top plate and the back plate closed, in a closed position the clothing string clip constricts and friction grips the clothing string within the contoured clothing string recessed channel and the at least one clothing string channel, abating slipping of the clothing string clip along the clothing string during use by the user.