US 11,839,250 B2
Clothing cuff clip with contamination indicator
Daniel Sanchez, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by Daniel Sanchez, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/175,823.
Prior Publication US 2020/0128895 A1, Apr. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. A41F 17/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/29 (2006.01); G01N 21/94 (2006.01); G01N 21/81 (2006.01); G01N 21/80 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01)
CPC A41F 17/02 (2013.01) [G01N 21/293 (2013.01); G01N 21/80 (2013.01); G01N 21/81 (2013.01); G01N 21/8803 (2013.01); G01N 21/94 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clothing clip for interacting with and limiting contact between an item of clothing and a floor surface that is being traversed by an individual wearing the item of clothing, the clothing clip comprising:
(a) a generally flat back clip member;
(b) a generally flat front clip member positioned in spaced parallel relationship with the back clip member;
(c) a clip base member extending between and connecting the back clip member to the front clip member, the clip base member having a floor contacting face;
(d) a press through ridge configured on one of the back or front clip members, the press though ridge aligned with a press through aperture structured through the parallel opposing clip member; and
(e) a contamination indicator positioned on the floor contacting face of the clip base member, the contamination indicator comprising a material that changes in appearance with an accumulation of compounds picked up from the floor surface during use of the clothing clip;
wherein when the clothing clip is positioned on a lower edge of the item of clothing being worn by the individual, floor contacting face of the clip base member prevents at least part of the lower edge of the item of clothing from contacting the floor.