Patent ID: 9334595
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: D05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An inserter for inserting or replacing a string within a string passage of a garment, the inserter comprising: a first body having a front end and a rear end, the first body having at the rear end thereof a boundary part forming an aperture, the aperture formed by a length of wire as the boundary part, the length of wire having opposite ends secured to the first body; and a retainer member movable relative to the first body toward and away from the rear end of the first body, the retainer member biased to move in the aperture toward a limit of movement relative to the first body, the first body and the retainer member having the property of being cooperatively configured to secure a string to the first body when the string is disposed in the aperture and held between the biased retainer member and the boundary part, the string held as the first body enters into, passes through, and exits out of the string passage of the garment, the front end of the first body leading the rear end of the first body.