Patent ID: 6012203
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A41D,A43B,A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
An assembly for decorating clothing articles and accessories for clothing, said assembly comprising:an adornment comprising:a stud member having a base with a generally flat, bottom side, and a protruding stud element extending from an opposite side of said base;a decorative element including a top, ornamental side and an opposite flat, bottom side;means for attaching said decorative element to said stud member so that said flat bottom side of said decorative element is disposed in mating engagement with said flat, bottom side of said base; andsaid means for attaching said decorative element to said stud member including an eyelet having an annular rim and a plurality of prongs extending from said annular rim, said annular rim being structured and disposed to engage an outer peripheral edge of said decorative element to thereby hold said decorative element against said stud member, and said plurality of prongs being structured and disposed to bend and engage said base of said stud member to thereby secure said eyelet to said stud member;means for releasably fastening said adornment to the clothing articles and accessories and including:a female socket member structured and disposed for snap fit, releasable engagement with said stud element of said stud member; anda fastening element for attaching said female socket member to the clothing articles and accessories, said fastening element including a flat base portion and a post extending from said flat base portion, said post being structured and disposed to extend through the clothing articles and accessories and into fixed, attached engagement with said female socket member.