Patent ID: 7587797
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: D06F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sock keeper for holding a plurality of clothing items together in close juxtaposition, the sock keeper comprising: a base extending between opposite first and second edges and between opposite ends, one of the base ends having a first tab projecting outward adjacent the base first edge, the opposite base end having a second tab projecting outward adjacent the base second edge, so as to space apart the first and second tabs, allowing manual grasping of the tabs separately, the base having opposite upper and lower surfaces, the base being flexible; at least one base panel attached to the base upper surface, the base panel extending between opposite first and second edges and between opposite ends, the base panel first and second edges being juxtaposed with the base first and second edges, respectively, the base panel ends being juxtaposed with the base ends, the base panel being a hook component of hook-and-loop material; and a tail extending from a proximal end adjacent the base first edge to an opposite distal end, the tail being flexible, the tail having a surface of a loop component of hook-and-loop material, so as to engage the base panel and not catch on clothing items; so that the tail will be moved in an arc downward, will closely encircle the clothing items, will pass upward over the base second edge and over the base upper surface, and the tail surface will releasably engage the base panel, the engagement of the tail surface with the base panel defining a primary fastener, and the base panel ends will be moved upward and toward one another, the base panel ends will releasably engage one another above the tail distal end, the engagement of the base panel ends defining a secondary fastener, whereby the secondary fastener will secure the primary fastener in place.