Patent ID: 7958659
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying where a button on a garment needs to be repaired the method comprising: providing a receptacle sized and designed to receive and securely contain a detached garment; providing means for attaching the receptacle to a garment at a location corresponding to a detached or broken button thereby indicating where a button needs to be repaired wherein the means for attaching the receptacle to a garment comprises a looping strap with a proximal end fixed to the receptacle, a body portion for being looped through a buttonhole, and a distal end in combination with means for securing the distal end of the looping strap to the receptacle to form a loop wherein the body portion of the looping strap is sized to be received through a buttonhole; and attaching the receptacle to the garment in a location indicative of where a button on the garment needs to be repaired.