Patent ID: 8381958

Claim:
A button attachment kit comprising: (a) a fastener clip, the fastener clip comprising a plurality of individual plastic fasteners, each plastic fastener comprising a filament, an enlargement formed on one end of the filament and a cross-bar formed on the other end of the filament; and (b) a tool for dispensing a plastic fastener from the fastener clip, the tool comprising: (i) a needle with a sharpened tip, the needle being hollowed out along its length so as to define an elongated, longitudinal bore, the bore being dimensioned to fittingly receive the cross-bar of a fastener, (ii) a holder adapted to retain the needle, the holder being shaped to define a transverse feed slot behind the needle, the feed slot being dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the fastener clip, (iii) a handle telescopingly mounted on the holder and capable of slidable displacement relative thereto, (iv) a spring-biased ejection mechanism connected to the handle, the ejection mechanism comprising an elongated ejection rod that is disposed to selectively extend through the bore in the needle, (v) a front cap removably connected to the handle over the needle, and (vi) a rear cap removably connected to the handle so as to define an interior storage compartment therebetween, the interior storage compartment being dimensioned to receive at least one fastener clip.