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Apparatus for removing snags from fabric
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-05-03
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2004-05-03
Abstract
Abstract The invention features an apparatus and method for extracting snags from fabric. The apparatus comprises a barrel-shaped housing having a plurality of extracting elements slideably disposed therein. The user of the device can select the proper extractor for the particular fabric. The device is compact and easy to use. The method of the invention requires that the extractor pierce the fabric from the underside; capture the snag in an extracting loop; twisting and entwining the snag in the loop; and then withdrawing the loop in order to pull the snag through the fabric to the underside thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Eugene E. Pietrowski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 08:43
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41H; A41H31/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A snag remover device for extracting snags from the surface of a fabric, comprising: a hollow housing having an opening on a distal end; a guide member disposed within said housing; and a plurality of spaced-apart slide members respectively disposed for slideable movement relative to said guide member between a respective retracted position and a respective operable position, each slide member having a snag extractor on a distal end thereof, each of said snag extractors protruding from said opening in said housing when its corresponding slide member is disposed in said operable position, but wherein there being only one slide member in an operable position at any one time, and hence, only one snag extractor protruding from said housing opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A snag remover device for extracting snags from the surface of a fabric, comprising: a hollow housing having an opening on a distal end; a guide member disposed within said housing; and a plurality of spaced-apart slide members respectively disposed for slideable movement relative to said guide member between a respective retracted position and a respective operable position, each slide member having a snag extractor on a distal end thereof, each of said snag extractors protruding from said opening in said housing when its corresponding slide member is disposed in said operable position, but wherein there being only one slide member in an operable position at any one time, and hence, only one snag extractor protruding from said housing opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The snag remover device of claim 1, wherein said guide member comprises an elongated rod having a plurality of vanes that abut against an inner surface of said housing in order to provide structural support thereto and which define a plurality of guides for guiding said respective snag extractors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The snag remover device of claim 1, wherein each of said snag extractors comprises a wire loop.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The snag remover device of claim 1, wherein each snag extractor is structurally different from each of its corresponding extractors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The snag remover device of claim 1, further comprising selector means disposed upon each slide member for operatively sliding each respective slide member between its respective retracted and operable positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The snag remover device of claim 5, wherein each slide member comprises an elongated rod, and each selector disposed upon its respective slide member comprises a finger-engageable knob.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The snag remover device of claim 6, wherein said housing has a plurality of spaced-apart slots, and further wherein each selector knob is respectively slideably disposed in a corresponding slot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The snag remover device of claim 1, wherein said guide member is tapered to a rounded point upon a distal end thereof, and further wherein said point protrudes from said opening in said housing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The snag remover device of claim 1, wherein said hollow housing is shaped like a fountain pen for ease of storage in one's pocket.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The snag remover device of claim 3, wherein each wire loop is bent about a mid-portion thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The snag remover device of claim 3, wherein one of said wire loops is substantially diamond-shaped.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The snag remover device of claim 3, wherein one of said wire loops is substantially oval-shaped.
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