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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8235260 | Garment washing device for plus size brassieres A washing device for plus size bras includes a shell which consists of upper and lower shell portions. The upper and shell portions are curved inwardly and may have flat upper and lower surfaces, respectively, such that the height of the shell is less than the later... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8220673 | Cap curver and washer A device for retaining a baseball cap during washing or storage having a rear member with a cap crown support portion and a brim support portion. The brim support portion includes a brim receipt area for either curving the brim or maintaining the brim in a flat posi... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8109417 | Garment washing device with removable form A bra-washing device includes a shell and a divider removably insertable into the shell. The divider keeps one cup of the bra in one location of the shell and the other cup of the bra in another location of the shell. A system for washing garments includes a shell a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7922046 | Brassiere cleaning and storage container A container for supporting a brassiere or a similar garment for cleaning and storage includes opposed flat plate members connected by a hinge, and opposed container cup members connected to the respective plate members at hinge connections for folding the container ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7743953 | Brassier washing utensil A brassiere holder is presented that includes two cup receiving portions, a connecting portion and a hook portion. When the cup receiving portions are pressed from the side, the connecting portion is elastically deformed to allow the two cup receiving portions to be... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7350679 | Brassiere cleaning and storage container A container for supporting a brassiere or a similar garment for cleaning and storage includes opposed flat plate members connected by a hinge, and opposed container cup members connected to the respective plate members at hinge connections for folding the container ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328821 | Collar holding device A device for holding a collar of a garment on a hanger, blanks for manufacturing the collar holding device methods of using the collar holding device in hanging a collared garment on a hanger, and the collar holding device in combination with a hanger and a hangered... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7252573 | Brassiere frame A frame for maintaining the shape of a brassiere during drying and storage includes one or more hemispherically-shaped shells having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough. The shells may be formed from a first polymeric material and may further include a seco... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7197861 | Vacuum packaging appliances Vacuum packaging appliances and methods of vacuum packaging objects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an appliance includes a base, a lid movably coupled to the base, a vacuum chamber portion on the base and/or the lid for receiving an open end of a bag, and ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178173 | Apparatus for shaping and/or placing information on a baseball-style cap The combination of a headwear piece and an attachment. The headwear piece has a crown with a circumference and a bill projecting away from the crown and extending less than fully around the circumference of the crown. The bill has a peripheral edge including a front... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163605 | Bra storing case A bra storing case comprises a left casing and a right casing, which each have respectively a breast contour concave, which are symmetrical to each other for storing breast cups. Inner sides of the left and right casings are connected together to form a foldable sha... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7097080 | Athletic headwear shaping device and method An improved headwear shaping device which is compact, lightweight, modular and contains an arcuate channel for receiving the visor portion of athletic headwear, shaping the visor by applying equal pressure throughout the perimeter of the visor. The shaping device al... | 08/29/2006 |
| RE39095 | Knitwear having no curl collars For a selected collar stay, i.e., 0.375 inches in width, for a shirt knitted with selectively sized wales, i.e., 0.10 inches in width, a pocket for the stay also knitted but with selectively narrower wales, i.e., 0.025 inches in width, so that predictably a number o... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7004361 | Collar-shaping device An apparatus for use in shaping casual turn-down collars has a flexible sheet substrate with a profile that fits underneath a casual turn-down collar. There is an adhesive coating on each side of the substrate. The substrate fits without showing and with a portion o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6973808 | Apparatus and method for washing of items An apparatus for washing at least one item, comprising a frame having a dome shape when viewed from its end, and a generally semicircular shape when viewed from its side; and a flow through mesh on the frame which allows washing fluid (generally water) to freely flo... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6824027 | Cap brim shaper The present invention provides a cap brim shaper for shaping the brim of a sports cap comprising a body member with at least two grooves. Both grooves are sufficiently long and wide to receive the brim of a sports cap. The second groove's curvature is greater than t... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6761291 | Garment storage receptacle A receptacle for protectively storing an article of clothing such as one or more brassieres including a lower housing member, an upper housing member, and a pair of brassiere cup support members connected to the lower housing member. In its preferred form, the brass... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6742683 | Washing, drying, and storage device for brassieres and bikini tops A device for washing, drying, and storing brassieres and bikini tops and the like comprises an outer shell having two halves that have a plurality of holes. A foraminous inner form, which also contains a plurality of holes, has an exterior surface shaped like the co... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6648189 | Elastomeric hat blocking form A system for cleaning and blocking hats involves the use of a water impervious, elastomeric, foam form that permits a hat to be washed with a conventional laundry washing detergent without shrinking or losing its shape. The spongy, foam form is resilientl... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6523728 | PVC cap packaging insert This invention satisfies a long felt need to protect a typical baseball type cap from the crushing forces often associated with shipping and packaging. This invention incorporates the not previously used idea of a half-crown or full-crown insert to suppor... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6510972 | Billed cap storage and shaping device The present invention is a storage and shaping device for caps having a bill. The device is comprised of a cavity that is sized to accommodate at least one billed cap. The cavity has an opening on one end that allows for the insertion of caps into the dev... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6471102 | Bra support A bra support device having a substantially rigid cup support portion having two concave cup portions, a substantially flat portion connecting said concave cup portions, and a means for retaining a bra in the cup portions. In another embodiment, the bra s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6422401 | Hat storage and fashioning rack A hat storage and fashioning rack includes tubular sleeves for housing and supporting the outer surface of the brim in a manner that fashions the hat by gradually imparting a permanent curvature to the brim. The sleeves are carried on a mounting base that... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6315175 | Cab brim shaping device A device for reforming the brim of a cap having a flexible frame constructed of two flexible members and a third, hinged arcuate member, of rigid construction is provided. The two flexible members are attached to the top of the curved, rigid, bottom membe... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6311879 | Cap storage and bill shape maintenance device A cap storage and bill shape maintenance device (10) is adapted to receive the bills of a plurality of baseball or similar type caps, and to maintain the curvature of the bills of those caps. A main body (20) is formed of substantially mirror image front ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6269988 | Shirt collar former The present invention relates to an improved shirt collar former for use in laundry and dry cleaning applications. A tapered cone of suitable material, preferably a ceramic, contains a slot for holding shirt hangers. The cone is combined with a heat sourc... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6234368 | Protective bra cage device for laundering delicate undergarments A device for protecting a brassiere and other delicate undergarments during laundering includes a pair of domed or hemispherically shaped shells adapted to assemble together over a cup of the brassiere as a protective covering for the cup. The outer shell... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6167732 | Knitwear having no curl collars For a selected collar stay, i.e., 0.375 inches in width, for a shirt knitted with selectively sized wales, i.e., 0.10 inches in width, a pocket for the stay also knitted but with selectively narrower wales, i.e., 0.025 inches in width, so that predictably... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6089422 | Collar stiffening device and method The invention is a collar stiffening means comprising a base with two surfaces wherein the base has depicted upon one of its two surfaces one or more geometric shapes and upon the other of its two surfaces, an adhesive with a removably affixed cover so th... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6012173 | Attachment for headgear to ventilate while clamping wearer's head An attachment 10 being made with a springy, yet relatively rigid material includes at least one U-shaped arm 12 which is in contact with an internal surface of a crown 22 of a headgear 20. The crown has an opening which is larger than its ordinary size fo... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6006963 | Venetian blind tie rack A tie storage system for convenient storage and retrieval of neck ties, and similar articles, is constructed with a center sheet of flexible plastic having a plurality of tongues on its left and right edges. Front and rear pocket sheets of flexible, clear... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5991927 | Shaping devices for bill of a cap A shaping device has a bill-shaping wall with a bill locking portion at each of its first and second terminal ends. The bill of the cap fits into the shaping device such that the bill locking portions frictionally hold the bill against the bill-shaping wa... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5971236 | Protective bra cage device for protecting a brassiere in a washing machine A device for protecting a brassiere in a washing machine includes a pair of hemispherically shaped shells (preferably injection molded polypropylene material) adapted to assemble together over a cup of the brassiere as a protective covering for the cup. T... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967387 | Anti-collapsing sleeve system A sleeve insert is provided including a tubular body that is selectively inflatable. Further provided is a sleeve insert including a flexible planar plate which is configurable as a tube with varying diameters.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5908146 | Cap brim shaping, transport, storage and display device A device for bowing the brim of a cap and for storing, transporting, washing and/or displaying such cap having a body portion with first and second retention arms extending upwards at each end thereof forming first and second receipt areas at their juncti... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5894969 | Garment display hanger A one-piece, flat, garment display hanger having a generally T-shape with a relatively long top crossbar and a relatively short bottom crossbar. Vertical spacer means space the crossbars from each other. Hook means on the top crossbar suspend the hanger. ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5884335 | Shape retainer for use in a baseball cap A baseball cap having an internal shape retainer and support assembly affixed to the interior of the crown portion of the cap. The shape retainer and support assembly comprises a flexible body having a spine and several prongs or arms projecting outwardly... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5878927 | Device of necktie holder for removal of stain A necktie holder is used for removal of stains. The necktie is fitted with the holder and is maintained in a flat condition and in tight tension during stain removal procedures. The holder is also used as a hanger which maintains the necktie in the same c... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5769288 | Laundered shirt stabilizer A convenient disposable flat collar blank having an arcuate upper portion attached to an enlarged lower portion for keeping a freshly laundered shirt in a desired configuration, avoiding wrinkles and/or preventing creases. The back surface of the blank be... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5769287 | Shaping clip for a shirt collar A shaping clip for a shirt collar to hold the shirt collar in a neat round position when not being worn, and to prevent the shirt collar from becoming wrinkled. The shaping clip comprises an outer relatively long V-shaped band of somewhat resilient but ye... | 06/23/1998 |
