Systems and methods for decorating articles of clothing and accessories, such as bags, backpacks, etc., are well known. When items such as decorative patches or badges, for example, are conventionally attached to articles of clothing or accessories, they are typically attached by sewing them directly onto the item, using iron-on methods, or using adhesives, such as fabric glue. One of the problems associated with conventional systems and methods for decorating articles of clothing and accessories is limited use. For example, once the decoration is attached to the article of clothing or accessory using the methods noted above, it can be difficult to remove decoration, and the removal process can damage both the decoration and the clothing or accessory.
Aspects and embodiments are directed to methods and apparatus for producing decorative patches and host articles (such as clothing or accessories) that can be interchangeably used and reused with one another without damaging either the decorative patch or the host article and overcoming the disadvantages of conventional approaches discussed above.
In one embodiment, a method of customizing a host article with a removably attachable decorative patch comprises simultaneously punching a first plurality of holes into a front surface of the host article, the first plurality of holes being arranged in a first regular pattern, positioning a plurality of host snap fasteners in the first plurality of holes, each host snap fastener corresponding to a respective one of the first plurality of holes, and simultaneously setting the plurality of host snap fasteners to secure the plurality of host snap fasteners to the host article. The method may further comprise simultaneously punching a second plurality of holes into a decorative patch, the second plurality of holes having a same number as the first plurality of holes and being arranged in a second regular pattern corresponding to the first regular pattern, and setting a plurality of patch snap fasteners in the second plurality of holes to secure the plurality of patch snap fasteners to the decorative patch, the plurality of patch snap fasteners being configured to mate with the plurality of host snap fasteners removably attach the decorative patch to the host article.
In one example, setting the plurality of patch snap fasteners includes positioning the plurality of patch snap fasteners in the second plurality of holes, each patch snap fastener corresponding to a respective one of the second plurality of holes, and simultaneously setting the plurality of host snap fasteners to secure the plurality of patch snap fasteners to the decorative patch.
In one example, the decorative patch has a rectangular shape, and the plurality of patch snap fasteners includes four patch snap fasteners, and wherein simultaneously punching the second plurality of holes into the decorative patch includes simultaneously punching four holes at the corners of the decorative patch, such that the second regular pattern is a rectangular pattern having a first horizontal hole spacing and a first vertical hole spacing. In one example, simultaneously punching the first plurality of holes into the host article includes simultaneously punching four holes, the first regular pattern being a rectangular pattern having a second horizontal hole spacing and a second vertical hole spacing. The first and second horizontal hole spacings may be the same of different. In certain examples, the second horizontal hole spacing is different from the first horizontal spacing by an amount that is determined by a curvature of the front surface of the host article.
In one example, simultaneously punching the first plurality of holes into the host article is performed using first and second hole punching plate assemblies attached to a press tool. In another example, simultaneously setting the plurality of host snap fasteners is performed using first and second snap setting plate assemblies attached to the press tool.
In another example, the method may further comprise simultaneously punching a third plurality of holes into a front surface of another host article, the third plurality of holes including four holes arranged in a third regular pattern, positioning a second plurality of host snap fasteners in the third plurality of holes, each host snap fastener corresponding to a respective one of the third plurality of holes, and simultaneously setting the second plurality of host snap fasteners to secure the second plurality of host snap fasteners to the additional host article. The third regular pattern may be a third rectangular pattern having a third horizontal hole spacing and a third vertical hole spacing. In certain examples, the first and third horizontal hole spacings are different and the first and third vertical hole spacings are different.
The host article may be a hat or a bag, for example.
According to another embodiment, a hole punching apparatus for preparing decorative articles with snap fasteners comprises a first hole punching plate assembly including a plate, a plurality of hole punchers attached to the plate, and an alignment spacer attached to the plurality of hole punchers and spaced apart from the plate, the plurality of hole punchers being arranged in a regular pattern on a first side of the plate and extending beyond the alignment spacer, and a second hole punching plate assembly including a base plate and a plurality of receiving pads mounted on the base plate and arranged in the regular pattern on a first side of the base plate, a number of the plurality of receiving pads corresponding to a number of the plurality of hole punchers, the second hole punching plate assembly further including a spacer positioned around the plurality of receiving pads on the first side of the base plate.
In one example, the plate is a rectangular plate, the number of the plurality of hole punchers is four, and wherein the regular pattern is a rectangular pattern with each hole puncher positioned proximate a corner of the rectangular plate. In another example, the base plate is a rectangular base plate, and the plurality of receiving pads are positioned proximate corners of the rectangular base plate. The plate and the base plate may be made of metal, for example. In one example, each of the plurality of receiving pads is a circular brass disk.
In one example, the hole punching apparatus may further comprise a press tool configured to receive the first and second hole punching plate assemblies, the press tool having a movable portion and a base positioned below the movable portion, wherein the first hole punching plate assembly is configured to be attached to the movable portion. The second hole punching plate assembly may be configured to be attached to the base, such that the first and second hole punching plate assemblies are aligned with one another, each of the plurality of hole punchers being centered and aligned with respect to corresponding ones of the plurality of receiving pads, and the press tool may be configured to be operable to lower the first hole punching plate assembly such that the plurality of hole punchers contact the plurality of receiving pads with sufficient force to punch holes into an article placed between the first and second hole punching plate assemblies.
In one example, the first hole punching plate assembly includes a mounting rod extending from a second side of the plate, the second side opposing the first side, the mounting rod being configured for attachment of the first hole punching plate assembly to the movable portion of the press tool.
In another example, the second hole punching plate assembly includes a mounting pin extending from a second side of the base plate, the second side opposing the first side, the mounting pin being configured for attachment of the second hole punching plate assembly to the base of the press tool. The base plate may include a flange having a hole therein for attachment of the second hole punching plate assembly to the base of the press tool.
In one example, the spacer of the second hole punching plate assembly has a lower surface contacting the base plate and an opposing substantially flat upper surface.
In another example, the spacer of the second hole punching plate assembly has a lower surface contacting the base plate and an opposing curved upper surface, a curvature of the curved upper surface being configured to support the decorative article.
The spacer of the second hole punching plate assembly may be made of a rigid plastic, for example.
Another embodiment is directed to a snap setting assembly for preparing articles with stud and post snap fasteners for receiving decorative patches equipped with matching cap and socket snap fasteners. The snap setting assembly may comprise a first snap setting plate assembly including a stud plate and a plurality of stud setters mounted to the stud plate in a regular pattern and extending away from a first surface of the stud plate, and a second snap setting plate assembly including a post anvil plate, a corresponding plurality of post anvils mounted to the post anvil plate in the regular pattern and extending away from a first surface of the post anvil plate, and a snap setting spacer positioned around the plurality of post anvils on the first surface of the post anvil plate, wherein the plurality of stud setters are positioned such that they are centered on the corresponding post anvils when the first and second snap setting plate assemblies are placed together with the plurality of stud setters contacting the plurality of post anvils.
In one example, the stud plate and the post anvil plate are metal plates.
In another example, the first snap setting plate assembly further includes a first mounting pin extending from a second, opposing surface of the stud plate.
In another example, the second snap setting plate assembly further includes a second mounting pin extending away from a second, opposing surface of the post anvil plate, and wherein the post anvil plate includes a flange having a hole therein.
The snap setting assembly may further comprise a press tool configured to receive the first and second snap setting plate assemblies, the press tool having a movable portion and a base positioned below the movable portion, wherein the first snap setting plate assembly is configured to be attached to the movable portion using the first mounting pin, and the second snap setting plate assembly is configured to be attached to the base using the second mounting pin and the flange, such that the first and second snap setting plate assemblies are aligned with one another, each of the plurality of stud setters being centered and aligned with respect to corresponding ones of the plurality of post anvils. The press tool may be configured to be operable, when an article is positioned between the first and second snap setting plate assemblies, to lower the first snap setting plate assembly toward the second snap setting plate assembly with sufficient force such that the plurality of stud setters set studs of the stud and post snap fasteners on the article into posts of the stud and post snap fasteners to secure the stud and post snap fasteners to the article.
In one example, the plurality of stud setters consists of four stud setters, and wherein the plurality of post anvils consists of four post anvils, the regular pattern being a rectangular pattern.
According to another embodiment, a removable decorative patch system comprises a flat-brimmed hat having a front surface and a plurality of snap fasteners secured to flat-brimmed hat and arranged in a regular pattern on the front surface, and a decorative patch having a front surface with a decoration, and a corresponding plurality of mating snap fasteners secured to the decorative patch and arranged in the regular pattern, the decorative patch being removably attachable to the flat-brimmed hat by connecting the plurality of snap fasteners to the plurality of mating snap fasteners.
In one example, the decorative patch is a rectangular patch, the regular pattern is a rectangular pattern, and the pluralities of snap fasteners and mating snap fasteners each consist of four fasteners, with the plurality of mating snap fasteners being arranged proximate corners of the rectangular patch. In another example, the snap fasteners on the flat-brimmed hat are stud and post fasteners arranged and secured such that studs of the stud and post fasteners extend from the front surface of the flat-brimmed hat, wherein the mating snap fasteners on the decorative patch are cap and socket fasteners, with caps of the cap and socket fasteners being positioned on the front surface and sockets of the cap and socket fasteners being positioned on a reverse surface of the decorative patch and configured to mate with the studs so as to removably attach the decorative patch to the flat-brimmed hat. In another example, the four mating snap fasteners are arranged in the regular pattern on the decorative patch with a first horizontal spacing and a first vertical spacing, and the four snap fasteners are arranged in the regular pattern on the front surface of the flat-brimmed with a second horizontal spacing and a second vertical spacing, the second horizontal spacing being different from the first horizontal spacing. According to certain examples, the removable decorative patch system may further include a bag having a front surface and a second plurality of snap fasteners secured to the bag and arranged in the regular pattern on the front surface of the bag with the first horizontal spacing and the second vertical spacing, wherein the decorative patch is removably attachable to the bag by connecting the second plurality of snap fasteners to the first plurality of mating snap fasteners.
Another embodiment is directed to an apparatus for preparing a host article and a decorative patch for removable attachment to one another using snap fasteners. The apparatus may comprise a pair of matching hole punching plate assemblies configured to be used with a press tool to punch a first pattern of holes into the host article and to punch a second pattern of holes into the decorative patch, and a first pair of stud setting plate assemblies configured to simultaneously set a plurality of stud and post snap fasteners into the host article at locations corresponding to the first pattern of holes in the host article.
According to another embodiment, an apparatus for preparing a plurality of host articles and decorative patches for removable attachment to one another using snap fasteners comprises a set of matching hole punching plate assemblies configured to be used with a press tool to punch a first pattern of holes into a first host article, to punch a second pattern of holes into a decorative patch, and a corresponding set of stud setting plate assemblies configured to simultaneously set a first plurality of stud and post snap fasteners into the first host article at locations corresponding to the first pattern of holes in the host article, and to simultaneously set a plurality of cap and socket snap fasteners into the decorative at locations corresponding to the second pattern of holes in the decorative patch. The first and second patterns of holes are arranged such that the first plurality of stud and post snap fasteners are configured to mate with the plurality of cap and socket snap fasteners to removably attach the decorative patch to the first host article.
In one example, the set of hole punching plate assemblies includes a first hole punching plate assembly including a plate, a plurality of hole punchers attached to the plate, and an alignment spacer attached to the plurality of hole punchers and spaced apart from the plate, the plurality of hole punchers being arranged in the first pattern on a first side of the plate and extending beyond the alignment spacer, and a second hole punching plate assembly including a base plate and a plurality of receiving pads mounted on the base plate and arranged in the regular pattern on a first side of the base plate, a number of the plurality of receiving pads corresponding to a number of the plurality of hole punchers, the second hole punching plate assembly further including a spacer positioned around the plurality of receiving pads on the first side of the base plate. In one example, the spacer of the second hole punching plate assembly has a lower surface contacting the base plate and an opposing substantially flat upper surface. In another example, the spacer of the second hole punching plate assembly has a lower surface contacting the base plate and an opposing curved upper surface, a curvature of the curved upper surface being configured to support the first host article. In certain examples in which the first host article has a curved surface into which the first pattern of holes is punched, the first pattern is a rectangular pattern having a first horizontal hole spacing and a first vertical hole spacing, and the second pattern is a rectangular pattern having a second horizontal hole spacing and second vertical hole spacing; the first and second horizontal hole spacings being different by an amount determined by a curvature of the curved surface of the first host article.
In one example, the spacer of the second hole punching plate assembly is made of a rigid plastic.
Still other aspects, embodiments, and advantages of these exemplary aspects and embodiments are discussed in further detail below. Embodiments and implementations disclosed herein may be combined with other embodiments and implementations in any manner consistent with at least one of the principles disclosed herein.
Various aspects of at least one embodiment are discussed below with reference to the accompanying figures, which are not intended to be drawn to scale. The figures are included to provide illustration and a further understanding of the various aspects and embodiments, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, but are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. In the figures, each identical or nearly identical component that is illustrated in various figures is represented by a like numeral. For purposes of clarity, not every component may be labeled in every figure. In the figures:
Aspects and embodiments are directed to systems and methods for decorating or embellishing clothing and/or accessories such as bags, hats, belts, and the like, using interchangeable decorative patches that can be removably attached to different articles. A system of “snap” fasteners, or similar devices, is used to allow the patches to be securely yet removably attached to articles that have been prepared with matching fasteners. Certain embodiments provide a method of preparing the articles and patches for attachment to one another in a manner that ensures consistent, accurate spacing of the fasteners, allowing for smooth, well-fitting attachments and a high-quality look and feel to the end products.
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The host fasteners 120 and the patch fasteners 220 may include any type of suitable mating fastener pairs that allow the decorative patch 200 to be securely but removably attached to the host article 100. In one example, the host fasteners 120 and the patch fasteners 220 are snap fasteners.
Aspects and embodiments are directed to methods for preparing the decorative patches 200 and host articles 100 for removable and interchangeable attachment to one another using fasteners such as the snap fastener set shown in
According to certain embodiments, decorative patches 200 and host articles 100 may be prepared in “lines.” In each line, all decorative patches 200 have the same patch fastener pattern 210, and all host articles 100 have corresponding host fastener patterns 110, which may be slightly different from the corresponding patch fastener pattern 210, depending on the type of host article 100, as discussed further below, but which all allow for proper attachment of any of the decorative patches 200 in the line. Thus, within a line, multiple different decorative patches 200 can be interchangeably used and reused with various different host articles 100. Below are discussed methods and apparatus for preparing a line of decorative patches 200 and corresponding host articles 100. In the examples discussed below, the decorative patches 200 are rectangular, having the patch pattern 210 of four patch fasteners 220 shown in
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Process 302 of preparing the decorative patch 200 includes a first step 306 of creating a set of holes in the decorative patch 200, the holes being arranged corresponding to the patch fastener pattern 210. The patch fasteners 220 will be secured to the decorative patch 200 at the locations of the holes. Similarly, the process 304 of preparing the host article 100 includes a first step 308 of creating holes corresponding to the fastener pattern 110 in the host article 100. According to certain embodiments, the holes in both the host article 100 and the decorative patch 200 can be produced using a hole punching apparatus. An example of a hole punching apparatus is shown in
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According to certain embodiments, the top hole punching plate assembly 402 includes a plate 410 having a plurality of hole punchers 412 attached thereto. The top hole punching plate assembly 402 may also include an alignment piece 414, which in certain examples is made of plastic. The alignment piece 414 may include various lines or other marks that can be used to visually align the host article 100. The plate 410 may be a metal plate, for example. In the illustrated example, the plate 410 is a rectangular plate; however, other shapes may be used in other examples. The plurality of hole punchers 412 are arranged in a pattern corresponding to the hole/fastener) pattern 110 or 210 to be used for the host article 100 or decorative patch 200, respectively. In the illustrated example, the top hole punching plate assembly 402 includes four hole punchers 412; however, other arrangements may be implemented depending on the desired fastener patterns 110, 210, as discussed above. The hole punchers 412 may be secured to the plate 410 using any suitable mechanism, such as by screwing or bolting them to the plate 410. The top hole punching plate assembly 402 is attached to the movable portion 406 of the press tool 400. In one example, the top hole punching plate assembly 402 includes a pin or rod 416 that can be inserted into an opening in the movable portion 406 and secured by tightening a clamp 418, as shown in
The bottom hole punching plate assembly 404 may include a base plate 420, a plurality of receiving pads 422, and a spacer 424. The receiving pads 422 are arranged to be aligned with the hole punchers 412 of the top hole punching plate assembly when the press tool 400 is operated such that the top hole punching plate assembly 402 lowers and engages the bottom hole punching plate assembly 404, as shown in
As discussed above, in certain examples, the fastener pattern 210 on the decorative patch 200 has a horizontal patch fastener spacing 212 and a vertical patch fastener spacing 214. The center-to-center fastener spacings correspond to the center-to-center hole spacings produced in step 306.
As discussed above, according to various aspects and embodiments, the same decorative patch 200 can be removably attached to and detached from multiple different host articles 100 which may be of the same type (e.g., multiple different bags) or different types (e.g., different bags and hats, for example). Similarly, multiple different decorative patches 200 can be removably attached to and detached from the same host article 100. The fastener patterns 210 and hole patterns 110 may be carefully selected to accommodate this interchangeability, while providing a smooth, well-fitted finish between the decorative patch 200 and the host article 100 in each case, even when the decorative patch 200 is used on different host articles 100 of different types and shapes.
If the area of the host article 100 where the hole pattern is being formed is substantially flat, the same top hole punching plate assembly 402 that is used to punch the hole pattern 210 in the decorative patch 200 may be used to punch the hole pattern 110 in the host article 100. The hole punchers 412 may be of different lengths depending on the different thicknesses of the articles to be hole punched. In other examples, the horizontal spacing 112 on the host article 100 may be different from the horizontal spacing 212 on the decorative patch and/or the vertical spacing 114 may be different from the vertical spacing 214. This may be the case when the host article has some curvature, particularly when in use. For example,
Thus, a unique aspect of the methods and apparatus described herein is the recognition of the importance of the hole spacings on the host article 100 relative to those on the decorative patch 200, and the selection/adjustment of the hole punching apparatuses to account for the differences in hole spacings needed to produce high quality, accurate matches and fit between the decorative patch 200 and various host articles 100 with different curvatures. In certain examples, the vertical and horizontal hole spacings on the decorative patch 200 and the host article 100 are determined based on the size of the decorative patch and the curvature(s), if any, of the front surface 104 of the host article 100, and may be selected within a tolerance of ¼ of an inch. In certain examples, variations in the desired spacings of greater than ¼ inch may cause an unacceptable misfitting between the decorative patch 200 and the host article 100. In other examples, the spacing tolerance may be ⅛th of an inch. More preferably, the spacing tolerance may be 1/16th of an inch. In certain examples, the spacing tolerance may be 1/32nd of an inch.
Accordingly, depending on the type and shape of host article 100, the top hole punching plate assembly 402 can be selected and/or adjusted to produce the desired pattern 110 of holes 216 in the host article 100 that will correctly match to the pattern 210 produced in the decorative patch 200. In some examples, different top hole punching plate assemblies 402 can be used to achieve the slightly different hole spacings needed for different host articles 100. In other examples, the top hole punching plate assembly 402 may be configurable such that the positions of the hole punchers 412 may be slightly adjustable to alter the horizontal spacing 112 and/or the vertical spacing 114 as needed.
According to certain examples, the same bottom hole punching plate assembly 404 can be used for punching the holes 216 and 226. For example, the receiving pads 422 can be sized sufficiently large so as to accommodate slightly different horizontal and/or vertical spacings of the hole punchers 412 discussed above. In certain examples, different spacers 424 may be used depending on the article being hole punched. For example, when the holes 226 are punched in the decorative patch 200, the spacer 424 may be substantially flat and have a height substantially equal to a height of the receiving pads 422 above the base plate 420. In other examples, such as when the host article 100 has curvature, as in the case of various types of hats, the spacer 424 may be configured to match or accommodate such curvature. For example, as shown in
To perform a hole punching process 306 or 308, once the top and bottom hole punching plate assemblies 402, 404 have been selected and/or configured, they can be attached to the press tool 400 as discussed above. Alignment may be checked to ensure that, when the top hole punching plate assembly 402 is lowered towards the bottom hole punching plate assembly 404, the hole punchers 412 are aligned with the receiving pads 422. Further, the press tool 400 may be configured to be set to the correct depth (e.g., extension range of the movable portion 406) to punch the holes 216 or 226. If the depth is set too high (i.e., insufficient range of movement of the movable portion 406), the holes 216 or 226 may not be punched all the way through the article. If the depth is set too low, the hole punchers 412 may forcibly impact the receiving pads 422, which may cause damage (especially over time) to the top and/or bottom hole punching plate assemblies 402, 404.
When the hole punching apparatus is correctly prepared and configured, as discussed above, the article to be hole punched (host article 100 or decorative patch 200) may be placed and aligned on the bottom hole punching plate assembly 404 (step 314), and the press tool may be operated to punch the desired hole pattern (step 316). In certain examples, the alignment piece 414 may be used to correctly position the article on the bottom hole punching plate assembly 404.
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According to certain embodiments, all the fasteners 120 for a given host article 100 may be set simultaneously in step 322 using the press tool 400 and a pair of snap setting plate assemblies.
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The second snap setting plate assembly 438 may be attached to the lower arm 408 of the press tool 400 in a manner similar to that described above with reference to the bottom hole punching plate assembly 404. For example, the post anvil plate 446 may include a flange 450 having a hole therein (similar to the flange 426 with hole 432 of the base plate 420) to allow the post anvil plate 446 to be attached to the arm 408 of the press tool 400 using the fastener 434. As shown in
To set the snaps in a host article 100, the host fasteners 120 may be inserted into the prepared holes 216 in the host article 100 (step 318). The post 124 may be inserted from the reverse side of the host article 100 through the hole 216, and the stud may be placed onto the post on the front side (where the decorative patch 200 will be attached) of the host article 100. The press tool may be checked for alignment and correct settings, for example, by lowering the movable portion 406 to check that the depth is set correctly (e.g., in the extended/lowered position, the stud setters 440 contact the post anvils 444) and that, in the lowered position, each stud setter 440 is centered on each post anvil 444. Alignment may be adjusted by adjusting the attachment of the first and second snap setting plate assemblies 436, 438 to the press tool 400 and/or my adjusting the positioning of the stud setters 440 and/or post anvils 444 on the stud plate 442 or post anvil plate 446, respectively. The host article 100 may be placed on the second snap setting plate assembly 438, with each post 124 placed on a corresponding post anvil 444.
Similarly, the press tool 400 and a pair of snap setting plate assemblies may be used to set the snap fasteners 220 in the decorative patches 200. As discussed above, in certain examples, the patch fasteners 220 each include a cap 222 and socket 224 pair, with the socket being configured to receive the stud 122 of the corresponding host fastener 120. Accordingly, the snap setting plate assemblies used for setting the snap fasteners in the decorative patches 200 may include a first patch snap setting plate assembly with a plurality of cap anvils, and a second patch snap setting plate assembly with a plurality of socket setters.
To set the snap fasteners 220 in the decorative patch 200, the first and second patch snap setting plate assemblies 458, 474 may be attached to the press tool as discussed above. Alignment and pressure settings of the press tool 400 may be checked and adjusted if necessary. For example, the movable portion 406 may be lowered to check that, when in the extended/lowered position, the shafts 484 of the socket setters 482 are centered in the recesses 464 of the cap anvils 462 and contact the cap anvils 462. Alignment may be adjusted by adjusting the attachment of the first and second patch snap setting plate assemblies 458, 474 to the press tool 400 and/or my adjusting the positioning of the socket setters 482 and/or cap anvils 462 on the socket plate 480 or cap anvil plate 460, respectively.
The caps 222 may be placed in each of the holes 226 on the front side (that having the decoration 230) of the decorative patch 200, and pressed in such that the extensions 240 (see
Thus, aspects and embodiments provide processes and apparatus that can be used to produce lines of host articles and decorative patches that can be interchangeably used and reused with one another. Using snap fasteners as discussed above overcomes the problem of limited use associated with conventional methods of decorating or embellishing clothing or accessories that result in permanent (or at least semi-permanent) attachment of the decoration to the clothing or accessory. Further, the methods and apparatus discussed above allow for patterns of snap fasteners to be attached to the decorative patches and host articles simultaneously, thus saving time compared to having to individually attach each snap fastener, while also reducing inconsistencies or alignment errors in the fastener locations and producing higher yield and higher quality end products.
Having described above several aspects of at least one embodiment, it is to be appreciated various alterations, modifications, and improvements will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Such alterations, modifications, and improvements are intended to be part of this disclosure and are intended to be within the scope of the invention. It is to be appreciated that embodiments of the methods and apparatuses discussed herein are not limited in application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the foregoing description or illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The methods and apparatuses are capable of implementation in other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Examples of specific implementations are provided herein for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be limiting. Also, the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use herein of “including,” “comprising,” “having,” “containing,” “involving,” and variations thereof is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. References to “or” may be construed as inclusive so that any terms described using “or” may indicate any of a single, more than one, and all of the described terms. Accordingly, the foregoing description and drawings are by way of example only, and the scope of the invention should be determined from proper construction of the appended claims, and their equivalents.
This application claims the benefits under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of co-pending U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/155,458 filed on Mar. 2, 2021 and titled “METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE DECORATIVE ARTICLES,” which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
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