Button attachment awl

Abstract

Embodiments of a button attachment awl are disclosed which may be used to attach a button to a garment without using a needle and thread. The awl has a pointed forward end and a rearward slanting notch rearward of the point. A connector with outward flaring fingers fits into the notch. The point of the awl and the connector fingers are pushed through a button hole and the cloth. The fingers distort sufficiently to fit through the button hole and the cloth and then flare outward to prevent the connector from being pulled back through the holes.

1 . A button attachment awl for attaching two objects together such as attaching a button to a garment, comprising:
 (1) an awl having a point at its forward end and a handle at its rearward end, the awl having a notch rearward of the point and the notch angling rearward toward the handle and inward toward the interior of said awl; and   (2) a connector made of a material which stretches, the connector having a link in the middle and a pair of fingers at either end, the fingers extending outward from the link and said connector capable of being inserted into said notch in said awl such that one of the pairs of fingers at one end of said link extend outward from said notch and said point of said awl being capable of being pushed through the two objects and said notch and the pair of fingers in said notch also are pushed through the two objects, said pair of fingers flexing back toward said link as they pass through the two objects and extending outward after passing through the two objects; and said awl capable of being pulled back out of the two objects and said connector being pulled from said notch such that said link has stretched sufficiently to accommodate the width of the two objects and there is a pair of said fingers on either side of the two objects and said extended fingers engage the surfaces on either side of the two objects and the material of said connector contracts sufficiently to hold the two objects firmly together.   
   
   
       2 . The button attachment awl of claim I in which there are two of said links and, when one end of said connector has been inserted into said notch, there is a link on either side of said awl. 
   
   
       3 . The button attachment awl of claim I in which the handle ends of two of said awls are affixed to a fixture with said notches opening outward from each other and both ends of said connector may be inserted into the two notches and both ends of said connector pushed through the two objects at the same time. 
   
   
       4 . The button attachment awl of  claim 3  in which there are two of said links and, when one end of said connector has been inserted into said notch, there is a link on either side of said awl. 
   
   
       5 . A button attachment awl for attaching two objects together such as attaching a button to a garment, comprising:
 (1) an awl having a point at its forward end and a handle at its rearward end, the awl having a notch rearward of the point and the notch angling rearward toward the handle and inward toward the interior of said awl; and   (2) a connector made of a material which stretches, the connector having a link in the middle and a pair of fingers at either end, the fingers extending outward from the link and said connector capable of being inserted into said notch in said awl such that one of the pairs of fingers at one end of said link extend outward from said notch and said point of said awl being capable of being pushed through the two objects and said notch and the pair of fingers in said notch also are pushed through the two objects, said pair of fingers flexing back toward said link as they pass through the two objects and extending outward after passing through the two objects; and said awl capable of being pulled back out of the two objects and said connector being pulled from said notch such that there is a pair of said fingers on either side of the two objects and the other end of said connector may be inserted into said notch in saw awl and said point of said awl may be inserted through the two objects at another location and the second pair of fingers pushed through the two objects and said awl removed from the two object such that said connector is again pulled from said notch and said connector having stretched sufficiently to allow both pairs of said fingers to extend outward and engage the outer surface of one of the materials and the central portion of said link engages the outer surface of the other object and the material of said connector contracts sufficiently to hold the two objects firmly together.   
   
   
       6 . The button attachment awl of  claim 5  in which there are two of said links and, when one end of said connector has been inserted into said notch, there is a link on either side of said awl.