Portable shirt collar stay manufacturing device and method

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a collar stay including an elongated body and a pointed end includes receiving a stiff, solid material in a portable collar stay manufacturing device including a blade for cutting a collar stay; and cutting the stiff, solid material using the blade into the collar stay.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of manufacturing a collar stay including an elongated body and a pointed end, comprising:
 receiving a stiff, solid material in a portable collar stay manufacturing device including a blade for cutting a collar stay;   cutting the stiff, solid material using the blade into the collar stay.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the stiff, solid material is a plastic hotel key card. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the portable collar stay manufacturing device is hand-holdable. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the portable collar stay manufacturing device includes a first part and a second part, the blade is carried by one of the first part and the second part, and at least one of the first part and the second part is movable to impart pressure on the stiff, solid material to cause the blade to cut the stiff, solid material into the collar stay. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the portable collar stay manufacturing device includes a blade insert that includes multiple blades to cut multiple collar stays, and the method includes cutting multiple collar stays from the stiff, solid material with the multiple blades of the blade insert. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the multiple blades are configured to cut at least two different-sized and configuration collar stays. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the multiple blades are configured to cut at least two collar stays of the same size and configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the multiple blades of the blade insert form a first blade configuration, and the method further includes replacing the blade insert with a different blade insert having multiple blades forming a second blade configuration different from the first blade configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the portable collar stay manufacturing device includes a storage device to store manufactured collar stays and the method further includes storing manufactured collar stays in the storage device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further including removing stored manufactured collar stays from the storage device. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the portable collar stay manufacturing device includes a mechanical coupling mechanism for imparting pressure to cut the collar stay with the blade. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the portable collar stay manufacturing device further includes a pressure lever mechanism to assist in imparting pressure to cut the collar stay with the blade. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the portable collar stay manufacturing device includes an electro-mechanical coupling mechanism for imparting pressure to cut the collar stay with the blade.