Combined Collar Stabilizer and Button Closure Tool

Abstract

A combined collar stabilizer and button closure tool adds a utility that facilitates securing a button to an accessory that fits into the collar pocket of a shirt, and provides an aesthetically pleasing, straight, crisp, well-groomed appearance of the shirt collar. The combined collar stabilizer and button closure tool increases the efficiency and eases the process required to secure the button closure of a shirt for buttons with a range of diameters needed for buttons of various sizes. The combined tool is made of a substantial material without limiting pliability, is a single form, consists of two distinct ends, and is shaped to substantially fit within the collar stay pocket. One end of the tool is angular in shape and accommodates the angle of the collar pocket tip. The other end, proximate to the end of the collar pocket, is designed to facilitate the closure of a button closure system.

1 . A combined collar stabilizer and button closure apparatus comprising:
 a single form including a first end and second end, the single form being shaped to substantially fit within a collar stay pocket so that a corresponding collar which includes the collar stay pocket increases its rigidity,   wherein the first end is angular in shape and accommodates the angle of a tip of the collar stay pocket, the tip of the collar stay pocket being the end of the collar stay pocket closest to a collar tip,   wherein the second end is designed to be proximate to an entrance of the collar stay pocket after the single form is inserted into the collar stay pocket, and   wherein the second end has a shape that facilitates securing a button on an article of clothing.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the shape is a hook that has sufficient curvature to secure the button and allows for release of the button once the button is secured. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the hook does not extend beyond the entrance of the collar stay pocket when the single form is inserted in the collar stay pocket. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the hook extends beyond the entrance of the collar stay pocket when the single form is inserted in the collar stay pocket. 
     
     
         5 . A combined collar stabilizer and button closure apparatus comprising:
 a single form including a first end and second end, the single form being shaped to substantially fit within a collar stay pocket so that a corresponding collar which includes the collar stay pocket increases its rigidity,   wherein the first end is angular in shape and accommodates the angle of a tip of the collar stay pocket, the tip of the collar stay pocket being the end of the collar stay pocket closest to a collar tip,   wherein the second end is designed to be proximate to an entrance of the collar stay pocket after the single form is inserted into the collar stay pocket, and   wherein the second end includes an opening designed to secure and feed a button through a female portion of a button closure system on an article of clothing.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the opening narrows towards the second end in order to secure a position of the button within the opening. 
     
     
         7 . A combined collar stabilizer and button closure apparatus comprising:
 a piece including a first end and second end, the piece being shaped to substantially fit within a collar stay pocket so that a corresponding collar which includes the collar stay pocket increases its rigidity,   wherein a tip of the first end is sized to fit into a tip of the collar stay pocket, the tip of the collar stay pocket being the end of the collar stay pocket closest to a collar tip,   wherein a portion of a width of the first end is wider than a width of the collar stay pocket when the portion is outside of the collar stay pocket, but when the portion is inserted in the collar stay pocket the portion flexes so that the portion fits in the collar stay pocket, and   wherein the second end is designed to be proximate to an entrance of the collar stay pocket after the single form is inserted into the collar stay pocket.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the second end includes hollow spaces that extend a portion of a length of the second end that allow the portion of the first end that is wider than the width of the collar stay pocket to retract so that the portion fits in the collar stay pocket. 
     
     
         9 . A combined collar stabilizer and button closure apparatus comprising:
 a single form including a first end and second end, the single form being shaped to substantially fit within a collar stay pocket so that a corresponding collar which includes the collar stay pocket increases its rigidity,   wherein the first end is angular in shape and accommodates the angle of a tip of the collar stay pocket, the tip of the collar stay pocket being the end of the collar stay pocket closest to a collar tip,   wherein the first end includes an opening designed to secure and feed a button through a female portion of a button closure system on an article of clothing, and   wherein the second end is designed to be proximate to an entrance of the collar stay pocket after the single form is inserted into the collar stay pocket.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the opening narrows towards the first end in order to secure a position of the button within the opening.