Functional Decorative Brooch Skirt Weights

Abstract

This patent discloses the design elements to manufacture functional decorative brooch skirt weights. Brooch skirt weights prevent a skirt, short dress, or other garment from blowing up in a breeze. Each set of skirt weights consists of two decorative brooches and a method of attaching them to the skirt hem that preferably does not put holes in a garment, such as a set of magnets, a clamp, clasp, pinch clasp, clip, tie-clip, money clip, or other similar attachment.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A skirt weight consisting of a decorative brooch element and a method of attachment that attaches near the hem of a dress, skirt, or other garment to prevent it from blowing up during a breeze. 
     
     
         2 . A skirt weight as stated in  claim 1  where the preferred placement of two skirt weights is one skirt weight placed near the hem on the left side of garment and one skirt weight placed near the hem on the right side of the garment. 
     
     
         3 . A skirt weight as stated in  claim 1  where the method of attachment is a set of two magnets, or a clamp, clasp, pinch-clasp, clip, tie-clip, money clip, or other similar attachment. Preferably the attachment does not put holes in the garment. 
     
     
         4 . A skirt weight as stated in  claim 1  where the decorative brooch element is the primary source of weight in the skirt weight; the total weight includes the brooch element and the weight of the method of attachment. The total weight for one brooch skirt weight is no less than one half ounce (0.5 oz.); the maximum weight for one brooch skirt weight is five ounces (5 oz.). 
     
     
         5 . A skirt weight as stated in  claim 1  where the decorative brooch element resembles fashion jewelry.