Sustainable garment clips

Abstract

In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for a sustainable clip is shown and described. The sustainable clip may be formed from compressed board. The sustainable clip may be formed to provide a functionality that is the same or improved over known clips, while also decreasing manufacture cost and reducing waste associated with those clips.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An attachment mechanism for an article comprising:
 at least one material;   at least one exterior element; and   at least one movable element.   
     
     
         2 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one material comprises compressed board. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one exterior element comprises at least one opening. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the article is an article of clothing. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 4 , wherein the article of clothing is a shirt and the attachment mechanism is configured to secure the shirt in a folded position. 
     
     
         6 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one exterior element and the at least one movable element are constructed out of a sustainable material. 
     
     
         7 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 1 , further comprising visual indicia. 
     
     
         8 . An attachment mechanism for an article comprising:
 at least one material comprising a compressed board material having a plurality of layers;   at least one exterior element; and   at least one movable element.   
     
     
         9 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of layers comprises at least a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. 
     
     
         10 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one exterior element defines an outer perimeter and the at least one movable element is located within the outer perimeter. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 10 , wherein the outer perimeter is a quadrilateral. 
     
     
         12 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 10 , wherein the outer perimeter comprises an outer perimeter proximal end and an outer perimeter distal end, and wherein the outer perimeter distal end is tapered. 
     
     
         13 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 10 , wherein each of the at least one movable element comprises a movable element proximal end and a movable element distal end, and wherein each of the movable element proximal end and the movable element distal end is tapered. 
     
     
         14 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 13 , wherein the movable element proximal end comprises a top half of each of the at least one movable element. 
     
     
         15 . The attachment mechanism of  claim 14 , wherein the movable element proximal end comprises a top third of each of the at least one movable element. 
     
     
         16 . A method of making an attachment mechanism, comprising the steps of:
 providing a plurality of layers;   attaching the plurality of layers to one another to form a composite material; and   cutting the composite material into a shape of the attachment mechanism.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of layers comprises at least two separate outer layers and an inner layer. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the attaching is done via lamination. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the cutting is done via a die cutter.