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Granted Patent B2
US 10,716,347 · App. 15/688,693 · Granted Jul 21, 2020

Knot holder

Inventor: Daynin J. Dashefsky (Honolulu, HI)
A41F9/002A41F1/00A41D2300/33A41D2600/10
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Patent No.
US 10,716,347
App. No.
15/688,693
Granted
Jul 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Two apparatuses and a method are disclosed. The first apparatus includes a retention surface that substantially surrounds a knot; and a retention mechanism that couples a first end of the retention surface to a second end of the retention surface. The second apparatus includes a first retention surface; a second retention surface; a retention mechanism; and a tightening mechanism. The method includes providing a knot holder that includes a retention surface, a retention mechanism and a tightening mechanism; placing the knot holder around a knot, fastening a first end of the retention surface to a second end of the retention surface; and tightening the knot holder against the knot with the tightening mechanism.

Claims (55)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a retention surface that substantially surrounds a knot;

a retention mechanism that couples a first end of the retention surface to a second end of the retention surface, and

a tightening mechanism that tightens the retention surface against the knot.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the retention surface comprises a stretchable material.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the stretchable material comprises an elastane material.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tightening mechanism comprises at least one elastic strip coupled to the first end of the retention surface and the second end of the retention surface.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tightening mechanism comprises

a plurality of holes in the retention surface; and

a cord weaved through the plurality of holes in the retention surface.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:

a hook surface coupled to the first end of the retention surface; and

a loop surface coupled to the second end of the retention surface.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:

a snap stud coupled to the first end of the retention surface; and

a snap socket coupled to the second end of the retention surface.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:

at least one hole in the first end of the retention surface;

at least one hole in the second end of the retention surface; and

a cord weaved through the at least one hole in the first end of the retention surface and the at least one hole in the second end of the retention surface.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:

a button coupled to the first end of the retention surface;

a hole coupled to the second end of the retention surface that receives the button.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:

a zipper, comprising

a first zipper tape coupled to the first end of the retention surface, and

a second zipper tape coupled to the second end of the retention surface.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:

at least one hook coupled to the first end of the retention surface; and

at least one eye coupled to the second end of the retention surface.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first end of the retention surface is tapered; and

the second end of the retention surface is tapered.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of gussets coupled to edges of the retention surface.

14. An apparatus, comprising

a first retention surface;

a second retention surface;

a retention mechanism that couples the first retention surface to the second retention surface; and

a tightening mechanism that tightens the first retention surface and the second retention surface against a knot.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one gusset coupled to the first retention surface and the second retention surface.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the tightening mechanism comprises at least one elastic strip coupled to the first retention surface and the second retention surface.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:

a hook surface coupled to the first retention surface; and

a loop surface coupled to the second retention surface.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein

the first retention surface is tapered; and

the second retention surface is tapered.

19. A method, comprising:

providing a knot holder that comprises:

a retention surface,

a retention mechanism that fastens a first end of the retention surface to a second end of the retention surface, and

a tightening mechanism that tightens the retention surface against a knot;

placing the knot holder around the knot;

fastening the first end of the retention surface to the second end of the retention surface with retention mechanism of the knot holder; and

tightening the knot holder against the knot with the tightening mechanism of the knot holder.

Continuity (1)
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