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This invention is a support for fastening a decorative object such as a flower or corsage to an article of clothing comprising a pair of elements having cooperative shapes such that one clamps into the other, from one side thereof. A decorative object is secured to one of the elements. Accordingly o

This invention is a support for fastening a decorative object such as a flower or corsage to an article of clothing comprising a pair of elements having cooperative shapes such that one clamps into the other, from one side thereof. A decorative object is secured to one of the elements. Accordingly one of the pair of elements can be clamped into the other from opposite sides of the article of clothing, clamping and catching the article of clothing therebetween and securing it thereto.

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1. A support for fastening a decorative object to an article of clothing comprising: a U-shaped channel member including a pair of legs having a small degree of resilience extending from a body joining the legs, the free ends of the legs being turned in toward each other, a plate fixed to and coveri

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A support for fastening a decorative object to an article of clothing comprising: a U-shaped channel member including a pair of legs having a small degree of resilience extending from a body joining the legs, the free ends of the legs being turned in toward each other, a plate fixed to and covering a face of the body opposite the legs, the plate having smoothed edges, a snap member comprising a back having a width greater than the space between the free ends of the legs, a protrusion from one face of the back having a bulbous profile in section, the width of the protrusion spaced from the face being slightly greater than the space between the free ends of the legs, the width of the protrusion adjacent the face being approximately the same as the space between the free ends of the legs, and the height of the protrusion being less than the height of the legs, the protrusion being adapted to be snapped between the legs of the channel opposite to the body with the material of said article of clothing retained therebetween and without penetrating the material of the clothing. 2. A support as defined in claim 1 in which the securing means is comprised of a pair of elongate extensions of said body, one extension extending past each end of said channel member. 3. A support as defined in claim 1 in which the channel member is formed into two longitudinally spaced parts joined by an extension of said body, said extension forming said securing means, said protrusion being formed into two elongated sections spaced similarly as the channel parts and joined by said back, whereby when the protrusion sections are snapped into corresponding channel parts a space is formed between said body and said back. 4. A support as defined in claim 1 in which the snap member is formed into two elongated sections spaced by an extension of the back, the back forming decorative object securing means, the channel member being formed into two longitudinal parts spaced similarily as the snap member sections, and joined by an extension of said body, whereby when the protrusion sections are snapped into corresponding channel parts a space is formed between the body and the back. 5. A support as defined in claim 4 further including a pair of elongate extensions of said body, one extension extending past each of the opposite ends of said channel parts. 6. A support as defined in claim 1 or 2 in which the protrusion is elongated along the axis of the back. 7. A support member as defined in claim 1 or 2 in which the protrusion is elongated along the axis of the back and has a length approximately the same as the length of the legs along the body. 8. A support as defined in claim 4 or 5 in which the lengths of the legs along the body are approximately the same. 9. A support as defined in claim 4 or 5 in which the protrusions are elongated along the axis of the back, each having approximately the same lengths as the lengths of the legs along the body. 10. A support as defined in claim 1 or 2 in which said back has a smoothly convex shape over at least the major part of its surface opposite to the protrusion. 11. A support as defined in claim 1, 2 or 4 further including at least one flower and a tape wound around the stem of said flower and an extension of the body whereby the flower is retained along the body on a side opposite the legs, substantially hiding the body from view opposite the legs. 12. A support as defined in claim 5 further including at least one flower and a tape wound around the stem of said flower and said extensions of the body whereby the flower is retained along the body on a side opposite the legs, substantially hiding the body from view opposite the legs. 13. A support for fastening a decorative object to an article of clothing comprising: a U-shaped channel member including a pair of legs having a small degree of resilience extending from a body joining the legs, the free ends of the legs being turned in toward each other, a plate fixed to and covering a face of the body opposite the legs, the plate having smoothed edges, a snap member comprising a back having a width greater than the space between the free ends of the legs, a protrusion from one face of the back having a bulbous profile in section, the width of the protrusion spaced from the face being slightly greater than the space between the free ends of the legs, the width of the protrusion adjacent the face being approximately the same as the space between the free ends of the legs, and the height of the protrusion being less than the height of the legs, the protrusion being adapted to be snapped between the legs of the channel opposite to the body with the material of said article of clothing retained therebetween and without penetrating the material of the clothing, the snap member being substantially longer than the channel member, and means for securing the decorative object to the snap member. 14. A support as defined in claim 13, in which the plate is round or oval in shape.