Support for a Folded Garment

Abstract

A support for a folded garment, the support comprising a planar supporting member arranged to support the folded garment and a tab coupled to the planar supporting member. The tab is configured to project from a plane of the planar supporting member. The tab comprises an aperture and the aperture is configured to receive a button of the folded garment so as to hold the folded garment in a position against the planar supporting member.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A support for a folded garment, the support comprising:
 a planar supporting member arranged to support the folded garment;   a tab coupled to the planar supporting member, and configured to project from a plane of the planar supporting member; and wherein   the tab comprises a slot, wherein the slot is configured to receive a thread of a button of the folded garment so as to hold the folded garment in a position against the planar supporting member, wherein the slot comprises projections forming a series of discrete holes in the slot which a thread of the button of the folded garment may be located.   
     
     
         2 . A support according to  claim 1  wherein the tab is integrally formed with the planar supporting member. 
     
     
         3 . A support according to  claim 1 , wherein the planar supporting member comprises an orifice, and the tab is arranged to extend though said orifice in the planar supporting member. 
     
     
         4 . A support according to  claim 1 , wherein the series of discrete holes are formed by projections which do not interdigitate. 
     
     
         5 . A support according to  claim 1 , wherein the positions of the projections mirror one another so as to form the series of holes. 
     
     
         6 . A support according to  claim 1 , wherein the projections are triangle shaped. 
     
     
         7 . A support according to  claim 1 , wherein the projections are curved. 
     
     
         8 . A support according  claim 1 , wherein the support further comprises an opening, wherein a portion of the slot terminates at the opening and where the opening has a width greater than the slot. 
     
     
         9 . A support according to  claim 8 , wherein the opening is located at an end of the slot in the tab. 
     
     
         10 . A support according to  claim 1 , wherein the tab comprises a foldable portion, the foldable portion arranged to fold out of a plane of the tab, and comprising a side of the slot. 
     
     
         11 . A support according to  claim 10 , further comprising a second foldable portion opposing the said first foldable portion, the second foldable portion arranged to fold out of a plane of the tab and comprising a second side of the slot. 
     
     
         12 . A support according to  claim 1 , wherein the planar support member comprises cardboard or plastic. 
     
     
         13 . A support according to  claim 1 , wherein the tab comprises cardboard or plastic. 
     
     
         14 . A support according to  claim 1 , further comprising a void, the void configured to provide a portion of the support in which no material of the support is present. 
     
     
         15 . An article comprising a folded garment and a support according to  claim 1 , wherein the folded garment is folded over the planar supporting member such that a portion of the folded garment is located between the planar supporting member and the tab, and a button of the folded garment is received by the tab.