Ultra-slim fastener

An ultra-slim fastener for securing two ends of a garment together, the fastener comprising:

• a first piece having a male part mounted thereon, the first piece configured for attachment to one of the ends of the garment;
• a second piece comprising a fabric strip, an overlay, and at least one female part, at least one of the fabric strip and the overlay having an aperture, the second piece configured for attachment to other of the ends of the garment;
• the male part comprising a substantially planar body having an outermost body end, a downwardly depending leg disposed at the outermost body end and terminating in an outwardly projecting foot extending substantially parallel to the plane of the body;
• the female part comprising a substantially planar frame having a top, an outermost frame end, an innermost frame end, and defining a cavity for reception and retention of the foot, the cavity being partially roofed in towards the innermost frame end and having a roof and a bottom, thereby defining an open mouth towards the outermost frame end;
• the foot, the cavity, and the open mouth being dimensioned so that insertion of the foot into the cavity must be realized by inclining the body of the male part relative to the frame of the female part before bringing the male part and the female part together, retention of the foot in the cavity is realized by pivoting the inserted male part from an inclined orientation to a co-planar orientation with respect to the female part using the roof of the cavity as a fulcrum, and release of the foot from the cavity is realized by pivoting the inserted male part from the co-planar orientation back to the inclined orientation using the roof of the cavity as a fulcrum before moving the male part and the female part apart;
• the frame of the female part mounted to one of the fabric strip or the overlay, the frame being sandwiched between the fabric strip and the overlay, and location of the aperture corresponding with the open mouth;
• a plurality of female parts arranged in a longitudinally spaced row, alternately mounted to the fabric strip and the overlay, and positioned so that mouths of each female part alternately open forwardly and rearwardly;
• and,
• the leg of the male part depending both upwardly and downwardly from the body and terminating in two legs opposed about the body.

An ultra-slim fastener for securing two ends of a garment together, the fastener comprising:

• a first piece having a male part mounted thereon, the first piece configured for attachment to one of the ends of the garment;
• a second piece comprising a fabric strip, an overlay, and at least one female part, at least one of the fabric strip and the overlay having an aperture, the second piece configured for attachment to other of the ends of the garment;
• the male part comprising a substantially planar body having an outermost body end, a downwardly depending leg disposed at the outermost body end and terminating in an outwardly projecting foot extending substantially parallel to the plane of the body;
• the female part comprising a substantially planar frame having a top, an outermost frame end, an innermost frame end, and defining a cavity for reception and retention of the foot, the cavity being partially roofed in towards the innermost frame end and having a roof and a bottom, thereby defining an open mouth towards the outermost frame end;
• the foot, the cavity, and the open mouth being dimensioned so that insertion of the foot into the cavity must be realized by inclining the body of the male part relative to the frame of the female part before bringing the male part and the female part together, retention of the foot in the cavity is realized by pivoting the inserted male part from an inclined orientation to a co-planar orientation with respect to the female part using the roof of the cavity as a fulcrum, and release of the foot from the cavity is realized by pivoting the inserted male part from the co-planar orientation back to the inclined orientation using the roof of the cavity as a fulcrum before moving the male part and the female part apart;
• the frame of the female part mounted to one of the fabric strip or the overlay, the frame being sandwiched between the fabric strip and the overlay, and location of the aperture corresponding with the open mouth;
• a pair female parts, one of the female parts mounted to the fabric strip and the other of the female parts mounted to the overlay, the female parts positioned so that the cavities are aligned longitudinally and the mouth of one female part opens forwardly while the mouth of the other female part opens rearwardly;
• and,
• the leg of the male part depending both upwardly and downwardly from the body and terminating in two legs opposed about the body.