Reversible garment closure
AssigneeDubrosky & Tracy Patent Service Corp.
InventorsGerhard Fildan, Karl Wanzenböck
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Abstract
A garment closure provides ease of operation for wearers with physical disabilities, high tensile strength, and is reversible, adding to functional and aesthetic versatility. The closure includes a two parts, each including a fastener piece with a rear face, a hook extending rearwardly from the rear face, and a recess in the rear face located forwardly of the hook. The hooks of the parts are engageable with each other, with the roof of the hook of one part at least partially located within the recess of the other part, thereby securing the two garment pieces together. The design allows for a secure and reliable closure mechanism that is easy to use and durable for various types of garments.
Claims18
A garment closure for securing two pieces of a garment together, the closure comprising:
- a first part configured to be mounted on one of the two pieces and a second part configured to be mounted on the other of the two pieces;
- each of the first part and the second part comprising:
- a fastener piece having a rear face;
- a hook extending rearwardly from the rear face and having a roof;
- a recess in the rear face, the recess located forwardly of the hook and shaped to receive the roof;
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- two anchors extending from the rear face, each of the two anchors located adjacent a side of the hook and having a first end extending beyond an interior end of the hook and a second end extending beyond the recess toward an exterior side of the fastener piece;
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- wherein the hook of the first part is engageable with the hook of the second part with the roof of the hook of the first part at least partially located within the recess of the second part and the roof of the hook of the second part at least partially located within the recess of the first part, thereby securing the two pieces of the garment together.
A method of manufacturing a garment closure for securing two pieces of a garment together, the method comprising:
- cutting a first opening in a first piece of fabric having a first side and a second side;
- providing a first fastener piece including:
- a rear face;
- a hook extending rearwardly from the rear face, the hook having a roof;
- a recess in the rear face, the recess located forwardly of the hook and shaped to receive the roof;
- two anchors extending from the rear face, each of the two anchors located adjacent a side of the hook and having a first end extending beyond an interior end of the hook and a second end extending beyond the recess toward an exterior side of the first fastener piece;
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- a weld region on the rear face, the weld region including a plurality of protrusions distributed throughout the weld region;
- passing the first fastener piece partially through the first opening such that the hook and the recess are exposed to the first side and the weld region is facing the second side;
- welding the first fastener piece to the first piece of fabric within the weld region to form a first part of the garment closure;
- cutting a second opening in a second piece of fabric having a third side and a fourth side;
- providing a second fastener piece substantially identical to the first fastener piece;
- passing the second fastener piece partially through the second opening such that the hook and the recess are exposed to the third side and the weld region is facing the fourth side;
- welding the second fastener piece to the second piece of fabric within the weld region to form a second part of the garment closure;
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- mounting the first part of the garment closure to one of the two pieces of the garment and the second part of the garment closure to the other of the two pieces of the garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.