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US 2011/0296586 A1Published application
Slidable permanent fastener
OwnerGlenn Jarosinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a slidable fastening device that is sewn into a garment and replaces a static seam of the garment. The fastener has a male portion and a female portion that are permanently engaged with each other and slide up and down with respect to each other. The fastener is hidden from view such that a casual observer does not notice that the static seam has been replaced.
Claims18
A fastener, comprising:
- a male rib;
- a female rib;
- wherein said female rib is inserted into said male rib creating a permanently connected joint;
- and
- wherein said female rib and said male rib are slidable with respect to each other.
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A pair of pants, comprising:
- two rear leg portions;
- a waist band portion;
- a male rib;
- a female rib;
- a joint cover;
- wherein a first of said two rear leg portions is attached to said male rib;
- wherein a second of said two rear leg portions is attached to said female rib;
- wherein said male rib is matingly engaged with said female rib forming a rear joint;
- wherein said female rib and said male rib are slidable with respect to each other;
- wherein in said rear joint connects said two rear leg portions to each other to form a back side of a pair of pants;
- wherein said rear joint allows said two rear leg portions to move with said buttocks of said garment wearer as said garment wearer moves or walks;
- wherein said waist band portion conceals a top of said rear joint;
- wherein said rear joint has an inside portion and an outside portion;
- wherein said joint cover covers said outside portion of said rear joint such that said rear joint appears to be a stitched seam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.