Embroidered applique fastening system clothing articles

A system for fastening a pair of clothing articles made of material comprising:

• a. a first fastener patch having an edge interpositioned between a front surface and a back surface, and a second fastener patch having an edge interpositioned between a front surface and a back surface;
• b. embroidery means for attaching the first fastener patch to the material of a first clothing article and the second fastener patch to the material of a second article of clothing;
• wherein the embroidery means passes through the front and the back surfaces of the first and the second fastener patches away from their respective edges such that the embroidery stitching is contained solely within the front and the back surfaces of the first and the second fastener patches, respectively, to provide a secure attachment of the first and the second fastener patches to the first and the second clothing articles, respectively;
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• c. hook and loop means permanently attached to the front surface of the first patch and the front surface of the second patch, respectively, for engaging the first patch and the second patch to hold the first and second articles of clothing together,
• d. wherein the embroidery means of the first fastener patch and the second fastener patch each lies below a height associated with the hooks and loop means, respectively, to enable the embroidery means of the first fastener patch and the embroidery means of the second fastener patch to form a matched set with respect to the first and second articles of clothing allowing the embroidery means to have a collective thickness less than or equal to the thickness associated with the hook and loop portions of the first and the second fastener patches when they are pressed together in cooperating engaging contact.

A pair of attachable clothing articles made of cloth, comprising:

• a. a first member of said pair of articles;
• b. a first fastener patch having an edge positioned between and in communication with a front surface and a back surface;
• c. said front surface of said first patch having hooks permanently attached thereon;
• d. said first patch is attached to said first member of said pair of articles by embroidery such that said embroidery is contained solely within the front surface and the back surface of said first fastener patch and away from the edge to provide a secure attachment of said first fastener patch to the first member of said pair of clothing articles;
• e. a second fastener patch having an edge positioned between and in communication with a front surface and a back surface;
• f. said front surface of said second fastener patch having loops permanently attached thereon which are complementary to said hooks on said first patch;
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• g. said second fastener patch is attached to the second member of said pair of articles by embroidery such that said embroidery is contained solely within the front surface and the back surface of said second fastener patch and away from the edge to provide a secure attachment of said second fastener patch to the second member of said pair of clothing articles;
• h. wherein the embroidery positioned on the first and the second fastener patches is complementary and each lies below a height associated with the hooks and the loops, respectively, such that the embroidery of said first fastener patch and the embroidery of said second fastener patch form a matched set of embroidery with respect to the first and the second members of said pair of articles enabling the matched set of embroidery to have a collective thickness less than or equal to the thickness associated with the hooks of the first fastener patch and the loops of the second fastener patch when said fastener patches are pressed together in cooperating engaging contact.