Shoulder strap connector for brassieres, lingerie and bathing suits

A shoulder-strap connector for a garment having two shoulder straps, said connector comprising an annular first member connectable to one of said shoulder straps, and an annular second member connectable to the other of said shoulder straps and formed with a lateral projection and a hook overhanging said projection, turned inwardly and releasably engageable with said first member for interconnection of said shoulder straps, said hook having a free end lying inwardly of an arc smoothly continuing an outer periphery of said second member through said lateral projection but not extending inwardly past an arc smoothly continuing an inner periphery of said second member through said lateral projection, said lateral projection being a ring.

A shoulder-strap connector for a garment having two shoulder straps, said connector comprising an annular first member connectable to one of said shoulder straps, and an annular second member connectable to the other of said shoulder straps and formed with a lateral projection and a hook overhanging said projection, turned inwardly and releasably engageable with said first member for interconnection of said shoulder straps, said hook having a free end lying inwardly of an arc smoothly continuing an outer periphery of said second member through said lateral projection but not extending inwardly past an arc smoothly continuing an inner periphery of said second member through said lateral projection, a pair of inwardly extending bars being formed on each of said members along respective diameters thereof in line with said hook to enable respective straps to pass over the respective bars for adjustment of said members along said straps.

An article of lingerie having a pair of shoulder straps and a shoulder-strap connector for optionally connecting said shoulder straps together, said shoulder-strap connector comprising an annular first molded plastic member connected to one of said shoulder straps, and an annular second molded plastic member connected to the other of said shoulder straps and formed with a lateral projection and a hook overhanging said projection and molded unitarily therewith, turned inwardly and releasably engageable with said first member for interconnection of said shoulder straps, said hook having a free end lying inwardly of an arc smoothly continuing an outer periphery of said second member through said lateral projection but not extending inwardly past an arc smoothly continuing an inner periphery of said second member through said lateral projection, said hook being formed with a ridge resiliently engaging said first member to retain said members together, said first member being formed with a recess, said ridge engaging in said recess.

An article of lingerie having a pair of shoulder straps and a shoulder-strap connector for optionally connecting said shoulder straps together, said shoulder-strap connector comprising an annular first member connected to one of said shoulder straps, and an annular second member connected to the other of said shoulder straps and formed with a lateral projection and a hook overhanging said projection, turned inwardly and releasably engageable with said first member for interconnection of said shoulder straps, said hook having a free end lying inwardly of an arc smoothly continuing an outer periphery of said second member through said lateral projection but not extending inwardly past an arc smoothly continuing an inner periphery of said second member through said lateral projection, said lateral projection being a circular ring and being formed with a circular hole therein.