Hidden closure

A hidden closure system for closing a longitudinal opening comprising:

• a first element, said first element having a first inner surface, a first outer surface and a first longitudinal edge;
• a second element, said second element having a second inner surface, a second outer surface and a second longitudinal edge, said first longitudinal edge and said second longitudinal edge defining said longitudinal opening;
• said inner surfaces being those enclosable by said closure and said outer surfaces being those not enclosable by said closure system;
• a longitudinal fold in said first element, said longitudinal fold proximate said first longitudinal edge;
• a fold part, said fold part being disposed between said longitudinal fold and said first longitudinal edge, said fold part adjacent to and overlapping a first overlapped panel of said first outer surface, said fold part connected at the longitudinal fold to said first overlapped panel such that it extends from said longitudinal fold in a first lateral direction that is substantially the same direction as said first overlapped panel extends from said longitudinal fold;
• a longitudinal crease in said second element, said crease proximate said second longitudinal edge;
• a crease part, said crease part being disposed between said longitudinal crease and said second longitudinal edge, said crease part adjacent to and overlapping a second overlapped panel of said second inner surface, said crease part connected at said longitudinal crease to said second overlapped panel such that it extends from said longitudinal crease in a second lateral direction which is opposite to said first lateral direction and in substantially the same direction that said second overlapped panel extends from said longitudinal crease;
• said first longitudinal edge and said second longitudinal edge being substantially parallel to and proximate each other;
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• a fastener disposed at said longitudinal opening for joining said first longitudinal edge to said second longitudinal edge, said longitudinal opening and said fastener located between said first exterior surface and said second interior surface, such that when closed, the inner surface of said fastener faces said second inner surface and the outer surface of said fastener faces said first outer surface.

A hidden closure system having an interior and an exterior, said enclosure comprising:

• a first panel having a first interior surface and a first exterior surface;
• a second panel, said second panel having a second interior surface and a second exterior surface;
• said interior surfaces facing said interior and said exterior surfaces facing said exterior,
• said second panel having a portion longitudinally overlying said first panel with said second interior surface facing said first exterior surface;
• a fastener for joining said first panel to said second panel along a longitudinal opening;
• said fastener having an exposed surface and a surface enclosed or enclosable by said closure system;
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• a flap connecting said longitudinally overlying portion of said second panel to said first panel, said flap having a proximal end connected to said first panel and a distal end connected to said second panel;
• said fastener forming a part of said flap and oriented so that said exposed surface faces in substantially the same direction as said first and second interior surfaces.

A method of making a hidden closure system, said method comprising:

• providing a first panel having a first longitudinal edge and a second panel having a second longitudinal edge, each of said panels having an inner side and an outer side;
• said inner sides being enclosable by said closure system and said outer sides not being enclosable by said closure system;
• folding said first longitudinal edge of said first panel over said outer side of said first panel;
• folding said second longitudinal edge of said second panel over the inner side of said second panel;
• attaching a first longitudinal row of fastener elements to said first panel at said first longitudinal edge and attaching a second longitudinal row of fastener elements to said second panel at said second longitudinal edge;
• overlaying a portion of said first panel with a portion of said second panel along a longitudinal direction to form a flap with said first row of fastener elements aligned with said second row of fastener elements in a manner that they can be connected to attach said first panel to said second panel and enclose said inner sides of said panels;
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• attaching a lining to said interior side of said second panel.