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US 7,234,995 B2Granted
D-ring for brassieres and the like
AssigneeFildan Accessories Corporation
InventorsGerhard Fildan, Karl Wanzenböck
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Abstract
A D-ring for a shoulder strap assembly and brassiere can have a catch which enables the D-ring to be locked in use or opened for lateral insertion of the loop of the shoulder strap. The catch can be formed by a pin on the bow of the D-ring laterally engageable in an eye of a limb.
Claims20
In combination with a shoulder strap and a garment, a strap connector comprising:
- a body having a portion connectable to the garment;
- and
- a ring formed in one piece with said body, said ring having a lower limb formed at one end with a first part of a catch and a bow integral with said lower limb at an opposite end of said lower limb, said bow being formed with a second part of said catch engageable with but separable from said first part, said catch being opened upon separation of said first part from said second part enabling insertion of a loop of the shoulder strap laterally into said ring.
In combination with a garment, a shoulder strap assembly comprising:
- a shoulder strap having an end with a loop;
- a slide on the strap for adjusting a length of the shoulder strap;
- and
- a strap connector for connecting said shoulder strap to the garment and comprising:
- a body having a portion connectable to said garment, and
- a ring formed in one piece with said body, said ring having a limb formed at one end with a first part of a catch and a bow integral with said lower limb at an opposite end of said limb, said bow being formed with a second part of said catch engageable with but separable from said first part, said catch being opened upon separation of said first part from said second part enabling insertion of said loop of said shoulder strap laterally into said ring.
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A brassiere comprising:
- a pair of brassiere cups;
- a respective shoulder strap for each brassiere cup, each of said shoulder straps comprising a slide for adjusting a length of the shoulder strap and a loop at an end of said shoulder strap;
- and
- a respective strap connector for connecting each said shoulder strap to the respective cup and comprising:
- a body having a portion connectable to the respective cup, and
- a ring formed in one piece with said body, said ring having a limb formed at one end with a first part of a catch and a bow integral with said lower limb at an opposite end of said limb, said bow being formed with a second part of said catch engageable with but separable from said first part, said catch being opened upon separation of said first part from said second part enabling insertion of said loop of the respective shoulder strap laterally into said ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.