US 7,404,753 B2Granted

Adjustable fastening arrangement for garment

AssigneeEmbry (China) Garments Ltd.

InventorLiza Cheng

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Abstract

An adjustable locking arrangement for a brassiere having two brassiere cups comprise two elongated straps, each of which has a free sliding end portion and an affixing end portion, a locking fastener, comprising a fastening body having two side opening and a center window, and two locker members slidably mounted on the fastening body at the center window, wherein the elongated straps are overlappedly tucked to form two locking loops to slidably engage with the fastening body through the side openings respectively for wrapping up two locker members. Therefore, once the two sliding end portions of the elongated straps are pulled opposedly, the two locker members are capable of defining a distance between the two brassiere cups, and when the affixing end portions of the elongated straps are pulled opposedly, two locker members are capable of locking up the distance.

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Dependent claims

A brassiere, comprising:

two brassiere cups;
two elongated straps each one of said two straps is sidewardly extending from said brassiere cups respectively, wherein each one of said elongated straps has a free sliding end portion and an affixing end portion securely extending from each of said respective brassiere cup;
and
a locking fastener, which comprises:
a fastening body having two side openings and a center window;
and
two locker members, each having a locking edge, slidably mounted on said fastening body at said center window, wherein said elongated straps are overlappedly tucked to form two locking loops to slidably engage with said fastening body through said side openings respectively that said two locker members are positioned within said two locking loops respectively, such that when said two sliding end portions of said elongated straps are pulled opposedly, said two locker members are slid inwardly and opposedly to selectively adjust a distance between said two brassiere cups, and when said affixing end portions of said elongated straps are pulled opposedly, said two locker members are slid outwardly and opposedly to securely engage said locking edge with said elongated straps respectively to lock up said elongated straps at said fastening body for securely retaining said distance between said two brassiere cups.

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An adjustable locking fastener for a brassiere having two brassiere cups and two elongated straps each of which having an affixing end portion extending from said respective brassiere cup and a free sliding end portion overlappedly tucked to form two locking loops, wherein said adjustable locking fastener comprises:

a fastening body having a center window and two side opening for said elongated straps slidably inserting therethrough respectively;
and
two locker members, each having a locking edge, slidably mounted on said fastening body at said center window, wherein said locker members are positioned within said two locking loops respectively, thereby, when said two sliding end portions of said elongated straps are pulled opposedly, said two locker members are slid inwardly and opposedly to selectively adjust a distance between said two brassiere cups, and when said affixing end portions of said elongated straps are pulled opposedly, said two locker members are slid outwardly and opposedly to securely engage said locking edge with said elongated straps respectively to lock up said elongated straps at said fastening body for securely retaining said distance between said two brassiere cups.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.