Apparatus and method for comfortably and dynamically adjusting the girth of a garment fastened by hook and eye
AssigneeIdeal Fastener Corporation
InventorsMary Gut, Erik Matheny
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Abstract
The present invention is drawn to a hook and eye closure for garments such as brassieres. The eye tape and/or the hook tape is formed of laminated elastically elongatable layers, and can incorporate a cushioning layer to provide a comfortable and self-adjusting fit to garments. The lamination of the elastically elongatable layers allows manufacturing on existing equipment and helps provide smooth, soft edges, particularly when ultrasonically cut.
Claims24
A base tape for a hook and eye closure to allow dynamic girth adjustment of a garment, comprising:
- a first elastically elongatable fabric layer;
- at least one additional elastically elongatable layer laminated with adhesive to an entire surface of a first side of the first elastically elongatable fabric layer to form an elastically elongatable base tape;
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- hook or eye closure hardware sewn to the elastically elongatable base tape.
A hook and eye closure for allowing dynamic girth adjustment of a garment, comprising:
- an eye tape, said eye tape comprising:
- an elastically elongatable base fabric that elongates elastically in a first direction;
- at least one additional elastically elongatable layer laminated with adhesive to an entire surface of a first side of the base fabric to form a laminated base tape;
- at least one eye column positioned on said laminated base tape wherein said at least one eye column extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
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- at least one eye row in said at least one eye column, each row containing an eye secured to said laminated base tape;
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- a hook tape, said hook tape comprising:
- a hook base tape;
- one hook column positioned on said hook base tape in said second direction;
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- at least one hook row in said at least one hook column, each row containing a hook secured to said hook base tape.
A method of forming a stretchable hook and eye closure for a garment, comprising:
- forming an eye tape, said forming comprising:
- providing a base fabric that elongates elastically;
- adhesively laminating at least one additional elastically elongatable layer to an entire surface of a first side of the base fabric to form an elastically elongatable base tape;
- securing at least one eye column on said elastically elongatable base tape by securing at least on eye to said base fabric to form at least one eye row in said at least one eye column;
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- forming a hook tape, said forming a hook tape comprising:
- providing a hook base fabric;
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- positioning one hook column in said second direction on said hook base fabric by securing at least one hook to form at least one hook row in said at least one hook column.
A base tape for a hook and eye closure to allow dynamic girth adjustment of a garment, comprising:
- a first elastically elongatable fabric layer;
- an elastically elongatable layer of cushioning material laminated to the first elastically elongatable fabric layer with adhesive to an entire surface of a first side of the elastically elongatable layer of cushioning material;
- a second elastically elongatable fabric layer laminated with adhesive to an entire surface of a second side of the elastically elongatable layer of cushioning material to form an elastically elongatable base tape;
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- hook or eye closure hardware sewn to the elastically elongatable base tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.