Back to results
US 9,700,097 B2Granted
Clasp and system
AssigneeTech Spark Innovations, LLC
InventorsTimothy McCleary, William Hessler
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A clasp is disclosed wherein two housings with fingers are interlocked in a transition fit and then secured by a central lock bar. The clasp is beneficially applied to open space between garment edges whereby the garment is fastened and sized.
Claims12
A fastening system comprising:
- a size-adjustable garment having a substantial solid garment material bifurcated into object edges;
- a fastener array, affixed to said object edges and spanning open garment space, composed of at least one fastener adapted to retain said object edges in a substantially co-planar remotely-locked orientation with said open garment space;
- a clasp, affixed to said fastener array between said object edges in said garment space, comprising a first housing with multiple first housing cavities adapted to interlock with a second housing with multiple second housing cavities wherein said first housing cavities and said second housing cavities upon joinder aggregate upon joinder to form a central slot locked by a lock bar forming an interference fit within said central slot, wherein said lock bar, said first housing, and said second housing unite upon joinder to form an upper display surface;
- and
- an aesthetic illustration design on said display surface partially applied to said first housing and said second housing such that upon joinder said aesthetic illustration design is substantially seamlessly displayed.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.