Fastener for garment drawstrings, laces, and the like

A fastener for and in combination with a drawstring or lace, comprising:

• a body and/or buckle with at least one gripping and/or locking hole in a central region, said at least one gripping and/or locking hole having a sufficiently narrow diameter and having a sufficiently high coefficient of friction to prevent loosening of the drawstring or lace inserted therethrough;
• at least one peripheral locking slit penetrating said disc completely and having spaced sidewalls parallel to each other over a full length thereof extending inward from an outer periphery of said body and/or buckle;
• said at least one peripheral locking slit spaced apart from and terminating without communication with said at least one hole in said central region, said at least one peripheral slit being sufficiently narrow with sidewalls of said at least one peripheral locking slit having a sufficiently high coefficient of friction to prevent loosening of the drawstring or lace while in service;
• said drawstring or lace passing through said at least one gripping and/or locking hole in said central region;
• and,
• said drawstring or lace each making a right angle bend after exiting said gripping and/or locking hole and bent against a surface of said disk and the drawstring or lace is locked in said at least one peripheral locking slit;
• opening sizes of said gripping hole and said at least one peripheral slit of said sidewalls engaging said drawstring or lace and said coefficient of friction being such as to secure said drawstring or lace against loosening in service along with said right angle bends, and without use of any knot in said drawstring or lace, to tie said drawstrings or lace;
• and,
• at least one band encircling said body and/or buckle, said band being movable over the drawstring or lace, exerting pressure thereon and enhancing locking resistance against the drawstring or lace.