US 11,672,293 B2
Ultra-slim fastener
Gerhard Fildan, Vienna (AT); and Karl Wanzenböck, Teesdorf (AT)
Assigned to DUBROSKY & TRACY PATENT SERVICE CORP., Central (HK)
Filed by Gerhard Fildan, Vienna (AT); and Karl Wanzenböck, Teesdorf (AT)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/213,710.
Prior Publication US 2022/0304410 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A41F 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A41F 1/006 (2013.01) 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultra-slim fastener for securing a first piece and a second piece of a garment together, the fastener comprising:
a male part configured to be mounted on the first piece and a female part configured to be mounted on the second piece;
the male part comprising a substantially planar body having an outermost body end, a downwardly depending leg disposed at the outermost body end and terminating in an outwardly projecting foot extending substantially parallel to the planar body, the foot having a heel portion oriented away from the outermost body end;
the female part comprising a substantially planar frame having a top, an outermost frame end, an innermost frame end, and defining a cavity for reception and retention of the foot, the cavity being partially roofed in towards the innermost frame end and having a roof and a bottom, thereby defining an open mouth towards the outermost frame end;
the foot, the cavity, and the open mouth being dimensioned so that insertion of the foot into the cavity must be realized by inclining the body of the male part relative to the frame of the female part before bringing the male part and the female part together, retention of the foot in the cavity is realized by pivoting and inserting the male part from an inclined orientation to a co-planar orientation with respect to the female part using the roof of the cavity as a fulcrum, and release of the foot from the cavity is realized by pivoting and moving the male part from the co-planar orientation back to the inclined orientation using the roof of the cavity as the fulcrum before moving the male part and the female part apart;
a fabric strip and an overlay, the overlay having an aperture, the frame of the female part sandwiched between the fabric strip and the overlay such that the aperture corresponds with the open mouth, the fabric strip forms a backing for the frame, and the bottom of the cavity is closed off by the fabric strip; and
wherein the frame of the female part has a roof thickness extending from the top of the frame to the roof of the cavity, and an upper surface of the foot is offset rearwardly relative to a rear surface of the body of the male part by a distance of at least the roof thickness.