US 12,376,628 B2
Apparel fastener
Andrew Owenson, Beaverton, OR (US); Andrew A. Owings, Portland, OR (US); and Kyle Schepke, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Jul. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/217,974.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/358,414, filed on Jul. 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0008560 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A41C 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A41C 3/0028 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support garment comprising:
a first textile portion and a second textile portion;
a fastener for releasably connecting the first textile portion to the second textile portion, the fastener comprising a receiver that is connected to the first textile portion and a hook that is connected to the second textile portion;
a length of the first portion being slidably adjustable relative to the receiver;
the receiver comprising a slot for receiving a portion of the hook and an anchor bar for fitting with the hook, the anchor bar comprising a side of the slot;
the slot comprising a first width that is farther away from anchor bar and a second width that is closer to the anchor bar, the second width being smaller than the first width;
the anchor bar comprising, in a transverse cross section, a third width; and
the hook comprising:
a bend comprising hook throat and a gape providing a passageway to the hook throat; and
the hook throat comprising a fourth width that is greater than the third width and the gape comprising a fifth width that is less than the third width.