Garment fastener especially for swimwear and lingerie

U.S. Cl. 24-586.11

19 Claims

US 6,499,201 B2 Garment fastener especially for swimwear and lingerie Gerhard Fildan, Vienna (Austria); and Karl Wanzenböck, Leobersdorf (Austria) Assigned to Fildan Accessories Corporation, Humble, Tex. (US) Filed on Jan. 25, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/770,004. Prior Publication US 2002/0095752 A1, Jul. 25, 2002 Int. Cl.7A41D 27/00 U.S. Cl. 248212;586.11 19 Claims 1. A garment comprising: a first and a second garment parts, and a garment fastener detachably securing said parts together, said garment fastener comprising a first fastener half secured to said first garment part and a second garment fastener identical to said first fastener half and secured to said second garment part, each of said fastener halves comprising: a fastener body adapted to be affixed to the respective garment part and provided with formations detachably engageable with the body of the other fastener half, a respective loop formed on each body and provided with an elongated slot through which a portion of the respective garment part passes, and a respective attachment flange coplanar with each of said loops and of a thickness smaller than that of the respective body and loop and projecting from the respective loop away from the respective body and overlain by a portion of the respective garment part adjacent the portion passed through the respective loop, said attachment flange being secured to the respective portion overlying same.