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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6557232 | Method of making brassiere fastener by injection molding on fabric tape A method of making snap type hook-and-eye fasteners for garments such as brassieres in which the fabric halves are injection molded on respective tapes, the tapes are covered with brushed fabric which is welded to the tapes along longitudinal welds having... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6321419 | Brassiere fastener A brassiere back closure can have flat circular injection molded male and female fastener halves connectable in a hook-and-eye fashion on respective tapes partly covered by brushed knitted strips and designed to be pulled apart for opening of the closure.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6321422 | Button clip, especially for a strapless brassiere A button clip, especially for the attachment of a strap to a strapless brassiere, has a pair of tongues which can be clamped against the strapless brassiere by the movement of a slider therealong. The slider has the configuration of a button with a hole i... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6309489 | Adjustable strap fastener for brassieres and the like and method of making same An adjustable brassiere metal-free back fastener is formed by molding eyelets and studs on ultrasonically or mechanically pierced fabric tapes composed of polyamide yarn which is partly enfolded in an outer tape ultrasonically welded to the inner tape. No... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6298527 | Button fastener A garment fastener, especially for brassieres, with a press-button action and configuration, utilizes a pair of circular members welded to the garment and through which the fabric is visible and a circular member attached to the strap and forming a press ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6260242 | Reversible press button garment closure A reversible press button closure for shoulder straps of brassieres or back band connectors has soft attachment pieces secured to the garment and connected by pins and lugs with male and female ring members which are molded from a harder plastic and defin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6233793 | Two-step garment closure, epecially as a front closure for a brassiers A two-step garment closure, especially for front closing brassieres, has a spherically shaped front portion which is depressible to allow the closure to extend from its contracted position into an extended position. When a button-shaped formation on the r... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6126085 | Fragrance dispenser A fragrance dispenser for a brassiere has a holder molded from plastic and connected to the brassiere. The holder is of droplet shape and has a pocket from which a neck extends, the pocket receiving a sintered metal or mineral porous disk impregnated with... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5727940 | Dental head gear A dental headgear having a traction generating device around which a loop of a strap is passed and having a pair of springs which maintain the traction and a connecting member which can automatically pull out from the housing when a maximum tension is exc... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5065916 | Garment hanger with molded integral clips To eliminate the tendency of resilient fingers to break off and damage garments and injure people, a hanger for brassieres, panties, swimsuit parts and the like has its retaining heads formed with downwardly and outwardly inclined support elements from wh... | 11/19/1991 |
