Releasable fastening means and method for clothing items, particularly caps, brassiers, and nursing brassiers

Patent 4640287 Issued on February 3, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 16, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Prosthesis brassiere
Patent #: 4222387
Issued on: 09/16/1980
Inventor: Tetu

Maternity brassiere Patent #: 4390024
Issued on: 06/28/1983
Inventor: Williams

Inventors

Application

No. 06/641262 filed on 08/16/1984

US Classes:

450/36Closable aperture permits access to breast i.e., nursing type

Examiners

Primary: Troutman, Doris L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Zarley, McKee, Thomte, Voorhees & Seas

International Classes

A44B 18/00 (20060101)
A41C 3/00 (20060101)
A41C 3/04 (20060101)
A42B 1/22 (20060101)
A42B 1/00 (20060101)

Abstract

A releasable fastening means and method for clothing items such as conventional caps, brassieres, and nursing brassieres, having portions for abutting securement to a user which includes a movable portion attached to at least one end or along one side to the clothing item and having at least one releasable side or end which is releasably attachable to a receptacle portion which is also attached to the clothing item. The movable portion and receptacle portion co-act to allow fastening and unfastening and securement of the clothing item to the user without hook, button, snaps, zippers, latches, buckles, or the like. The releasable fastening means can be easily fastened and unfastened with one hand and does not require intricate and cumbersome positioning or alignment of the portions. The releasable fastening means can take on a variety of embodiments and can be applied to a variety of clothing items. In addition, the releasable fastening means has inherent size adjustability.