Patent ID: 9364037
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A41D,A41F,A61F,A61H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of providing a limited durability fastening for a garment comprising providing one fastening garment element of the garment with an adhesive tab and/or adhesively treated area, providing another fastening garment element of the garment with a contact zone or zones formed of a material capable of degrading the adhesive of the tab or treated area upon contact therewith, modifying the garment material at said contact zone or zones to control the degradation of the adhesive tab or adhesively treated area when contact is made therebetween thereby to determine the permissible number of make and break closures of the fastening having a predetermined contact strength, wherein an aperture or apertures are provided in said one garment fastening element as a means of relieving the stress in the limited durability fastening, and providing a non-woven material as the material capable of degrading the adhesive tab or treated area, wherein the garment material is modified by applying a bonding coat in the form of a vapour phase media.