Patent ID: 9642407
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A41F

Claim:
1. A closure for connecting two wings of a brassiere, each wing having an end, the closure comprising: a first closure member configured for attachment to the end of one of the wings; a second closure member configured for attachment to the end of the other one of the wings; a loop; a hook engagable with said loop; said loop or said hook attached to said first closure member; either: (1) a plurality of said hook attached to said second closure member and arranged in a longitudinally spaced row, when said loop is attached to said first closure member, or (2) a plurality of said loop attached to said second closure member and arranged in a longitudinally spaced row, when said hook is attached to said first closure member; said loop having an open position in which said hook may readily engage said loop, and a closed position; and, when a single said hook engages a single said loop and pressure is applied to said loop, said loop assuming said closed position, thereby connecting the ends of the two wings of the brassiere when said first closure member is attached to the end of one of the wings and said second closure member is attached to the end of the other one of the wings.