Patent ID: 9615614
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A41D,A44B

Claim:
1. A pouch comprising: a pouch body defining an opening and an interior volume between a front wall and a back wall of the pouch body; a flap secured to the pouch body on one side of the opening and having a free edge, the flap being of sufficient length to extend across the opening of the pouch body and overhang the front wall of the pouch body; and a closure system featuring a face fastener attached to the front wall of the pouch body, and a mating flap fastener as part of the flap, one of the face fastener and flap fastener comprising a loop fastener component carrying a field of hook-engageable fibers; and the other of the face fastener and flap fastener comprising a hook fastener component with an array of hooks, each hook comprising a stem and a head extending laterally from a distal end of the stem to form a fiber engagement overhang, wherein a majority of the hooks are oriented such that their heads point in a common lateral direction; wherein the flap is elastically stretchable by pulling on its free edge, such that the flap maintains the loop fastener component securely engaged to the hook fastener component when under tension, and such that stretching the flap reduces engagement between the loop fastener component and the hook fastener component.