Patent ID: 8726470
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A41D,A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A removable fastening system for fastening elements of a garment together, with the garment comprising a button closure comprised of a button and a buttonhole, the removable fastening system comprising two fastening members, each of which comprises a base element, with the base element of a first fastening member being integrated with hook elements of a hook and eye fastener type and the base element of a second fastening member being integrated with eye elements of the hook and eye fastener type, wherein a fastener button is fixedly attached to a side of a base element of one of the two members, on a side obverse to the integrated hooks or eyes thereon, wherein the fastener button is configured to pass through the buttonhole of the button closure and to be removably held therein for visual simulation of the garment button and to provide the sole removable engagement holding between the fastener button and the buttonhole for holding of the fastening member with the fastening button to the garment, and with the other of the two members comprising an engaging fastener aperture, which aperture extends through the base element and the integrated hooks or eyes thereon, and which engaging fastener aperture is configured to permit the garment button to pass therethrough and to thereby effect a removable holding engagement between the member and a garment element with only removable holding engagement between the garment button and the member with the fastener aperture and wherein the first and second members are configured and positioned to be fastened to each other via the respective hook and eye elements to effect fastening of the garment elements which simulates garment element fastening with the existing button closure.