Patent ID: 7422509
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: A41F,A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A strap fastener for a lingerie article, the fastener comprising: a fastener head adapted to be secured to a lingerie strap; a pair of legs extending from said head and having juxtaposed free ends adapted to receive a fabric edge of the lingerie article between them, the legs being shiftable between an open position with the free ends widely spaced and a closed position with the free ends closely juxtaposed, the fabric edge of the lingerie article being grippable between the free ends in the closed position, said legs having elongated, throughgoing, and transversely aligned guide slots formed therein between said head and said ends, one of the legs being formed along the respective slot with a recess inset from an outer surface of the one leg; and a slider having an actuator body on one side of said fastener, a closing body on an opposite side of said fastener at the one leg and a connecting portion guided in said slots and joining the closing body to the actuator body, the closing body fitting generally complementarily in the slot and recess of the one leg so as to be generally flush with the outer surface of the one leg, said slider being configured to draw said ends together upon movement of said slider in an outward direction along said legs toward the free ends thereof and to enable said ends to spread apart upon movement of said slider in an opposite inward direction away from the free ends.