Patent ID: 6163938
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A41F,A44B,A44D,Y10T

Abstract:
A garment fastener, comprising two fastener components each of which is attached to a fabric section, each fastener component comprising:a front disc and a back disc sandwiching the fabric section therebetween, the front disc and back disc of the respective fastener component being connected with each other through a hole in the respective fabric section, with at least one fastener component comprising a permanent magnet and the other component comprising a magnetically attractable element,wherein the front disc of one of the fastener components has a perimeter with a hook-shaped projection thereon and the front disc of the other, complementary fastener component has a perimeter with a counterhook-shaped projection thereon configured such that, in a closed state, the counterhook engages only a portion of the hook-shaped projection,and, in an off-center state, the counterhook fully engages the hook-shaped projection and the permanent magnet and magnetically attractable element, when displaced to the off-center state, urge the fastener components toward the closed state such that the front discs of the two fastener components are held resiliently in essentially flush, parallel, coaxially aligned contact with each other.