Patent ID: 6775849
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: A41B

Abstract:
A system for attaching together and detaching a set of paired items, comprising:a first item to be paired; a second item to be paired; a first tab of a fabric material, the first tab having a first end of the first tab, a second end of the first tab and a mid-portion of the first tab, the first end of the first tab and the second end of the first tab being attached to the first item to be paired by an adhesive that has penetrated the fabric of the tab, and the mid-portion of the first tab being detached from the first item to be paired in order to form a first loop; a second tab of a woven material, the second tab having a first end of the second tab, a second end of the second tab, and a mid-portion of the first tab, the first end of the second tab and the second end of the second tab being attached to the second item to be paired by an adhesive that has penetrated the fabric of the tab, and the mid-portion of the second tab being detached from the second item to be paired in order to form a second loop; and a re-useable elongated, generally flat connector having a male end and a female end, the male end including a broadened section of a width, the female end including a slotted aperture of a length dimension and a width dimension, the length dimension being longer than the width dimension, the slotted aperture having the length dimension generally extending towards the male end, the length dimension being larger than the width of the broadened section, so that the first item is attached to the second item by passing the elongated, generally flat connector through the first loop and the second loop and then inserting the male end through the female end to lock the re-useable elongated generally flat connector through the first loop and the second loop.