Patent ID: 10506835

Abstract:
This disclosure relates to an article for adjusting a garment. An article is disclosed comprising: a first area of overlapping material comprising at least one first surface and at least one second surface, wherein the at least one first surface overlaps the at least one second surface by a first distance of a first direction along the article, and a second area of overlapping material comprising at least one third surface and at least one fourth surface, wherein the at least one third surface overlaps the at least one fourth surface by a second distance along the article. The at least one first zipper arrangement may comprise: a first pair of tapes with a first respective pair of interdigitating rows of first teeth and a first slider for moving along the first teeth to cause the first teeth to become separated in one first direction of movement of the first slider and to become interdigitated in a first opposite direction of movement of the first slider, wherein the at least one first zipper arrangement being fixed along the at least one first surface in the first area of overlapping material and extending at least partly in the first direction along the article. The at least one second zipper arrangement may comprise: a second pair of tapes with a second respective pair of interdigitating rows of second teeth and a second slider for moving along the second teeth to cause the second teeth to become separated in one second direction of movement of the second slider and to become interdigitating in a second opposite direction of movement of the second slider, wherein the at least one second zipper arrangement being fixed along the at least one second surface in the first area of overlapping material and extending at least partly in the second direction along the article.