Patent ID: 7695057

Claim:
A riser/spacer device for use with a reclosable fastener, comprising, in combination: a riser/spacer device a having a first predetermined overall height, and first and second predetermined portions; said riser/spacer device having an overall shape of a rectangular tubular structure including at least one hollow portion which extends the complete length of said rectangular tubular structure parallel to the central elongated longitudinal axis of said rectangular tubular structure; said riser/spacer device includes first and second mating channel members which are designed and dimensioned to be slidably assembled and disassembled together; a reclosable fastener having a second predetermined overall height, and selectively closable and releasable first and second mating portions; said reclosable fastener comprises strips of flexible plastic covered with interlocking heads which fasten securely when pressed together; said first mating portion of said reclosable fastener being secured to said first predetermined portion of said riser/spacer device; said first predetermined overall height of said riser/spacer device plus and said second predetermined overall height of said reclosable fastener being determined by a gap to be filled between first and second substrates; said second predetermined portion of said riser/spacer device being connected to said first substrate; and said second mating portion of said reclosable fastener being connected to said second substrate.