Patent ID: 8745829

Claim:
A closure for connecting two straps of a garment worn against a wearer's body, the closure comprising: respective generally rectangular inner and outer base strips on each of the two straps, each strip including an elastic inner contact layer between the respective strap and the wearer and having an outer face turned away from the wearer, a flexible and inelastic inner connecting layer on the outer face of the inner contact layer and bonding the inner contact layer to the respective strap, an elastic outer cover layer having an inner face turned toward the wearer, and a flexible and inelastic outer connecting layer on the inner face of the outer cover layer and bonding the outer cover layer to the respective strap, whereby the straps are sandwiched between the respective inner contact layer and the respective outer cover layer and the base strips each have an end region extending past the respective straps, the connecting layers of the inner base strip being bonded together at the respective end regions; at least two female closure elements carried on an outer face of the end region of the inner base strip; and at least one male closure element carried on an inner face of the end region of the outer base strip and fittable with either of the female closure elements.