Patent ID: 8869358

Claim:
In combination with two garment straps, a fastener for interconnecting the two garment straps, the fastener comprising: a plurality of male parts each comprising an elongated base anchored to one of the straps, a web projecting transversely from the base, and a bar fixed to the web at a spacing from the base and having a pair of ends; a female part having a back panel secured to the other of the straps and a front panel, the back panel forming a plurality of recesses each dimensioned to receive a respective one of the bars and having at a back edge back corners, the front panel forming in each of the recesses ears spaced at the corners from the back panel and dimensioned such that the male parts can fit with the recesses of the female part with the connecting bars engaging the back edges of the respective recesses with their ends under the respective corners and their webs projecting out of the recesses between the respective ears; respective textile tapes bonded to the parts and in turn connected to the straps; and a stiffener plate between the tapes of the male part, the male parts being anchored to the stiffener plate.