Patent ID: 8186025

Claim:
A closure for connection between ends of two back wings of a brassiere, the closure comprising: an inelastic textile patch formed by congruous front and back textile layers and having a back face turned away from a wearer of the brassiere when worn and an opposite front face, the patch being attached to the end of one of the wings; a plurality of transversely extending and longitudinally spaced rows each having at least two transversely spaced first closure elements made of plastic fixed to the back face; a flat body having an inner end attached to the end of the other of the wings, an opposite outer end, a front face at the outer end at least partially overlapping the back face of the patch, and a back face opposite the body front face; respective plastic second closure elements generally complementary to and matable with the first closure elements and fixed to the body front face at the outer end so as to align with and interfit with the first closure elements, the first closure elements each including a front part sandwiched between the layers, a back part matable with a respective one of the second closure elements, and a peg or web extending through the back layer between the respective front and back parts; and a transversely rigid bar on or forming part of the inner end of the body and preventing transverse relative movement of the second closure elements and bending of the body at the second closure elements.