Patent ID: 7302712

Claim:
A fastener mechanism for releasably uniting articles of clothing, comprising: a. a first fastener component attached to a first article of clothing, said first fastener component comprising a first appending member and a projecting disk-shaped member having a body and a grooved portion extending circumferentially around said body; b. a second fastener component attached to a second article of clothing, said second fastener component comprising a second appending member and a u-shaped member forming an aperture having an inner surface provided with a ribbed portion extending circumferentially therealong, said u-shaped aperture member and ribbed portion being adapted to receive and hold said disk-shaped member in interlocking relationship within the groove portion; c. said first and second appending members comprising an attachment means for affixing said first and second fastener components to said first and second articles of clothing, whereby the fastening mechanism is engaged when the disk-shaped member of the first fastener component is inserted into the u-shaped member of the second fastener component, thereby joining the first and second articles of clothing together so as to maintain the union of the articles throughout laundering and storing thereof; and d. a band of material having two vertical sides being affixed to said first and second articles of clothing by an attachment means, said attachment means engaging each of said two vertical sides so that said band of material forms a pocket-like structure that functions to house said first and second fastener components.