Patent ID: 8359671

Claim:
A pairing and indexing system for a garment pair, comprising: a) a garment pair; and b) a fastener; wherein said garment pair has at least one characteristic; wherein said fastener is attached to said garment pair; wherein said fastener replaceably attaches said garment pair to each other for pairing; wherein said fastener has at least one attribute; wherein each of said at least one attribute of said fastener has a predetermined correlation to a respective one of said at least one characteristic of said garment pair; wherein said fastener is a snap fastener; wherein said snap fastener comprises: c) a male portion; and d) a female portion; wherein said male portion of said snap fastener is attached to one of said garment pair, while said female portion of said snap fastener is attached to the other of said garment pair so as to allow said snap fastener to replaceably attach said garment pair to each other for pairing; wherein said male portion of said snap fastener has: e) a securing component; and f) an operative component; wherein said securing component of said male portion of said snap fastener engages said operative component of said male portion of said snap fastener, with one of said garment pair securely captured therebetween; wherein said operative component of said male portion has a base of circular shape and a circumferential flange; wherein said base of said operative component of said male portion has a radial outer portion; and wherein said radial outer portion of said base of said operative component of said male portion curves and slopes towards said circumferential flange of said operative component of said male portion.