Patent ID: 7100250

Claim:
A garment closure comprising: a first closure unit comprising a first one-piece closure skeleton comprised of a first bar adapted to be secured to one part of a garment, at least one first ring adapted to form a male fastener member and at least one ligature extending transversely to said bar and secured to said ring, and a generally rectangular first strip molded from a synthetic resin material of a substantially uniform width and thickness to completely embed said ligature therein while leaving portions of said member exposed on opposite sides of said strip, said strip having generally parallel longitudinal edges extending perpendicular to said bar at opposite ends thereof; and a second closure unit comprising a second one-piece closure skeleton comprised of a second bar adapted to be secured to another part of a garment, at least one second ring adapted to form a female fastener member capable of mating with said male fastener member and at least one ligature extending transversely to said bar of said second skeleton and secured to said second ring, and a generally rectangular second strip molded from a synthetic resin material of a substantially uniform width and thickness to completely embed said ligature of said second skeleton therein while leaving portions of said female member exposed on opposite sides of said second strip, said second strip having generally parallel longitudinal edges extending perpendicular to said second bar at opposite ends thereof, whereby said members are releasably engageable upon attachment of said units to the respective parts of the garment.