Patent ID: 8060995

Claim:
A closing system, comprising: an item to be closed and opened; a clasp having an anchoring end and a lace end, said lace end adapted to hold a part of the item; said anchoring end having a first part and a second part where said first and second parts are movable away from and toward one another; a receiver having a first receptacle and a second receptacle for engaging said first and second parts, respectively; wherein said clasp is removably joinable to said receiver when said first and second parts are engaged with said first and second receptacles and, when said first and second parts are disengaged with said first and second receptacles, said clasp is separable from said receiver; wherein said first and second parts are, when an opening force is applied to said clasp, moved away from one another; wherein said receiver is removably attachable to said item; wherein said receiver is selected from the group consisting of a button and a hook; and wherein said item is selected from the group consisting of a belt and a cabinet.