EP1101418A2 - Dispositif de fermeture pour soutien-gorge et équivalent, méthode pour sa fabrication - Google Patents

Dispositif de fermeture pour soutien-gorge et équivalent, méthode pour sa fabrication Download PDF

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EP1101418A2
EP1101418A2 EP00124215A EP00124215A EP1101418A2 EP 1101418 A2 EP1101418 A2 EP 1101418A2 EP 00124215 A EP00124215 A EP 00124215A EP 00124215 A EP00124215 A EP 00124215A EP 1101418 A2 EP1101418 A2 EP 1101418A2
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Gerhard Fildan
Karl Wanzenböck
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B13/00—Hook or eye fasteners
    • A44B13/0005—Hook or eye fasteners characterised by their material
    • A44B13/0023—Hook or eye fasteners characterised by their material made of plastics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
    • A41F1/00—Fastening devices specially adapted for garments
    • A41F1/006—Brassiére fasteners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B13/00—Hook or eye fasteners
    • A44B13/0029—Hook or eye fasteners characterised by their way of fastening to the support
    • A44B13/0047—Hook or eye fasteners characterised by their way of fastening to the support welded or moulded
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B13/00—Hook or eye fasteners
    • A44B13/0052—Strips of hook or eye fasteners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B17/00—Press-button or snap fasteners
    • A44B17/0029—Press-button fasteners made of plastics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B17/00—Press-button or snap fasteners
    • A44B17/0058—Strips of press-button fasteners

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  • My present invention relates to the strap fasteners of brassieres, lingerie and corsetry and particularly with so-called hook and eye strap fasteners of the type in which a fastener member on one strap can be affixed to a coupling member on another strap, usually adjustably, to secure the garment which can be a brassiere.
  • the invention also relates to an improved method of making the new strap fastener.
  • brassiere-type fasteners for conveniently and comfortably securing the two straps at the back of a brassiere together, usually adjustably, have been provided in many configurations heretofore, perhaps the most common utilize a hook and eyelet configuration.
  • the male member of the strap fastener can be formed by one or more hooks on one of the straps while the female member is constituted by a plurality of eyelets spaced apart in a longitudinal direction to engage with the hook selectively for adjustable fastening of the brassiere.
  • the eyelets may be metal, or powder-coated metal.
  • the principal object of the present invention to provide an improved strap fastener, especially for brassieres but also suitable for garment closures of other types, e.g. for lingerie and corsetry, whereby these desiderata will be satisfied.
  • Another object is to provide a method of making the fastener.
  • the fastener can be made by fabricating a coupling half of the strap fastener with an inner or first web or tape of a woven or tricot knit fabric (or a woven fabric having a tricot knit facing layer) composed of thermoplastic yarn and bonding that tape or web to a second tape or web into which the first tape or web is at least partly enfolded, by ultrasonic seaming along the longitudinal edges of the tape and by providing the inner tape with its coupling member by a melding operation so that, in the construction of this fastener half, no stitching is required.
  • the application of the coupling members which can be eyelets lining holes formed in the first tape by ultrasonic punching techniques, and the assembly of the two tapes together, as well as the severing of a length forming the fastener half form the continuous webs which are used to produce the successive lengths can all be effected by ultrasonic means so that no stitching is required, except, possibly, for attaching the fastener strip to the garment.
  • the second web or tape into which the first tape is enfolded covers the eyelets from the back and thus provides a cushion against the skin of the wearer and, if desired, a further tape or strip, preferably also of a tricot knit fabric, can be inserted between the second web and the first if desired.
  • the first and second webs are longitudinally seamed at spaced apart locations by the ultrasonic welding, leaving turned over flaps of the fastener strip beneath which a portion of the garment can be inserted for attachment of the strip to the garment, e.g. also by ultrasonic seaming or, as is less preferred, by stitching.
  • the first web can be ultrasonically or mechanically pierced to form a succession of holes and the eyelets can be molded onto the first web around the holes.
  • coupling members other than eyelets can be used although they are not preferred.
  • the studs are also molded to the tape.
  • Such coupling members can be hook and loop type fasteners, for example.
  • the webs can also be ultrasonically joined together along an end of the length formed by ultrasonically severing the lengths from the band.
  • the eyelets are preferably molded onto the first web in a succession of spaced apart groups of at least three eyelets per group.
  • the male fastener can comprise a hook molded onto a tape composed of thermoplastic yarn, preferably a woven polyamide.
  • a succession of the hooks is molded onto the tape of the male fastener and the tape of the male fastener is severed ultrasonically between the hooks into respective male fastener lengths which are secured to the garment, the hooks, the eyelets and the webs and the tape being all composed of polyamide.
  • the coupling members which are applied to the fabric tape are male and female members forming a press button which can be joined by pressing the male member into the female member.
  • the female member is open laterally through a constriction and the male member can be slid transversely into engagement with the female member to connect the members together. Separation can be effected by pulling the male and female members apart or by sliding the male member out of the female member in a direction opposite to that in which the male member was inserted.
  • the continuous tape carrying the members may have rolled over edges which are ultrasonically seamed except at locations at which the rolled over edges are to be opened at least to a limited degree to insert the respective straps which then can be ultrasonically seamed to the tape.
  • the tape is cut transversely and runs in the direction of the longitudinal edges so that, upon cutting, rounded corners can be formed to protect the wearer against injury from sharp corner edges.
  • the fasteners of the invention are substantially thinner than metal hook and eyes or metal snap tapes.
  • the hook and eye fastener can comprise:
  • the slot has an inwardly convergent mouth and the head, which can be split for flexibility, is tapered from a narrow portion to a thick position in a direction of insertion of the pin into the eyelet through the slot.
  • the inner portion of the female fastener half can have inclined flanks engaging the head and guiding the head into the eyelet.
  • each of the tapes may have a plurality of the respective fastener halves spaced apart thereon in a row transverse to the aforementioned insertion direction and for adjustability of the back strap, at least the tape provided with the female fastener members may have a plurality of such rows longitudinally spaced thereon.
  • the tapes may each be covered at least on one side with a brushed fabric strip ultrasonically welded to the tape along the edges and the garment part can be stitched or otherwise fastened between the respective tape and the brushed fabric strips.
  • the tapes can be woven of a synthetic resin yarn and the fastener halves can be composed of polyoxymethylene (POM) or polyamide (PA).
  • POM polyoxymethylene
  • PA polyamide
  • a brassiere according to the invention can have a back strap, portions of which are interconnected by at least one garment fastener comprising:
  • the method of the invention for making a garment fastener or a brassiere in which such a garment fastener is used can comprise:
  • One of the advantages of the method of the invention is that the free ends of the tape/strip assembly to which the respective portions of the back strap are connected can be separated from the respective hands by cold cutting so that they remain relatively soft. Having not been stiffened by a heated cutting tool there is less likelihood of injury to the wearer from the fastener parts.
  • the thinness of the closure makes it less likely that the back strap of the brassiere will show through the outer garment of the wearer.
  • the parts of the fastener can be connected by the standard hook-and-eye motion to which brassiere wearers are accustomed, although opening of the brassiere can be facilitated because the parts of the closure can be separated by simply pulling the strap parts apart.
  • the strap fastener of the present invention comprises a female fastener half generally represented at 10 and having a first web or strip 11 of a tricot knit or woven polyamide (nylon) in which are ultrasonically or mechanically pierced, elongated holes 12 shown here to be three in number in a group and along the margins of each of which a frame or eyelet 13 is injection molded.
  • the eyelet 13 is composed of a the same polyamide as constitutes the yarn from which the web 11 is fabricated.
  • the eyelet 13 surrounds the edge 14 of the hole and continues onto the flanks or faces 15 and 16 of the first web.
  • the first web 11 is, in turn, partly enfolded in a second web or tape 17, also of a tricot knit of polyamide yarn which has a pair of edge portions 18 and 19 bent over onto the face 15 of the first web 11 and a further portion 20 covering the reverse face 16 of the web 11 (see FIGS. 3-5).
  • the bent over portions 18 and 19 are ultrasonically welded to the face 15 of the first web 11 and the first web 11 is welded to the web 17, the ultrasonically welding being represented at 21 by the light lines there shown and by the arrows 22 visible in FIG. 4, for example, Beyond the ultrasonic weld seams 21, the inwardly bent portions 18 and 19 form flaps as shown in FIG. 5 into which the edges of the garment can be inserted so that, by a further ultrasonic welding or by stitching, the strips shown at 10 in FIG. 1 and 2 can be fixed to the garment.
  • the end of the strip 10 is rounded at 23 and can be formed with a further ultrasonic weld seam as represented at 24 to bond the two webs together.
  • the portion 20 covers the eyelets 13 at the back of the strip to provide a protective layer between these eyelets and the skin of the user.
  • the male strip 30 comprises a tricot knit web 31 onto which the coupling member 32 is molded, the coupling member 32 (FIGS. 6 and 7) having a lip 33 which engages in the eyelet 13 beneath the bar 34 thereof while the shoulder 35 can snap against the bar 36 to retain the hook in the eyelet.
  • All of the tapes or webs described can be composed of the identical polyamide as can form the coupling members 13 and 32 so that the entire fastener has uniform dying characteristics.
  • the two coupling strips 10 and 30 can be connected to parts 37 and 38 of the garment, e.g. by stitching at 39 or by ultrasonic welding so that the two parts of the garment can be held together in the position shown in FIG. 8. From the back, the fastener has only the smooth region 20 in contact with the skin (compare FIGS. 8 and 9).
  • FIG. 11 The mode of fabrication can be seen from FIG. 11 in which a band of the first web 11 is fed along a path continuously and is ultrasonically punched to produce the holes 12 in groups of three and the eyelets 13 injection molded onto the web 11 around the holes 12. Further downstream along the same path or in a separate path, the second web 17 is partially enfolded around the first web so that the portions 18 and 19 overlie the web 11 and the ultrasonic weld seams 21 are formed at spaced apart locations but in the regions of the groups of eyelets the resulting band of interconnected webs can be ultrasonically cut at 41 to sever the length 42 from the remaining band 43 and form the transverse welds 23, the lengths 42 constituting the strips 10 previously described.
  • the step represented in FIG. 13 is further downstream along the path represented by FIG. 12.
  • the male coupling strips are similarly fabricated in a fabrication line and the lengths of the two strips are applied to the garments as has previously been described.
  • FIGS. 15 - 21 show a press button connector which can be provided on respective tapes carrying the male and female members, the female member being formed as an eyelet in accordance with the principles previously described.
  • the male member 50 of the press button has a head 51 formed with a slot 52 in which the tape is received and a convex surface 53 which is formed with a depression 54.
  • a projection 55 is provided which is surrounded by a concave portion or recess 56 whose curvature matches the convex curvature of the female member which is described in connection with FIGS. 18 - 20.
  • the projection 55 has a shank 57 which is split at 58 and is formed with bulges 59 at its ends circular depressions or holes 60 angularly equipspaced around the head permit molding of the fastener member on the tape with greater security.
  • the female member 61 is disk shaped and is formed with a slot 62 in which the tape is received and has a hole 63 provided with a constriction 64 past which the projection 55 can be pressed so that the bulges 59 lie on the opposite side of the constriction from that on which the head of the male fastener is located (see FIG. 21).
  • the hole 63 has conical convergent and divergent flanks 65 and 66 on opposite sides of the constriction 64.
  • the curvature of the concave portion 67 of the female member 61 matches the curvature of the concavity 56 so that the overall thickness of the assembled press button (FIG. 21) is comparatively small and substantially less than 5mm.
  • the male member 50 is shown to be mounted on the tape 68 in FIG. 21 while the female member 61 is mounted on the tape 69 and the back of the fastener is additionally covered by a brushed or plush fabric strip at 70 to cushion the fastener toward the body of the user.
  • the male member of the fastener may be that described in connection with FIGS. 15 - 17 while the female member 71 as shown in FIG. 22 has a lateral mouth 72 connected to the hole 73 by a constriction 74 passed which the projection of the male member can be pressed.
  • the female member is formed on the tape 75 in this embodiment.
  • the female member 76 can be elongated and provided with the constriction 77 passed which the projection can be forced, a funnel shaped guide 78 being provided to guide the projection into the female member.
  • the female member can be tapered so that the projection can be guided into the bore by feel since the user can readily discern the direction of insertion by the increased thickness in that direction.
  • FIG. 27 Another configuration of the female member has been shown at 79 in FIG. 27 and operates with the same principle as that of the female member 76 of FIGS. 23 and 28.
  • rows 84 of the female members 71 can be provided on the tape 75 which can have rolled edges 85 provided with weld seams 86 holding those rolled edges in place.
  • the welding seams are interrupted at 87 between groups of rows 84 and at which the tape is cut to secure each tape segment with say three rows on a respective brassiere back strap 88 (FIG> 30) for that purpose, after the tape 75 has been cut through in a region between groups of rows, the unseamed edge 87 is opened to receive a tongue of the strap 88 and then closed over that strap, whereupon weld seams 89 are provided to secure the tape to the brassiere strap. Simultaneously, a layer similar to that shown at 70 can be applied to cushion the strap where it contacts the back of the wearer.
  • the row of male members 50 on the tape 68 can be attached to the brassiere strap 90 so that, by lateral insertion, the male members 50 can be inserted into the female members of one or the other row 84 (see FIG. 31).
  • the free corners can be rounded as has been shown at 91 and 92 in FIG. 30 to prevent injury to the user by the sharp corners.
  • the tape edges are rounded by reason of the rolled over edges 85, but the corners are rounded to prevent injury or snagging of garments.
  • a plurality of female fastener halves 110 can be injection molded on a woven tape 111 of thermoplastic synthetic resin threads which is covered on one side by a knitted fabric strip as well be described in greater detail with reference to FIGS. 52 - 55, this strip being folded over onto the inner side of the tape at 112 and welded with a pair of longitudinal weld seams thereto.
  • Each of the female fastener halves 110 (see FIG. 33) has an inner part 113 and an outer part 114 visible on opposite sides of the tape (not seen in FIGS. 33 - 35), the outer part or body 13 being formed with an eyelet 115 into which a slot 116 opens from the periphery of the inner part, this slot having an inwardly converging mouth 117.
  • Both the inner and outer parts can have throughgoing holes 18 which facilitate fastening of the injection molded body to the tape.
  • the eyelet appears as a hole 19 at a center of the injection molded body which may be composed of polyoxymethylene or polyamide.
  • the male fastener half 120 may be injection molded on a woven tape 121 which likewise can be covered on its outer side by a strip of knitted fabric, folded over at 122 and ultrasonically welded to the tape.
  • the male fastener half can have an inner body portion 123 formed with a post or pin 124 and a head 125 which is provided with a split 126.
  • the outer body portion is shown at 127 in FIG. 38 and can have a hole 128 at its center aligned with the post.
  • the head 125 tapers from a narrow end 129 to a thick end 130 (FIG. 39) in an insertion direction into the respective eyelet.
  • the thicker portion 130 of the head 125 of the pin 124 lies to the rear of the eyelet and is guided into this position by inclined surfaces 131 of the female fastener half 110 (FIG. 42).
  • the female fastener half is shown in greater detail in FIGS. 43 - 47 and has a rim 132 surrounding the eyelet and beneath which the thin portion 129 of the head drops when the head is inserted into the eyelet in the direction of A (FIG. 44). Because the head is split and can be squeezed together, the male fastener half can be pulled out of the female fastener half in a direction perpendicular to the tapes.
  • FIGS. 48 - 51 the split 126 of the male fastener half 120 is shown in greater detail. From FIG. 51, moreover, the concavity 132 of the inner body portion of the male fastener head is shown in greater detail.
  • the female fastener halves 110 may be provided in a succession of rows on the tape 111 which is covered by the brushed tricot strip 133 shown in FIG. 54 so that the folded over edges 112 can be fastened to the tape 111 by ultrasonic weld seams 134 which can have a stitch pattern.
  • the free end of the resulting band can be cold cut at 135 to leave a soft fluffy edge while the opposite end may be open for insertion of the part 136 of the back strap of the brassiere which can then be stitched in place along the seam 137.
  • the back strap portion 138 of the brassiere can be inserted between the tape 131 of the male fastener halves 120 and the brushed tricot strip 139 and stitched in place by a stitch seam 140.
  • FIG. 55 the brushed tricot strip 139 and the woven synthetic resin tape 121 have been shown in greater detail and in section.
  • the fastener halves and, for example, the female fastener half 150 can have annular configurations other than circular.
  • the fastener half is shown to be oval and to be formed with body portions 151 and 152 injection molded on opposite sides of the woven fastener carrier (FIGS. 61 - 63) or on a thin soft flexible film 153 which may be transparent as shown in FIG. 64.
  • the converging mouth 153 here leads to the central opening 154 which has a part 155 adapted to overhang the head of the male member in the manner previously described.
  • the female member 155 for example, can be provided with a wedge shaped projection 156 opposite the mouth 153 and positioned to engage in the crevice 157 formed in the head 158 when the male fastener half 159 is locked into the female fastener half as shown in FIG. 60, thereby causing the wedge 156 to cam the two parts of the head apart and increase the strength with which the male fastener half is returned in the female fastener half.
  • FIGS. 61 - 63 show the cushioning of the tape and, while illustrated with respect to a female fastener half 160 are applicable to both the male and the female fastener halves.
  • the tape 161 (FIG. 61) comprises the woven fastener carrier 162 on which the fastener halves 160, etc. are injection molded as previously described.
  • the knitted outer strip 163 has overhanging edges 164 which are ultrasonically welded to the woven fastener carrier 162 and between these two strips is a cushioning strip which has been represented at 165 and can be a knitted tape, a nonwoven strip or even a foam material.
  • the edge of the tape can be cold cut transversely at 166 and the surface of the knitted cover strip turned toward the body of the wearer may be brushed at 167 to provide a particularly soft hand.

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US09/443,082 US6309489B1 (en) 1999-11-18 1999-11-18 Adjustable strap fastener for brassieres and the like and method of making same
US443082 1999-11-18
US562179 2000-05-02
US09/562,179 US6321419B1 (en) 2000-05-02 2000-05-02 Brassiere fastener
US09/662,299 US6347438B1 (en) 2000-05-02 2000-09-15 Brassiere fastener
US662299 2000-09-15

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