| 摘要 |
A fastener assembly attaches items to fabrics and textiles. The fastener has particular application for easily attaching racing bibs (i.e., athlete numbers) to athletic garments, and obviating the need for safety pins. In one embodiment, a female portion that passes through the fabric or textile releasably connects with the male portion that fastens the item to the fabric or textile. In another embodiment, the female portion has a cover to facilitate passage through the fabric or textile. In a third embodiment, the male portion passes through the fabric or textile, and includes a barb or a hook to do so. |
| 主权项 |
1. A fabric athletic garment and a racing bib in the form of a sheet fastened together by at least one fastener assembly with the garment and the racing bib disposed between female and male portions of the fastener assembly, wherein:
the female portion comprises a first member including a substantially flat first plane region and a shaft portion having a proximal end attached to the first member and projecting outwardly from the first plane region to a distal end having an opening therein, wherein the distal end of the shaft portion is (i) sized to pierce the fabric of the garment, and (ii) spaced up to 10 mm from the proximal end; and the male portion comprises a second member including a substantially flat second plane region facing the first plane region with the garment and the racing bib disposed face-to-face between the first and second plane regions, and a knob having a proximal end attached to the second member and projecting outwardly from the second plane region, wherein (i) the knob has a distal end larger than the opening in the distal end of the shaft portion to releasably capture the knob within the opening and (ii) the first and second plane regions are spaced from each other a distance greater than the combined thickness of the racing bib and the garment. |
