Button and Slot Webbing Fastener

Abstract

An article ( 10 ) has a fastener button ( 12 ) formed of a one or more layers ( 26 ) of relatively stiff material that is secured to the article by one or more lines of stitching ( 40 ) passing through the pad and into the article thereby securing the pad to the article and thereby defining a stitched region of the pad and side portions of the pad extending transversely from either side of the stitched region In use, a fastener member ( 14 ) having an elongate slot ( 16 b ) closed at one end may be placed between the article ( 10 ) and the side portions, with at least part of the stitched region in the slot ( 16 b ), the stiffness and configuration of the pad and the slot being such that in normal use the pad cannot be bent double and pulled through the slot ( 16 b ).

1 . An article having a fastener button thereon, the fastener button comprising:
 a pad of relatively stiff material, and   at least one line of stitching passing through the pad and into the article thereby securing the pad to the article and thereby defining a stitched region of the pad,   wherein   the at least one line of stitching located so as to delineate side portions of the pad extending transversely from either side of the stitched region,   
     wherein, in use, 
     a fastener member having an elongate slot closed at one end may be placed between the article and the side portions, with at least the stitched region in the slot, the stiffness and configuration of the pad and the slot being such that in normal use the pad cannot be bent double and pulled through the slot. 
   
   
       2 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the pad is formed of multiple layers of material. 
   
   
       3 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the pad is formed of a strip of material coiled about itself or folded back on itself. 
   
   
       4 . The article of  claim 1  having at least two lines of stitching. 
   
   
       5 . The article of  claim 1  having at least two generally parallel lines of stitching. 
   
   
       6 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the pad is generally rectangular. 
   
   
       7 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the line or lines of stitching extend from or adjacent a rear edge of the pad toward a front edge 
   
   
       8 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the line or lines of stitching are located generally centrally relative to side edges of the pad. 
   
   
       9 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the pad is formed of multiple layers of material and the layers are stitched together at or adjacent side edges of the pad, at least. 
   
   
       10 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the fastener button is formed from the free end portion of a length of webbing, the remainder of the webbing comprising the article to which the button is attached by said stitching. 
   
   
       11 . A webbing fastener comprising:
 a length of webbing,   a portion of the webbing at a first free end being coiled about itself or folded back on itself to form a pad of at least one layer overlying a part of the remainder of the webbing;   at least one line of stitching passing through the pad and into the webbing underneath the pad thereby securing the pad to the webbing, thereby defining a stitched region of the pad,   
     the at least one line of stitching located so as to delineate side portions of the pad extending transversely from either side of the stitched region, 
     and
 a fastener member having an elongate slot closed at one end mounted on the webbing remote from the first end 
 
     wherein, in use, 
     the fastener member may be placed between the webbing and the side portions, with at least the stitched region in the slot, the stiffness and configuration of the pad and the slot being such that in normal use the pad cannot be bent double and pulled through the slot. 
   
   
       12 . The webbing fastener of  claim 11  wherein the pad is formed of multiple layers of material. 
   
   
       13 . The webbing fastener of  claim 11  wherein the pad is formed of a strip of material coiled about itself or folded back on itself. 
   
   
       14 . The webbing fastener of  claim 11  having at least two lines of stitching. 
   
   
       15 . The webbing fastener of  claim 11  having at least two generally parallel lines of stitching. 
   
   
       16 . The webbing fastener of  claim 11  wherein the pad is generally rectangular. 
   
   
       17 . The webbing fastener of  claim 11  wherein the line or lines of stitching extend from or adjacent a rear edge of the pad toward a front edge 
   
   
       18 . The webbing fastener of  claim 11  wherein the line or lines of stitching are located generally centrally relative to side edges of the pad.