Garment Closure Device

Abstract

There is disclosed a garment closure comprising a front component, a rear component and an intermediate connector component. The connector component fastens the front component and the rear component together so that the front component and rear component are in spaced relationship relative to each other. The rear component is configured for insertion through a fastener aperture.

It is claimed: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising a garment closure device comprising:
 a base comprising a front component, a rear component and a center component, wherein
 the center component has opposite first and second sides, 
 the front component has an inside face and an outside face, 
 the front component has an opening in the outside face and a channel from the opening into the front component, 
 the rear component has an inside face and an outside face, 
 the front component is securely connected to the center component, 
 the rear component is securely connected to the center component, 
 the front component has a front cross-section larger than a front cross-section of the center component, 
 the rear component has a front cross-section larger than the front cross-section of the center component; 
   a cap comprising a shaft and a decorative portion, wherein the decorative portion has a frontal cross-section larger than a front cross-section of the shaft;   wherein the channel and the shaft are adapted to be releasably secured to one another.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the front component comprises a circular disc. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein center component is cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the rear component is disc shaped and has a knurled peripheral edge. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  including a first fabric member having an eyelet and a second fabric member including a keyhole, wherein:
 the cap and the base are configured to sandwich the first fabric member between the decorative portion and the front component, with the shaft passing through the eyelet, 
 the base is configured to sandwich the second fabric member between the front component and the second component, with the center component passing through the keyhole. 
 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein the first aperture is generally ovate and configured so as to prevent the decorative portion from passing therethrough when the shaft is pressed against an edge of the first aperture. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein the second aperture is generally ovate and configured so as to prevent the front component from passing therethrough when the center component is pressed against an edge of the second aperture. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  comprising a plurality of caps each having a substantially identical shaft and having and differing decorative characteristics of the decorative portion.