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Article having an improved closure device

US8533866B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2005
Grant dateSep 17, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA41D3/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An article having an improved closure device. The article includes an opening including: (i) an overlapping portion with a receiving aperture; and (ii) an underlying surface; and (b) an asymmetrically offset fastener attached to the underlying surface of the article for fastening the underlying surface to the overlapping portion, wherein the asymmetrically offset fastener is dimensionally greater in one direction than in the other direction with respect to the aperture.

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