Limited durability fastening for a garment
US8539647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/33
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A limited durability fastening for a garment. The garment is provided with fastening members which engage to close the fastening and the fastening members are provided with means for controlling the degradation of the closure strength of the fastening as it is opened and closed and thus the number of permissible closures of the fastening having a pre-determined closure strength. The garment is particularly useful when fitted to a foot where short life is desirable at low cost or to a garment where re-use is to be discouraged for either clinical or commercial reasons.
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