Fastening arrangement at the ends of two straps for the detachable connection thereof

Claim 1

A fastening arrangement for the ends of two straps for the detachable interconnection thereof, at the end region of at least one of the straps there being provided two self-adhering strips in a spaced relation in the lengthwise direction of said one strap, a connection member comprising two fastener parts detachably connectable with one another, each of said fastener parts having a retaining bar, and adapted to be attached to the end of a respective strap, a first one of said fastener parts having an aperture limited by two side pieces aNd two cross pieces, each cross piece lying in a different parallel plane, a second fastener part having a supporting portion and a tongue projecting outwardly from said supporting portion and disposed in a plane parallel thereto, which parallel plane is separated from the plane of the supporting portion by a distance corresponding to that between the planes of the two cross pieces of said first fastener part, said tongue adapted to be introduced into the aperture of the first fastener part for the purpose of closing the fastening arrangement in such a manner that the supporting portion rests against one side of one cross piece and the tongue rests against the oppositely-facing side of the other cross piece, and further including fastening means in the form of plugs provided at one fastener part and corresponding holes provided in the other fastening part, said plugs being arranged for entering into the corresponding holes in the other fastening part, at least one of the retaining bars, in the attached position of the fastening arrangement, being situated between the strips of one of the straps and within a loop formed by the joining of such strips, said two straps having hemmed edges, each retaining bar being provided at its inner side with two guide indentations for the hemmed edges.