Vest and pocket fastening system
View Patent ↗A pocket fastening system for a vest wherein the pocket has a backing plate and a plurality of fasteners positioned on the backing plate for receipt into recesses formed on horizontal webbing strips on the surface of the vest.
1. A pocket fastening system for a garment comprising:
a pocket having a backing plate and at least one garment attachment fastener having means for removably and pivotally positioning the at least one garment attachment fastener on the backing plate; and
at least one horizontal webbing on the garment having at least one recess for receipt of the garment attachment fastener;
wherein the backing plate has a hole for receipt of the garment attachment fastener and a plurality of positioning recesses spaced around the hole.
2. The fastening system of claim 1 wherein the garment attachment fastener comprises:
a front section having a tab portion and a hook portion;
a back portion having a latch and a positioning pin; and
an attachment pin located on the back portion.
3. The fastening system of claim 2 wherein the latch has an angled surface.
4. The fastening system of claim 2 wherein the front section has a relief adjacent the tab portion.
5. The fastening system of claim 2 wherein the attachment pin has two flexible legs, and an enlarged head portion.
6. The fastening system of claim 1 wherein the means for detachably and pivotally positioning the at least one garment attachment fastener on the backing plate is a compressible attachment pin extending from a back portion of the fastener and engaging a hole in the backing plate and a positioning pin also located on the back portion and extending into a recess in the backing plate.