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Reclosable fastener riser/spacer, and methods of constructing and utilizing same

  • US 7,390,057 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2005
  • Issued: 06/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A spacer/riser device, comprising, in combination:

  • a rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device;

    said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device having a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface;

    said flat top surface is parallel to said flat bottom surface;

    said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device includes a spacer member completely surrounded by a main spacer retainer member;

    said spacer member is unitary with said main spacer retainer member to form said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device;

    said spacer member forms a crown of said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device;

    said main spacer retainer member forms a brim of said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device;

    said spacer member having an uppermost surface which is said flat top surface of said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device;

    said main spacer retainer member having a lowermost surface which is said flat bottom surface of said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device;

    said spacer member having a parallelepiped shape with a first square perimeter;

    said main spacer retainer member having a parallelepiped shape with a second square perimeter;

    said second square perimeter is concentric with and larger than said first square perimeter;

    first and second planar external substrates;

    said first planar external substrate being disposed parallel to said second planar external substrate;

    said first and second external substrates are not coplanar;

    first securement means permanently affixing said main spacer retainer member to said first planar external substrate at said flat bottom surface of said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device;

    a reclosable fastener including a first fastener member and a second fastener member;

    second securement means permanently affixing said first fastener member of said reclosable fastener to said spacer member at said flat top surface of said rigid, one-piece, non-deformable, non-flexible hat-shaped spacer/riser device; and

    third securement means permanently affixing said second fastener member of said reclosable fastener to said second planar external substrate;

    whereby said first and second fastener members are releasably interlocked with each other to maintain said first and second planar external substrate parallel to each other and without folds and creases in said first and second planar external substrates.

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