Abstract: A fitting for releasably connecting two plates, particularly furniture plates includes a clamping member which is rotatably mounted in a housing between a released position and a locked position, wherein the clamping member receives the head of a corresponding tightening bolt. The housing is composed of an upper part and a lower part which can be lockably connected with each other, wherein the two parts and the clamping member arranged between the two parts are manufactured in a single work step so as to be connected through intended breaking points.

Abstract: An improved garment loop for engaging and disengaging a button is described which includes at least one aperture for receiving a pin element. In a preferred embodiment, the loop is manufactured from a single piece of wire which provides for resilient movement of a button receiving portion by way of an overlapping element structure comprising a horizontal strap bar which includes a pair of generally flat stamped elements engaged together with a riveted pin.