Abstract: An article (10) has a fastener button (12) formed of a one or more layers (26) of relatively stiff material that is secured to the article by one or more lines of stitching (40) passing through the pad and into the article thereby securing the pad to the article and thereby defining a stitched region of the pad and side portions of the pad extending transversely from either side of the stitched region In use, a fastener member (14) having an elongate slot (16b) closed at one end may be placed between the article (10) and the side portions, with at least part of the stitched region in the slot (16b), the stiffness and configuration of the pad and the slot being such that in normal use the pad cannot be bent double and pulled through the slot (16b).

Abstract: A webbing fastener (10) has a hook element (12) formed from a woven webbing strap (14) having a proximal end (16) and a distal end (18) that has a hook-like pad (20) formed thereon, and, an aperture element (22) that may be formed by a ‘square ring’ (24) attached by a loop (26) to a second strip of webbing (28). The pad (20) can be formed by coiling the distal end (18) of webbing strap (14) into a flat tight coil and sewing it transversely to form a pair of transverse seams (30) that divide the pad (20) into a proximal end portion (a) and a distal end portion (b). The proximal end portion (a) forms a barb-like hook that can be move away from the distal portion of the webbing strap (14) to engage the proximal periphery of the ring (24) and to retain the hook element (12) within the aperture element (22).