Title:
【発明の名称】相互かみ合い物品
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2693155
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An intermeshable article useful for a multitude of purposes such as fastening, closing, coupling and connecting, to name but a few. The article includes a member (26) which has at least one major surface (23) which is a structured surface. The structured surface is made up of a plurality of elements (26). Each element has at least one side (28) inclined relative to the plane of the member at an angle sufficient to form a taper. Thus, each element may mesh with at least one corresponding element when brought into contact therewith and adhere thereto at least partially because of the frictional characteristics of the contacting surfaces. The corresponding element may be the article itself, another similar article or a dissimilar article, such as for example a container having a correspondingly shaped structured surface. In the preferred embodiment, the elements are arranged side by side to form a plurality of linear ridges (30) and grooves (32) whereby the sides of adjacent elements form the sides of each groove.
Inventors:
Roger Henry Appel Dawn
Application Number:
JP21002887A
Publication Date:
December 24, 1997
Filing Date:
August 24, 1987
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manyufu Actuating Company
International Classes:
A44B18/00; B23Q16/08; F16B5/07; (IPC1-7): A44B18/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP59156305A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Asamura (3 outside)