Title:
TOUCH FASTENING PRODUCT FACE CONFIGURATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/066418
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A fastening product, in the form of a flexible, sheet-form substrate (102) having a surface (108); a plurality of walls (104) extending from the surface (108) and defining therebetween an array (114) of cells (116) bounded by the walls (104) such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate (102) forming a floor (122) of each cell; and a plurality of fastener elements (106) extending from the surface (108) and interspersed among the cells (116). The fastener elements having heads (130) spaced above the surface (108) to define loop engagement overhangs (134) disposed within the cells. The cells (116) of the array (114) are arranged in columns (124) and rows (126), each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path (136) within the substrate (102) that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells.
Inventors:
CINA MICHAEL (CA)
ZACH DAVID NICHOLAUS (CA)
COWLEY EARL LORNE (CA)
TODKILL PATRICK D (CA)
JANZEN DANIEL LEE (CA)
GIRARD STEPHANE XAVIER (CA)
ZACH DAVID NICHOLAUS (CA)
COWLEY EARL LORNE (CA)
TODKILL PATRICK D (CA)
JANZEN DANIEL LEE (CA)
GIRARD STEPHANE XAVIER (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2011/002861
Publication Date:
July 12, 2012
Filing Date:
November 15, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VELCRO IND (NL)
CINA MICHAEL (CA)
ZACH DAVID NICHOLAUS (CA)
COWLEY EARL LORNE (CA)
TODKILL PATRICK D (CA)
JANZEN DANIEL LEE (CA)
GIRARD STEPHANE XAVIER (CA)
CINA MICHAEL (CA)
ZACH DAVID NICHOLAUS (CA)
COWLEY EARL LORNE (CA)
TODKILL PATRICK D (CA)
JANZEN DANIEL LEE (CA)
GIRARD STEPHANE XAVIER (CA)
International Classes:
A44B18/00
Foreign References:
| GB2364351A | 2002-01-23 | |||
| AT264770B | 1968-09-10 | |||
| US5579562A | 1996-12-03 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PETERREINS, Frank (Highlight Business TowersMies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8, Munich, DE)
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