Male touch fastener elements
US11986063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2043/465
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A male touch fastener product with a resin surface and an array of spaced-apart male touch fastener elements carried on the surface. Each touch fastener element has a stem extending from the surface and a head disposed at a distal end of the stem and extending laterally from the stem to a distal edge overhanging the surface. The head, stem and surface form a contiguous mass of resin, the head. The distal edge has multiple toes extending laterally outward and varying in shape and size about the edge, with adjacent toes having facing, free-form resin surfaces defining crevices therebetween. The fastener element is particularly flexible and engages with very fine fibers.
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