Method for making a mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener
US7188396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/2792
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mushroom-type hook strip for a hook-and-loop fastener has a flexible backing of thermoplastic resin and, integral with backing, an array of upstanding stems distributed across at least one face of the backing, each having a mushroom head. The stems have a molecular orientation as evidenced by a birefringence value of at least 0.001. The mushroom-type hook strip can be produced continuously by injecting resin into cavities of a cylindrical mold while evacuating and cooling the cavities so that the cooled resin becomes molecularly oriented, thus affording to the stems excellent stiffness, durability, and tensile and flexural strength.
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