Anti-pop open macrofasteners

US8211079B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Jeromy Thomas Raycheck · South Lebanon, US
• Tracey Elaine Beckman · Cincinnati, US
• Mark James Kline · Okeana, US
• Pablo Ibarra · Monroe, US
• Kevin Ronald Kanya · Monroe, US
• Sue Ann Mills · Cincinnati, US
• John Molander · Montgomery, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2005
• Grant date: Jul 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 29, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F13/5633
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A tab and slot closure system has a tab member, a slot member, and an anti-pop open device. The tab member has a tab element which has a first region and a second region. The first region includes a proximal edge, and the second region includes a distal edge. The tab element is attached to the substrate element along a line of attachment. The slot member has an inboard portion, an outboard portion, and a slot disposed between the inboard portion and the outboard portion. The anti-pop open device is disposed on either the tab member or the slot member and reduces the likelihood of the tab member unintentionally disengaging the slot member when the tab and slot closure system is fastened.