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Deployable touch fastener

US9282790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2014
Grant dateMar 15, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/2742
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Embodiments related to a touch fastener and its methods of manufacture and use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the touch fastener may include a substrate with a first portion and a second portion displaceable relative to the first portion. A first fastening element may be formed in the first portion. When the first portion is displaced relative to the second portion, a force and/or moment generated by the displacement may cause the first fastening element to be deployed.

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