Low profile touch fastener

• Main Author: TOLAN NANCY J.,CLARNER MARK A.,MC DOUGALL WILLIAMB. S.,COTE NORMAND A.,KINGSFORD HOWARD A.,ERICKSON PAUL R.,DOWD CLINTON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.01.2007
• Subjects: BRAIDING; BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE; HABERDASHERY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; JEWELLERY; KNITTING; LACE-MAKING; NON-WOVEN FABRICS; TEXTILES; TRIMMINGS

A releasable touch fastener includes a loop component and a hook component, with a particularly small overall engaged thickness in combination with a high fastening strength, both in peel and shear. The loop component is a woven material, while the hook component may be woven or molded. The molded h...