Printable hook and loop structure

A method for producing a printable hook and loop fastening system, the method comprising:

• producing a substrate having two opposing surfaces including (i) a fastening surface that is configured to engage with a hook and loop connection thereby creating a temporary bind and (ii) a textured surface that is textured with surface relief in a direction parallel to a direction of thickness of the substrate;
• applying an adhesive layer to the textured surface of the substrate;
• and
• applying a facesheet that is machine printable to the adhesive layer on a side opposite the substrate, thereby creating a first assembly in which the adhesive layer binds the substrate to the facesheet and the adhesive layer fills in the surface relief such that there are no un-filled gaps beneath the facesheet to level the facesheet.

A printable structure configured to create a temporary bind as one half of a hook and loop connection with another half of the hook and loop connection, the printable structure comprising:

• (A) a substrate having two opposing surfaces including
• (i) a fastening surface that is one of a hook fastening surface and a loop fastening surface of the hook and loop connection;
• and
• (ii) a textured surface that is textured with surface relief in a direction parallel to a direction of thickness of the printable structure;
• (B) an adhesive layer coupled to the textured surface of the substrate;
• and
• (C) a facesheet that is machine printable and is coupled to the adhesive layer on a side opposite the substrate;
• wherein the adhesive layer fills in the surface relief such that there are no un-filled gaps beneath the facesheet to level the facesheet.