Sheet material including a surface fastener
AssigneeYKK Corporation of America
InventorsCraig Graham, Yoshiaki Hamada
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Abstract
A bundling strap for bundling objects is disclosed. The bundling strap has a generally trapezoidal shape and includes a first surface with loops and a second surface with hooks. The strap also have a narrow end and a wide end with an aperture. Methods of producing the strap are also disclosed. These methods includes laminating a sheet of hooks to a sheet of loops and either directly cutting the composite sheet into bundling straps and/or lining the hooks with a second sheet of loops and cutting the lined composite sheet into bundling straps.
Claims40
A flexible strap, comprising:
- a first side having a first fastening surface;
- a second side having a second fastening surface which is complementary to the first fastening surface;
- a narrow end;
- a wide end that is wider than the narrow end;
- and
- wherein the strap narrows progressively from the wide end to the narrow end.
A flexible strap for bundling objects, comprising:
- a first side having a first fastening surface;
- a second side having a second fastening surface which is complementary to the first fastening surface;
- a narrow end;
- a wide end having an arch shaped slit for receiving the narrow end;
- and
- wherein the strap narrows from the wide end to the narrow end forming a trapezoidal shape.
A flexible strap, comprising:
- a first side having a first fastening surface consisting of a combination of both hooks and loops;
- a narrow end;
- a wide end that is wider than the narrow end;
- wherein the strap narrows progressively from the wide end to the narrow end.
A method of producing a flexible strap for bundling objects, comprising:
- providing a sheet material having a first fastening surface and a second fastening surface which is complementary to the first fastening surface;
- feeding the sheet material into a die cutting machine;
- and
- severing the sheet in a direction substantially lateral to the feeding direction.
A method of producing a fastening material, comprising:
- providing a sheet material having a first complementary fastening surface and a second complementary fastening surface;
- providing a liner material cover in contact with at least one fastening surface;
- and
- wherein the liner prevents the complementary fastening surfaces from binding to each other.
A fastening material, comprising:
- a sheet material having a first complementary fastening surface and a second complementary fastening surface;
- and
- a liner material cover in contact with at least one fastening surface.
A flexible strap sheet, comprising:
- a sheet material having a first side having a first fastening surface;
- a second side having a second fastening surface which is complementary to the first fastening surface;
- a plurality of cuts extending substantially through said sheet material and defining straps having one wide end that progressively narrows towards a narrow end, wherein said straps are alternately juxtaposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.