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US 4,672,722 AGranted
Single tape closure construction
AssigneeJMW Textiles
InventorJosef Malamed
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Abstract
A single tape fastener construction comprises an elongated tape having a plurality of alternating strips of hook and pile members. Each strip is disposed in an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal edge of the tape. A method for fabricating a closure using such tape is also disclosed.
Claims8
A tape fastener construction comprising:
- a backing member, a plurality of alternating strips of hook and pile members on one side of said backing member, where each strip is disposed at approximately the same acute angle with respect to the longitudinal edge of the tape, said tape being adapted to be cut so as to provide two separate fastener to be fastened together in reversed orientation to each other.
A method of fastening together two elements comprising providing a tape having alternating hook and pile strips on one side of the tape disposed at approximately the same acute angle with respect to the longitudinal edge of the tape,
- cutting the tape to provide two fasteners, and
- attaching a first of said fasteners to one of said elements and the other of said fasteners to the other of said elements in reversed orientation to said first fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.