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US 5,691,027 AGranted
Fastener with a dual purpose cover sheet
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsCarey J. Eckhardt, Bradley D. Zinke
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Abstract
The invention relates to a fastener member having a dual purpose cover sheet. The fastener member includes a base sheet, a plurality of engaging members projecting from the base sheet, a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on an opposite surface of a base sheet, and a dual purpose cover sheet. The dual purpose cover sheet protects the adhesive layer of a first fastener member, and the engaging members of a second, underlying fastener member.
Claims19
A fastener arrangement, comprising:
- a) a first fastener member, comprising:
- i) a base sheet having a first major surface;
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- ii) a plurality of engaging members attached to and projecting from the first major surface;
- b) a dual purpose cover sheet having first and second major surfaces, the first major surface including means for releasable affixation to the engaging members of the first fastener member, to affix the cover sheet to the first fastener member;
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- c) a second fastener member overlying said first fastener member, comprising:
- i) a base sheet having first and second major surfaces;
- ii) a multiplicity of engaging members attached to and projecting from the first major surface;
- iii) a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive interposed between the second major surface of said base sheet and said second major surface of said cover sheet, for releasably affixing the second fastener member to said cover sheet.
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A fastener arrangement, comprising:
- a first fastener member, comprising a base sheet having a first major surface and a plurality of engaging members attached to and projecting from the first major surface;
- a dual purpose cover sheet having first and second major surfaces, the first major surface including means for releasable affixation to the engaging members of the first fastener member to affix the cover sheet to the first fastener member, and the second major surface including means for facilitating release of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer;
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- a second fastener member overlying said first fastener member, comprising a base sheet having first and second major surfaces, a multiplicity of engaging members attached to and projecting from the first major surface, and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive interposed between the second major surface of said base sheet and said second major surface of said cover sheet for releasably affixing the second fastener member to said cover sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.