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US 7,407,496 B2Granted
Fastening film system and assembly comprising a fastening film system and a substrate
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorJohann F. Petersen
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Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorJohann F. Petersen
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The present invention relates to a fastening film system 1 comprising a backing 7 and an adhesive layer 6 on one of the two major surfaces of the backing 7, the backing 7 bearing on its exposed major surface 3a opposite to the adhesive layer 6 a plurality of male fastening elements 4 capable of engaging with fibrous materials 32 having a plurality of complementary female fastening elements, and a plurality of through-holes 2 extending through the thickness 11 of the backing 7 so that the adhesive layer 6 attached to the backing 7 is exposed through such through-holes 2 wherein at least one of said through-holes 2 is encompassed by the backing 7, and wherein the fastening film system 1 releasably adheres to said fibrous materials 32 through a combination of a mechanical and an adhesive bonding mechanism.
Fastening film system comprising a backing and an adhesive layer on one of the two major surfaces of the backing, the backing bearing on its exposed major surface opposite to the adhesive layer a plurality of male fastening elements capable of engaging with fibrous materials 32 having a plurality of complementary female fastening elements, and a plurality of through-holes extending through the thickness of the backing so that the adhesive layer attached to the backing is exposed through such through-holes 2 wherein at least one of said through-holes is encompassed by the backing, and wherein the fastening film system releasably adheres to said fibrous materials through a combination of a mechanical and an adhesive bonding mechanism.
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