Touch fastening product face configuration

A method of forming a discrete fastener, the method comprising:

• providing a flexible, sheet-form product comprising:
• a flexible, sheet-form substrate having a surface;
• a plurality of walls extending from the surface and defining therebetween an array of cells bounded by the walls such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate forming a floor of each cell;
• and
• a plurality of fastener elements extending from the surface and interspersed among the cells, the fastener elements having heads spaced above the surface to define loop engagement overhangs disposed within the cells,
• wherein the cells of the array are arranged in columns and rows, each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path within the substrate that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells;
• and
• severing the flexible, sheet-form product to form a discrete fastener having at least one cell fully bounded by the walls and a perimeter defined by severed edges of the substrate, the walls extending to the perimeter of the fastener to partially bound cells of the array open at the severed edges.

A fastening product, comprising:

• a flexible, sheet-form substrate having a surface;
• a plurality of walls extending from the surface and defining therebetween an array of cells bounded by the walls such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate forming a floor of each cell;
• and
• a plurality of fastener elements extending from the surface and interspersed among the cells, the fastener elements having heads spaced above the surface to define loop engagement overhangs disposed within the cells,
• wherein the cells of the array are arranged in columns and rows, each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path within the substrate that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells,
• wherein at least some of the fastener elements are embedded in the walls, with heads of the embedded fastener elements extending into adjacent cells.

A fastening product, comprising:

• a flexible, sheet-form substrate having a surface;
• a plurality of walls extending from the surface and defining therebetween an array of cells bounded by the walls such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate forming a floor of each cell;
• and
• a plurality of fastener elements extending from the surface and interspersed among the cells, the fastener elements having heads spaced above the surface to define loop engagement overhangs disposed within the cells,
• wherein the cells of the array are arranged in columns and rows, each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path within the substrate that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells,
• wherein the substrate has lateral edges bounding the surface, with the plurality of walls extending to all of the lateral edges of the substrate and partially bounding cells open at the lateral edges of the substrate.

A fastening product, comprising:

• a flexible, sheet-form substrate having a surface;
• a plurality of walls extending from the surface and defining therebetween an array of cells bounded by the walls such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate forming a floor of each cell;
• and
• a plurality of fastener elements extending from the surface and interspersed among the cells, the fastener elements having heads spaced above the surface to define loop engagement overhangs disposed within the cells,
• wherein the cells of the array are arranged in columns and rows, each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path within the substrate that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells,
• wherein the walls are taller than the fastener elements, as measured from the surface of the substrate.

A fastening product, comprising:

• a flexible, sheet-form substrate having a surface;
• a plurality of walls extending from the surface and defining therebetween an array of cells bounded by the walls such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate forming a floor of each cell;
• and
• a plurality of fastener elements extending from the surface and interspersed among the cells, the fastener elements having heads spaced above the surface to define loop engagement overhangs disposed within the cells,
• wherein the cells of the array are arranged in columns and rows, each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path within the substrate that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells,
• wherein the walls and the fastener elements extend from the surface of the substrate to a substantially common height.

A fastening product, comprising:

• a flexible, sheet-form substrate having a surface;
• a plurality of walls extending from the surface and defining therebetween an array of cells bounded by the walls such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate forming a floor of each cell;
• and
• a plurality of fastener elements extending from the surface and interspersed among the cells, the fastener elements having heads spaced above the surface to define loop engagement overhangs disposed within the cells,
• wherein the cells of the array are arranged in columns and rows, each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path within the substrate that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells,
• wherein at least some of the cells are void of fastener elements.