Molded surface fastener

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9888746
APP PUB NO 20170008435A1
SERIAL NO

15119167

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Abstract

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This surface fastener has a substrate portion and a plurality of engaging elements, each of the engaging elements being provided with a stem portion standing from the substrate portion and a hook portion extending in the fastener width direction from the stem portion. The engaging element has a narrow width tip end portion provided with at least a hook portion and an enlarged width portion provided with only the stem portion, separated by a reference surface along the fastener length and height directions as a boundary. This makes an undercut hardly formable in the molding of the engaging element, and deficiencies such as deformation and the like of the engaging element can be prevented. Further, the strength of the stem portion can be increased, and a damage which a loop-shaped engaging element and the engaging element receive when the loop-shaped engaging element is attached or pulled out can be reduced.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • YKK CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iyoda, Yoshitomo Tokyo, JP 16 83
Murasaki, Ryuichi Tokyo, JP 81 1596
Takizawa, Toshiaki Tokyo, JP 76 1031
Yoshida, Tomonari Tokyo, JP 18 105

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