Separable fastener having a perimeter cover gasket
First Claim
1. A separable fastener component for use with a complementary separable fastener component, said separable fastener component comprising:
- a. a base member, having a nominal fastening face and a non-fastening face;
b. carried on said fastening face, a pattern of fastening elements, said fastening elements selected from the group consisting of hook-type and loop-type elements, said pattern comprising;
i. an interior region of fastening elements, free of any cover;
ii. a perimeter region, substantially surrounding said interior region; and
c. covering each of said fastening elements of said perimeter region, a cover that contacts said base around substantially the entire interior region.
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Abstract
A separable fastener component for use with a complementary separable fastener component has a base member, having a nominal fastening face and a non-fastening face. Carried on the fastening face is a pattern of fastening elements, comprising an interior region carrying fastening elements that are free of any cover. Substantially surrounding the interior region is a perimeter region that carries fastening elements which are covered. The perimeter region of covered fastening elements may be a rectangular or non-rectangular annulus. The fastening elements may be hooks or loops.
The fastening component may be incorporated into a molded product, with minimal intrusion of the molding material into the fastening elements of the main region. The perimeter cover forms a gasket seal with the mold in several different configurations and prevents molding material from infiltrating to the uncovered interior region of fastening elements. The perimeter cover need not be removed for use of the fastener component, because the uncovered interior fastening elements function normally.
An assembly line method of making the fastening component and a method of molding the fastening component into an article are also disclosed.
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29 Claims
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1. A separable fastener component for use with a complementary separable fastener component, said separable fastener component comprising:
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a. a base member, having a nominal fastening face and a non-fastening face; b. carried on said fastening face, a pattern of fastening elements, said fastening elements selected from the group consisting of hook-type and loop-type elements, said pattern comprising; i. an interior region of fastening elements, free of any cover; ii. a perimeter region, substantially surrounding said interior region; and c. covering each of said fastening elements of said perimeter region, a cover that contacts said base around substantially the entire interior region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A separable fastener component for use with a complementary separable fastener component, said separable fastener component comprising:
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a. a base member, having a nominal fastening face and a non-fastening face; b. carried on said fastening face, a pattern of fastening elements, said fastening elements selected from the group consisting of hook-type and loop-type elements, said pattern comprising; i. an interior region of fastening elements, free of any cover; ii. substantially surrounding said interior region, a perimeter region; and c. partially covering each of said fastening elements of said perimeter region, a cover that intimately surrounds and substantially fills any space around each of said covered fastening elements such that tip surfaces of said engaging elements are slightly exposed, said cover being sufficiently flexible, sized and continuous and said exposed portion of said fastening element tips being sufficiently small such that if said fastener component is placed in a trench having a bottom face and side walls, of a mold, and said fastener component is forced against at least one of said bottom face and said side walls, and molding material is introduced into said mold, said cover forms a gasket seal with said mold and prevents any molding material from flowing past said cover into said interior region of fastening elements. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A molded product comprising:
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a. a body comprising solidified molding material, said body having at least one surface and an interior body region; and b. fixed to said surface of said molded body, a separable fastener component for use with a complementary separable fastener component, said separable fastener component comprising; i. a base member, having a nominal fastening face and a non-fastening face; ii. carried on said fastening face, a pattern of fastening elements, said fastening elements selected from the group consisting of hook-type and loop-type elements, said pattern comprising; A. an interior region of fastening elements, free of any cover; and B. a perimeter region, substantially surrounding said interior region; and iii. covering each of said fastening elements of said perimeter region, a cover that contacts said base around substantially the entire interior region. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A separable fastener apparatus comprising:
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a. a fastener component comprising; i. a base member, having a nominal fastening face and a non-fastening face; ii. carried on said fastening face, a pattern of a first type of fastening elements, said fastening elements selected from the group consisting of hook-type and loop-type elements, said pattern comprising; A. an interior region of fastening elements, free of any cover; B. a perimeter region, substantially surrounding said interior region; and iii. covering each of said fastening elements of said perimeter region, a cover that contacts said base around substantially the entire interior region; and b. a second separable fastener component comprising a surface carrying fastening elements that are complementary to said first fastening elements within said interior region. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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