Connected fastening members and process for production of resin molded article with fastening member

• US 6,828,004 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2002
• Issued: 12/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kuraray Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kuraray Company Limited
• Inventors: Itoh, Hiroshi, Ogawa, Shiro, Saeki, Takashi, Shimamura, Kunihiko, Tanokura, Tooru
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmad, Nasser
• Assistant Examiner(s): RHEE, JANE J
• Application Number:
  US10/263,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20030072912A1
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 428/99, 428/100, 428/61, 428/163, 428/900, 428/306.6, 243/03, 243/04, 244/42
• US Class Current: 428/99
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 33/16 using magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 44/1261 Avoiding impregnation of a preformed part
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/14467 Joining articles or parts of a single article B29C45/14377, B29C45/14385, B29C45/14581, B29C45/14614 and B29C45/006 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/729 Hook and loop-type fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/90 Magnetic feature
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/27 including readily dissociable fastener having numerous, protruding, unitary filaments randomly interlocking with, and simultaneously moving towards, mating structure [e.g., hook-loop type fastener]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/32 having magnetic fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/33 having adhesive fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/197 with noncoplanar reinforcement
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24008 including fastener for attaching to external surface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24017 Hook or barb
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24537 Parallel ribs and/or grooves

Abstract

Connected fastening members and method for mold-in articles. The connected fastening members include a plurality of mold-in fastening members each having a substrate and a predetermined number of engaging elements formed on a first or front surface of the substrate. The mold-in fastening members are connected with each other by a connecting member that is disposed on a second or the back surface thereof. Using the connected fastening members, a plurality of the fastening members can be easily fit to a recessed portion of a mold in a single operation, resulting in improved working efficiency.

Claims

1. Connected fastening members, comprising:

a plurality of mold-in fastening members each including,

a substrate, said substrate comprising a pair of lateral edges and a pair of lengthwise edges,

a first surface having a predetermined engaging elements, and

a second surface with no engaging element; and

connecting means configured to connect the mold-in fastening members and covering at least a part of the second surface of each said mold-in fastening members,

wherein a lengthwise end of a first mold-in fastening member is arranged directly in contact with a lengthwise end of at least a second mold-in fastening member, and the connecting means covers the contact area.

2. The connected fastening members according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means includes at least one of a porous material and a resin molded article.

3. The connected fastening members according to claim 1, wherein the first surface is a front surface and the second surface is a back surface.

4. The connected fastening members according to claim 1, further comprising a continuous groove formed on at least one of the first and second side.

5. The connected fastening members according to claim 1, further comprising porous seal members configured to permit a liquid molding resin to penetrate through the lengthwise ends.

6. The connected fastening members according to claim 1, wherein lengthwise ends of the mold-in fastening members include flat portions.

7. The connected fastening members according to claim 1, wherein lengthwise ends of the mold-in fastening members have no engagement elements.

8. The connected fastening members according to claim 1, further comprising one of a magnetic material and ferrite-containing material.

9. The connected fastening members according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means is flexible.

10. A connected fastening member apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of mold-in fastening members each including,

a substrate, said substrate comprising a pair of lateral edges and a pair of lengthwise edges,

a first surface having a predetermined number of engaging elements, and

a second surface with no engaging element; and

at least one connecting member configured to connect the mold-in fastening members and to cover at least a part of the second surface of each said fastening member,

wherein a lengthwise end of a first mold-in fastening member is arranged directly in contact with a lengthwise end of at least a second mold-in fastening member, and the connecting means covers the contact area.

11. The connected fastening member apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the at least one connecting member includes at least one of a porous material and a resin molded article.

12. The connected fastening member apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first surface is a front surface and the second surface is a back surface.

13. The connected fastening member apparatus according to claim 10, further including a continuous groove formed on at least one of the first and second side.

14. The connected fastening member apparatus according to claim 10, further including porous seal members configured to permit a liquid molding resin to penetrate through the lengthwise ends.

15. The connected fastening member apparatus according to claim 10, wherein lengthwise ends of the mold-in fastening members include flat portions.

16. The connected fastening member apparatus according to claim 10, wherein lengthwise ends of the mold-in fastening members have no engagement elements.

17. The connected fastening member apparatus according to claim 10, further including one of a magnetic material and ferrite-containing material.

18. The connected fastening members according to claim 10, wherein the at least one connecting member is flexible.