Closing mechanism comprising an illuminant, and method for producing one such closing mechanism

• US 7,895,717 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2004
• Issued: 03/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Tuma, Jan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lavinder; Jack W.
• Application Number:
  US10/585,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20070165393A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,254 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 24/442
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 18/0061 Male or hook elements A44B18/0053 takes precedence
• 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]

Abstract

A closing mechanism (1; 101; 201; 301) includes a plurality of closing elements (2; 102; 202; 302, 302a) such as hooks, mushroom heads or loops, and a flat carrier (3; 103; 203; 303). The closing elements (2; 102; 202; 302, 302a) protrude from at least one surface (4) of the carrier (3; 103; 203; 303). The closing mechanism (1; 101; 201; 301) has an illuminant (5; 105; 205; 305), at least in certain sections, which emits light when supplied with energy. The invention also relates to an associated production method.

Claims

1. A closing mechanism, comprising:

a flat carrier having first and second oppositely facing surfaces;

a plurality of releasable closing elements protruding from said first surface of said flat carrier;

a printed illuminant, emitting light upon being supplied with energy, applied directly on at least certain sections to said flat carrier by printing by one of thick film technology and thin film technology; and

another illuminant laminated onto a flat carrier of an adhesive fastener component mated to said releasable closing elements.

2. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

said closing elements are selected from the group consisting of hooks, mushroom heads and loops;

and

said illuminant is applied to said second surface of said flat carrier.

3. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

said illuminant emits light upon being supplied with electrical energy.

4. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

said illuminant is applied by one of screen printing and offset printing to said second surface of said flat carrier.

5. A closing mechanism according to claim 4 wherein

said illuminant applied in thick film technology by screen printing to said second surface of said flat carrier.

6. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

said flat carrier comprises at least one of conductor paths and terminal electrodes making electrical contact with said illuminant.

7. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

said releasable closing elements are integral with said flat carrier.

8. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

said flat carrier and said releasable closing elements comprise a jointly thermoplastic-shaped product.

9. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

said flat carrier and said releasable closing elements comprise a polymer plastic selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene and acylate plastic.

10. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

said flat carrier is a textile product.

11. A closing mechanism according to claim 10 wherein

said textile product is selected from the group consisting of a woven textile, a braided textile and an embroidered textile.

12. A closing mechanism according to claim 10 wherein

said illuminant is located between two plies of said textile product.

13. A closing mechanism according to claim 1 wherein

an electrochemical energy storage device is applied to said flat carrier by one of thick film technology and thin film technology.

14. A closing mechanism, comprising:

a flat carrier with first and second surfaces and having two plies of textile;

a plurality of releasable closing elements protruding from said first surface of said flat carrier; and

an illuminant, emitting light upon being supplied with energy, said illuminant being between said two plies at least in certain sections thereof.

15. A closing mechanism according to claim 14 wherein

said textile product is selected from the group consisting of a woven textile, a braided textile and an embroidered textile.

16. A closing mechanism, comprising:

a flat carrier having first and second oppositely facing surfaces and being a textile product;

a plurality of releasable closing elements protruding from said first surface of said flat carrier; and

a printed illuminant, emitting light upon being supplied with energy, applied directly on at least certain sections to said flat carrier by printing by one of thick film technology and thin film technology.

17. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said closing elements are selected from the group consisting of hooks, mushroom heads and loops;

and

said illuminant is applied to said second surface of said flat carrier.

18. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said illuminant emits light upon being supplied with electrical energy.

19. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said illuminant is applied by one of screen printing and offset printing to said second surface of said flat carrier.

20. A closing mechanism according to claim 19 wherein

said illuminant applied in thick film technology by screen printing to said second surface of said flat carrier.

21. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said flat carrier comprises at least one of conductor paths and terminal electrodes making electrical contact with said illuminant.

22. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said releasable closing elements are integral with said flat carrier.

23. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said flat carrier and said releasable closing elements comprise a jointly thermoplastic-shaped product.

24. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said flat carrier and said releasable closing elements comprise a polymer plastic selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene and acylate plastic.

25. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said textile product is selected from the group consisting of a woven textile, a braided textile and an embroidered textile.

26. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

said illuminant is located between two plies of said textile product.

27. A closing mechanism according to claim 16 wherein

an electrochemical energy storage device is applied to said flat carrier by one of thick film technology and thin film technology.

28. A closing mechanism, comprising:

a flat carrier having first and second oppositely facing surfaces;

a plurality of releasable closing elements protruding from said first surface of said flat carrier;

a printed illuminant, emitting light upon being supplied with energy, applied directly on at least certain sections to said flat carrier by printing by one of thick film technology and thin film technology; and

an electrochemical energy storage device applied to said flat carrier by one of thick film technology and thin film technology.

29. A closing mechanism according to claim 28 wherein

said closing elements are selected from the group consisting of hooks, mushroom heads and loops;

and

said illuminant is applied to said second surface of said flat carrier.

30. A closing mechanism according to claim 28 wherein

said illuminant emits light upon being supplied with electrical energy.

31. A closing mechanism according to claim 28 wherein

said illuminant is applied by one of screen printing and offset printing to said second surface of said flat carrier.

32. A closing mechanism according to claim 28 wherein

said illuminant applied in thick film technology by screen printing to said second surface of said flat carrier.

33. A closing mechanism according to claim 28 wherein

said flat carrier comprises at least one of conductor paths and terminal electrodes making electrical contact with said illuminant.

34. A closing mechanism according to claim 28 wherein

said releasable closing elements are integral with said flat carrier.

35. A closing mechanism according to claim 28 wherein

said flat carrier and said releasable closing elements comprise a jointly thermoplastic-shaped product.

36. A closing mechanism according to claim 28 wherein

said flat carrier and said releasable closing elements comprise a polymer plastic selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene and acylate plastic.