Dale E Turcotte

US Patent:

7373699, May 20, 2008

Filed:

Oct 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/688301

Inventors:

Paul R. Erickson - New Boston NH, US
Dale E. Turcotte - New Boston NH, US
William B. S. Mc Dougall - Concord NH, US

Assignee:

Velcro Industries B.V. - Curacao

International Classification:

A44B 18/00

US Classification:

24452, 24442

Abstract:

A strip-form touch fastener component includes a resin base having a front surface from which an array of molded plastic fastener elements project, and a reinforcing knit fabric directly laminated to a side of the resin base opposite the fastener elements, the fabric having float filament sections extending generally along an outer surface of a back side of the fastener component. The float sections are connected to the back side of the fastener component only at their ends, and otherwise lie against the back side of the fastener component to reinforce the resin base against tearing.