Patent ID: 9289033
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A44B,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing a hook member of a hook-and-loop fastener, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of plastic monofilaments; forming a plurality of loops on each of the plurality of plastic monofilaments such that each of the plurality of plastic monofilaments has a plurality of loop portions and flat portions between adjacent loop portions; covering the flat portions of the plurality of plastic monofilaments with a web of substrate; fusing the flat portions of the plurality of plastic monofilaments to the substrate so as to fix the plurality of loop portions of the plastic monofilaments onto the substrate; and converting the plurality of loop portions into a plurality of hook elements to thereby producing the hook member that comprises a plurality of hook elements.