Patent ID: 9138031
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A44B,A61F,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reticulated mechanical fastening strip having a longitudinal direction and a width direction, the reticulated mechanical fastening strip comprising: multiple strands of a thermoplastic backing attached to each other at bridging regions in the thermoplastic backing and separated from each other between the bridging regions to provide openings in the reticulated mechanical fastening strip, each of the multiple strands having a longitudinal dimension, which is the longest dimension of each of the multiple strands, a width dimension, and a thickness; and wherein the plurality of upstanding posts on a first strand are arranged in a series that is non-parallel to a series of upstanding posts on a second, adjacent strand, and wherein both the plurality of upstanding posts and the multiple strands undulate along the longitudinal direction of the reticulated mechanical fastening strip.