Patent ID: 6569369
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of fabricating continuously connected fastener stock, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a rotating molding wheel, said rotating molding wheel being provided with a peripheral impression comprising a pair of peripherally-extending side members interconnected by a plurality of cross-links; (b) extruding molten plastic into the peripheral impression of said rotating molding wheel, with a layer of controlled film overlying the peripheral impression; (c) allowing the molten plastic to solidify; (d) using a knife in substantially elliptical contact with the peripheral impression to skive excess plastic from the rotating molding wheel, said knife having a bottom provided with a first cut-out portion aligned with one of said peripherally-extending side members so as to augment the transverse cross-sectional size thereof; and (e) removing the continuously connected fastener stock thus formed from the rotating molding wheel.