Patent ID: 6460228
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
A monofilament interlaced loop surfaced and thin-profile fastener strip base material that is fabricated into a unitary structural entity by a knitting machine, the innovative features of which are:The upper and lower section wraps of the woof elements are interlaced to form a bottom weave and consists of a woof-oriented monofilament, the overlaps of which continuously bind a pair of adjacent wraps and thereafter skips the next pair of adjacent wraps in an alternating pattern; the vertical linear interlinking of the said overlaps by the said continuous binding then becomes the wharf element of the said bottom weave; the sections of said monofilament that are not utilized for binding densely distributed along the said bottom weave surface become arch-shaped freestanding loops that are flat and narrow and have an optimal degree of fastening strength and, furthermore, minimal lean propensity, the thin-profile structure thereby providing for the engagement of hook ends along the bottom side of a male fastener strip to the base material (female fastener strip) to thereby achieve conjoinment.