Patent ID: 6256847
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A44B,A44C,A61N,B33Y,F16B,H05F,Y10T

Abstract:
A reclosable fastener comprising:an insert element having opposing surfaces, opposing side edges, and at least one end, wherein the insert element comprises a plurality of discrete, spaced projections extending orthogonally from at least one opposing side edge in the plane of at least one of the opposing surfaces; anda retention element having a central longitudinal axis, opposing surfaces, opposing side edges, at least one end, and a plurality of discrete, spaced projections extending generally orthogonally from at least one side edge of one of the opposing surfaces, wherein at least one of the projections has a free end that comprises a hook portion extending generally orthogonally from the projection and generally toward the central longitudinal axis; and wherein the fastener operates in first and second conditions, wherein in the first condition the fastener is open and the insert element is disengaged from the retention element, and in the second condition the fastener is closed and the insert element engages the retention element such that the hook portion of the retention element faces the adjacent surface of the insert element, and the insert element spaced projections engage the retention element spaced projections.