Patent ID: 8225467
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An area fastener product comprising a strip-form base of resin having a broad surface from which an array of discrete fastener elements extends, the base and fastener elements together forming a unitary and seamless mass of resin, the fastener elements each comprising a molded stem tapering in width and extending from the broad surface of the base to a curved head that extends toward a front side of the fastener element, forms a crook and ends in a distal tip, wherein each fastener element has a back side opposite its front side; the curved head protrudes beyond the stem on the back side of the fastener element to form an overhang defined by an overhang surface of the head directed toward the base; wherein the crook formed by the curved head is defined in part by an underside head surface that is disposed directly over a lower portion of the stem; and wherein a highest elevation of the curved head is approximately centered over a lower portion of the stem between front and rear stem fillets.