Patent ID: 7223314
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: A44B,A61F,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a stretchable fastener product comprising: providing a sheet-term fastener tape comprising a base of synthetic resin, and an array of loop-engagable fastener elements integrally molded with and extending from a first surface of the base; processing said fastener tape including slitting to form longitudinally extending bands of fastener tape and to space said fastener bands transversely apart; and attaching said transversely spaced apart fastener bands to a sheet form elastic web to form the stretchable fastener product, wherein the attaching of the transversely spaced apart fastener bands to the elastic web comprises supporting the spaced apart fastener bands on a support roll wherein the loop-engageable fastener elements are in contact with a surface of the support roll, while simultaneously pressing and heating the elastic web against a second surface of the base of the fastener bands, the support roll having circumferential recesses configured to support the fastener bands and to position the second surface of the base of the fastener bands at the surface of the support roll.