Patent ID: 7141283

Claim:
A fastener component for securing a loop-carrying member, the fastener component comprising: a tubular structure having a joint extending longitudinally along the tubular structure; and a plurality of discrete projections extending from an inner surface of the tubular structure, each projection including a molded stem of resin integral with the inner surface of the tubular structure from which the projection extends, and a loop-engageable head formed at a distal end of the stem to overhang the inner surface, a molded rib extending longitudinally from the inner surface of the tubular structure, wherein a majority of the projections are directed away from a common, open longitudinal end of the tubular structure to allow longitudinal overlap of the fastener component with a complementary loop-carrying member received from the common longitudinal end, but to resist subsequent removal of the loop-carrying member toward the common longitudinal end due to engagement of the projections.