Patent ID: 7384415

Claim:
An article having a surface fastening system, the surface fastening system including: a) a first fastening element comprising: a retaining element; an attached portion joined to the article, said attached portion being fully or intermittently attached to the article; a liftable portion extending from the attached portion, wherein at least about 5% of the retaining element is located on the liftable portion, said liftable portion being adapted to be lifted away from the article; a hinge line positioned between the attached portion and the liftable portion; and b) a second fastening element comprising: a retaining element, wherein at least a portion of the retaining element of said second fastening element is configured to be releasably engageable with at least a portion of the liftable portion of said first fastening element; an attached portion joined to the article; a liftable portion extending from the attached portion of said second fastening element wherein at least about 5% of the retaining element of the second fastening element is located upon the second fastening element liftable portion; a hinge line positioned between the attached portion and the liftable portion of said second fastening element, said article comprising a primary direction of load bearing, the primary direction of load bearing intersecting the hinge line of at least one of said first and second fastening elements at an angle of less than 90 degrees.