Patent ID: 6869554

Claim:
A method for making a fastener member comprising: extruding molten resin and applying said resin to a molding roller having forming cavities around its perimeter; applying pressure to said resin to cause said resin to fill said cavities, thereby forming a fastener member preform, said fastener member preform comprising a base and a multiplicity of discrete fastener element preforms integrally molded with and extending from said base, said fastener element preforms at least comprising stem portions and having outermost portions lying over said base; stripping said fastener member preform from said molding roller; and conducting a post-forming operation on said outermost portions of at least some of said fastener element preforms in a manner to form portions of enlarged form that are disposed at outermost ends of said preforms and that overhang said base in a direction perpendicular to the row of said preforms.