Patent ID: 7638009

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a connector having fasteners, such as hooks or eyes for a hook-and-eye connector, comprising the steps: a) fastening a plurality of the fasteners in an array on a face of a backing sheet; b) forming an aperture in a first sheet portion for receiving each fastener, each aperture extending between opposing first and second surfaces of the first sheet portion; c) inserting each fastener into a respective aperture such that the face of the backing sheet is directed inwardly to lie against the first surface; d) abutting a second sheet portion with the second surface and joining the first and second sheet portions such that they are joined along at least two opposing edges common to both the first and second sheet portions; e) fixing the backing sheet to the first or second sheet portion; f) inverting the first and second sheet portions such that the face of the backing sheet is directed outwardly, each fastener protrudes outwardly from each aperture and the backing sheet lies between the first and second sheet portions.