Patent ID: 8656565

Claim:
A method for maintaining a fastening system, said method comprising: binding a base closure member on a supportive backing with a base binding system having an initial removal threshold from said supportive backing of α 1 , said base closure member having a base closure surface comprising base closure engagement members; removably affixing a strong adapter closure surface of a substantially planar adapter to said base closure surface, wherein said adapter includes a weak adapter closure surface opposite said strong adapter closure surface and having weak adapter closure engagement members, wherein said strong adapter closure surface comprises strong adapter engagement members adapted to mate with said base closure engagement members to provide an initial removal threshold of β 1 , and wherein 0.01α 1 <β 1 <0.75α 1 ; removably attaching a weak target closure surface of a target member, wherein said weak target closure surface comprises weak target closure engagement members adapted to mate with said weak adapter closure engagement members to provide an initial removal threshold of γ 1 , and wherein γ 1 <0.5β 1 ; and replacing said adapter with a replacement adapter upon substantial diminishment of said removal threshold between said weak target closure engagement members and said weak adapter closure engagement members, wherein said replacement adapter includes a weak replacement adapter closure surface opposite a strong replacement adapter closure surface and having weak replacement adapter closure engagement members, wherein said strong replacement adapter closure surface comprises strong replacement adapter engagement members adapted to mate with said base closure engagement members to provide an initial removal threshold of β 2 , wherein 0.01α 1 <β 2 <0.75α 1 , wherein said weak target closure engagement members are adapted to mate with said weak replacement adapter closure engagement members to provide an initial removal threshold of γ 2 , and wherein γ 2 <0.5β 2 .