Origitech LLC

Velcro Industries B.v.

Pamela C Wang

Der-Shi Wang

David E Godlewski

A weaving reed ( ) having a plurality of reed dents ( ) fixed in certain positions and which may be located in a reed baulk ( ). The reeds may be plain reeds or reeds, with any profile, usable virtually on any loom. The dents are formed of wires and spaces ( ) and are variably spaced. The variable spaces are formed by varying the thickness of the wires, the width of the spaces, or a combination thereof to produce fabrics with a desired warp density across the entire width of a given fabric. The reed may produce a consistent warp end density which improves the mechanical properties of a given fabric and also provides virtually consistent air permeability across the width of the finished fabrics. The reed can also produce changes in warp end density in a given fabric for certain desired effects. A rotary type reed ( ) and weaving rotor ( ) for multiple-shed looms are also disclosed.

Weaving reed dent spacing arrangements

A woven fastener product is shown in which monofilament loops woven in the structure are shown sized and located to provide pin-receiving mounting sleeves as part of the woven structure to fasten a device or object to the woven structure. In one case, a pair of sleeves has a pre-determined spacing corresponding to the spacing between a pair of mounting pins of a pre-determined device such as a wrist watch. In another case, an extensive field of mounting sleeves formed by a series of adjacent, parallel rows of the sleeves enable the mounting on the same band of different devices having different mounting pin spacings, e.g., to enable different size watches to be used on the same type of band. The mounting loops lying between those that correspond with the particular mounted device provide a cushioning effect adding to comfort and secure positioning of the watch or other device on the band. Particular woven fastener bands are shown which include an array of hook elements and an array of loop elements that extend from the surface of different respective regions of a common fabric base. The hook arrays are formed by warp yarns, the array of hooks and the array of mounting-sleeve defining loops being separated in the warp direction of the fabric base. To form a self-engaged fastening, the fastener product is conformed so that the hook elements overlie multifilament loop elements, extensions of the multifilament loop elements forming part of the fabric base the loop elements.

Aligning woven loop elements to form mounting sleeves

A weaving reed spacing arrangement having a plurality of reed dents fixed in certain positions and which may be located in a reed baulk. The reeds may be plain reeds or reeds, with any profile, usable virtually on any loom. The dents are formed of wires and spaces and are variably spaced. The variable spaces are formed a number of techniques to produce fabrics with a desired warp density across the entire width of a given fabric. The reed may produce a consistent warp end density which improves the mechanical properties of a given fabric and also provides virtually consistent air permeability across the width of the finished fabrics. The reed can also produce changes in warp end density in a given fabric for certain desired effects. A rotary type reed and weaving rotor for multiple-shed looms are also disclosed.

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Bedford, NH, United States of America

Pamela C Wang