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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
Ykk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Minato, Macon, GA (US);
Suguru Ogura, Macon, GA (US);
Mingsi Wang, Macon, GA (US);
Yusuke Hosokawa, Kurobe, JP;
YKK Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A fastening device includes a first tape portion and a first fastening portion joined thereto, the first fastening portion defining a first side surface and a second side surface opposite thereto, the first fastening portion including a plurality of fastening elements extending from the first side surface, the plurality of fastening elements arranged lengthwise along a lengthwise direction of the fastening device, each adjacent pair of fastening elements offset by a pitch distance and defining a fastening gap therebetween, each of the plurality of fastening elements including an engagement portion extending in a direction parallel to the lengthwise direction, each of the plurality of fastening elements being asymmetric about a protrusional centerline of the fastening element, the fastening device being a first fastening device configured to be joined to a second fastening device comprising a second fastening portion having the same geometry as the first fastening portion.