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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ykk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
YKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 18/0061 (2013.01); A44B 18/0049 (2013.01); A44B 18/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastening tape includes a base, at least one hook, and at least one rib. The at least one hook includes a stem and an engagement portion extending from an upper end of the stem in a longitudinal direction. The stem includes a leading edge and a trailing edge in the longitudinal direction, and a center of the at least one hook is between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The at least one rib is laterally adjacent to the at least one hook, and a center of the at least one rib is offset from the center of the at least one hook in the longitudinal direction towards the leading edge of the stem.