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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2020
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Cory M. Arthur, Eagan, MN (US);
David T. Buckley, Falcon Heights, MN (US);
Dylan T. Cosgrove, Oakdale, MN (US);
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Karl M. Kropp, St. Paul, MN (US);
Audrey A. Sherman, Woodbury, MN (US);
Steven P. Swanson, Blaine, MN (US);
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a self-mating fastener that includes a backing having a first side, and a rail element protruding perpendicularly from the first side of the backing. The rail element extends in a longitudinal direction along the backing. The rail element has a base portion attached to the first side of the backing and a cap portion distal from the backing. The cap portion has a cap width that is greater than a width of the base portion and the cap portion overhangs the base portion on opposing sides. The self-mating fastener includes an electrically conductive contact element proximate to the rail element.