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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1989
Leigh E Wood, Woodbury, MN (US);
Allen L Noreen, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An article can be releasably attached to a fabric or other foraminous substrate by means of a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape fastener, the backing of which has an array of bluntly pointed stems protruding beyond the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The back face of the fastener can have an adhesive layer by which it can be adhered to a sanitary napkin, and the napkin can be releasably attached to an undergarment by allowing the stems to penetrate into openings in the fabric of the undergarment until the pressure-sensitive adhesive becomes releasably bonded to the fabric. The fastener can be more supple and less obtrusive than are 'Velcro' fasteners and can be produced at significantly lower cost.