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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1998
Joseph M. D'Sa, Woodbury, MN (US);
Paul E. Humpal, Stillwater, MN (US);
Raymond P. Johnston, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Vincent W. King, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An article includes a mating surface fastener portion attached to a surface. The mating surface fastener portion has a land and a plurality of tapered elements and is capable of reattachably and matingly intermeshing with a fastener portion of another article to fasten the respective articles. The fastener portions have a predetermined disengagement pressure for a given engagement pressure. The surface to which the land is attached is at least semi-rigid. The means for attaching has a compliance that is no greater than 0.381 cm. Also, the fastener portions can have a predetermined disengagement pressure for a given engagement pressure; for an engagement pressure of no more than 689,500 N/m,the fastener portion has a disengagement pressure of at least 137,900 N/M,.