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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2000
Brian Keith Nortman, Appleton, WI (US);
Andrew Edsel Huntoon, Appleton, WI (US);
Andrew Mark Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Patrick Robert Lord, Neenah, WI (US);
Gordon Allen Shaw, Greenville, WI (US);
Sang Van Tran, Appleton, WI (US);
Paula Kay Zoromski, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An article (,), has a first article portion (,), a second article portion (,), and a fastener (,). The fastener secures the first article portion to the second article portion and includes at least one first fastener component (,), which is attached to the first portion of the article. A cooperating, second fastener component (,) is mechanically interengageable with the first fastener component (,) and is attached to the second portion of the article (,). The first fastener component (,) includes a plurality of engagement members (,) having a first quantity of engageable stalk members (,).