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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2000
David B. Ballantyne, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An article, method, and related apparatus for a novel hook and loop lock stitch. The lock stitch is embodied in a stitched article that includes a workpiece including a series of stitch holes, or a seam, therethrough and further including a back side surface composed of a hook material including hooks therein. The lock stitch is provided through each stitch hole, and includes an upper thread extending down through each stitch hole, forming a loop underneath the workpiece, and extending back up through each stitch hole. A lower thread, or strip, is composed of a hook material including hooks therein. The loop is spread out amongst the hooks of the lower thread and interlocks therewith. The lower thread is thus entrapped between and within the loop and the back side surface of the workpiece. The workpiece can include the back side surface being composed of a loop material including loops therein for interlocking with the hooks of the lower thread. The stitched article can also include an underlining applied to the back side of the workpiece and over the lower thread. The underlining can be composed of a loop material including loops therein interlocking with the hooks of the hook material of the lower thread to retain the underlining to the workpiece.