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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
Applicants:
George A. Provost, Litchfield, NH (US);
James R. Barker, Francestown, NH (US);
Inventors:
George A. Provost, Litchfield, NH (US);
James R. Barker, Francestown, NH (US);
Assignee:
Velcro Industries B.V., Curacao, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 33/00 (2006.01); D04H 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Loop materials are provided for touch fastening. Some loop materials include a flexible sheet-form substrate, and hook-engageable fibers secured individually and directly to the substrate, the fibers being disposed in discrete fastening regions of the substrate, leaving fiber-free substrate between adjacent fastening regions. Methods of making and using such loop materials are also provided.