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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Gerald F. Rocha, Bedford, NH (US);
Inventors:
Gerald Rocha, Bedford, NH (US);
Stephen Rocha, Morrisville, VT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 18/0073 (2013.01); A44B 18/0003 (2013.01); A44B 18/0088 (2013.01); Y10T 24/2742 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments related to a touch fastener and its methods of manufacture and use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the touch fastener may include a substrate with a first portion and a second portion displaceable relative to the first portion. A first fastening element may be formed in the first portion. When the first portion is displaced relative to the second portion, a force and/or moment generated by the displacement may cause the first fastening element to be deployed.