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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Ykk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Sho, Toyama, JP;
Yoshifumi Nakata, Marietta, GA (US);
Hisashi Yoneshima, Macon, GA (US);
Tomonari Yoshida, Novi, MI (US);
Takanori Yoshida, Atlanta, GA (US);
YKK Corporation of America, Marietta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for introducing hook fastening elements into a mold traveling along a mold assembly line are disclosed. The system can be configured to cut hook fastening tape into strips having a predetermined length based on information received from the mold assembly line, and to drop the cut strips directly into the mold at the appropriate intervals as the mold travels along the mold assembly line. Also disclosed is a system for facilitating the continuous feeding of hook fastening tape through the system.