EP 1253836 B1 20110803 - SELF-MATING RECLOSABLE MECHANICAL FASTENER AND BINDING STRAP
Title (en)
SELF-MATING RECLOSABLE MECHANICAL FASTENER AND BINDING STRAP
Title (de)
WIEDERVERSCHLIESSBARER KLETTVERSCHLUSS UND DAMIT AUSGESTATTETER BÜNDELUNGSRIEMEN
Title (fr)
FIXATION ET BANDE DE FERMETURE MECANIQUE S'ACCROCHANT SPONTANEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0103769 W 20010205
- US 50190000 A 20000210
- US 56914000 A 20000511
- US 75876401 A 20010111
- US 75888501 A 20010111
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0158302A1] A new self-mating mechanical fastener (10) is disclosed, which comprises a base sheet (11) and a multiplicity of parallel, narrowly spaced, elastically deformable ribs (12) projecting from the base sheet. The ribs comprise a stem portion (14) attached to and substantially upright from the base sheet and at least one flange (15, 16) attached to each side of the stem portion and spaced from the base sheet. At least the outer portions of the flanges desirably project toward the base sheet. The cross-sectional profile formed by the ribs is substantially uniform over the length of the ribs, but in the direction transverse to the ribs has a regularly repeated deviation from the profile that would be formed by a full population of equally spaced, identical, undivided, symmetric ribs. An individual rib has a width that is accommodated between the stem portions of adjacent ribs but is greater than the gap between the facing flanges of adjacent ribs, whereby the ribbed surface of the fastener can be interengaged with and connected to an identical ribbed surface. The fastener can take various forms, but fasteners in elongated strap form are particularly advantageous for use as a binding strap. A method for binding at least one article is also disclosed.
IPC 8 full level
A44B 18/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01); B65B 13/24 (2006.01); B65D 63/10 (2006.01); B65D 63/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A44B 18/0053 (2013.01); A44B 18/0092 (2013.01); B65D 63/1018 (2013.01); B65D 2313/02 (2013.01); B65D 2563/108 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0158302 A1 20010816; AT E340744 T1 20061015; AU 3330701 A 20010820; AU 4145201 A 20010820; DE 60123390 D1 20061109; DE 60123390 T2 20070802; EP 1253836 A1 20021106; EP 1253836 B1 20110803; EP 1257478 A1 20021120; EP 1257478 B1 20060927; JP 2003521980 A 20030722; JP 2003522685 A 20030729; JP 5258133 B2 20130807; MX PA02007676 A 20030128; MX PA02007744 A 20021023; WO 0158780 A1 20010816
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0103769 W 20010205; AT 01905426 T 20010205; AU 3330701 A 20010205; AU 4145201 A 20010205; DE 60123390 T 20010205; EP 01905426 A 20010205; EP 01912699 A 20010205; JP 2001557424 A 20010205; JP 2001558344 A 20010205; MX PA02007676 A 20010205; MX PA02007744 A 20010205; US 0103612 W 20010205