Surface fastener

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11898595-B2
Application number	US-202017634204-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2020
Priority date	Aug 30, 2019
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a surface fastener in which a decrease in engagement strength can be suppressed when a masking member is peeled off. This surface fastener includes a fastener member and a masking member. The fastener member includes a base portion and a plurality of engaging elements. The masking member covers at least a part of the engaging elements. At least one recess portion is provided on a masking outer surface of the masking member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A surface fastener including:
a fastener member and a masking member removably held by the fastener member, wherein
the fastener member includes a base portion that is long and has a first surface and a second surface, and a plurality of engaging elements protruding from the first surface of the base portion,
the masking member is disposed on the first surface of the base portion and covers at least a part of the engaging elements,
an engaging element row along a longitudinal direction of the base portion is formed by the plurality of engaging elements arranged along the longitudinal direction,
the masking member has a masking inner surface facing the base portion and a masking outer surface disposed on an opposite side to the masking inner surface, and
the masking outer surface is provided with at least one recess portion,
the recess portion of the masking member includes a vertical groove portion provided along the longitudinal direction,
the vertical groove portion is formed at positions not overlapping the engaging element row in a width direction.

2. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion is disposed inward away from a side edge position in a width direction of the masking member.

3. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion of the masking member includes a vertical groove portion provided along a longitudinal direction of the fastener member.

4. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion of the masking member includes a plurality of depressed portions intermittently provided along a longitudinal direction of the fastener member.

5. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion of the masking member includes a plurality of lateral groove portions provided along a width direction of the fastener member.

6. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion of the masking member includes a plurality of the recess portions having different depths from the masking outer surface to a bottom portion of the recess portion.

7. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the masking outer surface of the masking member undulates in a height direction along a longitudinal direction of the fastener member.

8. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the masking member contains a magnetic particle.

9. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein
the masking member includes a masking main body having an inner surface facing the base portion and an outer surface disposed on an opposite side to the inner surface, and an outer film portion covering at least a part of the outer surface of the masking main body, and
the outer film portion has a coefficient of friction against a molding die lower than that of the masking main body.

10. The surface fastener according to claim 9 , wherein at least one recess portion is provided on the outer surface of the masking main body.

11. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion of the masking outer surface is provided to include an end part in a width direction of the masking outer surface.

12. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion of the masking outer surface is provided along a longitudinal direction of the fastener member at both end parts in a width direction of the masking outer surface.

13. The surface fastener according to claim 1 , wherein
the fastener member includes an engaging area including the plurality of the engaging elements, and left and right vertical wall portions disposed outside a width direction of the engaging area and provided along a longitudinal direction of the fastener member,
the masking member has a side edge portion at each of both end parts in a width direction of the masking outer surface, and
the side edge portion is disposed adjacent to an inner side of the vertical wall portion along a longitudinal direction of the fastener member.

Assignees

• Ykk Corp

Inventors

• Ren Zhiyu
• Nakaya Atsushi
• Inoue Yuta

Classifications

• Y10T24/27

  including readily dissociable fastener having numerous, protruding, unitary filaments randomly interlocking with, and simultaneously moving towards, mating structure [e.g., hook-loop type fastener] · CPC title

• F16B5/07 Primary

  by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the surfaces, e.g. hooks, coils, · CPC title

• A44B18/0003

  Fastener constructions (A44B18/0023, A44B18/0046 take precedence) · CPC title

• A44B18/0076 Primary

  Adaptations for being fixed to a moulded article during moulding · CPC title

• A44B18/0046 Primary

  Fasteners made integrally of plastics · CPC title