Abstract: A device including a support, having a lower face and an upper face, the support forming a strip extending along a longitudinal direction, a base extending along the longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end, the base having a lower face facing the upper face of the support, and an upper face, the base having a constant thickness between its lower face and its upper face, a plurality of retaining elements extending from the upper face of the base, wherein the base is secured to the support in a non-uniform manner, and includes at least one segment secured to the support, and at least one portion not secured to the support.

Abstract: Retaining device, comprising a tape having an upper face extending along a longitudinal direction, the upper face being provided with retaining elements, characterized in that the upper face of the tape comprises at least one seam of material defining a contour having an internal surface comprising retaining elements, each of the at least one seam having two ends, the ends being associated in pairs, the distance between the ends of each pair of ends being less than or equal to 1 mm.

Abstract: Laminate comprising a support component (1) in the form of a first layer of fibres and/or filaments, in particular a first non-woven fabric, and a component (2) with loops in the form of a second layer of fibres and/or filaments, in particular a second non-woven fabric with loops, the two components being fastened to one another, wherein the fastening causes so-called calendering islands (3, 3?) to appear on the external surface of the component with loops in the shape of an S with symmetrical heads, characterised in that each S-shaped island with symmetrical heads consists of two sub-islands (3A, 3B; 3?A, 3?B) forming opposite heads and an intermediate, non-fastened region (4; 4?) separating the two sub-islands forming opposite heads.

Abstract: Retaining device (1) comprising a base (10), a plurality of retaining elements (20) comprising a rod (30) surmounted by a head (40); in which, for each retaining element (20), in projection in a plane formed by the upper face (12) of the base (10), the lower end (34) of the rod (30) is inscribed within a first circle C1 with center O1, the head (40) is inscribed within a second circle C2 with center O2, said second circle being tangent to one end of the head (40) along the longitudinal direction (MD), the maximum dimension of the head (40) passing through the center of the circle C2 and extending along the longitudinal direction (MD) and/or the transverse direction (CD) is less than 80% of the diameter D2 of the second circle C2.

Abstract: A retaining device including: a base, including a woven material; a plurality of retaining elements, the retaining elements each including a rod and a head, the rod extending from an upper face of the base, and the head being formed at a free end of the rod opposite the upper face of the base, the rods of the retaining elements being intertwined into the woven material of the base, wherein a portion of each of the rods extending from the base is at least partially coated with resin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laminate comprising at least one support element in the form of a non-woven fabric selected from the group consisting of an SM (Spunbond-Meltblown), an SMS (Spunbond-Meltblown-Spunbond), an SMMS (Spunbond-Meltblown-Meltblown-Spunbond), and an SSMMS (Spunbond-Spunbond-Meltblown-Meltblown-Spunbond), having a lower face and an upper face, and at least one non-woven fabric with loops made of a material comprising synthetic thermoplastic polymers, having a lower face and an upper face. The upper face of the support element is secured to the lower face of the non-woven fabric with loops. The curve representing the force required to stretch the laminate along a given axis of the laminate, as a function of elongation, includes a segment in which, starting from a zero elongation value, the force increases from zero up to a maximum force, where the maximum force corresponds to the rupture of the laminate, and the curve comprises an inflection point (Pi) on the segment.

Abstract: Elastic laminate with hooks comprising an upper layer (2) of nonwoven fabric extending in width in a direction CD and in length in a direction MD, a web (5) with hooks (10) comprising a strip, in particular made of thermoplastic material, from which hooks protrude, and which is attached onto the upper face of the upper layer of nonwoven fabric, the hooks being intended to engage with loops according to a hook-and-loop fastening system, an elastic film (3; 4) extending in the direction CD over a width less than or equal to the width of the upper layer (2) of nonwoven fabric, the upper face of the elastic film (3; 4) being attached to the lower side of the upper layer of nonwoven fabric, the web with hooks extending between respective side end points, left-hand and right-hand respectively, and characterised in that one (Pg6; Pd6) of the two side end points (Pg6, Pd6), left-hand and right-hand respectively, of the web (5) with hooks is located vertically in line with a point of the elastic film.

Abstract: A molding apparatus (10) for forming a retaining device. The molding apparatus (10) comprises a molding strip (12) and a molding support (24). The molding strip (12) has an inside face (14), an outside face (16), and a plurality of through cavities (18) extending from the outside face (16) to the inside face (14), the molding strip (12) extending in a longitudinal direction (X) and presenting both a transverse direction (Y) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X), and also a height direction (Z) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X) and to the transverse direction (Y). The inside face (14) is configured to press against a molding face (26) of the molding support (24), wherein the inside face (14) of the molding strip (12) and/or the molding face (26) of the molding support (24) includes an array of passages, the array of passages forming vents and connecting together the cavities (18) when the molding strip (12) is pressed against the molding support (24).

Abstract: A retention device (10) includes a continuous base (12) having an upper face (12A) and a lower face (12B) and extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of retention elements (16) extending from the upper face (12A) of the base (12), each retention element (16) including a rod (18). The base (12) includes at least one zone (20) free of retention elements so that the plurality of retention elements (16) form at least one pattern (14).

Abstract: A molding apparatus (10) for forming a retaining device. The molding apparatus (10) comprises a molding strip (12) and a molding support (24). The molding strip (12) has an inside face (14), an outside face (16), and a plurality of through cavities (18) extending from the outside face (16) to the inside face (14), the molding strip (12) extending in a longitudinal direction (X) and presenting both a transverse direction (Y) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X), and also a height direction (Z) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X) and to the transverse direction (Y). The inside face (14) is configured to press against a molding face (26) of the molding support (24), wherein the inside face (14) of the molding strip (12) and/or the molding face (26) of the molding support (24) includes an array of passages, the array of passages forming vents and connecting together the cavities (18) when the molding strip (12) is pressed against the molding support (24).

Abstract: A molding apparatus (10) for forming a retaining device. The molding apparatus (10) comprises a molding strip (12) and a molding support (24). The molding strip (12) has an inside face (14), an outside face (16), and a plurality of through cavities (18) extending from the outside face (16) to the inside face (14), the molding strip (12) extending in a longitudinal direction (X) and presenting both a transverse direction (Y) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X), and also a height direction (Z) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X) and to the transverse direction (Y). The inside face (14) is configured to press against a molding face (26) of the molding support (24), wherein the inside face (14) of the molding strip (12) and/or the molding face (26) of the molding support (24) includes an array of passages, the array of passages forming vents and connecting together the cavities (18) when the molding strip (12) is pressed against the molding support (24).

Abstract: Knitted device (5), in particular a knitted fabric, comprising a first area (6), in particular a rectangular area, from which loops (9) project and at least one second area (7, 8), in particular a contiguous rectangular area, preferably two contiguous areas (7, 8) on either side of the first area (6), the second contiguous border area(s) not including loops (9) and being designed to allow the knitted device to be attached to a cover (4) designed to cover a molded object (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, for example by stitching, while the first area (6) with loops (9) is designed to cooperate with hooks (14) that project from the molded object (1), characterized in that means are provided to prevent or combat the fraying of the threads of the knitted device (5) forming the one or more second border areas (7, 8).

Abstract: A fastening tape having a substrate layer having a nonwoven layer with two opposite faces defining a first outer face and a second outer face of the substrate layer, and at least one fastening element provided on the first outer face of the substrate layer, the fastening tape being characterized in that the substrate layer presents an air permeability which is higher than 0 and lower than 30 l.m?2.s?1 as per ISO 9237 with a pressure of 200 Pa for a sample with a tested zone having a diameter of 8 mm.

Abstract: Retainer device comprising a base extending along a longitudinal direction and a plurality of retainer elements extending from the upper face of the base, each retainer element having a value according to a first geometric dimension. The retainer device has at least two retainer zones and an intermediate zone disposed between the two retainer zones and connecting the two retainer zones, the retainer elements disposed in the first and second retainer zones having values according to the first geometric dimension which are greater than the values according to the first geometric dimension of the retainer elements disposed in the intermediate zone.

Abstract: A method for assembling an assembly comprising a tape (100) of retaining elements and a substrate (200), said method comprising the following steps: a step of forming a tape of retaining elements by dispensing a molding material into a molding device (1), so as to form a tape (100) of retaining elements comprising a base (51) presenting a bottom face (511) and a top face (512), the top face (511) of the base (51) being provided with retaining elements; and a step of applying a substrate (200) against the bottom face (511) of the base (51) prior to said bottom face (512) of the base (51) solidifying in such a manner as to cause the substrate (200) to penetrate at least in part beyond a plane defined by the bottom face (511) of the base (51) of the tape (100).

Abstract: The invention relates to a laminated assembly including a support layer (32) and an anti-slip strip (34), the anti-slip strip (34) including an elastomeric material, the support layer (32) and the anti-slip strip (34) being laminated together, the anti-slip strip (34) including a base (34A) and a plurality of protruding elements (34B) extending from the base (34A) and the plurality of protruding elements (34B) protruding from a face (30A) of the laminated assembly (30). The invention also relates to a diaper including such a laminated assembly (30) and a process for manufacturing the laminated assembly (30). The invention also relates to a diaper including such an assembly and a process for manufacturing such an assembly.

Abstract: A method for assembling an assembly comprising a tape (100) of retaining elements and a substrate (200), said method comprising the following steps: a step of forming a tape of retaining elements by dispensing a molding material into a molding device (1), so as to form a tape (100) of retaining elements comprising a base (51) presenting a bottom face (511) and a top face (512), the top face (511) of the base (51) being provided with retaining elements; and a step of applying a substrate (200) against the bottom face (511) of the base (51) prior to said bottom face (512) of the base (51) solidifying in such a manner as to cause the substrate (200) to penetrate at least in part beyond a plane defined by the bottom face (511) of the base (51) of the tape (100).

Abstract: A non-woven sheet (10) comprises at least one zone of reinforcement (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) in which fibers and/or filaments constituting the sheet are bonded together in a reinforcing pattern (22) comprising a plurality of geometric shapes (24), the zone of reinforcement extending over the entire length (L) of the sheet measured in the longitudinal direction (X1), and over a width (l1, l2) strictly less than the width (l) of the sheet (10) measured in a lateral direction (Y1) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (X1). The sheet (10) thus further comprises at least one non-reinforced zone (30a, 30b). Because of the bonding between the fibers and/or filaments, the elongation of the reinforced zone (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) under the effect of a given force exerted in a longitudinal direction of the sheet (10) is less than the elongation of the non-reinforced zone under the effect of the same force. Such a sheet (10) may be used in particular for fabricating a laminated assembly.

Abstract: A laminated assembly extends in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, the assembly including a non-woven sheet and an elastic film that are laminated together, the non-woven sheet including at least one activated zone extending over the length of the non-woven sheet measured in the longitudinal direction and over a width that is strictly less than the width of the non-woven sheet measured in the lateral direction, the degree of activation of the activated zone of the non-woven sheet in the lateral direction being different from the degree of activation of the elastic film in the lateral direction, the degree of activation of the activated zone of the non-woven sheet in the lateral direction lying in the range 20% to 200%.

Abstract: A method of forming a retaining device with hooks, wherein: a molding strip is provided that presents an inside face and an outside face, and that has a plurality of cavities, each cavity defining a stem extending from the outside face towards the inside face and including an end forming a head that extends from the stem towards the inside face of the molding strip; the molding strip is positioned on rotary drive means, the inside face of the molding strip being arranged to bear against the drive means; and molding material is dispensed against the outside face of the molding strip.