Patents Assigned to Douglas L. Heydt
  • Connector assembly and composite therefor
    Patent number: 4739635
    Abstract: An improved male-female type connector assembly. A male connector includes hook elements while a female connector includes a composite of a flexible substrate having a knit structure with loops produced about at least a portion of same. Loop height, loop density and/or configuration of the hook elements may be varied to produce an assembly that is intended for repetitive connective, disconnect operations, or a semi-permanent structural connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Douglas L. Heydt
    Inventors: James P. Conley, William E. Cowan, Douglas L. Heydt