Abstract: A method for making a mushroom-type hook strap for mechanical fasteners is disclosed. In a first stage of the method, a hook strap on which a plurality of hook preforms each having a substantially V-shaped free end are integrally molded. Then, in a second stage of the method, the V-shaped free end of each the hook preform is deformed into a polygonal head portion by two calendar rolls so as to form a mushroom-type hook strap that has a higher engaging percentage with the loop strap, has a longer lifetime, and is capable of providing a reliable and all-directional uniform fastening function.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a novel method for forming a loop member of a hook-and-loop fastener assembly. According to one embodiment, the method comprises continuously providing a plurality of yarns in a predetermined pattern; plastically deforming the yarns into a desired loop shape; continuously providing a web of substrate; and directly securing the yarns that have been plastically deformed into a desired loop shape to the substrate with a bonding process, thereby a loop member of a hook-and-loop fastener assembly having both a high fastening strength and a high engagement stability may be manufactured speedily, massively and at a low cost. The embodiments of the present invention also provide an apparatus for performing the method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for forming hook elements directly on a fabric substrate. In the method of present invention, melted plastic material is injected into cavities of a molding roll; excessive plastic material is scraped from a peripheral surface of the molding roll with a scrapper; a web of fabric substrate is bonded to the hooks molded in the cavities through a thermo-pressing process by using a thermo-pressing roll; and the combined hooks and fabric substrate is cooled and removed from the molding roll to form a fabric material with a hook strap. The present invention also provides an apparatus for performing the method of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel hook and an injection molded hook strap of a mechanical fastener including the hook. The hook of the present invention can effectively mitigate/eliminate the stress concentration and plastic deformation problem of the injection molded hook and the destruction problem of the injection molded hooks and loops by redesigning the mutual structural relationship between the curvature of the hook body and the neck portion of the curved hook arm and the hook end, so as to provide the functionalities of prolonging the effective lifetime of the hooks and the loops, extending the engaging duration between the hooks and the loops, and enhancing the engagement strength between the hooks and the loops.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides a light-reflecting strip for a liquid crystal display device. The light-reflecting strip includes a light-reflecting substrate having a configuration surface and a smooth surface; a light-reflecting base layer coated on the configuration surface; a reflecting layer deposited on the light-reflecting base layer by evaporation deposition; a high transmittance colorant layer printed on the reflecting layer by means of a screen printing with a screen having a mesh number greater than 300; an adhesive layer applied on the smooth surface of the light-reflecting substrate; and a release paper detachably adhered to the adhesive layer. Another aspect of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including the light-reflecting strip.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides a fastening strap assembly for used in a foam article. The fastening strap assembly includes a substrate having two sidewalls each formed along one side thereof in a longitudinal direction and spaced apart from each other; a substantially fishbone-shaped fastening member disposed between the sidewalls and adhered to the substrate, the fastening member having an elongate central rib and a plurality of fastening parts laterally extending from either sides of the rib and longitudinally spaced apart from each other, each fastening part having a plurality of hooks formed on a upper surface thereof; and a magnetic layer disposed between the substrate and the fastening member. The fastening strap assembly of the present invention has a unique sideway bending/curving function. Another aspect of the present invention provides a foam article, such as a seat cushion, including the sideway-bendable fastening strap assembly.

Abstract: A fastening assembly and a cushion having the same are provided. The fastening assembly includes a first band, a second band, a third band, and a magnetic layer. The first band has a first surface protrudingly provided with plural hooks, and a second surface. The second band has a third surface and a fourth surface, with the third surface bonded to the second surface of the first band. The second band is wider than the first band and forms a pair of wings protruding beyond longitudinal edges of the first band, respectively. The third band, narrower than the second band, has a fifth surface and a sixth surface, with the fifth surface bonded to a central portion of the fourth surface of the second band. The magnetic layer is located on the third surface or the fourth surface of the wings of the second band and comprises a magnetic material.

Abstract: A fastening assembly and a cushion having the same are provided. The fastening assembly includes a first strip and a second strip. The first strip has a first surface protrudingly provided with a plurality of hooks, and a second surface to which the second strip is bonded. The fastening assembly further includes a first protective layer and a second protective layer, both comprising a magnetic substance. The first protective layer is disposed lengthwise along both lateral sides of the first surface of the first strip so as to form sidewalls respectively and embed some of the hooks. The second protective layer is attached to the first protective layer so as to cover the hooks on the first surface of the first strip.

Abstract: A method for making a mushroom-type hook strap for mechanical fasteners is disclosed. In a first stage of the method, a hook strap on which a plurality of hook preforms each having a substantially V-shaped free end are integrally molded. Then, in a second stage of the method, the V-shaped free end of each the hook pefeorm is deformed into a polygonal head portion by two calendar rolls so as to form a mushroom-type hook strap that has a higher engaging percentage with the loop strap, has a longer lifetime, and is capable of providing a reliable and all-directional uniform fastening function.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite fabric that is warm and waterproof is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of crushing the material of carbon, heating the crushed material to a temperature in a range between 800° C. and 1000° C., rotating and churning the material to balance heating, mixing and coating the material on the surface of a textile layer. The composite fabric includes a textile layer and a carbon material layer. The carbon material layer includes carbon powder and thermoplastic PU (Polyurethane), a cross-linking agent, and a catalyst. The composite fabric is warm, waterproof, absorbs body odor and is anti-electrostatic.

Abstract: A string fastener including a fastener body and two positioning units is provided. The fastener body has two first holes and two sliding tracks. The first holes are defined completely through a top to a bottom of the fastener body. The sliding tracks are respectively defined in the opposite sides, extended toward a bar portion, forming between the first holes, and communicated with the first holes. The positioning units respectively have a bulge, an opening, an indentation and an operating portion. The bulge can be held in the first holes to locate the positioning unit. A block portion is formed between the opening and the indentation. The operating portion is connected to the positioning unit body outside the fastener body. Therefore, multiple spaces for the string to pass through are provided with the block portions of the position units and the bar portion of the fastener body.

Abstract: A health-promoting insole includes bamboo charcoal powder mixed with filament fibers. Via the bamboo charcoal powder added at the upper and bottom layers of the insole, the insole thereof is equipped with strong moisture absorbent capabilities as well as anti-bacteria and deodorization effects.

Abstract: A sporting good structure including a frame and a target board with resilient straps attached at four lateral edges and being led and joined to a bracket unit of the frame so as to locate the target board onto the frame. The target board has a transparent hook side corresponding with a fleeced stick side of a sporting device such as a ball. The transparent hook side is mutually combined with a patterned layer with diagrams visible through the transparent hook side to provide a perspective visual effect. An outer surface of the patterned layer is coated with a protective film. When the sporting device hits onto the target board thereof, the resilient straps will be elastically stretched according to the impact generated providing an anti-shock effect for the sporting device to grip onto the transparent hook side of the target board in a secure manner. The diagram disposed at the patterned layer of the target board can also have various sporting backgrounds.

Abstract: An inner sole structure includes an insole integrally woven to form a plurality of resilient areas with supporting hoops and buffer areas without the supporting hoops thereof defining the upper surface thereon wherein the resilient and the buffer areas thereof can be made in any shapes like rectangles, triangles, or tilted stripes and be alternatively interrelated in regular or irregular arrangement thereof. The supporting hoops thereof are stood upright with vents defined therein and dividing passages formed at the adjacent sides thereof, and a coupling facet is disposed at the bottom side of the insole thereon to be integrally combined with a loading pad via thermal pressure operation to generate heat welding thereby. Thus, the resilient areas with the supporting hoops of a proper hardness can flexibly sustain the sole of a human foot stepped downwards thereon, stimulating blood circulation and providing a better massage effect.

Abstract: A multi-purpose shoelace structure comprises a shoelace flatly woven via multiple layers of side-by-side warps yarns and weft yarns interlacing back and forth the warp yarns thereof. A left and a right branches are formed by the interlaced warp and weft yarns respectively with a multiple of interwoven sections disposed at preset positions of the left and right branches thereon, and a multiple of elastic tying sections, each separated from the others via the interwoven sections thereof, equidistantly defined by the left and right branches thereof. When the shoelace is stringed through buttonholes of a shoe body and tied up into a knot, both ends of the shoelace are led through the elastic tying sections thereof and be held there-between at the left and right branches thereof for double protection in case the knot gets loose when the users are walking, running, or cycling. Both ends of the shoelace can also be led through the elastic tying sections in crisscross manner for more variety thereof.

Abstract: An attachment piece in combination with a diagram/letter-printed article is mainly made up of an attachment piece heat-melted fastened to the top surface of a diagram/letter-printed article wherein the diagram/letter-printed article has a base layer of a woven fabric, cloth, leather, or something of the like with diagrams or letters printed at the top surface thereon. The attachment piece is made up of a transparent plastic film with a layer of transparent adhesive glue coated at one side thereof, and a layer of bead-like and transparent glass particles embedded on top of the transparent plastic film via the transparent adhesive glue thereof.

Abstract: A multi-purpose shoelace structure comprises a shoelace flatly woven via multiple layers of side-by-side warps yarns and weft yarns interlacing back and forth the warp yarns thereof. A left and a right branches are formed by the interlaced warp and weft yarns respectively with a multiple of interwoven sections disposed at preset positions of the left and right branches thereon, and a multiple of elastic tying sections, each separated from the others via the interwoven sections thereof, equidistantly defined by the left and right branches thereof. When the shoelace is stringed through buttonholes of a shoe body and tied up into a knot, both ends of the shoelace are led through the elastic tying sections thereof and be held there-between at the left and right branches thereof for double protection in case the knot gets loose when the users are walking, running, or cycling. Both ends of the shoelace can also be led through the elastic tying sections in crisscross manner for more variety thereof.