Interlocking hook and loop pile fabric touch fastener cable strap combination

- Velcro Industries B.V.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an interlocking hook and loop pile fabric touch fastener cable strap combination, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom side being devoid of ornamentation;

FIG. 3 is perspective view thereof, a perspective view of the side opposite being a mirror image; and

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom side being plain and unadorned;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof, a corresponding perspective view of the side opposite being a mirror image. The only difference the second embodiment has vis-a-vis the first being an extra pile fabric layer in the upper portion of the cable strap configuration combination evident in FIGS. 4 and 5.

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Patent History
Patent number: D308465
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 1985
Date of Patent: Jun 12, 1990
Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V. (Amsterdam)
Inventor: Michael C. Hietter (Amherst, NH)
Primary Examiner: Horace B. Fay, Jr.
Law Firm: Hayes, Soloway, Hennessey & Hage
Application Number: 6/784,824
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