Touch fastener element

- Velcro Industries B.V.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a touch fastener element, with a bi-directional engaging portion and two relatively narrow side portions;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an end view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a touch fastener element, with a bi-directional engaging portion and one relatively narrow side portion;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is an end view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a touch fastener element, with a bi-directional engaging portion and one relatively wide side portion;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a side view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is an end view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a touch fastener element, with a bi-directional engaging portion and two relatively wide side portions;

FIG. 14 is a top view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a side view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 16 is an end view of the touch fastener element of FIG. 13.

Claims

The ornamental design for a touch fastener element, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5339499 August 23, 1994 Kennedy et al.
5537720 July 23, 1996 Takizawa et al.
5702797 December 30, 1997 Sakakibara et al.
5900350 May 4, 1999 Provost et al.
6131251 October 17, 2000 Provost
6206679 March 27, 2001 Provost et al.
6209177 April 3, 2001 Murasaki
Foreign Patent Documents
EP 0 698 351 February 1996 EP
Patent History
Patent number: D516952
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 10, 2003
Date of Patent: Mar 14, 2006
Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V. (Curacao)
Inventors: Howard A. Kingsford (Amherst, NH), William L. Huber (Pittsfield, NH), Heidi S. Tremblay (Windham, NH)
Primary Examiner: Holly H. Baynham
Attorney: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/186,169