Abstract: A fastener for mounting a panel to a supporting structure includes a fastener part having a base with an upper and lower side. A connector is adapted to engage with another fastener part projecting from the upper side of the base. The lower side of the base is adapted to be adhesively connected to a substrate and incorporating a surface configuration that promotes a mechanical connection with an adhesive. The lower side surface configuration includes a protrusion extending from the base to a crown. The protrusion includes an undercut portion configured to form a mechanical connection with the adhesive. In use adhesive fills between the protrusions and forms a mechanical connection with the undercut portions when hardened.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting device (1) for connecting a first part having the connecting device (1) to a second part comprising a latching part (3) with a base (6) on which at least one side wall (8) is disposed and which is configured for engaging receipt of a mating part disposed on the second part. A connecting element (2) made of a weldable polymer is disposed on the base (6) and/or on the at least one side wall (8).

Abstract: A weld button for garments, i.e. a button, snap or interlocking fastener has fastener halves on two parts of a garment which are releasably joined and in which each of the fastener halves is affixed to the garment by welding two parts of the respective fastening half together.

Abstract: A fastener which consists of two tapes (1,2) each having a plurality of female fastener members (3,3A) attached thereto and a plurality of male fastener members (4,4A) attached thereto. Each of the female fastener members (3,3A) is provided on its attaching face with right and left bar-shaped members (31a,32a). Each of the male fastener members (4,4A) has on its attaching face a bar-shaped member which fits the female fastener member between the right and left bar-shaped members thereof (31,32).

Abstract: A flexible fastener for the backstrap of lingerie or the like garments and especially swimsuits can have soft polyurethane carrier tapes which can be transparent or translucent and have eyelets or press buttons fitted into and ultrasonically welded in holes of the tape. The holes are surrounded by rings engaged by the flanges of the eyelets and press buttons to prevent slipping of the tape around the eyelets or press buttons.

Abstract: A brassiere back closure can have flat circular injection molded male and female fastener halves connectable in a hook-and-eye fashion on respective tapes partly covered by brushed knitted strips and designed to be pulled apart for opening of the closure.

Abstract: A brassiere back closure can have flat circular injection molded male and female fastener halves connectable in a hook-and-eye fashion on respective tapes partly covered by brushed knitted strips and designed to be pulled apart for opening of the closure.

Abstract: In a fastening device with tape, a synthetic resin first member is integrally molded on front and back surfaces of a tape having at least one attachment hole in such a manner as to hold an entire peripheral edge portion of the attachment hole of the tape and has an opening portion at a center thereof, and then a synthetic resin second member is attached, by molding or the like, to the first member along an inner peripheral surface of at least the opening portion of the first member and has an engaging portion to be engaged with an opposing fastener.

Abstract: In a fastening device with tape, a synthetic resin first member is integrally molded on front and back surfaces of a tape having at least one attachment hole in such a manner as to hold an entire peripheral edge portion of the attachment hole of the tape and has an opening portion at a center thereof, and then a synthetic resin second member is attached, by molding or the like, to the first member along an inner peripheral surface of at least the opening portion of the first member and has an engaging portion to be engaged with an opposing fastener.

Abstract: A female member of a snap fastener with tape comprising a female button made of synthetic resin which is integrally molded on front and back faces of the tape so as to hold a peripheral edge of an attachment hole of the tape having at least one attachment hole and which has an engaging opening to be engaged with a male button at a substantially center portion of the female button. The female button has at least one mold hole extending in a front and back direction of the tape, and at least one portion of the tape extends to an inside of the female button across the mold hole. At least one cut-out recessed in a diameter direction of the female button is defined in a portion of an inner peripheral engaging face of the engaging opening, and a gate burr is formed at a bottom face of the cut-out.

Abstract: A panel mounting assembly includes an elongated holder defining a track with a floor having inwardly projecting opposed facing flanges spaced above said floor for captively receiving legs of an inverted generally V-shaped clip. The track flanges include a plurality of opposed aligned slots for receiving flanges at the ends of the clip legs, thereby locking the clip in place along the track. The holder comprises a thermoplastic polymeric material having a plurality of projections which are melted to fuse the holder to the surface of the panel facing the underlying support structure. In another embodiment of the invention, a resilient polymeric mounting clip for a vehicle panel is made of a thermoplastic material having support panel engaging means extending therefrom in a first direction and a plurality of projections extending therefrom in an opposite direction for fusibly bonding the projections to a decorative panel.

Abstract: A strapping system using a novel buckle wherein one end portion of the buckle is attached to one end of a flat non-metallic strap, and the other end of the strap is threaded though the buckle in such a manner that the strap is held securely in place, and wherein the buckle is of a unitary structure comprising the attaching end portion and the threaded end portion in which are located two outer parallel legs and a center leg with two slots respectively therebetween, and with the walls of the slot closest to the attaching end being generally parallel to each other and positioned at an angle of between 45.degree. and up to less than 90.degree. as measured from the top or bottom surface of the buckle depending on the orientation of the walls of the slot.

Abstract: An article of manufacture comprises a molded-plastic fitment such as one of the halves of a snap fastener molded in situ to a porous substrate such as a garment fabric. Various embodiments are described for the article, as well as dies for forming the same, and methods and a machine for making the same.

Abstract: A detachable decoration system including a first releasably interlockable fastener permanently connected to an article to be decorated and second releasably interlockable fastener permanently connected to a decoration adapted to selectively interlock with the first fastener. Once the interlockable fasteners are disengaged, the decoration is wholly disconnected from the article, thus permitting the article to be washed without damaging the decoration.

Abstract: A profile strip has a closure element, made of a first material, which contains a base surface, and lateral webs or flanges extending from the base surface on each side of the closure element. An adhesive layer, made of a second material, different than the first material, is attached to the lateral webs, but not to the base surface, by co-extrusion of the adhesive layer with the lateral webs. The adhesive layer is subdivided into adhesive ribs, with each pair of the two adjacent ribs separated from each other by an adhesive-free area. Sub-dividing the adhesive layer into ribs separated by an adhesive-free area substantially eliminates the deformation of the lateral webs when they--and the adhesive ribs--are cooled after the coextrusion.

Abstract: A closure for reclosable plastic containers including male and female closure elements having extremities which are suited for interlocking with one another, in which the interlocking extremities of the male and female elements are guided into interlocking engagement responsive to compressive force placed on the elements, as in the clamping together and edge-sealing of film portions carrying the elements.

Abstract: A device for attaching thermoformed substrate material having front and back surfaces to a support frame. The device includes a fastener having a base portion and an attachment portion projecting from the base portion for engagement with the support frame. A nonwoven, needle-punched fiber sheet having first and second surfaces sandwiches the base portion between the first surface of the sheet and the back surface of the substrate. The sheet includes a central aperture having a width dimension sufficiently great to permit the attachment portion to project therethrough yet sufficiently narrow to enable the sheet to overlay the base portion. The sheet includes an enriched area of lower melting point fiber disposed proximate the first surface of the sheet and activatable to bond the first surface of the sheet to the back surface of the substrate without material flow and at a temperature utilized to thermoform the substrate material. This secures the base portion to the substrate material.

Abstract: A method for applying ornamental elements is described. These elements have a layer of melt adhesive provided on the application side. The melt adhesive layer is designed as a shaft extending in the application direction, which can be passed through perforated material in order to obtain a good connection with the application material, in particular in the case of stratified materials such as leather, due to the formation of a flange on the back of the material.

Abstract: A non-penetrating fastener for mounting elastomeric sheeting to a roof includes a base plate adapted to be fixedly mounted to the roof and having a surface which mounts an induction heating element coated with hot melt adhesive, and a rigid top plate having a surface which mounts a second induction heating element coated with hot melt adhesive. The rigid top plate and base plate are positioned on opposite sides of an elastomeric sheet so that their adhesive coated surfaces of their induction heating elements contact the sheet and the rigid top plate overlies the base plate. In response to bombardment with a magnetic flux from an induction welding device, the induction heating elements of both the base plate and rigid top plate heat the adhesive thereon to the molten state for adhesion to the elastomeric sheet.

Abstract: First and second complementary snap-fastener components locally and in-situ molded to the same side of a single flexible porous substrate and at relatively short spacing from each other, such that the substrate can be folded between these complementary components to permit their selective mutual engagement and disengagement. One of these formations is a stud component and the other is a socket component, and the sizing of their engageable formations is such that a predetermined clearance characterizes a loose fit when in mutually engaged relation. The looseness of this fit bears a predetermined relation to the thickness and flexible deformability of another flexible member or tie element which is interposed between the snap-fastener elements to secure a given selected location of snap-fastener retention to the tie element. Several embodiments are described.

Abstract: A fastener with tape comprising a tape having at least one through hole and at least one associated fastener element made of synthetic resin and having at least one mold hole. The synthetic resin is bonded to the face and reverse sides of the tape via a portion of the through hole. The bending of the tape is substantially inhibited by the mold holes.

Abstract: A jewelry clasp comprising an angled portion which is subject to stress as a result of the weight of the jewelry to which it is attached, is provided with at least one reinforcement rib positioned and configured to increase the tensile strength of the angled portion.A method of forming a jewelry clasp having at least one reinforcement rib, and attachement means thereon for attachment of the jewelry to the clasp. The attachment means is secured to the jewelry by soldering such that the solder flows into the corresponding groove formed on the outside of the angled portion thereby anchoring the solder connection, and strengthening the at least one reinforcement rib itself.

Abstract: Plastic covered equipment is secured to a support surface such as a table or the like by first and second interconnected coupling devices. The first coupling device is mounted on the support surface, while the second coupling device is embedded into the plastic covered equipment. The second coupling device includes a body member having a stub shaft secured to the first end thereof which terminates in a pointed probe head having an inner face with a greater diameter than that of the stub shaft. A concave surface on the first end of the body member surrounds the stub shaft and terminates in an arcuate annular shoulder on the first end of the body member. The annular shoulder has a diameter greater than that of the probe head and creates an annular space with respect to the inner face of the probe head.

Abstract: A fastening system including a two-part laterally adjustable fastener comprised of an apertured base and a headed elongated member. The head of the member is captivated in a recess in the base as the base is welded to an article. Complementary surface formations are formed on the base and the article to facilitate positioning of the base on the article during a welding operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hot melt adhesive attachment pad for releasably securing distinct elements together and particularly useful in the construction industry or a spatial vacuum environment. The attachment pad consists primarily of a cloth 11 selectively impregnated with a charge of hot melt adhesive 12, a thermo-foil heater 13 and a thermo-cooler 14. These components are securely mounting in a mounting assembly 17 and 18. In operation, the operator activates the heating cycle transforming the hot melt adhesive to a substantially liquid state, positions the pad against the attachment surface, and activates the cooling cycle solidifying the adhesive and forming a strong, releasable bond.