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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7203999 | Button protector for laundering, dry-cleaning and ironing operations A detachable, heat resistant, flexible button protector protects against button degradation during laundering, dry-cleaning or hot ironing operations. The protector has an enclosure for forming a cavity surrounding at least one button. A slit in the side of the encl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7100250 | Garment closure and method of making same Flexible strips of a garment closure are injection molded around skeletons of the more rigid fastener members which are held together by ligatures embedded in the strip material. The closure members are of the snap/hook-type. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7013539 | Weld button for garments 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 hal... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6481064 | Plastic fasteners 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 attachi... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6442808 | Button fastener A garment fastener, especially for brassieres, with a press-button action and configuration, utilizes a pair of circular members welded to the garment and through which the fabric is visible and a circular member attached to the strap and forming a press ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6393678 | Flexible fastener for garments 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 hol... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6347438 | Brassiere fastener 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.... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6321419 | Brassiere fastener 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.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6199248 | Fastening device with tape, method of manufacturing the same and product to which the fastening device is attached 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 ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6079083 | Snap fastener with tape, and manufacturing method and mold of the same 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... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5876084 | Panel mounting clip 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... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5848454 | Strapping system and fastener therefor 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 ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5357659 | Plastic article in situ molded to a porous substrate 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 sam... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5308671 | Decoration system 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... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5216787 | Co-extruded profile strip containing lateral webs with adhesive subdivided into ribs 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 t... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5141577 | Closure for reclosable thermoplastic containers 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 interlockin... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5093967 | Attachment mechanism for nonwoven thermoformed articles and method of manufacture thereof 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... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5024713 | Method of applying ornamental element with a shaft of melt adhesive 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 perfo... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4841706 | Non-penetrating fastener for affixing elastomeric sheeting to a roof 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 havi... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4825516 | Snap fastener construction 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 co... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4805272 | Fastener with tape 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 p... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4697315 | Reinforced jewelry clasp 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 ang... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4692968 | Method and means for securing plastic covered equipment to a support surface 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 p... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4568215 | Laterally adjustable fastening assembly 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 for... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4488335 | Hot melt adhesive attachment pad 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 select... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4477307 | Friction welded fastener system A thermoplastic fastener having a slight taper, is friction welded to a thermoplastic workpiece. A system for friction welding the fastener includes a way of automatically stopping rotation of the fastener while contact pressure between the fastener and t... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4295919 | Forming an integral closure for a thermoplastic container An improved high speed cast process for fusing fasteners, with strips of film at their base, to separately extruded film or sheet stock for making containers with integral closure means. The process makes available multiple sets of male and female fastene... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4263079 | Method of forming an integral closure for a thermoplastic container An improved high speed cast process for fusing fasteners, with strips of film at their base, to separately extruded film or sheet stock for making containers with integral closure means. The process makes available multiple sets of male and female fastene... | 04/21/1981 |
| 3965952 | Plastic snap fastener This invention is a dual element, plastic snap fastener assembly for bags, raincoats, cartons, portfolios and the like. Each fastener element in the assembly is sealed to one side of its supporting material with its coupling member, i.e. a stud or socket,... | 06/29/1976 |