Fastening Tape With Flexibility In The Lateral Direction And Associated Methods

摘要

A fastening tape has flexibility in a lateral (width) direction of the fastening tape. The fastening tape includes a body, a plurality of fasteners, and a plurality of transverse walls. The plurality of fasteners and the plurality of transverse walls extend in an upward direction from a top surface of the body. The plurality of fasteners are arranged in rows extending in the lateral direction. Each transverse wall includes a transverse wall width, and at least some of the plurality of transverse walls are arranged in the rows of the plurality of fasteners and connect fasteners in the rows fasteners. The fastening tape includes at least one slit within or adjacent at least one of the transverse walls, which increases flexibility in the lateral direction of the fastening tape.

主权项

1. A fastening tape comprising:
a body comprising a first edge, a second edge distal from the first edge, a bottom surface extending between the first edge and the second edge, and a top surface extending between the first edge and the second edge, the body defining a lateral direction from the first edge to the second edge and a longitudinal direction transverse to the lateral direction; a plurality of fasteners extending in an upward direction from the top surface of the body and arranged in rows extending in the lateral direction of the body, wherein each fastener of the plurality of fasteners has a height f; a plurality of transverse walls extending in the upward direction from the top surface of the body, each transverse wall of the plurality of transverse walls extending in the lateral direction of the body and comprising a transverse wall width, wherein at least some of the plurality of transverse walls are arranged in the rows of the plurality of fasteners and connect fasteners of the rows of the plurality of fasteners; and at least one slit within or adjacent at least one of the plurality of transverse walls of the plurality of transverse walls, wherein the at least one slit extends from a topmost end of the transverse wall towards the top surface of the body, wherein the at least one slit has a slit width that is less the transverse wall width and wherein the at least one slit has a height h that is less than or equal to approximately f+0.15 f and that is greater than or equal to approximately f−0.15 f.