Fastening Tape With Flexibility In The Longitudinal Direction And Associated Methods

摘要

A fastening tape having flexibility in a longitudinal direction of the fastening tape. The fastening tape includes a plurality of fasteners, a support, and magnetic material positioned on the support. The support defines a plurality of plateaus and a plurality of valleys. The magnetic material is positioned on at least a portion of one of the plurality of plateaus or the plurality of valleys of the support such that a height of the magnetic material varies in the longitudinal direction. Because the height of the magnetic material varies, the fastening tape is more flexible in the longitudinal direction. In some cases, the fastening tape is also flexible in the lateral direction.

主权项

1. A fastening tape comprising:
a body comprising a first edge, a second edge distal from the first 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; a support extending in the upward direction from the top surface of the body and extending in the longitudinal direction, the support comprising a support top surface defining a plurality of plateaus and a plurality of valleys, wherein a height of each of the plurality of plateaus is greater than a height of each of the plurality of valleys; a plurality of transverse walls extending in the upward direction from the top surface of the body, the plurality of transverse walls arranged in rows extending in the lateral direction along the body, wherein some of the plurality of transverse walls connect fasteners of one of the rows of the plurality of fasteners; and a magnetic material positioned on at least a portion of one of the plurality of plateaus or a portion of one of the plurality of valleys of the support top surface.