FORCED FOCUSED FASTENING MEMBER

摘要

A force focused fastening system maintaining a fastener element in plane during fastening. The force focused fastening system includes a force focused fastening member including an extensible region and an end region. The end region includes a fastener element and the extensible region includes a high modulus region aligned relative to a center portion of the fastener element. During fastening, the force focused fastening member directs forces toward the center portion of the fastener element, away from end portions, minimizing distortion of the fastener element.

主权项

1. A force focused fastening member comprising:
an extensible region having a proximal edge, a distal edge transversely opposite the proximal edge and a pair of connecting edges joining the proximal edge to the distal edge, the extensible region having at least a modulus wherein the modulus in a least a portion of the extensible region adjacent the distal edge varies longitudinally and comprises a first high modulus region and a second high modulus region, wherein each of the first and the second high modulus regions comprise a converging end and a diverging end, wherein the diverging end is opposite the converging end; an end region extending transversely from the distal edge of the extensible region; and a fastener element disposed on the end region, the fastener element having a center portion; wherein the converging ends of the first and second high modulus regions converge on the center portion and wherein the diverging end of the first high modulus region diverges toward one of the pair of connecting edges and the diverging end of the second high modulus area diverges toward the other of the connecting edges.