Mechanical and adhesive based reclosable fasteners

摘要

A hybrid reclosable fastener with both mechanical mating and adhesive reclosable mating elements and a method of forming the hybrid reclosable fastener is described herein. Mechanical mating elements include mating portions having cooperating coupling parts configured to provide mechanical mating along with adhesive mating elements including an adhesive material formed on the cooperating coupling parts configured to provide an adhesive mating.

主权项

1. A combined mechanical mating and adhesive-based reclosable fastener comprising:
opposing substrate portions for supporting the reclosable fastener; mechanically mating elements of the reclosable fastener including mating portions having cooperating coupling parts configured to provide mechanical mating of the fastener when the cooperating coupling parts are coupled together; adhesive mating elements of the mating portions including contacting portions of the cooperating coupling parts formed of an adhesive material exhibiting a bond between the contacting portions configured to provide an adhesive mating of the cooperating coupling parts when coupled together; the mechanically mating elements and the adhesive mating elements combine to provide a first peel force between the opposing substrate portions of about 80 to about 900 grams per linear inch (gpli) and up to five subsequent peels between the opposing substrate portions of about 60 to about 900 grams per linear inch (gpli); and wherein each of the cooperating coupling parts define mating undercut surfaces for providing the mechanical mating from an interference engagement therebetween effective to provide a total mating force between the mating portions of the fastener from both the mechanical mating and the adhesive mating thereof from about 80 to about 900 grams per linear inch (gpli).