Releasable hanging system

摘要

A releasable hanging system having a loop fastener component and a hook fastener component. The loop fastener component includes a flexible patch carrying a field of engageable fibers exposed on a front side of the patch and an adhesive on a back side of the patch. The hook fastener component includes a resin base carrying an array of male touch fastener elements. A significant majority of the male touch fastener elements each extend from the base to a distal tip to overhang the base in a single, common direction. The fastening system can be used to hang an object on a vertical surface such that the male touch fastener elements of the significant majority bear the weight of the object in a downward direction, and such that the significant majority of the male touch fastener elements are oriented so as not to inhibit lifting of the object in an upward direction.

主权项

1. A releasable hanging system comprising:
a loop fastener component comprising a flexible patch carrying a field of engageable fibers exposed on a front side of the patch, and an adhesive on a back side of the patch; and a hook fastener component comprising a resin base carrying an array of male touch fastener elements, a significant majority of the male touch fastener elements each extending from the base to a distal tip, to overhang the base in a single, common direction; wherein the hook and loop fastener components are configured to engage each other to form a releasable fastening having an initial shear resistance, loaded in opposition to the common direction of the significant majority of the male touch fastener elements, that is more than 10 times an initial shear resistance of the releasable fastening loaded in the common direction of the significant majority of the male touch fastener elements.