The invention relates to a mechanical fastener including a plurality of engaging stems located in arrangements, which repeat on a substrate. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a mechanical fastener with a substrate and a plurality of engaging stems extending from said substrate. The stems are arranged in a plurality of repeating arrangements, wherein the stems within each of the arrangements are unordered. The fastener includes an x-axis and a y-axis which are mutually perpendicular to each other. The location of each of the engaging stems in the arrangements is ordered relative to one another along the y-axis. <IMAGE>
申请公布号
EP1171011(A1)
申请公布日期
2002.01.16
申请号
EP20000908348
申请日期
2000.01.25
申请人
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
发明人
ARSENAULT, CATHLEEN, M.;HARGRETT, BRIAN, T.;KOBE, JAMES, J.;LEVITT, LEON