Improved mechanical fastening prong.

摘要

An improved releasably securable fastening system for attaching to a complementary receiving surface is disclosed. The fastening system features an engaging means in the form of a hook-shaped tine. The engaging means (30) is longitudinally spaced away from, or above, a substrate (24) by an upstanding shank (28). The engaging means (30) forms an included angle, relative to the perpendicular from the plane of the substrate, which is greater than 180 DEG so that the engaging means (30) has a reentrant segment (31). The reentrant segment (31) of the engaging means provides for more effective securing of the fastening system to a receiving surface. An engaging means having an included angle greater than 180 DEG provides improved resistance to forces which cause separation of the engaging means from the receiving surface.