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Abstract
A method of forming a fastener product is provided that includes providing a continuous, sheet-form base having an array of fastener elements including molded stems that extend outwardly therefrom. The sheet-form base is split between adjacent rows of the molded fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments. The fastener filaments are twisted individually to reorient the fastener elements to extend in multiple directions from a common core.
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- This invention relates to fastener products and more particularly to fastener products having multiple engagement angles.
- This invention relates generally to touch fasteners, and specifically to touch fasteners for engaging fibers and to methods and apparatus for their manufacture.
- There has been much development over the last thirty years in the field of hook-and-loop fasteners. Early touch fastener products of this type consisted of two mating tapes, each being knit or woven. One tape would include loops of filament woven into a base, and the other would include filaments woven to form loops and then cut to form hooks. In some cases free ends of drawn plastic filaments on the male tape would be melted to form protruding heads. This shape of fastener element is sometimes called a “mushroom”, to distinguish it from “hook”-shaped elements with re-entrant crooks.
- More recently, continuous molding of fastener elements extending from a common sheet-form resin base has resulted in less expensive and thinner male tapes. Significant improvements in this area include the development of continuous fastener tape molding using fixed mold cavities (see Fischer, U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,028), and the ability to provide loops on the back side of the male fastener tape as the fastener tape substrate and elements are being formed (see Kennedy et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,260,015), thus creating a composite fastener tape capable of fastening to itself.
- Much recent development has been directed at making fastener products having fastener elements that extend in a common orientation. As discussed below, there is a need or desire for a releasable fastener having multiple angles of engagement.
- In various aspects, the present invention features fastener products having individual fastener elements with stems integrally molded with a base and extending in different directions.
- In one aspect, the invention features a method of forming a fastener product and includes providing a continuous, sheet-form base having an array of fastener elements including molded stems extending outwardly from the continuous, sheet-form base and splitting the base between adjacent rows of the molded fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments and twisting the fastener filaments individually to reorient the fastener elements to extend in multiple directions from a common core.
- Implementations may include one or more of the following features. The method includes splitting the base longitudinally along the continuous, sheet-form base. The base is split so that the fastener filaments each have only one row of fastener elements.
- In some embodiments, the method includes winding at least two of the twisted fastener filaments together to form a yarn having fastener elements extending outwardly in multiple directions.
- In some cases, the method includes depositing twisted fastener filaments on a substrate to form a field of exposed fastener elements extending from the substrate. Where the twisted fastener filaments are deposited on the substrate, the twisted fastener filaments are deposited on the substrate in a predetermined pattern. In these embodiments, the predetermined pattern can approximate a line extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal edge of the substrate. The predetermined pattern can also be wave-like. In other embodiments, the twisted fastener filaments are deposited randomly on the substrate.
- In some embodiments, the method includes weaving the twisted fastener filaments to form a woven material. The twisted fastener filaments can be woven with a non-fastener filament to form the woven material.
- In some cases, twisting the fastener filaments individually to reorient the molded fastener elements to extend in multiple directions from a common core further includes heating the fastener filaments.
- Some embodiments include prior to providing the substrate, molding the continuous, sheet-form base having stems of fastener elements, the stems integrally molded with and extending from the substrate.
- In some cases, the method includes cooling the twisted fastener filament.
- In another aspect, the invention features a method of forming a fastener product and includes molding rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin on a mold roll, the mold roll has a plurality of fastener element cavities and the fastener elements include stems extending outwardly from and integral with a continuous, sheet-form base; and splitting the continuous base between individual rows of molded fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments, each fastener filament having one row of fastener elements.
- Implementations of may include one or more of the following features. For example, the method includes splitting the continuous sheet of material in the machine direction.
- In some cases, the method includes chopping the fastener filaments into a plurality of filament pieces. This can further include applying the filament pieces to a material.
- In some embodiments, the method further includes winding at least two fastener filaments to form a yarn having fastener elements extending in multiple directions.
- In yet another aspect, the invention features a method of forming fastener filament material and includes molding a continuous, sheet-form base having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from and integral with the continuous, sheet-form base; splitting the continuous base between adjacent rows of the molded fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments; cutting the fastener filaments into discrete lengths of fastener filament strands; and depositing the fastener filament strands on a substrate to form a field of exposed fastener elements extending from the substrate.
- Implementations may include one or more of the following features. For example, the method includes twisting the fastener filaments to reorient the molded fastener elements to extend in multiple directions from a common core.
- In some cases, the method includes attaching the deposited fastener filament strands to the substrate. The fastener filaments can be attached to the substrate by engagement of the fastener elements with fibers. Also, the fastener filaments can be attached to the substrate by bonding the fastener filaments to a surface of the substrate.
- In some embodiments, the substrate has a plurality of fibers sized to engage the fastener elements.
- Some embodiments include the substrate having non-woven fibers.
- In some cases, the fastener elements are sized to engage one of loops of a loop material and the substrate to a greater extent and the other to a lesser extent.
- In some embodiments, the fastener filament strands are deposited randomly on the substrate. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the fastener filament strands are deposited on the substrate in a predetermined pattern.
- In another aspect, the invention features a method of forming a nonwoven web comprising fastener filament material and includes molding a continuous, sheet-form material having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from and integral with the continuous, sheet-form material; splitting the continuous sheet of material between adjacent rows of the molded fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments; twisting the fastener filaments individually to reorient the molded fastener filaments to extend in multiple directions from a common core; cutting the fastener filaments into discrete lengths of fastener filament strands and forming a nonwoven web material comprising the discrete lengths of fastener filament strands.
- Implementations may include one or more of the following features. For example, the method of forming a nonwoven web is selected from the group consisting of airlaying, carding and wetlaying. The group can include thermoplastic staple fibers and/or cellulosic fibers.
- In some cases, the method includes bonding the nonwoven web material. Bonding can include a bonding process selected from the group consisting of entanglement bonding, through-air bonding, thermal point bonding, ultrasonic bonding and adhesive bonding. The bonded material can be used to form a protective garment.
- In some embodiments, the nonwoven web material forms a laminate material.
- In some cases, the nonwoven material forms a personal care product.
- The nonwoven web of some embodiments forms a protective garment.
- In yet another aspect, the invention features a method of forming a fastener product including providing a sheet-form material having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from the continuous, sheet-form material; and winding the material about the periphery of an inner member to reorient the stems to extend in multiple directions.
- Implementations may include one or more of the following features. For example, the method includes extruding resin to form the inner member.
- In some cases, the inner member is a rod.
- In some embodiments, the inner member is electrically conductive.
- The inner member of some embodiments is tubular. The tubular inner member can extend about an electrically conductive element.
- In some cases, the method includes attaching the strip of material to the periphery of the inner member.
- In some embodiments, the method includes heating and/or cooling the strip of material.
- In some cases, winding the strip of material includes rotating the inner member.
- Some embodiments further include providing the strip of material by molding a continuous, sheet-form material having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from and integral with the continuous, sheet-form material and splitting the continuous sheet of material between adjacent rows of the molded stems to form the strip of material.
- In another embodiment, the invention features a method of forming a fastener product and includes continuously introducing at least two streams of molten resin to a gap defined adjacent a periphery of a rotating mold roll, such that each stream of resin forms a respective strip-form base of a fastener filament at the periphery of the mold roll and fills select ones of cavities defined in the rotating mold roll to form fastener element stems extending integrally from the respective strip-form base; solidifying the resin streams and stripping the streams of resin from the periphery of the mold roll by pulling the solidified fastener element stems from their respective cavities to form at least two elongated fastener filaments.
- Implementations of the foregoing aspects can include one or more of the following features. For example, the fastener elements have heads that are hook-shaped overhanging the base in one or more discrete directions. To form the hook-shaped heads, the cavities are hook-shaped. In a variation, the fastener elements have heads that are mushroom-shaped overhanging the base in multiple directions. To form the mushroom-shaped heads, the method includes deforming distal ends of the stems to form overhanging heads.
- In some embodiments, methods include winding at least two fastener filaments to form a yarn having fastener elements extending in multiple directions.
- In another aspect, the invention features a twisted fastener filament including an outer surface twisted about a common core and a series of fastener elements disposed about the core along its length; each fastener element comprising a stem integrally molded with the outer surface of the core with a distal head overhanging the outer surface.
- In another aspect, the invention features a fastener product including a first twisted fastener filament including an outer surface twisted about a core and a series of stems disposed about the core along its length. The fastener product also includes a second twisted fastener filament wound about the first twisted fastener filament, the second twisted fastener filament including an outer surface twisted about a core and a series of stems disposed about the core along its length.
- In another aspect, the invention features a fastener product including an inner member and a strip material wound about the periphery of the inner member. The strip material has rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin and the fastener elements include stems that extend outwardly from and integrally with a surface of the strip material.
- Implementations of this aspect may include one or more of the following. For example, the inner member is a rod. The inner member is tubular. The inner member can be electrically conductive. The tubular inner member can have a conduit for extending about an electrically conductive member. The strip material is attached to the periphery of the inner member.
- Implementations of any of the foregoing may include one or more of the following features. For example, the stems have heads that overhang the outer surface. The heads can be hook-shaped overhanging the outer surface in one or more discrete directions and/or the heads can be mushroom-shaped overhanging the outer surface in multiple directions.
- Various aspects of the invention can provide a fastener filament, twisted or untwisted, that can be used in the production of various fastener products. The twisted fastener filaments and/or products having twisted and/or untwisted fastener filaments have multiple angles of engagement due to the reorientation of the fastener elements by, for example, winding and/or twisting of the fastener filaments. These multiple angles of engagement increase the probability for successful engagement with, for example, a loop product and/or nonwoven product.
- The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a method and apparatus used to form a fastener product.
- FIG. 1A is a top view of a laminate sheet being split.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a method and apparatus used to form a fastener product.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional, sectional view of a mold roll having sections of extended diameter.
- FIG. 3A illustrates a cross-sectional, sectional view of a substrate having a splitting feature formed by the mold roll of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a method and apparatus used to form a fastener product.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a method and apparatus used to form a fastener product with a backing material.
- FIG. 5A illustrates a cross-sectional view of a fastener product along line AA of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 5B illustrates a plan view of a fastener product formed by the method of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 6 illustrates another method and apparatus used to form a fastener product.
- FIG. 6A is a detail illustration of cut or chopped fastener filaments.
- FIG. 6B is a plan view of a fastener product formed by the method illustrated by FIG. 6 along line B.
- FIG. 6C is a detail illustration of cut or chopped twisted fastener filaments.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a method and apparatus used to form a woven fastener product.
- FIG. 7A illustrates a sectional plan of a woven fastener product.
- FIG. 7B illustrates an alternative sectional plan view of a woven fastener product.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a spooled fastener filament and method and apparatus for forming a twisted fastener filament.
- FIG. 9A pictures a fastener product having multidirectional hooks.
- FIG. 9B is a larger-scale picture of the product of FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 10A pictures a fastener product having mushroom-shaped fasteners extending in multiple radial directions.
- FIG. 10B is a larger-scale picture of the product of FIG. 8A.
- FIG. 11 illustrates a method and apparatus for forming a fastener product.
- FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a fastener product formed by the method of FIG. 11.
- FIG. 12A is a side view of the product of FIG. 12.
- FIG. 13 illustrates a side-view of a fastener product.
- FIG. 13A illustrates a cross-sectional view of the fastener product of FIG. 9.
- FIG. 14 illustrates woven fastener products.
- FIG. 15 illustrates a fastener product applied to loop material.
- FIG. 16 illustrates a fastener yarn.
- Like reference symbols in the various drawings indicate like elements.
- Referring to FIGS. 1-7, methods of producing fastener products are shown that build on the methods described by Fischer (U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,028), which is incorporated herein by reference. Referring particularly to FIG. 1, the method employs a
rotating mold roll 10 and apressure roll 12 for molding a synthetic resin. Themold roll 10 and thepressure roll 12 provide agap 14 into which the synthetic resin is directed by anextruder 16. An array ofcavities 11 extends from the surface and substantially about the entire periphery ofmold roll 10. Pressure in thegap 14 forces resin to enter and at least partially fillcavities 11, while excess resin forms a base substrate from which the fastener elements extend. The molded product may also be cooled on the mold roll until the solidified fastener elements are stripped from their fixed cavities by astripper roll 13. - In some embodiments,
cavities 11 ofmold roll 10 have a head engaging portion to form, for example, discrete, spaced-apart hooks sized to engage a mating material. In these embodiments, the solidified product stripped from the mold roll has fastener elements capable of engagement. However, in other embodiments, the cavities may have only a stem forming portion (see FIG. 2). In these embodiments, the fastener product that is stripped from the mold roll has stems extending from the base that can be post-treated to form engaging heads. - Referring still to FIG. 1, after the sheet-form array of
fastener elements 18 is formed and removed from the mold roll, the sheet is split in the machine direction between individual columns offastener elements 18 by asplitting device 20, such as an ultrasonic cutter or a rotational or stationary blade, for example, (see FIG. 1A) forming a series ofelongated fastener filaments 22, each having only one column of fastener elements. Although FIG. 1A shows only two columns of hooks, tapes with, for example, tens or hundreds of columns of hooks can be molded and split. In some cases, each cut filament has two or more columns of elements. Becausefastener filaments 22 are formed in the machine direction, thefilaments 22 can be fed to an adjacent station in a continuous process. Eachelongated fastener filament 22 is twisted by a twistingdevice 24 into elongatedtwisted fastener filaments 26. Prior to twisting, theelongated fastener filaments 22 may be heated to soften the plastic, then, subsequent to twisting, cooled to allow the twisted form to set into a continuous column having an array offastener elements 18 extending radially in multiple directions, to form hook fasteners with multiple planes of engagement. Alternatively, the fastener filaments can first be twisted, then heated and subsequently cooled. Thetwisted fastener filaments 26 are then transferred directly to astorage roll 28 from which thefilaments 26 may be dispensed at a later time. - Referring to FIG. 2, an alternative embodiment is illustrated including a
topping roll 30. Synthetic resin is directed into agap 14 and then formed into a sheet-form array of stems 34 projecting from a base. The stems 34 are reheated byheater 38, thus softening the plastic to allow for subsequent forming of a fastener element. The heated stems 34 are then shaped by toppingroll 30, which applies pressure to distal ends of thefastener elements 34 thus forming thefastener elements 35 with heads that overhang the base. As described above, the sheet offastener elements 35 may then be split between columns offastener elements 35 intoelongated fastener filaments 37. The fastener filaments can then be twisted into a final shape and/or diverted to a storage roll, as examples. The stem ends may be heated in a non-contacting process, such as by flame or hot wire, or in a contacting process, such as byheating roll 30. A suitable non-contacting process is provided in U.S. Pat. No. 6,248,276, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. - To facilitate splitting of the sheet-form molded substrate, a separation groove can be molded into the substrate. Referring to FIG. 3,
mold roll 200 has splittingrings 202 having a region of increased diameter shaped to create the separation grooves T (FIG. 3A). Groove T is an integral, relatively thin, rupturable joint that permits easy separation of filaments.Roll 200 has twosections 204 adjacent eachring 202 that definemold cavities 206 shaped to form stems 34. Other splitting features include embedded yarns, perforations, or the like. - Referring now to FIG. 4, an alternative to splitting the resin sheet between rows of stems is to extrude individual, relatively
narrow columns 208 of heated resin and to deliver those columns of resin togap 14. As in the methods described by FIGS. 1 and 2, resin from each of the columns enters select ones of thecavities 11, forming molded stems, while excess resin from each column forms a base from which the molded stems extend. Exiting thegap 14 are individual strands of filaments having integrally molded stems extending from the base that can be cooled on the mold roll and then removed. - Referring now to FIG. 5, the
twisted fastener filament 26 is added to a surface of asubstrate 40. Referring also to FIG. 5A, following heating and/or twisting of the filament, thetwisted fastener filament 26 is placed onsubstrate 40 along the machine direction of thesubstrate 40, with thefastener elements 34 extending radially from a central axis of each filament. Thetwisted fastener filament 26 placement on the substrate can trace a repeating pattern, such as longitudinally extending lines, curves, waves, etc., and/or the placement can be random (see FIG. 5B). Thetwisted fastener filament 26 may be bonded to thesubstrate 40 by heating thefilament 26 and/or by adhering thefilament 26 to a surface of thesubstrate 40, or thefastener elements 18 of thefastener filaments 26 may be attached to loops and/or fibers extending from a surface of thesubstrate 40. It should be noted that the untwisted fastener filaments may also be attached and/or bonded tosubstrate 40. - FIG. 6 illustrates another embodiment where untwisted fastener filaments42 are being formed by passing synthetic resin between a
mold roll 10 and apressure roll 12 and then splitting a molded sheet-form array offastener elements 18 with asplitting device 20 formingfastener filaments 22, as described above. The fastener filaments are then cut or chopped intopieces 50, eachpiece 50 havingfastener elements 18 extending from a base 44 (see FIG. 6A), by a choppingdevice 46 and then applied randomly to asubstrate 48. The choppedpieces 50 are cut to a predetermined length, each piece preferably having at least one fastener element extending from a base ofpiece 50. The dimensions of the untwisted pieces can be selected to cause a significant portion of the pieces to fall with their fastener elements extending upward or at varying engagement angles. The pieces may be randomly distributed in orientation (see FIG. 6B). As a variation, the filaments, twisted or untwisted, may be cut into discrete lengths and applied to the substrate in a predetermined pattern or arrangement (not shown). For example, the filaments can be cut and then applied to the substrate in the cross-machine direction in a spaced-apart arrangement. In some cases, thepieces 50 are cut so as to each have several fastener elements. Thefilament pieces 50 may be bonded to thesubstrate 48 by thermal bonding, applying adhesive and/or other similar techniques. Alternatively, thefastener elements 18 of thefastener filament pieces 50 may be attached to loops and/or fibers extending from a surface of thesubstrate 48. In some cases, the filaments are twisted before being cut intopieces 50 and applied to thesubstrate 48, to increase the randomness of the angles of engagement (see FIG. 6C). - In yet another embodiment, a twisted or untwisted fastener filament may be cut into discrete lengths of fastener filament strands as described above with reference to FIG. 6 and these discrete pieces of fastener filament strands may be formed into a nonwoven web material by forming methods as are known in the art for example by wet laying and dry laying processes. Exemplary nonwoven forming methods include air laying, carding, and wet laying. Briefly, in an air forming or air-laying process fibers having typical lengths ranging from about 3 to about 50 millimeters (mm) or longer are separated and entrained in an air supply or air stream and then deposited onto a forming screen or other foraminous forming surface, usually with the assistance of a vacuum supply, in order to form a dry-laid fiber web. Equipment for producing air-laid webs includes the Rando-Weber airformer machine available from Rando Corporation of New York and the Dan-Web rotary screen air former machine available from Dan-Web Forming of Risskov, Denmark. Carding processes are known to those skilled in the art and are further described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,488,928 to Alikhan and Schmidt, and involve starting with staple-length fibers in a batt that is combed or otherwise treated to provide a web of generally uniform basis weight. Wet laying processes as are known in the art involve suspending fibers in a liquid slurry, depositing the slurry on a screen or other foraminous forming surface and then removing the excess liquid.
- The nonwoven web material may desirably further comprise other filaments or fibers such as thermoplastic staple fibers and/or cellulosic fibers. Staple fibers are well known in the art and may be monocomponent or multicomponent fibers, and may be crimped or uncrimped. Cellulosic fibers include those comprising at least 50 percent by weight cellulose or a cellulose derivative, and may include cotton, fibers from woody stalks, such as jute, flax, kenaf, and cannabis, typical wood pulps and derivatives, non-woody cellulosic fibers, cellulose acetate, cellulose triacetate, rayon, milkweed, or bacterial cellulose. After the discrete fastener filament strands and/or other fibers have been formed into a nonwoven web material, the web may be bonded by methods as are known in the art such as by thermal point bonding, ultrasonic bonding, adhesive bonding, through air bonding, and entanglement bonding including mechanical needling and hydroentangling.
- Nonwoven web materials and laminates of nonwoven webs with other webs or film materials find a wide variety of use in disposable and durable goods such as personal care garments and protective garments. Examples of personal care products include, but are not limited to, infant, child and adult personal care products such as diapers, training pants, swimwear, incontinence garments and pads, sanitary napkins, wipes and the like, and protective garments include, but are not limitaed to medical and health care products such as bandages, surgical drapes, gowns, headwear and footwear, examination gowns, and protective workwear garments such as coveralls and lab coats.
- Referring to FIGS. 7 and 7A, a device for forming a fastener product is shown having
parallel workstations weaving device 64. Subsequent to forming the sheet-form array offastener elements 18 and splitting the sheet into at least twoelongated fastener filaments 22, each of theelongated fastener filaments 68 are sent toparallel workstations Parallel workstations machines 70. Thefastener filaments 22 are twisted by the twisting machines 70 (twisting may include heating the fastener filaments as described above), then thetwisted fastener filaments 26 are each directed to aweaving device 64, which weaves fastener filaments into awoven fastener material 74. The wovenfastener material 74 may then be directed to a storage roll, for example, for storage.Untwisted fastener filaments 22 can also be woven by omitting the twisting operation (see FIG. 7B). - It should be noted that each
parallel workstation workstation 60 may comprise a twisting machine and a storage roll andworkstation 62 may comprise a chopping machine, a substrate roll, and a storage roll. Additionally, more than two parallel workstations may be utilized having workstations comprising various processes. For example, the sheet-form array of fastener elements may be split into a number of elongated fastener filaments and each of the fastener filaments may be directed to a different parallel workstation. - As an alternative to weaving, the weaving device can be replaced by a winding device (not shown) to wind at least two twisted or untwisted or a combination of twisted and untwisted fastener filaments together to form a
yarn 130 having fastener elements extending outwardly in multiple radial directions (see FIG. 16). The filaments can be heated or unheated prior to winding. If heated, the yarn can be cooled to set the wound form. The yam can then be further processed. For example, the yarn can be woven, cut, chopped, deposited on a substrate, or the like, as examples. - FIG. 8 shows a
storage roll 80 having a roll of an untwistedfastener filament 22. At least a portion of thefastener filament 22 is removed from theroll 80 and then heated byheater 85. The heated fastener filament 82 is directed to atwisting device 86 where the filament 82 is twisted into thetwisted filament 26. Thetwisted filament 26 may then be sent to a workstation for further processing or directed directly to a storage roll, for example. - FIGS. 9A-10B are images of twisted fastener filaments formed by methods similar to those illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Referring first to FIGS. 9A and 9B, a
fastener filament 90 is shown having a twisted outer surface and a plurality offastener elements 92 extending radially in multiple directions from the surface of thefastener product 90.Fastener elements 92 comprise hooks 94 withheads 96 extending in various directions to create a twisted fastener product having a plurality of fastening angles. - Similarly, referring to FIGS. 10A and 10B, a
fastener filament 100 is shown havingfastener elements 102 extending radially in multiple directions from a surface of thefastener product 100.Fastener elements 102 have mushroom-shapedheads 104 that overhang the twisted surface of thefastener product 100, also creating a twisted fastener filament having a plurality of fastening angles. - Referring to FIG. 11, another method for forming a
fastener product 110 having multiple angles of engagement is shown. A formedfastener filament 37 is directed to arod 111 formed of extruded material, such as resin. The rod of resin is rotated while it advances such that as the fastener filament is brought into contact with therod 110, it is wrapped about the peripheral surface of the rod in a continuous process of wrapping and advancing. The rod can also be a discrete length. Also, thefilament 37 can cycle about the rod while the rod advances and/or rotates or is stationary. The filament can similarly advance. To affix thefilament 37 to the surface of the rod, the rod can be heated to heat bond the filament to the surface. Other methods of attaching the filament can also be used such as adhesives, mechanical fasteners, or the like. - The rod can be of any cross-sectional shape and can be formed of any material including polymers, metals, foams, etc. The rod can also be electrically conductive. Where the rod is electrically conductive, the rod or conductive wire can be electrically isolated by an insulator prior to wrapping the fastener filament about the wire. Similarly, the
filament 37 can be wrapped abouttubular members 112 of any cross-sectional shape to form a fastener product having aconduit 114 extending therethrough (see FIGS. 12 and 12A). - Referring now to FIGS. 13 and 13A, an illustration of a section of a
twisted fastener filament 26 is shown.Fastener filament 26 includesfastener elements 18 extending from atwisted surface 114. Referring particularly to FIG. 13A,fastener filament 26 has a core 116 with a twistedouter surface 114. - FIGS. 14-15 illustrate various fastener product embodiments. FIG. 14 shows a
woven fastener product 74 comprising woven,twisted fastener filaments 26. The wovenfastener product 74 hasfastener elements 18 extending in multiple directions from the surface of eachtwisted fastener filament 26. Whilewoven fastener product 74 consists of only twistedfastener filaments 26, it should be noted thatwoven product 74 can be comprised of twisted or untwisted fastener filaments and/or non-fastener filaments such as string, yarn, or other fibers, for example. - Referring now to FIG. 15, a fastener product is shown having a twisted
fastener filament 26 withhooks 18 extending in multiple radial directions from a twisted outer surface of thefilament 26 and asubstrate 40 comprisingloop material 138 sized to engage hooks 18. Becausehooks 18 extend in multiple radial directions from the twisted surface offastener filament 26, somehooks 18 do not engageloops 138 ofsubstrate 40. Unengaged hooks 18 are available to engage a different substrate containing, for example, loops, woven fibers, and/or non-woven fibers. Unengaged hooks 18 may also engageloops 138 ofsubstrate 40 thereby forming a self-engageable fastener product.Hooks 18 may also be sized to engagesubstrate 40, or a like material, to a greater extent relative to a second material (not shown). This aspect reduces the probability of unintentional removal of thefilaments 26 from thesubstrate 40. While FIG. 15shows substrate 40 comprising loops,substrate 40 can also be a non-woven, woven fibers, or any other engageable material. - A number of embodiments of the invention have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, the fastener elements may be J-shaped, T-shaped, palm trees, multi-facing, flat heads, mushrooms, etc. Additionally, as an alternative to cooling the heated fastener filament to set the reoriented fastener elements and/or stems, the twisted and/or wound filaments can be attached or bonded to, for example, a substrate. This attaching or bonding can be by for example, staking, melt bonding, adhereing, etc., end portions of the filament to the substrate. Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
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1. A method of forming a fastener product, the method comprising
providing a continuous, sheet-form base having an array of fastener elements including molded stems extending in rows outwardly from the continuous, sheet-form base;
splitting the base between adjacent rows of the fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments; and
twisting the fastener filaments individually to reorient the fastener elements to extend in multiple directions from a common core.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are hook-shaped overhanging the base in one or more discrete directions.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are mushroom-shaped overhanging the base in multiple directions.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising splitting the continuous, sheet-form base longitudinally.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the fastener filaments each have only one row of fastener elements.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising winding at least two of the twisted fastener filaments together to form a yarn having fastener elements extending outwardly in multiple directions.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising depositing twisted fastener filaments on a substrate to form a field of exposed fastener elements extending from the substrate.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the twisted fastener filaments are deposited on the substrate in a predetermined pattern.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined pattern approximates a line extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal edge of the substrate.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined pattern is wave-like.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the twisted fastener filaments are deposited randomly on the substrate.
12. The method of claim 1 further comprising weaving the twisted fastener filaments to form a woven material.
13. The method of claim 1 further comprising weaving at least one twisted fastener filament with a non-fastener filament to form a woven material.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein twisting the fastener filaments individually to reorient the molded fastener elements to extend in multiple directions from a common core further includes heating the fastener filaments.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein prior to providing the substrate the method includes
molding the continuous, sheet-form base including fastener element stems, the stems integrally molded with and extending from the sheet-form base.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the fastener elements are formed on a mold roll defining a plurality of hook-shaped fastener element cavities to form fastener elements having head portions extending radially outwardly in one or more discrete directions.
17. The method of claim 15 further including deforming distal ends of the stems to form overhanging heads.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein twisting the fastener filaments individually to reorient the molded fastener elements to extend in multiple directions from a common core further includes cooling the fastener filaments.
19. A method of forming a fastener product, the method comprising
molding rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin on a mold roll defining a plurality of fastener element cavities, the fastener elements having stems extending outwardly from and integral with a continuous, sheet-form base; and
splitting the continuous base between individual rows of molded fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments, each fastener filament having one row of fastener elements.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are hook-shaped overhanging the base in one or more discrete directions.
21. The method of claim 19 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are mushroom-shaped overhanging the base in multiple directions.
22. The method of claim 19 further comprising splitting the continuous sheet-form base in the machine direction.
23. The method of claim 19 further comprising chopping the fastener filaments into a plurality of filament pieces.
24. The method of claim 23 further comprising applying the filament pieces to a material.
25. The method of claim 19 further comprising winding at least two fastener filaments to form a yarn having fastener elements extending in multiple directions.
26. A method of forming fastener filament material, the method comprising
molding a continuous, sheet-form base having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from and integral with the continuous, sheet-form base;
splitting the continuous base between adjacent rows of the molded fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments;
cutting the fastener filaments into discrete lengths of fastener filament strands; and
depositing the fastener filament strands on a substrate to form a field of exposed fastener elements extending from the substrate.
27. The method of claim 26 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are hook-shaped overhanging the base in one or more discrete directions.
28. The method of claim 26 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are mushroom-shaped overhanging the base in multiple directions.
29. The method of claim 26 wherein splitting the continuous sheet-form base further includes twisting the fastener filaments to reorient the molded fastener elements to extend in multiple directions from a common core.
30. The method of claim 26 further comprising attaching the deposited fastener filament strands to the substrate.
31. The method of claim 30 wherein the substrate includes a plurality of fibers sized to engage the fastener elements.
32. The method of claim 31 wherein the fastener filament strands are attached to the substrate by engaging the fastener elements with the fibers of the substrate.
33. The method of claim 30 wherein the fastener filament strands are attached to the substrate by bonding the fastener filaments to a surface of the substrate.
34. The method of claim 26 wherein the substrate comprises non-woven fibers.
35. The method of claim 26 wherein the fastener elements are sized to engage one of loops of a loop material and the substrate to a greater extent and the other to a lesser extent.
36. The method of claim 26 , wherein the fastener filament strands are deposited randomly on the substrate.
37. The method of claim 26 , wherein the fastener filament strands are deposited on the substrate in a predetermined pattern.
38. A twisted fastener filament comprising
an outer surface twisted about a common core; and
a series of fastener elements disposed about the core along its length; each fastener element comprising a stem integrally molded with the outer surface of the core with a distal head overhanging the outer surface.
39. The method of claim 38 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are hook-shaped overhanging the outer surface in one or more discrete directions.
40. The method of claim 38 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are mushroom-shaped overhanging the outer surface in multiple directions.
41. A method of forming a nonwoven web comprising fastener filament material, the method comprising
molding a continuous, sheet-form material having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from and integral with the continuous, sheet-form material;
splitting the continuous sheet of material between adjacent rows of the molded fastener elements to form elongated fastener filaments;
twisting the fastener filaments individually to reorient the molded fastener filaments to extend in multiple directions from a common core;
cutting the fastener filaments into discrete lengths of fastener filament strands; and
forming a nonwoven web material comprising the discrete lengths of fastener filament strands.
42. The method of claim 41 wherein the method of forming a nonwoven web is selected from the group consisting of airlaying, carding and wetlaying.
43. The method of claim 42 wherein the nonwoven web material further comprises thermoplastic staple fibers.
44. The method of claim 42 wherein the nonwoven web material further comprises cellulosic fibers.
45. The method of claim 42 further comprising bonding the nonwoven web material.
46. The method of claim 45 wherein the bonding step is a bonding process selected from the group consisting of entanglement bonding, through-air bonding, thermal point bonding, ultrasonic bonding and adhesive bonding.
47. A personal care product comprising a nonwoven web made by the method of claim 41 .
48. A protective garment comprising a nonwoven web made by the method of claim 41 .
49. A laminate material comprising a nonwoven web formed by the method of claim 41 .
50. A personal care product comprising the laminate material of claim 49 .
51. A protective garment comprising the laminate material of claim 49 .
52. A fastener product comprising:
a first twisted fastener filament including an outer surface twisted about a core and a series of stems disposed about the core along its length; and
a second twisted fastener filament wound about the first twisted fastener filament, the second twisted fastener filament including an outer surface twisted about a core and a series of stems disposed about the core along its length.
53. The fastener product of claim 52 , wherein the stems further include heads that overhang the outer surface.
54. The fastener product of claim 53 , wherein the heads are hook-shaped overhanging the outer surface in one or more discrete directions.
55. The fastener product of claim 53 , wherein the heads are mushroom-shaped overhanging the outer surface in multiple directions.
56. A method of forming a fastener product comprising:
providing a strip of material having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from the strip of material; and
winding the material about the periphery of an inner member to reorient the stems to extend in multiple directions.
57. The method of claim 56 further including extruding resin to form the inner member.
58. The method of claim 56 , wherein the inner member comprises a rod.
59. The method of claim 58 , wherein the rod is electrically conductive.
60. The method of claim 56 , wherein the inner member is tubular.
61. The method of claim 60 , wherein the inner member defines a conduit for extending about an electrically conductive element.
62. The method of claim 56 further including attaching the strip of material to the periphery of the inner member.
63. The method of claim 56 further including heating the strip of material.
64. The method of claim 56 further including cooling the strip of material.
65. The method of claim 56 , wherein winding the strip of material includes rotating the inner member.
66. The method of claim 56 , wherein providing the strip of material includes
molding a continuous, sheet-form material having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from and integral with the continuous, sheet-form material; and
splitting the continuous sheet of material between adjacent rows of the molded stems to form the strip of material.
67. The method of claim 56 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are hook-shaped overhanging the outer surface in one or more discrete directions.
68. The method of claim 56 wherein the fastener elements have heads that are mushroom-shaped overhanging the outer surface in multiple directions.
69. A fastener product comprising:
an inner member; and
a strip material wound about the periphery of the inner member, the strip material having rows of fastener elements formed of synthetic resin, the fastener elements having stems that extend outwardly from and integrally with a surface of the strip material.
70. The fastener product of claim 69 , wherein the inner member includes resin.
71. The fastener product of claim 69 , wherein the inner member comprises a rod.
72. The fastener product of claim 71 , wherein the rod is electrically conductive.
73. The fastener product of claim 69 , wherein the inner member is tubular.
74. The fastener product of claim 73 , wherein the inner member defines a conduit for extending about an electrically conductive element.
75. The fastener product of claim 69 , wherein the strip of material is attached to the periphery of the inner member.
76. The fastener product of claim 69 , wherein the fastener elements have heads that are hook-shaped overhanging the outer surface in one or more discrete directions.
77. The fastener product of claim 69 , wherein the fastener elements have heads that are mushroom-shaped overhanging the outer surface in multiple directions.
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