221 |
Dispenser and method of dispensing |
US14411118 |
2012-06-28 |
US09902551B2 |
2018-02-27 |
Fredrik Krook; Shadi Ståhl; Kent Hermansson |
A dispenser for on-demand dispensing of a length of belt material and a first hook material patch is provided. The dispenser includes a first holder for a roll or a stack of continuous belt material, a dispensing outlet for the belt material, a separating element for separating the length of belt material from the roll or the stack of continuous belt material, a second holder for at least the first hook material patch, and a hook material patch providing device. The hook material patch providing device is arranged to cooperate with the second holder to dispense the first hook material patch. There is further provided a method of on-demand dispensing a belt. |
222 |
Self-Fitting, Self-Adjusting, Automatically Adjusting and/or Automatically Fitting Orthopedic or other (e.g. non human use) Immobilization Splint or Device |
US15203536 |
2016-07-06 |
US20180008449A1 |
2018-01-11 |
Peter A. Feinstein |
Provided is a self-fitting and automatically adjustable clasp band/strap which is usable in medical immobilization (e.g., casts, splints, braces) and multiple other fixation devices. The clasp band/strap may have a shape memory material and clasp members attached to two ends of the clasp band/strap. Upon stimulation by a trigger source, the shape memory material deforms which brings the two end portions closer to each other, causing the two clasp members to attach to each other to form a closure. Additionally, the clasp band/strap may include a motor, a control unit, and sensors to enable a motor actuated fine tensioning. Finally, the clasp band/strap may have an adhesive backing or any other kind of annealing or connective backing, such as a Velcro strap with an adhesive backing, for attaching to a splint or other object. |
223 |
Equipment carrier with extensible tether |
US14938555 |
2015-11-11 |
US09861183B2 |
2018-01-09 |
Fred H. Hunt |
An equipment carrier comprises one or more support members, an equipment holder, and an extensible tether. The equipment holder receives and retains an equipment item. The support members support the equipment holder against a wearer's torso or limb. The extensible tether is attached to the carrier is attached to the equipment item. The extensible tether is under tension and elongated when the equipment item retained by the equipment holder, and is under negligible tension and not elongated the equipment item held by the wearer at the wearer's face or head. |
224 |
HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER MEMBER AND SEAT USING SAME |
US15517115 |
2015-08-31 |
US20170297465A1 |
2017-10-19 |
Takahiko NAGASAWA |
Provided is a hook-and-loop fastener member capable of removably joining different sheet members, wherein exposed portions of the hook-and-loop fastener member are always of loop type and the hook-and-loop fastener member is therefore soft and friendly on the skin and clothing fibers. A hook-and-loop fastener member is capable of removably joining different sheet members and includes: a first tape body provided at one of principal surfaces with a plurality of loop bodies; a second tape body provided at one of principal surfaces with a plurality of loop bodies; and a third tape body provided at both surfaces with a plurality of hook bodies, the different sheet members being capable of being joined by: disposing the third tape body to be sandwiched between the first tape body and the second tape body; engaging the plurality of loop bodies of the first tape body with the plurality of hook bodies on one of both the surfaces of the third tape body; and engaging the plurality of loop bodies of the second tape body with the plurality of hook bodies on the other of both the surfaces of the third tape body. |
225 |
CONNECTION SYSTEM, CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD |
US15486949 |
2017-04-13 |
US20170297270A1 |
2017-10-19 |
Hermann BENTHIEN; Matthias HEGENBART |
A connection system has a first adhesion segment, on which a first connection region is formed, a second adhesion segment, on which a second connection region is formed, and a solidifiable liquid connection substance for connecting the two adhesion segments in a material fit, wherein at least one of the two connection regions is formed flexibly, such that, when the liquid connection substance is introduced between the two connection regions which are opposite one another in an assembly arrangement of the two adhesion segments, a material connection is formed between the two connection regions automatically as a result of the elastocapillary effect via the liquid connection substance. |
226 |
SAFETY DEVICE FOR REINS |
US15078999 |
2016-03-23 |
US20170275150A1 |
2017-09-28 |
Daniel Peter Taylor |
A safety device for equestrian sports uses at least one hook-and-loop fastener for connecting ends of the control lines for guiding a horse such that the ends of the control lines will separate and thereby stop a fallen rider or driver from being dragged by a horse or a horse drawn vehicle. |
227 |
INSTALLING PRINTED MEDIA |
US15068802 |
2016-03-14 |
US20170259603A1 |
2017-09-14 |
LUIS PARELLADA ARMELA; CARLOS SÁEZ COMET |
A printed media display system includes a media mounting surface carrying discrete male touch fastening elements arranged in a field extending across the surface, and print media in the form of a flexible sheet having a fastening side and a print side, the fastening side featuring engageable fibers in a fibrous field extending across a length and width of the flexible sheet. The system exhibits particularly good wrinkle propagation and engaged alignment properties. |
228 |
HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER FEMALE MEMBER |
US15502834 |
2015-08-18 |
US20170231330A1 |
2017-08-17 |
Shou UCHIDA; Shinsuke IKISHIMA; Kohei TAKEDA; Masaaki ARAKAWA |
Provided is a hook-and-loop fastener female member including an engaging layer adopting a non-woven fabric, the hook-and-loop fastener female member being excellent in engaging force with a hook-and-loop fastener male member. The hook-and-loop fastener female member of the present invention includes an engaging layer engageable with a male member, in which the engaging layer includes a non-woven fabric of fiber, in which the non-woven fabric in the engaging layer has a density of from 5 kg/m3 to 110 kg/m3, and in which the fiber has a diameter of from 15 μm to 60 μm. |
229 |
ANIMAL COLLAR HAVING A TAG HOUSING |
US15413114 |
2017-01-23 |
US20170215387A1 |
2017-08-03 |
Amanda Kadell |
An animal collar including a tag housing with a transparent cover. The tag housing is affixed to the collar and adapted to house one or more tags associated with the animal. The transparent cover is adapted to secure the tags against the collar while enabling viewing of information on the tags. A fastener ensures that the tags do not fall out of the tag housing. |
230 |
Attachment means for connecting a goalie pad to a skate |
US15235139 |
2016-08-12 |
US20170209768A1 |
2017-07-27 |
Michel Ratthe |
An attachment means for connecting a goalie pad to a skate. Has a string which has elastic characteristics and which is retained substantially at its mid-point by a pad attachment member and which has its two distal ends capped with a hook means and a loop means. The string is wrapped first under and then over the skate (or vice versa) so that the hook and loop means can mate and thus securely retain the lower part of the pad onto the skate. |
231 |
WEARING SET CAPABLE OF PREVENTING OVERLAPPED ARTICLES FROM SLIDING PAST EACH OTHER |
US15408370 |
2017-01-17 |
US20170202283A1 |
2017-07-20 |
Chao-Mu CHOU |
A wearing set capable of preventing overlapped articles from sliding past each other, including a first wearing article having at least one first engaging effect zone, and a second wearing article having at least one second engaging effect zone; where one zone of the first engaging effect zone and the second engaging effect zone has a tangling-hairs fabric and the other zone has a textured-loops fabric, the tangling-hairs fabric including a plurality of tangling-hairs fibers protruding outwardly from a surface thereof, the tangling-hairs fibers having curled terminals or ball-shaped terminals; the textured-loops fabric including a plurality of fibriform loops on a surface thereof; and when the tangling-hairs fabric and the textured-loops fabric are overlapped to contact each other, the fibriform loops will be engaged or adhered with the tangling-hairs fibers to prevent the first wearing article from sliding relative to the second wearing article. |
232 |
Slider for Slide Fastener |
US14514749 |
2014-10-15 |
US20170172241A9 |
2017-06-22 |
Go Takani |
There is provided a slider for a slide fastener. A slider body includes an upper blade disposed at a front side of the slider body, which is a pull-tab attachment side, a lower blade disposed at a back side of the slider body, which is opposite to the front side, and a connecting post connecting the upper blade and the lower blade to each other. A fibrous fabric sheet is integrally fixed to a back surface of the lower blade at the back side, with an adhesive layer being interposed between the fibrous fabric sheet and the back surface of the lower blade. |
233 |
Attachment Device for Micro Devices and Wearable Micro Devices Having the Attachment Device |
US15254673 |
2016-09-01 |
US20170135231A1 |
2017-05-11 |
Min-Chih HSUAN; Yu-Han HUANG |
The present invention relates to an attachment device for micro devices, comprising a main body and an attachment member seat in connection with the main body. The main body provides a receiving space to accommodate a functional module element. The attachment member seat provides a cavity to accommodate at least one attachment member to attach the attachment device to an article. A wearable micro device comprising the functional module element and the attachment device is also disclosed. |
234 |
Portable Fitness Monitoring Systems with Displays and Applications Thereof |
US15409597 |
2017-01-19 |
US20170128782A1 |
2017-05-11 |
Christian Dibenedetto; Mark Arthur OLESON; Scott TOMLINSON |
Portable fitness monitoring systems with displays, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of providing performance feedback to an individual using a portable fitness monitoring device is provided. The method may include sensing performance parameter information during the physical activity, generating a first visual output that includes an indication of the intensity level that the individual should be performing at, and generating a second visual output that includes an indication of the intensity level that the individual is currently performing at. |
235 |
Closure assembly incorporating an easy access tab integrated into hook and loop fastener elements and method for forming the same |
US13644397 |
2012-10-04 |
US09241547B2 |
2016-01-26 |
Charles C. Raymond |
An easy access tab integrated into a hook closure forming a portion of overlapping hook and loop engaging surfaces of an adjustable garment. An edge extending tab is reverse folded over and against a forward and central most subset area of the hook surface and is subsequently sonically heat bonded to create a crushed or otherwise smoothed subset surface area maintaining a low profile and without any significant weight addition. The crushed area enables a user to insert one or more digits between the opposing hook and loop configured surfaces of the closure elements to facilitate easier opening and without damaging the closure elements. A corresponding method is also disclosed for sonically heat bonding the reverse, folded tab applied against the hook surface utilizing the above structure. |
236 |
Equipment carrier with extensible tether |
US13180549 |
2011-07-12 |
US09210978B1 |
2015-12-15 |
Fred H. Hunt |
An equipment carrier comprises one or more support members, an equipment holder, and an extensible tether. The equipment holder receives and retains an equipment item. The support members support the equipment holder against a wearer's torso or limb. The extensible tether is attached to the carrier is attached to the equipment item. The extensible tether is under tension and elongated when the equipment item retained by the equipment holder, and is under negligible tension and not elongated the equipment item held by the wearer at the wearer's face or head. |
237 |
MULTIGRIP TOUCH CLOSURE FASTENERS |
US14722290 |
2015-05-27 |
US20150250271A1 |
2015-09-10 |
John W. Ogilvie |
Specialized tape and tape-built articles help reduce problems such as load slippage, odd or varying load sizes, or the inconvenience of knots. A touch closure fastening means allows users to releasably fasten together different portions of the article. Example touch closure fastening means include hooks, mushroom heads, loops, a mat, or nanofibers. Some articles include a tape which is laned, striped, staggered, mottled, spiraled around a core, and/or braided; some include multiple tapes braided with one another. Some articles include suture material, polypropylene, nylon, or a para-aramid synthetic fiber in a tape substrate. Some articles include a grip strip to facilitate multigripping—not only does the article releasably fasten to itself, it also restricts movement of a load or other work piece. A grip strip and a tape can be spiraled or braided together. The grip strip has a mechanical indentation grip, or an adhesion grip, for example. |
238 |
Mold-in touch fastening product |
US13712047 |
2012-12-12 |
US09034452B2 |
2015-05-19 |
Michael Cina; Paul Joseph Voigt; Man Wai Chan |
A male touch fastener strip includes an elongated base and a field of male fastener elements. The male touch fastener strip also includes longitudinal barrier walls rising from the broad face of the base on either side of the field of male fastener elements, and a pair of segmented walls. Each segmented wall and its nearest longitudinal barrier wall define therebetween a foam relief space. Each segmented wall defines a flow gap for allowing the foam material to enter the foam relief space. |
239 |
Fastening strap and manufacturing method thereof |
US13457689 |
2012-04-27 |
US09027211B2 |
2015-05-12 |
Sen-Mei Cheng |
A fastening strap and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The fastening strap includes a first band and a second band. The first band has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface has a plurality of hooks of special configuration. The second band has a third surface and a fourth surface. The third surface is directly adhered to the second surface of the first band, and the fourth surface has a plurality of loops for being mechanically latched by the hooks on the first surface. The second surface and/or the third surface is printed with at least one pattern. After the first band and the second band are adhered together, the pattern can be seen from the first surface of the first band. |
240 |
Insulation assemblies for engine housings and associated methods of use and manufacture |
US13271760 |
2011-10-12 |
US09017789B2 |
2015-04-28 |
Wilson Riley Vance, Jr. |
Insulation assemblies and associated methods of use and manufacture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, an insulation assembly includes a plurality of insulation panels that are configured to releasably attach to an interior surface of an engine housing. The individual insulation panels can include a first surface configured to face the interior surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface and configured to face an engine in the housing. The insulation panels can each further include an attachment portion on the first surface carrying one or more first fasteners that releasably attach to a corresponding portion of the interior surface. The insulation panels can additionally include an attachment strap carried on the second surface. The attachment strap carries a second fastener that releasably attaches to a corresponding portion of the interior surface. |