Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Including readily dissociable fastener having numerous,...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-30
2008-10-07
Lavinder, Jack W. (Department: 3677)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Including readily dissociable fastener having numerous,...
C267S140140, C267S140150, C428S100000, C188S267000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07430788
ABSTRACT:
A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof whereas the hook portion includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements extending from one side thereof. When the hook portion and loop portion are pressed together they interlock to form a releasable engagement. The resulting joint created by the engagement is relatively resistant to shear and pull forces and weak in peel strength forces. The hook elements are formed of a magnetorheological elastomer that provides a change in shape orientation and/or flexural modulus of the hook elements. In this manner, the shape orientation and/or flexural modulus of the hook elements can be remotely changed to provide a reduction or magnification in the shear and/or pull-off forces in addition to providing variable damping capabilities to the fastener system.
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Golden Mark A.
Ottaviani Robert A.
Ulicny John C.
General Motors Corporation
Lavinder Jack W.
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