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US20070028430A1
US20070028430A1 US10/572,526 US57252606A US2007028430A1 US 20070028430 A1 US20070028430 A1 US 20070028430A1 US 57252606 A US57252606 A US 57252606A US 2007028430 A1 US2007028430 A1 US 2007028430A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • B65D33/2541—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor characterised by the slide fastener, e.g. adapted to interlock with a sheet between the interlocking members having sections of particular shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/24—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using self-locking integral or attached closure elements, e.g. flaps
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/25—Zipper or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/2532—Zipper or required component thereof having interlocking surface with continuous cross section

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  • the present invention relates, in general, to fasteners having rib and groove tracks to close and seal bags by alternate engagement of the tracks and, more particularly, to a fastening device with fasteners having rib and groove tracks which closes and seals various containers, such as bags, by the fasteners provided on corresponding surfaces and by a predetermined engaging force between the rib and groove tracks, thus being convenient to use, and providing a slim structure.
  • the rail and channel elements are attached to the opposite surface of a bag by line-welding in a state of being engaged with each other. Even though the rail and channel elements become thin when being attached in the state of being engaged with each other, both ends of the rail and channel elements, which are made of a great amount of resin and are about 1.6 to 1.8 mm in thickness, must be thicker than the bag which is made of a film material having about 0.05 to 0.12 mm thickness. Thus, fatigue occurs in both ends of the engagement part of the rail and channel elements. Accordingly, both ends of the engagement part may burst during use.
  • LDPE low density polyethylene
  • the rail and channel elements are welded to the bag made of a composite film material, a predetermined time is required to increase the temperature of a junction between the elements and the bag, thus reducing the manufacturing speed, thereby deteriorating productivity.
  • the appearance of the bag is not good, and the bag may be undesirably rumpled, thus deteriorating the quality of the product.
  • the header-type bags (a hole is formed on a header side so that it is hooked onto a hook, and an opening, to which an adhesive agent is applied, is formed on an opposite side to allow the entrance and exit of contents) are used to receive therein stationery, various kinds of accessories, articles for display, small manufacturing industry products, and fancy products, etc.
  • the glue-type bags are used to receive therein clothes, such as shirts and sportwear, bread, etc.
  • the conventional bags each have a liner to protect the adhesive agent prior to use. Therefore, to use the bag, the user must detach the liner from the bag, thus causing inconvenience to the user. As well, the liner increases the manufacturing costs of the product.
  • the adhesive agent is exposed to the outside, when a user puts contents in the bag or takes them out, the adhesive agent is contaminated due to impurities and the hands of the user. Although the adhesive agent has a high adhesive strength, the adhesive ability of the contaminated adhesive agent is decreased. Thus, repeated openings and closures may be limited. If an adhesive agent having a higher adhesive strength is used to increase the number of openings and closures during use, whenever the user puts contents in the bag or takes them out, the hand of the user becomes sticky due to the adhesive agent.
  • tray-type containers are gaining popularity to store various small contents.
  • most of small contents are stored in the zipper-type bags.
  • Article bags to store large clothes, food bags to store large vegetables, and garbage bags to receive and carry garbage are made of a high density polyethylene which does not easily tear and has a high tensile strength and a thickness of about 50 to 100 ⁇ m.
  • Such bags each have pairs of band closures at predetermined opposite positions. However, if contents are received in the bag above a predetermined level, it becomes difficult to close the bag. If the user forcibly pulls and ties the band closures, the band closures may tear. Therefore, the user closes the bag in which the contents are less than the predetermined level. Alternatively, the user disregards the characteristic function of the band closures, and puts excessive contents in the bag and closes the bag using a separate adhesive tape.
  • adhesive band closures In disposable objects, such as diapers, reusable adhesive band closures are used. Typically, such adhesive band closures have structures such that a predetermined amount of adhesive agent is applied to a planar tape.
  • the adhesive band closures cannot be reused.
  • the present invention satisfies the recent way of thinking centered on consumers to meet the needs of the consumers according to the lifestyle changes of the consumers, and has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and allows openings of various containers, such as bags, to be easily opened and closed and allows engaging parts of a fastening device to be simply controlled.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a fastening device with fasteners having rib and groove tracks in which the rib and groove tracks are provided at predetermined positions on a container, such as a bag, or an engaging part of a bag, so that the rib and groove tracks alternately engage with and adhere to each other by an adhesive agent, thus serving as the fastener, and which does not require forcible engagement and disengagement and prevents the adhesive agent from being exposed to impurities, thus being convenient to use, and firmly executing the intrinsic roles.
  • a predetermined amount of adhesive agent having a predetermined adhesive strength is evenly applied only to groove tracks of each of a pair of fasteners corresponding to each other, so that the groove track alternately and reliably engages with an associated rib track.
  • FIG. 1 is a partially broken perspective view of a bag integrated with a fastening device according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 a is a sectional view showing an enlargement of an important part of the integrated-type fastening device of FIG. 1 in a state in which the bag is open;
  • FIG. 2 b is a sectional view showing an enlargement of the important part of the integrated-type fastening device of FIG. 1 in a state in which the bag is closed;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an enlargement of a part of a bag having a soft-touch type fastening device according to a modification of the first embodiment of present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an enlargement of an important part of the soft-touch type fastening device of FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an enlargement of a part of a bag having a fastening device according to another modification of the first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 a is a view showing the operation of a fastening device having a basic structure according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 b is a view showing the operation of a fastening device according to the present invention in which welding assistant blades extend from predetermined positions on fasteners which are spaced apart from reverse action reference points by widths (d 1 );
  • FIG. 6 c is a view showing the operation of a fastening device according to the present invention in which welding assistant blades extend from predetermined positions on fasteners which are spaced apart from reverse action reference points by widths (d 2 );
  • FIG. 6 d is a view showing operation of a fastening device according to the present invention in which welding assistant blades extend from predetermined positions of fasteners which are spaced apart from reverse action reference points by widths (d 1 ) and (d 3 );
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an opened state of a bag integrated with a fastening device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a closed state of the bag having the fastening device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing an enlargement of an important part of the integrated-type fastening device of the closed bag of FIG. 8 ;
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a bag having a press-fit type fastening device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing an enlargement of an important part of the press-fit type fastening device of the closed bag of FIG. 10 ;
  • FIG. 12 a is an enlarged sectional view of a fastening device having a single engagement structure according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 b is an enlarged sectional view of a fastening device having a double engagement structure according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 c is an enlarged sectional view of a fastening device having a triple engagement structure according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 d is an enlarged sectional view of a fastening device having a quadruple engagement structure according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 a is an enlarged sectional view showing a fastener having integrated tracks adhered to a surface using double-sided adhesive tape according to the present invention
  • FIG. 13 b is an enlarged sectional view showing a fastener provided by adhering independent tracks to a surface using two thicknesses of double-sided adhesive tape according to the present invention
  • FIG. 14 a is an enlarged sectional view showing a fastener having integrated tracks welded to a surface according to the present invention
  • FIG. 14 b is an enlarged sectional view of a fastener which is provided by extending welding assistant blades outwards from the fastener of FIG. 14 a;
  • FIG. 14 c is an enlarged sectional view showing a fastener provided by adhering independent tracks to a surface by welding according to the present invention
  • FIG. 15 is an enlarged sectional view of a fastener having press-fit type tracks according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates how an adhesive part of a fastener of the present invention is prevented from being contaminated
  • FIGS. 17 a , 17 b and 17 c are sectional views of fasteners having rectangular, trapezoidal and rounded cross-sections, respectively, according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing an enlargement of a part of a fastener, in which grooves are formed on tracks according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 19 a is an enlarged sectional view of a part of a fastener having a side-furrow type groove according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 19 b is an enlarged sectional view of a part of a fastener having a vertical-furrow type groove according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing an enlargement of part of a fastener, in which a bottom surface of a groove track is uneven according to the present invention
  • FIG. 21 is an enlarged sectional view of a part of a fastener having linear grooves on a bottom surface of a groove track according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 22 a is a plan view showing a track having rectangular grooves according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 22 b is a plan view showing a track having rhombic grooves according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 22 c is a plan view showing a track having circular grooves according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 22 d is a plan view showing a track having a waved uneven surface according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing an opened state of a bag having a band-type fastening device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 24 is view to illustrate the engagement of fasteners of the band-type fastening device of FIG. 23 ;
  • FIG. 25 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 24 to show the engagement of the fasteners of the band-type fastening device;
  • FIG. 26 a is a plan view of a band-type fastener having circular cells according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 26 b is a plan view of a band-type fastener having rectangular cells according to the present invention.
  • FIGS. 27 a and 27 b are enlarged sectional views taken along the lines Y-Y and X-X of FIG. 26 a , respectively, when the fastener of FIG. 26 a engages with another fastener.
  • a fastening device with fasteners having rib and groove tracks according to a first embodiment is provided on an openable bag.
  • integrated-type fasteners 30 and 20 of the present invention are respectively provided around an opening 16 on opposite inner surfaces of front and rear films 12 and 13 of the openable bag 10 .
  • the openable bag 10 is manufactured by overlapping two flat synthetic resin films, made through air extrusion molding processes, and by sealing both sides 14 and 15 of the overlapped films by line-welding. Alternatively, a lower end as well as both sides 14 and 15 of the overlapped films may be sealed by line-welding, thus forming the openable bag 10 .
  • the fastener 20 on the first inner surface includes at least two rib tracks 25 a and 25 b which have a predetermined width and height and are arranged in a latitudinal direction of the openable bag 10 , and at least one groove track 23 which is provided between the rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and has a width and depth that corresponds to the width and height of rib tracks 35 a and 35 b of the fastener 30 provided on the second inner surface.
  • a predetermined amount of adhesive agent 27 having a predetermined adhesive strength is evenly applied to a bottom surface of the groove track 23 , so as to help the groove track 23 engage with one of the rib tracks 35 a or 35 b of the fastener 30 .
  • the fastener 30 is provided at a predetermined position on the second inner surface of the openable bag 10 while being placed above or below the position of the fastener 20 by the width of one track.
  • the fastener 30 includes at least two rib tracks 35 a and 35 b and at least one groove track 33 which are provided on the fastener 30 in the same manner as those of the fastener 20 .
  • the rib tracks 35 a and 35 b and the groove track 33 of the fastener 30 engage with the rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and the groove track 23 of the fastener 20 to form a double fastening structure.
  • one rib track 35 may be provided on the second inner surface to correspond to the groove track 23 of the fastener 20 provided on the first inner surface (see, FIG. 12 a ), so that the rib track 35 engage with the groove track 23 on the first inner surface to form a single fastening structure.
  • an openable bag 10 is manufactured by overlapping two flat composite films, made of a predetermined material appropriate to the contents to be stored in the openable bag 10 , and by sealing a left side (not shown), a right side 15 s and a lower end (not shown) of the overlapped films by surface-welding.
  • the welding-type fasteners 30 s and 20 s of the present invention are respectively provided around an opening 16 on fastener welding regions 37 a , 37 b , 57 a , 57 b of opposite inner surfaces of front and rear films 12 and 13 of the openable bag 10 .
  • the fasteners 20 s and 30 s each include welding assistant blades 77 a , 77 b , 87 a and 87 b which have predetermined widths and extend outwards from lower ends of both sides of the fastener 20 s , 30 s on the first and second inner surfaces.
  • the welding assistant blade 77 a , 77 b , 87 a , 87 b may extend outwards from a predetermined position of a rear surface of each of the fasteners 20 s and 30 s which is spaced inward from a lower end of one side of the fastener 20 s , 30 s.
  • the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s are classified into fasteners 20 g and 30 g having basic structures in which their rear surfaces are planar as shown in FIGS. 6 a and 14 b , soft-touch type fasteners 20 t and 30 t and reverse-opening preventing type fasteners 20 r and 30 r , rear surfaces of which are not planar according to modifications of the preferred embodiment as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 b , 6 c and 6 d.
  • a depression is provided such that the rear surface of the fastener 20 t , 30 t other than the welding assistant blades 77 a , 77 b , 87 a and 87 b is prevented from being in direct contact with an associated surface of each of the films 12 and 13 of the bag 10 .
  • at least one support ridge 21 a , 21 b , 31 a , 31 b having a predetermined size is provided at a central portion in the depression, thus forming an air capsule 22 , 23 in the depression.
  • the welding assistant blades 77 b and 87 b extend to predetermined lengths from predetermined positions which are spaced inward from reverse action reference points (SR) of the rear surfaces of the fasteners 20 r and 30 r by integer multiples (d 1 ⁇ dx) of the width of each of the tracks, respectively.
  • the welding assistant blades 77 a and 87 a extend from forward action reference points (SI) of the rear surfaces of the fasteners 20 r and 30 r , respectively.
  • a fastening device with fasteners having rib and groove tracks according to a second embodiment is provided on a flap-type openable bag.
  • the flap-type openable bag 40 is made through an air extrusion molding process or is manufactured by overlapping two flat synthetic resin films to be stepped to form a flap part 47 and by sealing both sides 44 and 45 of the overlapped films by line-welding or surface-welding. Alternatively, a lower end as well as both sides 44 and 45 of the overlapped films may be sealed by line-welding or surface-welding, thus forming the flap-type openable bag 40 .
  • Integrated-type fasteners 20 and 30 are respectively provided on a predetermined position on an inner surface of the flap part 47 of the rear film 43 and a corresponding position on an outer surface of the front film 42 around an opening 46 .
  • At least two rib tracks 25 a and 25 b each having a predetermined width and height are horizontally provided on the inner surface of the flap part 47 .
  • a groove track 23 is provided between the rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and has a predetermined width, depth and length that respectively correspond to the width, height and length of rib tracks 35 a and 35 b of the integrated-type fastener 30 provided on the outer surface of the front film 42 .
  • a predetermined amount of adhesive agent 27 having a predetermined adhesive strength is evenly applied to a bottom surface of the groove track 23 , so as to help the groove track 23 engage with one of the rib tracks 35 a or 35 b of the integrated-type fastener 30 provided on the outer surface of the front film 42 .
  • the integrated-type fastener 30 is provided at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the front film 42 which corresponds to the integrated-type fastener 20 provided on the inner surface of the flap part 47 when the flap part 47 having a predetermined rotational radius is folded onto the front film 42 .
  • the integrated-type fastener 30 includes at least two rib tracks 35 a and 35 b and at least one groove track 33 in the same manner as the integrated-type fastener 20 .
  • the rib tracks 35 a and 35 b and the groove track 33 of the integrated-type fastener 30 engage with the rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and the groove track 23 on the inner surface of the flap part 47 , thus forming a double fastening structure.
  • the fasteners 20 and 30 provided on the inner surface of the flap part 47 and the outer surface of the front film 42 may comprise welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s like those of the first embodiment.
  • a fastening device with fasteners having rib and groove tracks according to a third embodiment is provided on an openable tray.
  • the openable tray 60 is made of various kinds of synthetic resins and has a predetermined thickness.
  • the openable tray 60 folds at a hinge 63 around a central axis thereof.
  • Fasteners 20 and 30 are provided along outer edges of inner surfaces of lower and upper tray bodies 65 and 64 of the openable tray 60 , respectively.
  • At least two groove tracks 23 a and 23 b having a predetermined width, depth and length are provided at predetermined positions on the outer edge of the lower tray 65 to form a U-shaped or rectangular-shaped structure.
  • a rib track 25 is provided between the groove tracks 23 a and 23 b and has a predetermined width, height and length that respectively correspond to the width, depth and length of the groove track 33 of the upper tray 64 .
  • a predetermined amount of adhesive agent 27 having a predetermined adhesive strength is evenly applied to a bottom surface of each of the groove tracks 23 a and 23 b , so as to help the groove tracks 23 a and 23 b engage with rib tracks 35 a and 35 b of the upper tray 64 .
  • At least two rib tracks 35 a and 35 b and at least one groove track 33 are provided in the same manner as those of the lower tray 65 at a predetermined position on the upper tray 64 which corresponds to the U-shaped or rectangular-shaped fastener 20 provided on the lower tray 65 when the upper tray 64 having a predetermined rotation radius is folded onto the lower tray 65 .
  • the fastener 30 engage with the rib track 25 and the groove track 23 a and 23 b of the lower tray 65 to form a triple fastening structure.
  • FIGS. 12 a , 12 b , 12 c and 12 d illustrate that the fastening strength of the pair of fasteners engaging with each other can be changed by changing the number of rib and groove tracks.
  • two rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and one groove track 23 are provided on a lower surface 79 to provide a fastener, and only one rib track 35 is provided on an upper surface 78 to provide another fastener.
  • the fasteners engaging with each other form a single fastening structure.
  • two rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and one groove track 23 are provided on a lower surface 79 to provide a fastener, and two rib tracks 35 a and 35 b and one groove track 33 are provided on an upper surface 78 to provide another fastener.
  • the fasteners engaging with each other form a double fastening structure.
  • two rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and one groove track 23 are provided on a lower surface 79 to provide a fastener, and three rib tracks 35 a , 35 b and 35 c and two groove tracks 33 a and 33 b are provided on an upper surface 78 to provide another fastener.
  • the fasteners engaging with each other form a triple fastening structure.
  • three rib tracks 25 a , 25 b and 25 c and two groove tracks 23 a and 23 b are provided on a lower surface 79 to provide a fastener
  • three rib tracks 35 a , 35 b and 35 c and two groove tracks 33 a and 33 b are provided on an upper surface 78 to provide another fastener.
  • a predetermined amount of adhesive agent 27 having a predetermined adhesive strength is evenly applied to a bottom surface of each of the groove tracks 23 and 33 . Therefore, when the groove tracks 23 and 33 engage with the associated rib tracks 25 and 35 , an adhesive fastening structure is provided.
  • FIGS. 13 a , 13 b , 14 a , 14 b and 14 c illustrate that fasteners can be provided on various kinds of base sheets 70 by various methods according to the properties of the base sheets 70 .
  • the base sheets 70 can be made of many kinds of materials, such as synthetic resin, paper, fabric, animal hide or latex.
  • FIG. 13 a illustrates a fastener 20 of the present invention having two integrated rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and one groove track 23 , adhered to a base sheet 70 using a two-sided adhesive tape 72 .
  • FIG. 13 b shows a method in which two independent rib tracks 25 a and 25 b are adhered to a base sheet 70 using double two-sided adhesive tape 75 while being spaced apart from each other by the width of each rib track 25 a , 25 b , thus forming a groove track 23 between them.
  • the double two-sided adhesive tape 75 includes both surfaces having different features, in which a rear surface 74 of the double two-sided adhesive tape 75 adhered to the base sheet 70 comprises a permanently adhesive surface, and a front surface 73 of the double two-sided adhesive tape 75 serving as the groove track 23 comprises a resealable surface.
  • the adhesive strength of the front surface 73 serving as a fastener 20 s , 30 s is weaker than that of the rear surface 75 which permanently adheres to the base sheet 70 .
  • the double two-sided adhesive tape 75 may comprise a reusable double-sided adhesive tape made and marketed by the 3M Company.
  • FIG. 14 a illustrates that a fastener 20 s of the present invention having two integrated rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and one groove track 23 is attached to a base sheet 70 by supersonic, high-frequency or heat welding.
  • FIG. 14 b A method shown in FIG. 14 b is similar to that of FIG. 14 a , but in which welding assistant blades 77 a and 77 b extend outwards from lower ends of outer surfaces of rib tracks 25 a and 25 b , thus increasing an adhesive strength.
  • FIG. 14 c illustrates two independent rib tracks 25 a and 25 b adhered to a base sheet 70 by welding and spaced apart from each other by the width of each rib track 25 a , 25 b , thus forming a groove track 23 between them and, in addition, an adhesive agent 27 applied to a predetermined region of a surface of the base sheet 70 .
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a synthetic resin film sheet having a predetermined thickness and a plate shape being made through a press-molding process, thus integrally forming both rib tracks 25 a and 25 b and a groove track 23 .
  • the fastener of FIG. 18 has grooves formed at predetermined positions.
  • FIG. 19 a is an enlarged sectional view of a part of a fastener according to the present invention to show side-furrow type grooves 24 a and 24 b which are respectively formed on lower ends of opposite inner surfaces of rib tracks 25 a and 25 b.
  • FIG. 19 b is an enlarged sectional view of part of a fastener according to the present invention showing vertical-furrow type grooves 26 a and 26 b which are respectively formed on lower ends of opposite inner surfaces of rib tracks 25 a and 25 b.
  • the bottom surface of the groove track 23 has an uneven surface.
  • FIG. 21 is a sectional view of a part of a fastener having linear grooves 71 a to form a striped surface as an example of the above-mentioned uneven surface.
  • FIGS. 22 a , 22 b , 22 c and 22 d show other examples of the uneven surface.
  • FIG. 22 a shows a surface having rectangular grooves 71 b .
  • FIG. 22 b shows a surface having rhombic grooves 71 c .
  • FIG. 22 c shows a surface having circular grooves 71 d .
  • FIG. 22 d shows a surface having wavy lines 71 e.
  • a fastening device with fasteners having a plurality of rib and groove tracks according to a fourth embodiment is provided on a band closure type bag.
  • the band closure type bag 80 is manufactured by sealing a lower end 82 of a synthetic resin tubular film, which is made through an air extrusion molding process, by line-welding.
  • Two pairs of band closures 83 , 85 , 84 and 86 are provided at opposite positions around an opening 87 formed in an upper end of the band closure type bag 80 .
  • Band-type fasteners 93 , 96 , 94 and 95 are respectively provided on inner surfaces of the band closures 83 and 86 facing towards the outside and outer surfaces of the band closures 84 and 85 facing towards the inside, when overlapped.
  • Each of the band-type fasteners 83 and 86 which are respectively provided on the inner surfaces of the band closures 83 and 86 , when overlapped facing towards the outside, includes a plurality of rib tracks 25 a - z which are longitudinally arranged and which each have a predetermined width, height and length.
  • Each band-type fastener 83 , 86 further includes a plurality of groove tracks 23 a - z , provided between the rib tracks 25 a - z , each having a width, depth and length that respectively correspond to the width, height and length of each of a plurality of rib tracks 35 a - z provided on each of the band closures 84 and 85 .
  • a predetermined amount of adhesive agent 27 having a predetermined adhesive strength is evenly applied to the bottom surface of each of the groove tracks 23 a - z , so as to help the groove tracks 23 a - z engage with the rib tracks 35 a - z.
  • Each of the band-type fasteners 83 and 86 respectively provided on the inner surfaces of the band closures 83 and 86 , when overlapped facing towards the outside, includes a plurality of rib tracks 25 a - z which are longitudinally arranged each having a predetermined width, height and length.
  • Each band-type fastener 83 , 86 further includes a plurality of groove tracks 23 a - z , provided between the rib tracks 25 a - z , each having a width, depth and length that respectively correspond to the width, height and length of each of a plurality of rib tracks 35 a - z provided on each of the band closures 84 and 85 .
  • the plurality of rib tracks 35 a - z and a plurality of groove tracks 33 a - z are provided on predetermined portions of the band closures 84 and 85 in the same manner as those for providing the band-type fasteners 93 and 96 .
  • rib tracks 35 a - z and groove tracks 33 a - z of the band-type fasteners 94 and 95 engage with the rib tracks 25 a - z and groove tracks 23 a - z of the band-type fasteners 93 and 96 , when overlapped, facing towards the outside, thus forming a multiple fastening structure.
  • FIGS. 26 a and 26 b band-cell type fasteners having rib and groove cells according to modifications of the fourth embodiment are shown.
  • each of the band-cell type fasteners 100 a plurality of rib cells 105 and a plurality of groove cells 103 are provided on the surface of a band base 107 .
  • the rib cells 105 each having a predetermined size, height and shape (circular, rectangular or rhombic shape, etc.) are spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals. Predetermined regions of the band base 107 other than the rib cells 105 become the groove cells 103 .
  • a predetermined amount of adhesive agent 27 having a predetermined adhesive strength is evenly applied to a bottom surface of each of the groove cells 103 , so as to help the groove cells 103 engage with the rib cells 105 of a corresponding band-cell type fastener 100 , thus forming a multiple fastening structure (because the band-cell type fasteners 100 provided on first and second surfaces have the same structure, they are not distinguished in the drawings; only sectional views are shown).
  • the groove track 23 of the fastener 20 provided on the first inner surface disengages from the upper or lower rib track 35 a or 35 b of the fastener 30 provided on the second inner surface. It has been previously decided which rib track 35 a or 35 b to join the groove track 23 to. Simultaneously, the groove track 33 on the second inner surface disengages from the upper or lower rib tracks 25 a or 25 b of the fastener 20 provided on the first inner surface. Likewise, it has been previously decided which rib track 25 a or 25 b to join the groove track 33 to. As such, the openable bag 10 is opened.
  • Various kinds of adhesive agents 27 having different adhesive strengths can be applied to each of the groove tracks 23 and 33 according to the purpose of the openable bag 10 . That is, in the present invention, the adhesive agent 27 is selected according to peeling strength thereof being in proportion to the adhesive strength.
  • the user softly holds a left or right end of the fastening device having the fasteners 20 and 30 with his/her fingers and slides his/her fingers along the fastening device in a predetermined direction. Because the fasteners 20 and 30 do not protrude from an outer surface of the openable bag 10 , the user can smoothly slide his/her fingers without pain due to friction. As well, because it is unnecessary to forcibly press the fastening device, an old or feeble person or child also can easily close and perfectly seal the openable bag 10 .
  • the present invention does not require a separate slide which increases manufacturing costs and is inefficient in practice.
  • the fastening device of the present invention is characterized in that various peeling strengths can be achieved according to the adhesive strength of the adhesive agent and, in addition, a perfect fastening ability is secured despite a very slim structure.
  • the present invention has superior ability, compared with conventional zipper-type bags in which a junction of rail and channel elements must be physically deformed by a predetermined force to open or close a bag.
  • the fastening ability is superior, but a greater force is required to open or close a bag.
  • the glue-type bags it is easy to open or close a bag, but the seal is weaker and, as well, because an adhesive agent applied to a predetermined portion of the bag is exposed to the outside, reusability of the adhesive agent is limited due to frequent contact with impurities and hands of a user.
  • the bag 10 having the fastening device of the present invention exhibits only the advantages of the above-mentioned representative examples of conventional bags, thus being more convenient.
  • the fastening method of the present invention using an adhesive agent exhibits superior fastening ability despite having smooth opening and closing performance. Furthermore, if the bag contents are not fine powder or fluid of a predetermined viscosity, because a bottom surface of a groove track 23 , 33 to which an adhesive agent is applied is formed at a position lower than surfaces of associated rib tracks 25 , 35 , the adhesive agent is prevent from being contaminated by the impurities on the hands of a user. Therefore, as long as the characteristic adhesive ability of the adhesive agent is not lost, the fastening device of the present invention can be reused.
  • the openable bag 10 is manufactured through a blow film extrusion process.
  • a tubular film is formed by extruding a melted resin through a circular slit of a circular die of an extrusion machine.
  • the rib tracks 25 a , 25 b , 35 a and 35 b and the groove track 25 and 35 to serve as the fastening device are simultaneously and integrally formed at predetermined positions on the tubular film while the tubular film is formed by the extrusion molding process.
  • the tubular film is cooled by air (upward extrusion type) or water (downward extrusion type).
  • the adhesive agent 27 is applied to the bottom surface of each of the groove tracks 23 and 33 .
  • the tubular film is cut and welded to a predetermined length, thus forming the openable bag 10 .
  • the above-mentioned method of forming the openable bag 10 using the air extrusion molding process has the following advantages.
  • the above-mentioned method can overcome the limitations of a film material.
  • the zipper-type bag must be slowly produced at low temperature by an air cooling method, the transparency of the bag is reduced. Accordingly, the zipper-type bags are used only for limited purposes.
  • the openable bag 10 may be made of an oriented polypropylene (OPP) film which is hard and transparent. As such, the limitation of materials of conventional bags is overcome.
  • OPP oriented polypropylene
  • the tracks of the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s are provided on the base sheet 70 by welding, but the tracks are not integrally formed on the base sheet 70 , the tracks can be made of the same material as an outer film of the base sheet 70 . Therefore, the material for the bag is not limited. Furthermore, the welding process can be executed regardless of the kind of single or multilayered base sheet 70 .
  • the fastening device of the present invention is very slim, thus enhancing the productivity of the bag in which the fastening device is applied.
  • the size of a junction part of rail and channel elements is relatively large to secure a desired fastening ability. Therefore, the conventional zipper-type bags are disadvantageous in that the opening of a zipper-type bag is thick.
  • junction part of rail and channel elements is ten to twenty times thicker than the film of the zipper-type bag. Accordingly, the productivity of the zipper-type bag is reduced.
  • the film adjacent to the junction part may be undesirably folded.
  • each track is only three to four times thicker than the film of the bag 10 , required for preventing the adhesive agent from being contaminated by impurities. Therefore, the present invention reduces material consumption and increases productivity. Furthermore, pain due to friction is not caused during use. As well, both ends of a junction part of the tracks are not easily broken.
  • each of the soft-touch type fasteners 20 t and 30 t has the predetermined depression on the rear surface thereof other than behind the welding assistant blades 77 a , 77 b , 87 a and 87 b.
  • the support ridges 21 a , 21 b , 31 a and 31 b are provided to support the depression.
  • the welding assistant blades 77 a , 77 b , 87 a and 87 b are respectively welded on the fastener welding regions 37 a , 37 b , 57 a , 57 b which are provided on the films 12 and 13 of the openable bag 10 at predetermined intervals.
  • the left and right sides 14 s and 15 s and the lower end of the openable bag 10 are sealed by surface-welding. Therefore, the circumferences of the soft-touch type fasteners 20 t and 30 t are perfectly welded to the inner surfaces of the films 13 and 12 , respectively.
  • the depression of each of the soft-touch type fasteners 20 t and 30 t defines a predetermined space therein.
  • the predetermined spaces serve as the air capsules 22 and 32 .
  • the air capsules 22 and 23 provides appropriate cushions. Therefore, the openable bag 10 is smoothly closed with a tiny force.
  • the welding assistant blade 77 b , 87 b extends to a predetermined length from a predetermined position which is spaced inward from the reverse action reference point (SR) of a left or right side of the fastener 20 r , 30 r by integer multiples (d 1 ⁇ dx) of the width of each of the tracks.
  • the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s alternately engage with each other.
  • the forward action reference points (SI) and force points (F) are aligned on a predetermined vertical line. Accordingly, the rib and groove tracks easily disengage from each other in regular sequence from the forward action reference points (SI). Thus, the openable bag 10 is smoothly opened.
  • each force point (F) is defined at a predetermined position which is spaced apart from each of the reverse action reference points (SR) by integer multiples (d 1 , d 2 or d 3 ) of the width of each of the tracks. Therefore, the rib and groove tracks disengage from each other out of order from a predetermined position, but not from the reverse action reference points (SR). As the distance between each reverse action reference point (SR) and each force point (F) is great, the force applied to the fastening device is greatly dispersed. Thus, when the openable bag 10 is inverted, the contents of the openable bag 10 are prevented from spilling out.
  • the fasteners 20 g and 30 g are the same in terms of the forward and reverse action reference points (SI) and (SR) and the force points (F). Depending on the opening direction of the openable bag 10 , the groove tracks and the rib tracks sequentially disengage from each other.
  • the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s each are formed by the extrusion molding method in which melted resin is continuously extruded through the die of an extrusion machine having a slit to form a tape-shaped structure.
  • the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s are formed together as one set unit.
  • the associated tracks and the welding assistant blades 77 a and 77 b , 87 a and 87 b are integrally and continuously formed through the extrusion molding process.
  • the associated tracks, the welding assistant blades 77 a and 77 b , 87 a and 87 b and the support ridges 21 a and 21 b , 31 a and 31 b are integrally and continuously formed through the extrusion molding process.
  • the associated tracks and the welding assistant blades 77 a and 77 b , 87 a and 87 b are integrally and continuously formed through the extrusion molding process into the desired shape.
  • the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s are extruded in the continuous tape shape, they are preferably cooled by water (downward extrusion type). Thereafter, the adhesive agent 27 is evenly applied to the bottom surface of each of the groove tracks 23 and 33 to a predetermined thickness.
  • the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s are cooled and dried for a predetermined time.
  • the completed welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s alternately engage with each other.
  • the pair of welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s is wound around a reel by a winder.
  • the openable bag 10 is made by bag making equipment and, simultaneously, the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s wound around the reel are welded to the predetermined portions of the openable bag 10 . Then, the openable bag 10 , which is easily and smoothly opened and closed and can be reused, is completed.
  • the integrated-type fasteners 20 and 30 or the welding-type fasteners 20 s and 30 s provided on the openable bag 10 are wider and thicker than fasteners of conventional zipper-type bags.
  • the fasteners are prevented from incorrectly engaging.
  • the fastening device of the present invention it is unnecessary to seal the openable bag 10 from one end of the fastening device, unlike conventional zipper-type bags. That is, even if the fastening device is closed from any position, the fastening device of the present invention can perfectly seal the openable bag 10 .
  • the user holds the fastener 20 provided on the flap part 47 and engages the fastener 20 with the fastener 30 , which is horizontally provided on the upper part of the front film 42 .
  • the flap part 47 having the predetermined rotational radius is folded onto the front film 42 such that the fasteners 20 and 30 meet each other.
  • a part of the upper or lower rib track 35 a or 35 b of the fastener 30 of the front film 42 is inserted into and temporarily adhered to part of the groove track 23 of the fastener 20 of the flap part 47 , a part of the upper or lower rib track 25 a or 25 b is also simultaneously adhered to part of the groove track 33 of the fastener 30 .
  • the user has previously decided which rib track 25 a or 25 b , 35 a or 35 b to join the groove track 23 , 33 to.
  • the user softly holds the predetermined part of the fastening device from which the engagement of the fasteners 20 and 30 starts, and slides his/her hand in a left or right direction or slides his/her hands in opposite directions along the fastening device. Then, the fasteners 20 and 30 engage with and temporarily adhere to each other, thus closing the flap-type openable bag 10 .
  • the rib tracks 25 a , 25 b , 35 a and 35 b are very thin, it is easy to select an engagement start position between fasteners 20 and 30 from which a junction between tracks is executed, and to engage the fasteners 20 and 30 with each other. Furthermore, because the rib tracks 25 a , 25 b , 35 a and 35 b have smooth surfaces, when the fasteners 20 and 30 engage with each other, the rib tracks 25 a or 25 b and 35 a or 35 b smoothly slip into the groove tracks 23 and 33 , respectively.
  • the flap-type bag 40 comprises a tubular film or a flat film which is produced through the blow film extrusion process.
  • the flap-type bag 40 can be made of a paper, a fabric or a single or multilayered composite film without being limited to a special material.
  • the film constituting the flap-type bag 40 is made of an oriented polypropylene, because the flap-type bag 40 due to the superior transparence of the oriented polypropylene has the advantage of revealing the contents of the bag.
  • the oriented polypropylene film is gaining popularity in header-type bags and glue-type bags.
  • the fasteners 20 and 30 are integrally formed on the front and rear films 42 and 43 . Therefore, the flap-type bag 40 solves problems of conventional header-type bags and glue-type bags which are feeble despite being in high demand.
  • the flap-type bag 40 does not require a liner which is used in a conventional bag to prevent incorrect operation and protect an adhesive agent. Because the groove tracks 23 and 33 to which the adhesive agents are applied are protected by the rib tracks 25 a , 25 b , 35 a and 35 b , the adhesive agents are prevented from being contaminated due to impurities and the hands of the user. As well, the fastening device can be nearly permanently reused without being sticky.
  • the user holds one of the upper or lower tray 64 or 65 and rotates the other tray 64 or 65 , having the predetermined rotational radius, around the hinge 65 . Then, the fasteners 20 and 30 provided on the inner surface of the edge of the openable tray 60 engage with each other, so that the openable tray 60 is closed.
  • the rib tracks 35 a and 35 b of the fastener 30 of the upper tray 64 are temporarily adhered to the respective groove tracks 23 a and 23 b of the fastener 20 of the lower tray 65 .
  • the groove track 33 of the fastener 30 of the upper tray 64 engages with and is temporarily adhered to the rib track 25 of the fastener 20 of the lower tray 65 , thus closing the openable tray 60 .
  • the openable tray 60 having the fastening device of the present invention can overcome the limits of use by a change in the adhesive strength of the adhesive agent.
  • the openable tray 60 is made of the planar film sheet having a predetermined thickness, as shown in FIG. 11 , the tracks of the fasteners 20 and 30 are integrally formed on the openable tray 60 through the press-molding process.
  • the fastening device of the present invention according to the purpose of the above-mentioned openable bag or openable tray, various single or multi track methods may be applied to the fastening device of the present invention.
  • the fastening device selectively has a single, double, triple or quadruple engagement structure.
  • the adhesive strength of the adhesive agent 27 can be controlled according to the purpose of the bag.
  • the adhesive agent 27 which is applied to the bottom surface of the groove track 23 provided between the rib track 26 a and 25 b , is prevented from being contaminated due to impurities or the hands of the user.
  • the adhesive agent 27 if the adhesive agent 27 is not exposed to fine powder or fluid of a predetermined viscosity, the adhesive agent 27 nearly permanently exhibits superior adhesive ability.
  • each of the fasteners 20 and 30 of the present invention has a rectangular cross-section.
  • each fastener 20 , 30 may have a trapezoidal or rounded cross-section.
  • the above-mentioned modification of the cross-sections of the fasteners 20 and 30 facilitates the engagement of the fasteners 20 and 30 .
  • the cross-sections of the fasteners 20 and 30 can be variously modified.
  • each track has a predetermined width and height or depth.
  • an appropriate width (w) is about 1.5 mm and an appropriate height (h) or depth (d) is about 0.25 mm or less. Each value may be changed according to the purpose of the bag.
  • a ratio of a large width (L/w) to a small width (S/w) is 10:9 such that each sidewall of the tracks is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle, thus efficiently engaging the tracks with each other.
  • This ratio may be changed according to the purpose of the bag having the fastener of the present invention.
  • the fastener having the track can be advantageously applied to the fastening device, such as the fastening devices of the flap-type bag and the band closure type bag. Therefore, in this case, an initial engagement between fasteners may be easily executed. It has been proven through tests that the engagement of the fasteners in this case is more smoothly executed than in other cases.
  • the fastener may have the grooves at predetermined positions to prevent the overflow of the adhesive agent 27 that may occur according to the condition of the adhesive agent 27 , for example, when an excessive amount of adhesive agent 27 is applied or the viscosity becomes low for some reason or other, or according to the surrounding temperature.
  • the fastener of the present invention has a double safety structure.
  • both the side-furrow type grooves 24 a and 24 b and the vertical-furrow grooves 26 a and 26 b are capable of preventing the adhesive agent 27 from overflowing regardless of the shape of the groove.
  • the bottom surface of the groove track 23 is uneven.
  • the linear grooves 71 a may be integrally formed on the bottom surface of the groove track 23 .
  • FIGS. 22 a , 22 b , 22 c and 22 d are not integrally formed on the bottom surface of the groove track 23 when the fastener is formed in the continuous tape shape through the extrusion molding process. They are formed on the bottom surface of the groove track 23 through secondary forming processes, such as a press-molding process, after the fastener is first formed through the extrusion molding process.
  • the uneven surface is better formed through an engraving process rather than an embossed carving process. Thereafter, a predetermined amount of adhesive agent 27 is evenly applied to the uneven bottom surface of the groove track 23 to a predetermined thickness.
  • the uneven bottom surface helps the groove track 23 evenly adhere to the rib track 35 of the opposite fastener when the associated fasteners alternately engage with each other.
  • the opposite band-type fasteners 93 and 95 which are respectively provided on the opposite band closures 83 and 85
  • other opposite band-type fasteners 94 and 96 which are respectively provided on the opposite band closures 84 and 86 , are alternately overlapped to predetermined lengths and engage with each other.
  • the user holds, using his/her hand, the band closure 85 , to which the band-type fastener 95 is welded, and faces it towards the inside. Thereafter, the user overlaps the band closure 83 , to which the band-type fastener 93 is welded, onto the band closure 85 to a predetermined length using the other hand. Then, the band-type fasteners 93 and 95 alternately engage with each other.
  • the plurality of groove tracks 23 a - z and rib tracks 25 a - z of each of the band-type fasteners 93 and 96 alternately engage with the plurality of groove tracks 33 a - z and rib tracks 35 a - z of each of the corresponding band-type fasteners 94 and 95 , thus reliably closing the band closure type bag 80 .
  • the tracks serve as stoppers with respect to each other. Therefore, the fasteners 93 and 95 , 94 and 96 engaging with each other can withstand a lateral force applied to the band closures 83 and 85 , 84 and 86 , thus firmly maintaining the engagement of the fasteners 93 and 95 , 94 and 96 .
  • the fastening device of this embodiment solves problems in that band closures lengthen or tear when the band closures are forcibly tied, or a separate tape is required to close an opening of a bag.
  • the band-type fasteners 93 , 94 , 95 and 96 are integrally formed on the band closures 83 , 84 , 85 and 86 by heat welding, or adhered to the band closures 83 , 84 , 85 and 86 by adhesive agents having high adhesive abilities, respectively.
  • the pair of band-cell type fasteners 100 engaging with each other can accomplish a structure capable of withstanding lateral forces which are applied to the fasteners 100 in longitudinal and latitudinal directions.
  • the plurality of cells which serves as the rib and groove tracks each having a predetermined size, height and shape, is intermittently provided on the surface of the band base 107 at predetermined intervals.
  • each cell may have a circular, rectangular or other shape, as shown in FIGS. 26 a and 26 b.
  • One band-cell type fastener 100 has an intermittent structure in which the cells are spaced apart from each other.
  • the fastening device in which the pair of band-cell type fasteners 100 engages with each other, has a continuous structure in that the cells are continuous along the X-axis and the Y-axis.
  • the cells serve as stoppers with respect to each other.
  • the engagement between the band-cell type fasteners 100 can withstand a force applied from any lateral direction.
  • the band-cell type fastener 100 disperses the force applied from the outside throughout the fastener 100 , thus safely maintaining the engagement between the fasteners 100 .
  • Such band-cell type fastener 100 may be used on an adhesive band of an object, such as a diaper (not shown), for which frequent movement and reattachment are required.
  • the rib tracks and the associated groove tracks alternately engage with each other while reliably adhering to each other due to the adhesive agent having the predetermined adhesive strength.
  • the present invention can be used to smoothly open and close openings of various containers, such as bags. Furthermore, it is possible to firmly seal a bag using only slight force, thus being convenient to a user.
  • the adhesive agent has strong adhesive strength and is not exposed to impurities or the hands of the user. Therefore, the fastening device of the present invention can be reused nearly forever.
  • the present invention overcomes the limit of materials for the fastening device, thus being widely applied to various kinds of products.
  • the fastening device of the present invention has a slim structure, it has various advantages from manufacturing and functional point of views, compared with conventional fastening devices.
  • the present invention provides a fastening device with fasteners having rib and groove tracks which is used to open and close various containers and bags to receive contents therein, and has a slim structure, thus being convenient to a user.
  • the fastening device of the present invention may be used on an adhesive band of an object, such as a diaper, for which frequent movement and reattachment are required.

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