HOOKS EYES HOOK

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
NEXTAPE	IBER-BAND, S.L.	Sardana 23-27 08240 MANRESA Barcelona Spain	HOOKS AND EYES AND HOOK AND EYE BANDS;NEXT TAPE;
PERMA-TONE	WALDES KOHINOOR, INC.	47-10 HUSTEL PLACE LONG ISLAND CITY NY	HOOKS AND EYES AND HOOK AND EYE TAPE TO BE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY TO GARMENT MANUFACTURERS;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface area of the hook backing. In another embodiment, the hook backing is highly flexible, attributable to a flexible resin and/or modified topography. In yet another embodiment, a highly flexible polymer, or polymers, can be used to make individual hooks such that the hooks bend in response to a minimum amount of pressure. Various illustrated hook tapes have features along their edges to enhance skin-friendliness. A skin-friendly hook component results any combination of the disclosed embodiments. The hook component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.