US 7,563,506 B2
Fixing device
Michel Bremont, Gex (France); Yves Papirer, Rixheim (France); Mathias Haensel, Rummingen (Germany); and Ysuki Takenaka, Fujisawa (Japan)
Assigned to A. Raymond et Cie, Grenoble (France)
Appl. No. 11/568,543
PCT Filed May 19, 2005, PCT No. PCT/EP2005/005426
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Nov. 01, 2006,
PCT Pub. No. WO2006/002715, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 12, 2006.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2004 031 551 (DE), filed on Jun. 29, 2004; and application No. 20 2004 010 375 U (DE), filed on Jul. 07, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2007/0224387 A1, Sep. 27, 2007
Int. Cl. B32B 7/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 428—347  [24/114.6; 411/82.3; 411/908] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastening arrangement for use in fastening to a substrate via a hot-melt adhesive, said fastening arrangement comprising:
a fastening element including a fastening portion having a substantially planar outer side surface, a receiving recess that is open in a direction of said outer side surface, and retaining structure associated with said receiving recess, said retaining structure including a plurality of ribs projecting inwardly from an inner side wall of said recess; and
a compact of hot-melt adhesive received within said recess, said compact retained within said recess by engagement with said ribs.