POLYCLICK: a new kind of hook and loop connection
About four years ago, Inventus was commissioned to develop a new type of hook and loop connector
The most important requirement was to be suitable to connect bandages in a stepless way. |
It should preferably meet the following conditions:
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After a search of 4 years, we can proudly announce that we have succeeded and have been given the name POLYCLICK.
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Some examples
A version in which a fabric can be fixed
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The POLYCLICK connects easily but has a high tensile strength.
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The test with a hook and loop connector. It comes loose with a pulling force of 11.4 kg.
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The test with the POLYCLICK. It still holds with more than 20kg of pulling force with 3D printed test pieces.
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Test with a fabric clipped by the POLYCLICK.
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Test with a solid fixed piece.
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Test with a specially shaped piece.
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Advantages of the POLYCLICK
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Movies on Youtube
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This shows a test of 2 POLYCLICK parts, 1 rigid and 1 flexible part, with a contact surface of 4cm² that are subjected to a transverse tensile force.
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Testing for the lateral clamping force shows that this of the POLYCLICK is about 2 x higher than that of the classic hook and loop connectors
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Tests on the lateral clamping force of the hook and loop connector show that the clamping power is significantly lower than that of the POLYCLICK
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Flexible POLYCLICK parts click together quickly, have a high to very high tensile strength, do not stick to other fabrics, are almost insensitive to dirt, and nearly indestructible.
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More video's on our Youtube Channel POLYCLICK