The present invention concerns an extrusion formed reticulated web, mesh
or netting including reticulated hook fasteners for use with hook and
loop fasteners the polymer netting comprising two sets of strands at
angles to each other. The first set of strands are a plurality of
oriented (molecular orientation created by stretching) strands extending
in a first direction and are generally mutually parallel and linear. The
second set of strands are a plurality of substantially parallel strands
attached only to a first face of the first set of oriented strands. The
first set of oriented strands occupy a first planar cross-sectional area
in the thickness direction of the formed netting. Said second set of
oriented strands occupy a second planar cross-sectional area in the
thickness direction of the formed netting. Preferably, these first and
second planar cross-sectional areas are substantially mutually exclusive
and are abutting. The polymer netting is preferably made by extruding a
thermoplastic resin through a die plate, which die plate is shaped to
form a base film layer and spaced ridges or ribs projecting from a
surface of the base layer. The spaced ridges or ribs formed by the die
form the first set of strands forming the reticulated mesh or netting.
The second set of transverse strands are formed by transversely cutting
the base layer at spaced locations along a length, at a transverse angle
to the ridges or ribs, to form discrete cut portions. Subsequently
longitudinal stretching of the ridges (in the direction of the ridges or
the machine direction) separates these cut portions of the backing, which
cut portion then form the second set of spaced apart strands of the
reticulated mesh or netting.