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A mechanical fastener including a plurality of engaging stems located in unordered arrangements, which repeat on a substrate. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a mechanical fastener with a plurality of repeating unordered arrangements, where the arrangements repeat in more than one di

A mechanical fastener including a plurality of engaging stems located in unordered arrangements, which repeat on a substrate. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a mechanical fastener with a plurality of repeating unordered arrangements, where the arrangements repeat in more than one direction. The unordered arrangements of the engaging stems allow pairs of the fasteners to interengage with themselves, or in other words, to self-mate. Additionally, the unordered arrangements of engaging stems allow the fasteners to interengage at any relative angular orientation with a relatively constant engagement force, and a relatively constant disengagement force regardless of their angular orientation. The unordered arrangements of engaging stems also allow pairs of fasteners to interengage at any relative planar position with a relatively constant engagement force and a relatively constant disengagement force regardless of their planar position.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A mechanical fastener, comprising:a) a substrate; andb) a plurality of engaging stems extending from said substrate, wherein said stems are arranged in a plurality of repeating arrangements, wherein said stems within each of said arrangements are positioned in an unordere

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A mechanical fastener, comprising:a) a substrate; andb) a plurality of engaging stems extending from said substrate, wherein said stems are arranged in a plurality of repeating arrangements, wherein said stems within each of said arrangements are positioned in an unordered pattern, wherein said arrangements each having said unordered pattern repeat in more than one direction and wherein said fastener includes an x-axis and a y-axis which are mutually perpendicular to each other.