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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255145 | Fastening apparatus having multiple tracks A multi-track fastening apparatus which may be implemented on a bag with a hideable handle wherein the fastening apparatus is capable of closing a pocket of the bag when the handle is hidden within the pocket and when the handle is exposed out of the pocket. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7171695 | Ventilated garment with vent opening system A ventilated garment includes a body portion, a vent opening defined by the body portion, and a vent closure coupled to the vent opening. The vent opening has an opened configuration and a closed configuration, and the vent closure secures the vent opening in the cl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7143562 | Suspension system and structure for securing border ceiling panels An apparatus and system to secure a panel to suspended ceiling system which includes a plurality of suspension elements. The apparatus is a border structure that enables attachment of the panel to the suspension element. The border structure includes a plurality of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137177 | Top end stop of linear slide fastener Coil-like or zigzag-like linear fastener elements formed of synthetic fiber mono-filaments are attached such that coupling heads project from a side edge of a fastener tape and at least one coupling head thereof located at a top end is moved to the inside of the fas... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111714 | Slide fastener pull handle A slide fastener and related pull are disclosed. The pull is formed of an elongate strip of material defining a handle portion between a first end and an opposite second end. The first end of the pull is attached to the article bearing an elongate set of engaging st... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7039989 | Multi-track fastening system A multi-track fastening system having multiple tracks and a central slider or interchange. The central slider has angled openings and paths through which the tracks travel when the central slider is propelled along the tracks. Sliding the central slider along the tr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024701 | Systems and methods for transformable sleeves Methods and systems for transforming a volume of material into sleeves by means of a transforming fastener. The transforming fastener has multiple tracks, each track having a pair of matable rows. A slider coupled to the rows transforms the volume of material into s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6993792 | Draft barrier system A draft barrier system having a sliding fastener that lets a user selectively alternate a volume of material between open and closed formations. When the sliding fastener closes the volume of material into the closed formation, insulation is compressed together to f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6915546 | Plastic fastener with slider and bag body with plastic fastener A plastic zipper equipped with a slider, and a bag body equipped with the plastic zipper, the plastic zipper having a strong opening force despite its miniaturization. The hermetically sealing plastic zipper is equipped with a slider for opening and closing the zipp... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6742225 | Connect-release zipping system A connect-release zipping system basically comprising four zipper tracks, four zipper sliders on the zipper tracks, and a central connector to which the zipper sliders are affixed. The zipper sliders are fixed to the central connector in such a way that when one of ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6510593 | Lockable slide fastener A slide fastener apparatus which includes a first and second slide with a releasable locking latch integral to the slides and a keyed, rotating cam as a locking mechanism.... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6493909 | Connector device for connecting together items having mismatched or inoperative connection mechanisms A connecting device for connecting a first item having a connecting mechanism and a second item having a second connecting means for use when the first item connecting means is incompatibly mismatched, inoperative, non-fully functioning or otherwise uncon... | 12/17/2002 |
| 4757577 | Multi-way slide fastener and structural support This invention relates generally to fasteners, and more particularly to slide fasteners, commonly known as zippers, and a method of forming the same, which may be used to fasten three or more sets of links together, as well as, to provide a collapsible, r... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4510655 | Slide fastener assembly for case or folder A slide fastener assembly, for a case or folder having a pair of outer walls and at least one intermediate wall or partition, comprises a pair of laterally spaced outer tapes carrying on their inner longitudinal edges a pair of coupling element rows and a... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4492006 | Three-tape type zipper A three-tape type zipper is disclosed which comprises first to third tapes, a first slider for fastening the first and second tapes and a second slider for fastening the first and third tapes. One end of the first tape and one end of the second tape are c... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4485533 | Slide fastener chain and method of manufacturing the same A slide fastener chain comprises a pair of inter-engaged stringers including a pair of stringer tapes one longer than the other which have longitudinally staggered ends spaced from each other by a distance greater than the length of a slider which is to b... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485534 | Interchange mechanism for multiple fasteners A method and apparatus is provided for attaching and detaching two flexible panels, each of which has an opening defined by mating parts of a continuous flexible fastener strip. An elongated slide member has four generally elongated passages which include... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4112556 | Zipper construction A dual zipper construction provides a double closure to discourage opening of the zippered enclosure. The zippers co-extend, one above the other, with the upper zipper closing in a direction opposite that of the lower zipper. Each zipper has its engaging ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4112552 | Three-way slide fastener Disclosed is an embodiment of a conventional zipper in which a single slide fastener joins teeth mounted on three surfaces allowing closure of two separate compartments with one movement. Further disclosed is a slide fastener in which two surfaces are ind... | 09/12/1978 |