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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416397 | Waterproof slide fastener and apparatus for manufacturing the same A waterproof slide fastener and a manufacturing apparatus thereof are disclosed, wherein each fastener element has a coupling head, a neck portion, a body portion, and leg portions which are continuously fused and integrated, a terminal end is projected from a gap b... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7340807 | Pouch and resealable closure mechanism therefor including a plurality of interlocking closure elements A resealable closure mechanism includes first and second closure strips. The first closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements and the second closure strip includes a plurality of discontinuous closure elements. One or more of the discontinu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316052 | Closure profile and die plate for extruding same A reclosable pouch includes interlocking male and female closure elements having elongate hollow closure profiles. The male closure profile has a hollow shaft section, and the female closure profile has a channel with at least one hollow side. A set of pleated grip ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7278462 | Engine block die-casting apparatus having mechanically actuated bank core slides An engine block die-casting apparatus of the present invention includes a stationary element, an ejector holder block adapted to be operatively movable to and from the stationary element, and an ejector box. The apparatus also includes a pair of side slide cores and... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7214334 | Continuous molding of fastener products Several methods and machines for continuously forming a fastener product having an array of fastener elements extending from a continuous, sheet-form base, employing a mold belt on which the sheet-form base of the product is formed and from which it is subsequently ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7029265 | Apparatus for producing plastic panels with undercut An apparatus for the continuous and nondestructive production of plastic panels which are provided with undercut anchoring studs, web profiles or other forms of attachment (28) on one or both surfaces comprises a temperature-controlled chill roll (11),... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6936202 | Method for manufacturing multicolor slide fastener, and apparatus therefor Apparatus for manufacturing a multicolor slide fastener includes an upper die 110, a lower die 120, and a plurality of unit fastening teeth-forming slots 101 formed in a lengthwise direction. Molding material-injecting passages and a plurality o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908580 | Method and device for producing synthetic panels with undercut, one-piece extensions and a synthetic panel of this type An apparatus for the continuous and nondestructive production of plastic panels which are provided with undercut anchoring studs, web profiles or other forms of attachments (28) on one or both surfaces comprises a temperature-controlled chill roll (11)... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6759003 | Blow molding method, blow molded product and blow molding mold Blow-molding molds 10 and 20 having parison shutters 31 and 32 for preventing an inflation of the parison 3 toward the outside of the molds 10 and 20 are used in a blow-molding method of the present invention. In othe... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6422851 | Apparatus for fabricating color slide fasteners The method includes the steps of a tape arranging step for arranging a support tape of a slide fastener on a mold having a capacity having a plurality of unit fastening element molding material grooves for molding a plurality of unit fastening elements, a... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6227283 | Slide fastener slider and mold for die-casting the same In a die-casting slide fastener slider having a plastically deformable, cantilevered pull-tab attaching lug on a slider body, the lug projects from an upper end of a guide post over an upper wing toward a rear end of the upper wing and terminates in a dow... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6187247 | Injection molding parts with fastener elements An injection mold and a method for ejecting, from the mold, a molded product having an array of integrally molded fastener elements extending from a base are provided. In some embodiments, the mold includes a series of ejector pins which progressively eje... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6109908 | Apparatus for molding a slider cover In an auto-lock slide fastener slider composed of four members, i.e., a slider body, a pull tab, a locking and a cover, the slider body has front and rear resilient cover-attachment projections extending from an upper wing and terminating respectively in ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5985199 | Method and mold for molding slide fastener slider body In a mold for molding a slide fastener slider, a first template has a first part of a cavity for molding a rear section of an outer contour of the slider body except an upper surface portion of an upper wing and also has a first core for molding a rear se... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5698243 | Mold apparatus for simultaneously molding two cross-linked annular parts In a mold apparatus for simultaneously molding two cross-linked annular parts, having first through fourth split cores arranged in a cross pattern, firstly the adjacent first and second split cores are moved by first split core moving means as guided on f... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5614232 | Method of making an interengaging fastener member The present invention relates to an apparatus for forming a fastener member having a base and a plurality of headed stems arranged in columns and rows and projecting from the base. The fastener member is formed by injection molding a molten material into ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5604962 | Zipper slide A zip-fastener slide with pull tab can be manufactured in one single injection step. For this purpose the opening beneath the bow on the slide body, serving to secure the pull tab, is fashioned by four movable mould cores. The four mould cores are shifted... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5536343 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener chain with separable bottom end stop members In a method and apparatus for manufacturing a slide fastener chain having rows of coupling elements and members of a separable bottom end stop assembly, two positioning holes are formed at predetermined positions on reinforcing films attached to a pair of... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536460 | Method of forming end stops molded on a slide fastener chain and a chain splitting apparatus used therein A method of forming end stops to a continuous slide fastener chain including element-free space portions at longitudinally spaced intervals, wherein as the chain is fed in the backward direction, a pair of rows of interengaged coupling elements extending ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5529482 | Device for the manufacture of a zip fastener The manufacture of slit-type zip fasteners is accelerated by synchronizing the movement of the slit former with the movement of the ejector. A portion of the slit former slides while ejecting the product or closing the mould in a guide which causes a move... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5472652 | Method of continuously reinforcing slide fastener tape ends having separable bottom stop assembly As a pair of fastener tapes is supplied through a molding machine and then through a fiber hardening agent applying and impregnating unit, a predetermined length of coupling element rows are molded on and along confronting beaded edges of the fastener tap... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5470516 | Method of molding a separable bottom stop assembly on a concealed slide fastener A method of molding a separable bottom stop assembly on a concealed slide fastener, including: forming a number of space portions devoid of fastener elements at predetermined intervals in a concealed slide fastener; impregnating molten synthetic resin in ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5431554 | Vertical injection molding machine A lower mold attachment plate, on the upper surface of which the fixed mold half is attached, is fixed to a machine base. An upper mold attachment plate, to which the movable mold half is attached in opposite to the fixed mold half, is movable upwardly an... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5113576 | Process for the production of an injection nozzle for use in an injection molding device A process for the production of an injection nozzle comprising an essentially tubular inner part (16) and at least one essentially wire-type heating element (14, 15) which is embedded entirely inside a solid metal body (12, 13) lying in a close-fitting ma... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5079820 | Process and means for the manufacture of zip fasteners A process for manufacturing zip fasteners by molding sets of locking members of any length and of the staggered or slit type, the upper stop members, the coupling and the box, in a single operation. The process is achieved with a two-part injection moldin... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5073103 | Integral sliding member of a slide fastener and the molding device thereof A molding device for molding a sliding member of a slide fastener includes a first mold, a second mold movable toward or away from the first mold to close or open the molding device, at least one set of upper movable moving parts, a first upper stationary... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5047195 | Method of making a molded article A method of molding articles including the steps of continuously moving a forming mold and a band-like molding member in a first and second endless path, respectively, engaging the respective mold and member through a region of engagement to form a contin... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4731212 | Method for continuously manufacturing slide fastener coupling elements In a method for continuously manufacturing slide fastener coupling elements, a molded strip of coupling element blanks is folded by a first folder unit about its longitudinal axis while still hot into a U-shaped cross-section to provide a folded strip of ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4659301 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing molded slide fastener coupling elements An apparatus for forming a slide fastener chain includes an injection molding machine with a mold, a sprue and runner cutter adjacent the mold, a pelletizer adjacent to the cutter for reducing the sprues and runners to particle size which are delivered to... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657500 | Apparatus for forming a row of zigzag coupling elements for slide fasteners In an apparatus for forming a row of zigzag coupling elements, a winding unit includes a guide plate having a guide hole through which a monofilament is supplied onto a periphery of a continuously rotating die wheel. The guide plate is driven by two separ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4641424 | Apparatus for finishing slide fastener chain with reinforcing strip A slide fastener chain with reinforcing strips is fed along a feed path through a finishing apparatus for trimming the reinforcing strips. The finishing apparatus has a chain guide unit, a cutter unit, and a chain tensioner unit. The chain guide unit incl... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4627807 | Apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener with separable end stop An apparatus of manufacturing a slide fastener with a separable end stop according to the invention includes: a step which is carried out while separating engaged stringers of continuous length which have space portions disposed at regular intervals in th... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4599065 | Apparatus for dimensioning slide fastener coupling elements A row of slide fastener coupling elements of synthetic resin or metal is pressed between a pair of first and second presser rolls having first and second confronting presser surfaces engaging legs of the coupling elements. The first and second presser sur... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4536143 | Apparatus for continuously molding of articles with plural band-like members One or more inner bands are employed to cooperate with an outer band and a cavity wheel or inner molding member wherein portions of the inner band or bands together with the outer band and the cavity wheel or inner molding member are utilized to continuou... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4492547 | Apparatus for manufacturing a continuous slide fastener stringer An apparatus for manufacturing a continuous slide fastener stringer including a row of injection-molded coupling elements secured to a stringer tape along a longitudinal edge thereof, includes a pair of fixed and movable mold members through which the str... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4445836 | Integrated process for preparing a continuous string of molded articles wound in a coil Provided is a method and apparatus for molding and winding in a continuous operation a string of molded items. The molded items of the string or chain are molded in spaced relationship to one another and are connected by molded scrap connectors. The strin... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4431399 | Continuous injection molding apparatus A continuous flexible metal band surrounding a molding wheel and rotating therewith engages the wheel through an arc less than 180°, e.g. 110°, and is maintained with a substantial inward radius of curvature throughout its entire length. This permits th... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4386043 | Method of and apparatus for molding a continuous thermoplastic coupling element strip for slide fasteners A continuous zigzag-shaped coupling element strip, for use in the production of slide fasteners, is produced on a rotating die wheel having an endless zigzag-shaped peripheral cavity receptive of heated thermoplastic material delivered from a fixed extrus... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4352654 | Apparatus for the production of small synthetic resin articles An apparatus for producing small molded bodies with overhanging portions, e.g. for use as end stop members in slide fastener stringers, wherein a molding band is fed to a forming wheel to define individual molding cavities therewith, the cavities passing ... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4350656 | Method and apparatus for continuous molding of articles One or more inner bands are employed to cooperate with an outer band and a cavity wheel or inner molding member wherein portions of the inner band or bands together with the outer band and the cavity wheel or inner molding member are utilized to continuou... | 09/21/1982 |
