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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8015674 | Slide fastener engaging element and slide fastener A metallic engaging element of vintage type having a pair of leg portions formed so as to branch to right and left sections from the bottom of a body portion of the engaging element. The leg portions are formed into an L-like sectional shape including a sheet-like n... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7870649 | Waterproof slide fastener A waterproof slide fastener in which an entire surface of a fastener tape is covered with elastomer, through holes are made in a side edge of the fastener tape, and fastener elements each comprising a coupling head, a neck portion, an engaging projection, a leg port... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7353570 | Slide fastener chain A fastener chain, in which fastener elements each formed into a single unit of synthetic resin are attached at a constant interval along opposing side edges of a pair of fastener tapes, a front surface portion and a rear surface portion are provided on the front and... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337506 | Waterproof slide fastener and apparatus for manufacturing the same A waterproof slide fastener and a manufacturing apparatus thereof, 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 between upper/l... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7257868 | Slider for concealed type slide fastener and concealed type slide fastener A slider of a concealed type slide fastener and the concealed type slide fastener, wherein the slider engages/disengages respective fastener element rows of the concealed type slide fastener, in which fastener elements are continuously attached to folded-back pieces... | 08/21/2007 |
| 5728448 | Reflective warp-knit tape In a reflective warp-knit tape, a narrow-width warp-knit tape is knitted of chain-stitch yarns, which form loops along longitudinal wales of the warp-knit tape, and weft inlaid yarns. And a reflective film is knitted in the warp-knit tape at a selected in... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5655296 | Method of manufacturing connecting rods Method of manufacturing, in one piece, forged connecting rods. The method includes cutting blanks from a bar. Each blank is worked in several steps, until it assumes its final shape. During the various working steps, a groove made in each blank is caused ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5469605 | Slide fastener A slide fastener which permits easy attachment of electric conductors and ensures supply of electric current to all metallic coupling elements even if a part of the electric conductors is cut off. And it has a neat appearance because the electric conducto... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5297319 | Slide fastener A slide fastener comprising: a pair of woven or knitted stringer tapes having a pair of core threads extending in and along their confronting inner longitudinal edges; a pair of rows of die-cast coupling elements mounted on and along the confronting inner... | 03/29/1994 |
| 4922584 | Slide fastener A slide fastener comprising a pair of stringer tapes which are separable into identical halves by means of a pin-and-box separator, a reinforcing strip attached to an end of each of the stringer tapes and an adhesive film fusible to bond the strip to the ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4639981 | Slide fastener stringer having continuous thermo-plastic molded coupling element strip A slide fastener stringer having a continuous zigzag-shaped thermoplastic molded coupling element strip. The strip includes a succession of spaced coupling elements, each having a pair of first and second legs extending from a head in a common direction, ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4635324 | Slide fastener The invention relates to a slide fastener, which is particularly well suited for ornamental purposes. The slide fastener comprises teeth, which are arranged in two juxtaposed rows so that each teeth is adapted to interlock with adjacent teeth of the oppos... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4601085 | Water-resistant slide fastener stringer A water-resistant slide fastener stringer comprises a water-resistant support tape and a pair of rows of coupling elements mounted on opposite surfaces of the support tape. In production, the two coupling element rows are attached to one or water-resistan... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4562621 | Slide fastener stringer A slide fastener stringer comprises an elongate molded coupling element strip woven into a stringer tape along a longitudinal edge thereof. The strip includes a succession of laterally spaced coupling elements each having a pair of first and second legs, ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4495679 | Slide-fastener half and method of making same In order to ensure a firm bond between a row of coupling elements of a slide-fastener half and a stringer tape provided at a longitudinal edge with a carrier cord around which these elements are molded, the cord is compressed during the molding operation ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4490890 | Separable slide fastener A separable slide fastener has a pair of warp-knit stringer tapes each with a series of longitudinal openings for easy attachment to a knit fabric. Each of the stringer tapes includes a reinforcing body mounted on a lower end portion thereof and including... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4488337 | Separable slide fastener and method of attaching the same to knit fabrics A separable slide fastener has a pair of warp-knit stringer tapes each with a series of openings for easy attachment to a knit fabric. Each of the stringer tapes includes a reinforcement film bonded to a lower end portion thereof and having a recess which... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4485532 | Separable slide fastener A separable slide fastener comprises a pair of warp-knit stringer tapes each having a pair of webs with a wale-free region therebetween, which are interconnected by a connector thread extending across the wale-free region at longitudinal intervals, the wa... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4425683 | Separable slide fastener A separable slide fastener comprises a pair of warp-knit stringer tapes each having a pair of webs with a wale-free region therebetween, which are interconnected by a connector thread extending across the wale-free region at longitudinal intervals, the wa... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4418449 | Slide fastener A slide fastener has a pair of tapes along confronting edges of which are provided respective rows of coupling elements in a ladder configuration with individual members being affixed together by a continuous textile strand, as one-arm rungs of the ladder... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4402115 | Slide fastener stringer with stabilized textile tapes A slide fastener stringer with coupling elements molded on inner edge portions of a tape has connecting portions molded through openings formed in the tape between upper and lower leg portions molded on the upper and lower sides of the tape. The openings ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4380098 | Slide fastener stringer A slide fastener stringer comprising a pair of tapes made essentially of thermoplastic fibers and each tape having a bead extending longitudinally therealong, a series of discrete coupling scoops made of a synthetic resin, each of said scoops having a cou... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4312102 | Sealing slide fastener stringer A sealing slide fastener stringer includes a stringer tape made of synthetic rubber and a series of coupling elements of synthetic resin injection-molded on a longitudinal edge portion of the stringer tape. The stringer tape has a thickened sealing member... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4276679 | Slide fastener A slide fastener is disclosed in which a plurality of thermoplastic coupling elements are each individually secured to ribs on a pair of mounting tapes. A raised attachment boss is formed on the interior of the leg portions of each coupling element with t... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4175104 | Molded element tape support for invisible slide fastener and method of manufacture Each stringer of a slide fastener includes a plurality of spaced coupling elements, molded on continuous connecting threads, with wing portions extending into the spaces between the legs of coupling elements on the upper side thereof. The stringer tape we... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4156303 | Slide fastener with Nylon 6 and Nylon 6-6 binder seal and method of manufacture A binder seal or reinforcing and finishing strip for the end of a slide fastener has an outer layer of Nylon 6 and an inner layer of a blend of Nylon 6 and Nylon 6-6. The seal is clear permitting the color of the slide fastener to be visible therethrough.... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4153980 | Self-lubricating slide fastener Sorbent cords are saturated with a liquid lubricant and secured in the respective tapes of a slide fastener adjacent the coupling elements to provide lubrication for a slider of the slide fastener.... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4134184 | Woven slide fastener A woven slide fastener is described consisting of two supporting tapes having a two-arm edge carrying a row of linking elements formed of a synthetic monofilament, the arms of the edge of each supporting tape converging at the point of insertion of the li... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4133084 | Slide fastener with continuous coupling elements A fastener stringer is disclosed which has a coil-type continuous coupling element of the oval-shaped cross section. The coupling element is stitched onto a support tape which is substantially integrally provided with a levelling cord extending longitudin... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4100656 | Slide fastener stringer and method of manufacture A stringer for a slide fastener has a continuous coupling element secured within a folded tape with interlocking head elements protruding from slits in the folded edge of the tape, and includes one or more improvements such as reinforcing fibers, a cord o... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4078278 | Slide fastener An invisible slide fastener includes thermoplastic slide fastener elements secured to folded-back portions of the mounting tapes. The slide fastener elements are molded onto the tapes so that integral fastening extensions of the fastener elements extend t... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4047265 | Fastener stringer A sliding clasp fastener stringer is disclosed which comprises a warp-knit support tape carrying a row of interlocking fastener elements, said tape having a web portion of a relatively coarse interstice structure suitable for stitching the tape to an arti... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4037295 | Slide fastener stringer A stringer method for making a plastic, relatively flexible stringer for a slide fastener is disclosed. The stringer blank is extruded in a relatively rigid U-shaped form and, subsequently, a plurality of longitudinally spaced, transverse slots are die cu... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3984901 | Slide fastener stringer with a zigzag-shaped continuous coupling element A continuous coupling element is fashioned from an elongated synthetic resin filament or the like, which filament is bent to a zigzag or meandering configuration to provide a series of U-shaped transverse portions each having a coupling head and a pair of... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3977053 | Slide fastener stringer In a slide fastener stringer having a row of discrete fastener elements arranged along one longitudinal edge thereof and each comprising a coupling head at its front end and a pair of parallel spaced legs extending rearwardly from the coupling head, the r... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3961398 | Separable fastening A snap-type fastening for garment belts or the like consists of two arrays of headed pins which can be pressed together to make the fastening. Each array is mounted on a resilient carrier strip and, to ensure a positive opening and closing action, each ro... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3955247 | Slide fastener element construction A slide fastener element construction having a ladder-like structure of the type which is longitudinally folded on itself to form a finished row of coupling elements. The ladder-like structure basically includes longitudinally parallel spaced-apart base p... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3947931 | Sliding clasp fastener A sliding clasp fastener including interlocking elements of a continued meander structure which are disposed astride a longitudinal tape edge at their leg and connecting portions. The leg and connecting portions are deformed to provide flattened, enlarged... | 04/06/1976 |
