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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7426772 | Fastener element and concealed slide fastener A fastener element for a concealed type slide fastener having a substantially U shaped section including a side edge portion mounting groove for a fastener tape, comprising: a C shaped base portion; flat first and second tape nipping portions extended substantially ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7322075 | Metallic slide fastener element and method for manufacturing the same A metallic slide fastener element in which an exposed portion outside of an element is finished uniformly with a high smoothness and the fixing strength to a fastener tape is intensified, and a method for effectively manufacturing the same element, wherein a metalli... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7082649 | Metal wire rod for forming slide fastener coupling elements and slide fastener coupling element formed from the same metal wire rod In a Y bar for forming coupling elements, an opening angle of a pair of right and left leg parts is narrower than that of the ordinary ones. Plural bent portions, which are bent inward, are formed successively in an extending direction of the leg parts in a range fr... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6065192 | Zip-fastener A zip-fastener in which the hollow lower face of each of the interlocking teeth, which are directly molded on the zipper tapes, has two recessed retaining portions at two opposite vertical lateral sides, top and bottom transverse thread grooves disposed a... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5008986 | Slide fastener for clothing and shoes Slide fastener for footwear or protective garments constituted of two support tapes (13) off chains of teeth (11) and a slide-tab (16). The chains of teeth (11) of the slide fastener are connected to their respective support tape (13) and mounted, brought... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4823446 | Fluid-tight slide fastener stringer A fluid-tight slide fastener stringer has a fluid-tight tape including a longitudinally non-stretchable and transversely stretchable woven or knit fabric wholly covered with a layer of elastic rubber or synthetic resin. The tape has non-stretchable warp i... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4744133 | Fluid-tight slide fastener stringer A fluid-tight slide fastener stringer has a fluid-tight tape chiefly made of rubber or synthetic resin on which tape a series of discrete coupling elements are supported along an inner longitudinal margin of the tape. The tape margin is folded so as to pr... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4513482 | Fluid-tight slide fastener stringer A fluid-tight slide fastener stringer comprising a support tape made of a fluid-tight soft material, and a row of discrete coupling elements mounted on the tape along an inner longitudinal edge portion thereof. Such tape margin is folded so as to provide ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4401138 | Woven slide fastener stringer A woven slide fastener stringer comprising a woven stringer tape and a coupling element assembly woven into the tape along its one longitudinal edge. The assembly includes a row of coupling elements spaced along and molded around a connector. Each couplin... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4348789 | Slide fastener with improved clamps and method of manufacture In a slide fastener employing coupling elements secured within folds of supporting tapes by clamps secured over the folds, clamp legs are formed with raised land areas and lips for cooperating with flange edges and upper surfaces of bases of the elements,... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4308898 | Slide fastener tape Disclosed herein is an improvement in a slide fastener tape including a tape body comprising interlaced warp ends and weft picks and a beaded edge having a core member disposed parallel to the tape body at one side thereof and a plurality of appendant war... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4297770 | Slide fastener and method of making same A slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes and respective rows of slide-fastener elements individually secured to the tapes. The slide-fastener elements are each bent over an edge of the tape and welded together thermally or ultrasonically. The arms of t... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4276680 | Low cost slide fastener stringer A low cost slide fastener stringer is disclosed as including a tape formed from layers of diverse non-fabric synthetic polymer materials, with a row of coupling elements attached along a folded edge of the tape.... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4236683 | Coupling element for slide fastener and method of manufacture A coupling element, such as a scoop formed from a synthetic polymer, for a slide fastener includes a head with a triangular side cross section bounded by a top surface and two downwardly converging bottom surfaces which extend at equal angles relative to ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4190935 | Slide fastener stringer A slide fastener stringer includes a stringer tape of a warp-knit structure and a series of discrete or separate fastener elements mounted on and along one longitudinal edge of the stringer tape. The stringer tape has a reinforcing cord laid therein or in... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4186467 | Welded thermoplastic stringer for slide fastener and method of manufacture Heels of leg portions of thermoplastic coupling elements are welded to the opposite sides of a polymer film tape leaving an edge portion of the tape between diverging inside surfaces of the leg portions spaced from the welds.... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4157603 | Fastening element train and method and apparatus of manufacture A plurality of spaced fastener elements are molded onto parallel filaments. A pair of leg portions of each fastening element have, respectively, a projection and an opening, the projection and opening mating to interlock the leg portions. The fastening el... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4055882 | Method of making a coupling element for a slide fastener A method of making a slide fastener coupling element from a blank metal web having a longitudinally extending central portion and a pair of transversely tapered marginal portions integral one with each side of the central portion. A projection for interco... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4010520 | Coupling element for slide fastener A coupling element for a slide fastener comprises a head portion of substantially uniform thickness, and a coupling projection projecting from one surface of the head portion. A pair of tape edge clamping legs extend from the head portion in spaced-apart ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4004327 | Slide fastener There is provided a slide fastener having a pair of oppositely disposed carrier tapes each carrying on and along one longitudinal beaded edge a series of discrete fastener elements. The fastener elements are each provided with a coupling head and a pair o... | 01/25/1977 |