A kissing shield comprised of a thin, flexible membrane and a frame or holder.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7454824 | Apparatus for inserting a slide unit onto a clamping head of a plastic zipper bag An installed structure of a slide unit of a clamping head on a zipper bag has a vibration device, a track and an installation device. The installation device is installed with a removing unit, an input unit and a press unit so that a clamping portion is delivered to... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7430844 | Duplex packaging machine A method of making and filling reclosable packages using a duplex machine includes the steps of providing a zipper profile, package film and a plurality of sliders; feeding the zipper profile; applying the sliders to the zipper profile; coupling the zipper profile t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7399262 | Method for the manufacture of bags, that includes cuts, and the corresponding bag A method for the manufacture of packaging bags, which includes a step of forming at least one bag in a scrolling film, welding opening and closing zippers that include a series of operating sliders onto the scrolling film, and effecting at least one cut in the zippe... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7204006 | End-stop for zippered resealable closure A method for providing an end-stop for a slider on a resealable thermoplastic bag is provided. The resealable thermoplastic bag includes a profile track having a first side panel and a second side panel. A clip having first and second legs is made to straddle the pr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200911 | Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Methods are provided for making slider-operated fasteners for use in reclosable plastic bags using at least a double index and dual unit operations. The methods involve forming two preseals, forming two notches within the preseals, applying two sliders into the prev... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6973704 | Method and apparatus for positioning sliders for automated slider insertion An apparatus for inserting a slider onto a flexible zipper tape, comprising: a zipper tape guide that supports a section of zipper tape in a slider insertion zone and guides advancement of the zipper tape along a line; a mechanism for displacing a slider from a pre-... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938330 | Method and apparatus for inserting sliders during automated manufacture of reclosable bags Methods and apparatus for automated insertion of sliders on continuous zipper material. The method involves the following steps: (a) advancing a section of zipper material past a leading edge of a splitter plate that pries the zipper strips of the zipper material ap... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935007 | Method and apparatus for gripping zipper tape during slider insertion A zipper guide apparatus having different operational states. In the first operational state, the zipper tape is held securely, i.e., gripped, in a zone adjacent the slider insertion zone during slider insertion. In a second operational state, the zipper tape is not... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6836945 | Method and apparatus for assembling slider members onto interlocking fastening strips Several embodiments of resilient slider members and methods of assembling such slider members onto interlocking fastening strips are disclosed herein. The slider member (200) comprises a pair of spaced-apart side walls (210, 230) and an intermediate bo... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6796015 | Retractable zipper guide for slider insertion apparatus A zipper guide for use in a slider insertion machine in which the zipper guide can be easily loaded with zipper tape without disassembly of the zipper guide. The slider insertion apparatus comprises: an assembly for inserting sliders onto a zipper tape; first and se... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796931 | Modular tube system for feeding sliders to slider insertion device A modular slider feeder tube system comprising first and second feeder tubes having respective ends that are coupled by a tube coupling device. Each of the first and second feeder tubes is made of resilient material and comprises a respective channel having a profil... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6745443 | Apparatus for end forming of slide fastener chain According to the fastener chain, method and apparatus for forming ends thereof, coil-shaped fastener elements as linear fastener elements are attached and sewed to side edge portions of a pair of fastener tapes with sewing yarns as fixing yarns while a core thread i... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6047465 | Attaching device of connecting ring to pull tab for slide fastener slider The present invention provides an attaching device of a connecting ring to a pull tab for a slide fastener slider for attaching a connecting ring to a pull tab at a high speed. In the attaching device of a connecting ring to a pull tab for a slide fastene... | 04/11/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5426840 | Method and apparatus for attaching a slider pull tab An apparatus for attaching pull tabs automatically one at a time onto a slider body comprises a pull tab transport unit, a clamper applying unit and a clamping unit. The transport unit includes a pull tab transfer chute having a pair of elongate horizonta... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426848 | Apparatus for attaching a slider pull tab An apparatus for attaching pull tabs automatically one at a time onto a slider body comprises a pull tab transport unit, a clamper applying unit and a clamping unit. The transport unit includes a pull tab supply chute having a pair of guide rails defining... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5174017 | Pull tab loading apparatus of slide fastener slider assembling machine A pull tab loading apparatus comprising a straight inclined chute for receiving pull tabs lined up in a row, and a pull tab pushing unit for successively pushing pull tabs from a downstream end of the chute to a pull tab inlet port of a slide fastener sli... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5067221 | Method of and apparatus for assembling slide fastener sliders A method of and an apparatus for assembling a slide fastener slider by fitting together a slider body having an attachment lug provided on the upper surface thereof and a pull tab having an aperture in the one end thereof. There is a large enough gap betw... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5031307 | Apparatus for joining slider body and pull tab A series of pull tabs are continuously fed to one end of a horizontal transport path; a series of slider bodies are continuously fed to the other end of the horizontal transport path; a lowermost slider body is placed into horizontal posture and into oppo... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5025544 | Method of joining slider body and pull tab A series of pull tabs are continuously fed to one end of a horizontal transport path; a series of slider bodies are continuously fed to the other end of the horizontal transport path; a lowermost slider body is placed into horizontal posture and into oppo... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4932113 | Manufacture of slide fasteners A slide fastener is made from a workpiece formed of a pair of longitudinally extending parallel tapes having confronting edges provided with longitudinally extending and transversely couplable coupling elements. This workpiece is passed along a treatment ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4845829 | Method of manufacturing separable slide fastener An elongate continuous slide fastener chain is fed in alternately opposite longitudinal directions in various steps (a) through (e). First, reinforcing film members are attached to the chain across an element-free space, and then a hole is defined in the ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4839963 | Slider handling apparatus A slider handling apparatus has a pressure roller and a drive roller peripherally engageable therewith to transfer a slide fastener chain assembled with component parts including sliders. A slider arresting means is operatively associated with the pressur... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4756079 | Slide fastener closing apparatus A slide-fastener closing apparatus, for moving opposed stringers relative to a slider, includes upper and lower feed rollers coactive to move the stringers in either direction along a feed path, and an arrester normally urged to project into the feed path... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4629054 | Apparatus for supplying slide fastener sliders A slider supplying apparatus, for use with a slide-fastener finishing machine, includes a rail for slidingly supporting a number of sliders in succession from a reservoir, with the opposite wings of each slider body astride of the rail and with a pull tab... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4604782 | Method and apparatus for automatically threading separable slide fastener stringers through sliders A pair of separable slide fastener stringers is fed along in one plane along parallel spaced paths, respectively, toward throats of a Y-shaped guide channel in a slider fixed in position. Pins of the stringers are inserted into the guide channel through t... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4580326 | Method and apparatus for automatically threading separable slide fastener stringers through sliders A pair of separable slide fastener stringers is fed in one plane along parallel spaced paths, respectively, toward throats of a Y-shaped guide channel in a slider fixed in position. Pins of the stringers are introduced into the guide channel through the t... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4495686 | Apparatus for producing slide fasteners from continuous fastener chain A method and apparatus for attaching sliders and bottom stops to a slide fastener chain having longitudinally spaced gaps free of fastener elements, in which the chain is conveyed forwardly until a gap is detected. The chain is stopped and the gap area wi... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4490899 | Method of and apparatus for removing coupling members from a slide fastener The two coupling member supporting bands are led between a guide block and two clamping members in a vertical position and having the coupling members located at the lower side. The coupling members are aligned with the path of cutting members by means of... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4466168 | Method and apparatus for feeding sliders to slider pocket for assembling sliders on an uncut fastener chain A method and apparatus for feeding sliders to a slider pocket are disclosed. Sliders taken from the pocket are assembled on the fastening element sections of an uncut fastener chain which is moved and stopped intermittently to allow the assembly of the sl... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4437233 | Fastener slider holding device A fastener slider holding device comprising a slider holder having a slider mount on the top and a pull tab receiving recess in one side thereof, a spring-loaded sliding member mounted in the slider holder for vertical movement, a slider holding lever hav... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4368570 | Method of and apparatus for attaching top and bottom stops to a slide fastener chain A method of attaching top and bottom stops to a slide fastener chain at one and the same stage of manufacture. The fastener chain is moved along a path until a trailing end of a preceding pair of coupling element groups arrives at a first fixed die, by wh... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4337877 | Apparatus for supplying slide fastener sliders An apparatus for supplying slide fastener sliders comprises a track for carrying thereon the sliders stacked sideways with their respective pull tabs arranged in the recumbent position for gravity delivery of the sliders to a groove in a base. A slider re... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4293994 | Slidering method and apparatus Sliders are installed on separated ends of slide fastener stringers by positioning the slide fastener stringers on an upper surface of a stringer guiding means which has converging flanges for guiding and directing slider engaging means of the stringers i... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4135285 | Method and apparatus for assembling slide fastener sliders A slide fastener slider is assembled from a stock of slider bodies, pull tabs and springs with apparatus which loads a body on an anvil at a loading station, moves the anvil to an assembly station and at the assembly station positions a pull tab to receiv... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4044461 | Device for the mechanical insertion of cursors onto open slide fasteners, already applied on garments Device for the mechanical insertion of cursors onto slide fasteners already applied on garments, where means for handling of slide fastener cursor and means for pulling the ends of the both belts building the slide fastener along said cursor are foreseen.... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3964615 | Apparatus for positioning sliders Sliders are moved single file along a conveyor track to a terminal portion of the conveyor track where the sliders are transferred to a raising member which raises the sliders to a position for assembly on a slider chain. The raising member is an elongate... | 06/22/1976 |