Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
024403000 | Interlocking surface constructed from plural elements in series | 41 |
20080313867 | DOUBLE-SIDED ENGAGING ELEMENT FOR SLIDE FASTENER - A double-sided engaging element for a slide fastener, comprising a central elevated portion elevated from a coupling base surface; and a pair of right and left projecting portions formed to project from a body portion toward the central elevated portion and to be elevated from the coupling base surface, wherein a central elevated portion of a mating element is detachably coupled in a dent surrounded by the central elevated portion, the right and left projecting portions and a stepped surface. A dimension (T | 12-25-2008 |
20090144948 | Zipper with improved fastening stability - A zipper with improved fastening stability is disclosed. The improved zipper opens and closes according to the engagement and separation of a plurality of coupling elements formed on facing surfaces of a pair of zipper tapes and includes a zipper slider for engaging and separating the coupling elements, guiding rails attached on upper surfaces of the zipper tapes, and an auxiliary slider that guides the guiding rails as they slide through it to thereby gather the zipper tapes before the coupling elements are engaged. The structure is compact, and the zipper can be engaged with minimal force, even when the garment is tightly stretched or the zippered enclosure (suitcase, e.g.) is tightly packed with material. | 06-11-2009 |
20110154622 | Slide Fastener with Decorative Members and Method for Manufacturing Thereof - A slide fastener is provided. Each of two adjacent stringers includes a fastener tape which has outer and inner longitudinal edge portions and an intermediate portion between the outer and inner longitudinal edge portions and carries respective coupling elements provided in the fastener tape. Each stringer is provided with a plurality of decorative beads. The decorative members are provided on an outside surface of the fastener tape and the coupling elements are provided on an inside surface of the fastener tape. The decorative members are affixed to the outside surface of the fastener tape in which the intermediate portion is formed. | 06-30-2011 |
20120246888 | Method of Sewing Fastener Stringer, Method of Manufacturing Product to Which Fastener is Attached, Product to Which Fastener is Attached, and Sewing Machine Foot - A fastener attached product is structured such that a slide fastener is sewn to right and left attached bodies which are bent in a U-shape, and the right and left attached bodies are arranged in a tape surface side to which the element rows of the fastener tape are sewn. Further, the right and left attached bodies come into contact with the outer surfaces of right and left flanges which are arranged in a slider, and the element rows are arranged and exposed between the right and left attached bodies. As a result of this configuration, since the fastener tape is invisible from the outside by the attached body, exposing the element rows can provide the fastener attached product with different design from conventional products and eliminate problems due to degradation in the appearance and design which is caused by the exposure of the fastener tapes. | 10-04-2012 |
20130219676 | Sliding Fastener - There is provided a slide fastener. A pair of fastener tapes are made by weaving. A pair of fastener element rows are respectively provided on opposing tape side edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes. Each of the pair of fastener element rows has a plurality of fastener elements. A slider is configured to engage and disengage the pair of fastener element rows. End stops are respectively provided on end portions of the pair of fastener element rows to stop movement of the slider. Stripe patterns are respectively formed along a longitudinal direction of the fastener tapes in the tape side edge portions at the outer side of the end stops in the longitudinal direction of the fastener tapes. | 08-29-2013 |
20140033483 | Method for Forming Stopper and Airtight and Waterproof Slide Fastener - The method for forming a stopper includes injection molding a stopper molding comprising a molding body portion which embeds an end portion of an element row, and a thin fin portion which extends outward from a periphery portion of the molding body portion on at least one end portion side of the element row, and forming a high frequency wave adhesion portion by adhering the fin portion of the stopper molding by a high frequency wave. By this, a fixing strength of the stopper can be increased, and the high frequency wave adhesion portion can be configured to bend easily by making a thickness of the high frequency wave adhesion portion thin, thereby stably forming the stopper which is difficult to detach for a long period of time. | 02-06-2014 |
20140041161 | Slide Fastener and Method for Manufacturing Slide Fastener - There is provided a slide fastener and a method for manufacturing a slide fastener A slide fastener is provided with: a pair of fastener tapes; a pair of fastener element rows provided respectively on the opposing tape-side edges of the pair of fastener tapes and having a plurality of fastener elements; and a slider configured to engage and disengage the pair of fastener element rows with and from each other. Each of the fastener element rows is comprised of a monofilament which is made of synthetic resin. The monofilament has, on the surface thereof, a surface layer which can be colored with dyes. A roughened surface having a number of concaves is formed on the surfaces of the surface layer. | 02-13-2014 |
20140041162 | Vertically Engaging Slider for Slide Fastener - There is provided a vertically engaging slider made of metal, which is suitable for the industrial production. The front end wall of the slider according to the present invention has a plastically deformed portion caused by plastic working in which with the front end wall itself as a fulcrum, the back opening is deformed from an open state to a closed state in the upper-lower direction. | 02-13-2014 |
20150107062 | Slide Fastener - There is provided a slide fastener. A pair of core sections are respectively provided along opposing tape side edge portions of a pair of fastener tapes. A pair of fastener element rows are respectively attached to the pair of core sections. Each of the pair of fastener element rows includes a plurality of fastener elements made of metal. Silica is applied to surfaces of the core sections and the fastener elements. | 04-23-2015 |
20150289606 | Zipper Guide for Facilitating Closure of Open-Ended Zipper - A zipper guide is provided to facilitate closure of an open-ended zipper. The zipper guide includes a base to which a zipper tape pin end is attached and a slider to which a zipper tape box end is attached. A key on a lower surface of the slider slides in a trench in an upper surface of the base at an orientation that guides the attached zipper tape box end toward the attached zipper tape pin end by planar sliding movements of the slider lower surface with respect to the base upper surface. | 10-15-2015 |
20160095393 | ZIPPER HEAD ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE FOR DECREASING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE AND SLIDING MEMBER THEREOF - A zipper head assembly structure for decreasing frictional resistance includes a sliding member and a pulling member. The sliding member has a first sliding portion, a second sliding portion, and a connection portion connected between the first and the second sliding portions. The pulling member has an end portion movably mated with a retaining body of the first sliding portion. The first sliding portion has a first inner surface and a first outer surface opposite to the first inner surface, the first sliding portion has a plurality of first sliding blocks disposed on the first inner surface thereof and separated from each other. The second sliding portion has a second inner surface and a second outer surface opposite to the second inner surface, and the second sliding portion has a plurality of second sliding blocks disposed on the second inner surface thereof and separated from each other. | 04-07-2016 |
20170231332 | CURVED SLIDE FASTENERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS | 08-17-2017 |
024405000 | With element structural feature unrelated to interlocking or securing portion | 7 |
20110283488 | ZIPPERED SECURITY BAG - A security zipper is provided, which includes a consumer side zipper pair and a product side zipper pair, where each zipper pair is capable of secure mating. Between the zipper pairs is an intermediate flange pair which is layered with an adhesive as well as an adhesive enhancer to securely connect the intermediate flange pair. A slider is provided over the consumer side zipper pair, the product side zipper pair and the intermediate flange pair which mates the zipper pairs and connects the intermediate flanges so that the zipper is securely closed. A bag is also disclosed, which includes the security zipper and a connected product side pouch. In addition, a method for manufacturing the bag is disclosed. | 11-24-2011 |
20110302749 | Slide Fastener - A slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes, a top stop, a bottom stop and rows of fastening teeth arranged on the edge of said tapes, comprising at least one pair of dummy teeth located in a gap of the rows of fastening teeth, restoring a continuity of the rows of fastening teeth, so to allow free passage of the slider, and at the same time providing a distinctive feature in the row of fastening teeth. | 12-15-2011 |
20120117765 | ZIPPER ARRANGEMENT WITH FUNNEL GRIP - A zipper arrangement comprises a first side with a first plurality of zipper elements and a second side with a second plurality of zipper elements. A slider is moveably positioned on the first side and an insertion pin assembly is positioned on the second side. The insertion pin assembly includes a mouth defined between an inner jaw and an outer jaw and an insertion pin positioned within the mouth. The mouth is configured to receive the slider and the insertion pin is configured for insertion into the slider. | 05-17-2012 |
20120137476 | Slide Fastener with Flat Elements - A slide fastener is provided. Each of a pair of first and second stringers includes a tape and a row of coupling elements mounted on a longitudinal edge of the tape. Each of the coupling elements comprises a first non-connecting portion at an upper side of the tape and a second connecting portion at a lower side of the tape. The second connecting portion comprises a head portion and a body portion. The head portion is engageable with a head portion of opposing coupling element. The body portion is fixed to the tape. | 06-07-2012 |
20130014356 | Structure of zipper's teeth with either english letter or symbol appearence for identificationAANM Tsao; Chang-WenAACI TaipeiAACO TWAAGP Tsao; Chang-Wen Taipei TW - Present invention relates to a kind structure of zipper's teeth with either in English letter or symbol appearance which will be used for brand's or maker's identification while using subject unique zipper to be on their commodity. Herein claimed object especially indicates onto zipper's teeth made by Zinc-alloy via Thermal Press Forming process or POM teeth made by Injection Molding method. To make the shape of tiny teeth appearing either in English letter or symbol and each subject tooth is pressed to snap tightly on the zipper strap, finally to form a zipper properly. While such unique zipper (along with selected English letter or symbol appearance on teeth) is applied on each developing commodity, so as to represent who makes this commodity or easily identify the commodity source from which Brand. Meanwhile, subject teeth structure is able creating an additional feature of anti-counterfeit effectively. | 01-17-2013 |
20150121663 | Decorated Slide Fastener - A slide fastener including a pair of first and second stringers each including a tape and a row of coupling elements mounted on one longitudinal edge of the tape; wherein each of the coupling elements includes a first non-connecting portion and a second connecting portion and wherein the second connecting portion includes a head portion and a body portion; and wherein the first non-connecting portion includes an attachment surface to which a decorative element is attached and the attachment surface has a first surface and a second surface lower than the first surface. The decorative element is attached to the second surface. | 05-07-2015 |
20160037872 | ZIP FASTENER - A zip includes: a pair of stringer tapes, each of which supports a row of teeth; the teeth on the two tapes being mutually opposing and capable of interdigitation thereby to fasten one stringer tape to another; a slider, adapted to move along and whose motion is guided by the rows of teeth, the slider being adapted to cause interdigitation of the teeth as a result of motion along the teeth in a first direction, and to disconnect the teeth by motion along the teeth in a second direction; wherein the first and second stringer tapes are formed of a matrix of threads interspersed with a waterproof material. | 02-11-2016 |
024406000 | Dissimilar opposed elements | 8 |
20090113676 | Zipper - A zipper includes male female teeth elements each having a split tube-like base fastened to a cylindrical flange at one side of a first zipper tape and a hollow receiving portion extending from the periphery of the respective split tube-like base and provided with a hook hole at an outer side, female teeth elements each having a split tube-like base fastened to the cylindrical flange of a second zipper tape and a hook strip extending from the periphery of the respective split tube-like base, and a slider body with a guide groove for guiding the hook strips of the male teeth elements into and out of the hook holes of the hollow receiving portions of the female teeth elements accurately without deviation. | 05-07-2009 |
20100306970 | Zipper tooth structure and the zipper composed thereof | 12-09-2010 |
20110265291 | Slide Fastener - A slide fastener where each fastener element includes an upper half element portion disposed at a first surface side of a fastener tape and a lower half element portion disposed at a second surface side of the fastener tape. The upper half element portion includes a first tape-sandwiching portion and a first head portion of a tapered form that extends from the first tape-sandwiching portion. The upper half element portion has a tapered portion that gradually decreases in a dimension between front and rear side surfaces, in the tape length direction, of at least the first tape-sandwiching portion as it goes upward. Each fastener element can be lightweight, and the fastener element can look like a metal fastener element. | 11-03-2011 |
20120011684 | READILY BURSTABLE SLIDE FASTENER - A readily burstable slide fastener | 01-19-2012 |
20120096685 | SLIDE FASTENER - The slide fastener comprises elements, and a slider, the slide fastener including a horizontal functional section and a vertical functional section. The horizontal functional section includes element heads which are meshed with and unmeshed from each other, and horizontal fastener tapes which are opened and closed in a horizontal direction. The vertical functional section and includes upper element legs which are formed by extending the elements upwards and bending the extended upper portions into a hook-like shape, upper holding portions formed by distal ends of the upper element legs, an upper vertical fastener tape which is engageable in the upper holding portions, lower element legs which are formed by extending the elements downwards and bending the extended lower portions into a hook-like shape, lower holding portions formed by distal ends of the lower element legs, and a lower vertical fastener tape which is engageable in the lower holding portions. | 04-26-2012 |
20120304423 | Closure System - A closure or fastener is provided for apparel, shoes, equipment, and other applications. The closure may have a female component having a receiving area and a male component having a locking portion. Either or both the male component and female component may have a notched appearance to provide additional flexibility and comfort to the closure. Flanges on the male components and the female components may facilitate off-registration engagement of the closure system. Textures present or absent in the closure system may permit or prevent sliding by the male components and female components when the closure is engaged. | 12-06-2012 |
20140366338 | Closure System - A closure or fastener is provided for apparel, shoes, equipment, and other applications. The closure may have a female component having a receiving area and a male component having a locking portion. Either or both the male component and female component may have a notched appearance to provide additional flexibility and comfort to the closure. Flanges on the male components and the female components may facilitate off-registration engagement of the closure system. Textures present or absent in the closure system may permit or prevent sliding by the male components and female components when the closure is engaged. | 12-18-2014 |
20160183640 | SNAP BUTTON ZIPPER - A snap button zipper includes two zipper tapes, a plurality of male and female snap buttons each including a clamping part and an engagement part for interlocking, and a zipper slider movable to force the male snap buttons into engagement with or away from the respective female snap buttons. The clamping part of each of the snap buttons includes two clamping panels, two sliding guide portions respectively defining a respective planar surface for coupling the zipper slider and guiding the zipper slider to move along the zipper tapes, and two mounting panels for fixation to opposing top and bottom walls of the respective zipper tape. The zipper slider includes two sliding guide grooves for receiving the male and female snap buttons, and a plurality of stop blocks respectively for contacting and moving along the planar surfaces of the sliding guide portions of the male and female snap buttons. | 06-30-2016 |
024408000 | Preattached to mounting cord | 1 |
20120317756 | Invisible zipper with rectangular positioning unit - An invisible zipper with a rectangular positioning unit includes two strips, teeth, a slide and a rectangular positioning unit. The two strips are sewed to an opening. The teeth are disposed along each strip. The slide is disposed on one of the strips and can slide along the two strips. The rectangular positioning unit is fixedly disposed at the end of one of the two strips. In use, the end of the other strip is inserted through the slide and into the rectangular positioning unit. Now, we can use the slide to bring together the two strips or separate them. | 12-20-2012 |
024409000 | Having interlocking portion with specific shape | 12 |
20110010899 | Metallic One-Side Teeth and Two-Way Slide Fastener - Metallic one-side teeth that attain preventing of colliding contact at interlock, enhancing of rigidity against moment by horizontal pull force and construction of simple structure; and a two-way slide fastener utilizing the metallic one-side teeth. An upper inclined plane ( | 01-20-2011 |
20130305498 | Slide Fastener - In a slide fastener according to the invention, each fastener element includes an upper half element portion disposed at a first surface side of a fastener tape and a lower half element portion disposed at a second surface side of the fastener tape. The upper half element portion includes a first tape-sandwiching portion, a first head portion of a tapered form, and a thin walled portion which has a downward inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the forefront of the first head portion from the thin walled start portion set on the upper half element portion to the first head portion side. Thereby, the fastener element can be formed lightweight and can make coupling breaking difficult to occur. | 11-21-2013 |
20150374077 | Article with Slide Fastener and Method for Producing Article with Slide Fastener - There is provided an article with a slide fastener affixed thereto. Each of a pair of element members has a plurality of single elements made of a synthetic resin and fixedly integrated and connected to at least one flexible connecting string-shaped member at an equal interval. A slider is formed with an element guide path between upper and lower blades. A fastener-attached member forms an opening and closing part of the article. The pair of element members are directly sewn to a first surface of the fastener-attached member by sewing threads. The element members and the fastener-attached member are inserted into the element guide path of the slider. | 12-31-2015 |
20160021989 | SLIDE FASTENER WITH ANGLED ELEMENTS - Slide fasteners configured such that opposing elements engage with one another in a non-planar relationship. The elements may engage one another, for example but not limited to, at an angle between approximately 60 degrees and approximately 179 degrees. In some embodiments, each element includes a head and at least one shoulder with angle keeping surfaces and engagement surfaces that abut corresponding surfaces when engaging with a corresponding element to interlock the heads and shoulders of opposing elements. Slide fasteners of the invention may be well suited for use with curved surfaces, corners, ridge lines, edges, or the like of an article. | 01-28-2016 |
20160183641 | A ZIP FASTENER - A zip fastener ( | 06-30-2016 |
024410000 | Including symmetrical formations on opposite walls for engaging mating elements | 2 |
20120096686 | SLIDE FASTENER - The slide fastener comprises elements, and a slider, the slide fastener opening and closing a horizontal opening/closing portion and a vertical opening/closing portion with one operation by sliding the slider along the elements. The slide fastener includes a horizontal functional section and a vertical functional section. The horizontal functional section includes element heads which are meshed with and unmeshed from each other, and horizontal fastener tapes. The vertical functional section includes element legs extending vertically to the horizontal direction and bending into a hook-like shape, holding portions which are formed by distal ends of the element legs, and a vertical fastener tape. | 04-26-2012 |
20140020215 | Slide Fastener - In a slide fastener ( | 01-23-2014 |
024411000 | Including complementary formations on opposite walls for engaging mating elements | 5 |
20130180087 | Slide Fastener and Method of Producing Slide Fastener - Provided is a slide fastener that has a flexible fastener tape, exhibits liquid-tightness, and can prevent a gap from being formed in a coupling portion, and a method of producing the slide fastener. An overlay material is formed on a front surface of a fastener tape so that the overlay material formed on a surface of a core member extends beyond a centerline in a front-rear thickness direction of a tape member. When a pair of fastener element rows engages with each other, a tip of an intermeshing head of a fastener element presses the overlay material formed on the opposite core members. | 07-18-2013 |
20160015133 | ZIPPER WITH STAMPED METAL ZIPPER TEETH - A zipper with stamped metal zipper teeth includes two zipper tapes each having a rib at one lateral side thereof, and metal zipper teeth mounted at the rib of each zipper tape. Each zipper tooth has two mounting legs located at the rear end thereof and clamped on the rib. The ratio between the width of each zipper tooth and the gap between the mounting legs of each zipper tooth and the ratio between the combined height of each zipper tooth and the associated engagement protrusion and the gap between the mounting legs of each zipper tooth are in respective predetermined ranges so that the zipper teeth are stronger or even smaller than conventional #2 zipper teeth and have a tight connection between the zipper teeth and the zipper tape. | 01-21-2016 |
20180020782 | Fastening Device | 01-25-2018 |
024412000 | Mating elements having reversed orientation of formations | 2 |
20080209695 | SLIDE FASTENER ENGAGING ELEMENT AND SLIDE FASTENER - The present invention provides a metallic engaging element of vintage type which is cheap and has a required fixing strength and a slide fastener using the same engaging element, wherein each of 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 is formed into a L-like sectional shape including a sheet-like nipping portion and a leg portion side wall, the sheet-like nipping portion has notch portions for sandwiching one side edge portion of a fastener tape from the front and rear surfaces thereof, and at least one projecting portion is formed in each of leg portion inner wall surfaces opposing the one side edge portion of the fastener tape in the leg portion side wall. | 09-04-2008 |
20150313322 | ZIPPER WITH SHINE AND IMPROVED BONDING FORCE BETWEEN TOOTH AND TAPE - A zipper of the disclosure includes a pair of opposite tapes. A plurality of teeth are positioned at a bonding area of each tape. Each of the plurality of teeth 100 defines a positioning groove, and includes a post located in the positioning groove. A portion of the bonding area of the tape corresponding to each tooth defines at least one positioning hole. The post of each tooth passes through a corresponding positioning hole to fix the tooth on the tape firmly. | 11-05-2015 |
024413000 | Having mounting portion with specific shape or structure | 1 |
20120180272 | Slide Fastener - A slide fastener for preventing core strings from being caught in a gap between upper and lower flanges, securing the flexibility of the slide fastener when engaged, and improving the designability of the slide fastener. The gap dimension between the upper and lower flanges of a slider in the up-down direction is smaller than the core string dimension in the front-rear direction when the core strings are pressed with the pressure of 5 kgf. Fastener elements are independently disposed in the up-down direction of a tape member when engaged. The fastener element has a design portion disposed at a front side of the tape member, and an engaging portion disposed at a rear side of the tape member so as to engage with adjacent fastener element, and the design portion is disposed distant from the adjacent design portion when engaged and having a hemispherical shape with a curved shape. | 07-19-2012 |