| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 024399000 | Having interlocking surface with continuous cross section | 26 |
| 20090094803 | End stops for zippers for reclosable packages - The end stop is formed on ends of a zipper for a reclosable package or bag by ultrasonically welding the ends of the zipper profiles together so as to form a raised portion. This prevents the slider from being pulled off of the ends of the zipper. Additionally, in the ultrasonic welding step, an indentation is formed into which glue is added thereby forming a lateral protrusion on the side of a zipper profile. This increases the strength of the end stop and increases the slider pull-off force which can be resisted. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090119889 | INTERLOCK TOOL, BAG MAKING USE THEREOF AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THEM - A zipper in which a male member having a male interlocking section and a female member having a female interlocking section that fits with the male interlocking section are peelable and re-fittable is provided. The male member and the female member are formed by different resins, and at least the male interlocking section and the female interlocking section are peelably adhered or contacted with each other with substantially no gap. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090300891 | TAPE WITH INTERLOCKING DEVICE - A zipper-member-having tape | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090307880 | SubZip - The SubZip is a waterproof submersible zipper with Vacuum Fit Technology. The Submersible Zipper is designed for watersports apparel and gear [ | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100107374 | STRETCHABLE FASTENER STRINGER AND SLIDE FASTENER - A stretchable fastener stringer for a slide fastener includes a fastener tape having a tape main portion and an element attaching portion and a continuous fastener element which is attached to the element attaching portion. The fastener tape has stretchability due to an elastic yarn being combined by weaving or knitting and the fastener element includes a coupling head, upper and lower leg portions which are extended from the coupling head and a connecting portion which connects the upper and lower leg portions, therebetween of adjacent fastener elements. In this fastener stringer, a value of a bulging ratio which is the ratio between a dimension of the coupling head in the tape longitudinal direction and a dimension of the upper and lower leg portions in the tape longitudinal direction is set to be larger than 1.80 and not larger than 2.33. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100154179 | WEATHER RESISTANT SLIDE FASTENERS - Embodiments provide a weather resistant slide fastener with a modified slider body including a top control rib and tightly controlled inner dimensions. In embodiments, a water-resistant coating and/or an adhesive may be applied to the zipper tape, resulting in a highly water-resistant zipper and finished garment. Embodiments further provide a slider body that may accommodate longitudinal edge portions of the outer layer of fabric, allowing the edges of the fabric to be brought into close proximity/contact, substantially covering the zipper teeth and minimizing ingress of water and/or wind through the zipper tape. Additional embodiments provide methods of manufacturing and installing weather resistant slide fasteners. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100192332 | SNAG RESISTANT SLIDE FASTENER - A conventional zipper is the preferred means for closure of many jackets and other outerwear. Conventional zippers are prone to jamming and snagging due to the introduction of the liner into the slider body as the zipper is opened and closed. Embodiments herein provide modified slider bodies with one or more features such as an elongated spring cap, a protrusion on the bottom plate and/or plate coupler of the slider body, and/or vertically offset side rails. These features may minimize introduction of loose fabric, such as the lining of a lined garment, into the tape slot of the slider body, thereby help reduce jamming of the slider body during operation of the slide fastener. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110000053 | Slide Fastener - The present invention provides a slide fastener which withstands a predetermined lateral pulling force in a usual usage and is cloven when an excessive lateral pulling force is applied at the time of airbag inflation, wherein the slide fastener in which a plurality of attachment leg portions of coupling teeth, on each of which a coupling head formed to have a relatively large width and the attachment leg portions extending from the coupling head are formed, are attached on a coupling tooth attaching portion of each of a pair of fastener tapes on right and left with a predetermined pitch along a tape longitudinal direction is configured to satisfy a relationship 0.4≧(2×H−P)/P≧0.1 between a summit height H [mm] of the coupling head formed to have a relatively large width and a pitch P [mm]. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110289738 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A ZIPPER WITH A HORIZONTAL BENT POTION AND SUCH ZIPPER - A manufacturing method of a zipper with a horizontal bent potion includes the following steps. (a) Place the zipper with two strip portions which consist of warp and weft, in a mold that has at least a horizontal bent portion. (b) The mold is heated to the melting point of the weft. (c) The mold makes the shape of the zipper identical to that of the mold. (d) A setting membrane is coated on the zipper to set the shape of the strip portions. Therefore, the zipper may have a different shape. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120036684 | High-integrity closure - The present invention provides a resealable closure structure ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036685 | Metal Tooth For Zipper - In a metal zipper, each metal tooth has a mounting hole located on one end of the base thereof, two first engagement portions and two second engagement portions formed integral with the base at two opposite sides of the mounting hole for engaging into the top and bottom sides of the inner edge of the respective zipper tape to deform the respective inner edge during installation so that engagement between the zipper tape and the metal tooth is enhanced, avoiding vibration of the metal tooth relative to the zipper tape during operation of the metal zipper and prolonging the lifespan of the metal zipper. Further, each metal tooth has a concave surface portion formed in the protruding tooth head thereof so that less friction is produced when the metal zipper is closed or opened. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20140068899 | Slide Fastener - There is provided a slide fastener. A pair of fastener tapes is formed with a pattern on a front surface thereof. A pair of fastener element rows is respectively provided along opposing side edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes. A slider is configured to engage and disengage the pair of fastener element rows. A film member is fixed to the front surface of the pair of fastener tapes such that the pattern is visible. The film member is provided with a concave-convex shape on a surface thereof. The pattern of the fastener tapes and the concave-convex shape of the film member are respectively related to a pattern and a concave-convex shape of one of (a) animal skin, (b) a woven or knitting which is formed by performing weaving or knitting of fibers or bamboo strips, (c) woodgrain, and (d) stone pitching. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140259559 | CHILD-RESISTANT ZIPPER ASSEMBLIES AND PACKAGES UTILIZING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to zipper assemblies and, in particular, child-resistant zipper assemblies. The zipper assemblies may be used with packaging material to make child-resistant packages. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150026932 | Double-Layer Open-End Zipper, Double-Layer 3-in-One Open-End Zipper, and Their Fabrication Method - A double-layer open-end zipper and double-layer 3-in-one open-end zipper and the related fabrication method is disclosed. The double-layer open-end zipper are made by performing a coil spiral and broad-width fabric tape stitching step, a dyeing and drying set, a gapping size setting step, a splitting, folding and calibration step and a glue heating and bonding or stitching step to form a single-sided double-layer zipper chain tape, and then performing a zipper slide coupling step, a ultrasonic patch sealing and T cut hole punching step, a box with small guider and pins with groove fixation step, a zipper slide functioning checking step and a top stop fixation step to obtain the desired finished double-layer open-end zipper. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20180020783 | HOOK AND LOOP FASTENER | 01-25-2018 |
| 024400000 | Opposed interlocking surface having dissimilar cross section | 11 |
| 20080276435 | Resealable Seals and Docking Systems Containing These Seals - A docking seal system has a first flexible enclosure with a first coupling seal and a second flexible enclosure with a second coupling seal. Each of the coupling seals has first and second sealing strips. A first zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the first coupling seal and a second zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the second coupling seal so that the respective first and second coupling seals can be opened and closed. The first and second zip slides are each combined with a respective portion of a coupling slide to form respective combined slides. When the combined slides are combined together, the respective portions of the coupling slides mate together to form the coupling slide, the coupling slide engaging or disengaging the first and second coupling seals so as to dock or separate the first and second flexible enclosures from one another. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090013505 | METALLIC DOUBLE-SIDED ELEMENT AND SLIDE FASTENER - A metallic double-sided element comprising a coupling head includes: thin flat plate portions; coupling convex portions projecting at a central portion in the right-left direction of the thin flat plate portion; right and left raised portions which are raised in the front surface-rear surface direction from the thin flat plate portion disposed on the right and left sides of each of the coupling convex portions and integrated with the body portion; and a coupling concave portion which is formed surrounded by the coupling convex portion, the right and left raised portions and the body portion, wherein each of the right and left raised portions has a slope portion which is inclined from a front edge toward the body portion such that the slope portion rises thereof, part of each side face of the right and left slope portions is integrated with part of right and left side faces of the coupling convex portion in a face bonding manner. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090139067 | Actuating member for a closure assembly and method - A closure assembly with a slider is provided to open and close a resealable package. The closure assembly includes one or more pair of opposing interlocking profile elements and a rib optionally disposed between the interlocking profile elements of at least one side of the closure assembly. The slider includes opposing sidewalls and a top wall, with a separator member and a retention member extending from the top wall and closure members and hinged engagement members extending from the opposing sidewalls. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090265898 | CLOSURE MECHANISM HAVING INTERNAL PROJECTIONS TO DECREASE SLIDER PULL-OFF - A slider actuated closure mechanism includes internal projections that extend from interior sides of closure elements and retention members that extend from exterior sides of the closure elements. A slider is disposed over the first and second closure elements and includes first and second sidewalls each including a shoulder inwardly extending from a distal end thereof. When the slider is disposed over the first and second closure elements, the first sidewall and the first closure element are minimally horizontally separated by a distance d | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100154180 | METHOD FOR SUPPLUING SLIDERS - A slider is provided with an outer guide which closes a zipper by sliding movement of the slider and an inner guide which opens the zipper by the sliding movement and which is formed revolvable on the outer guide, and a method for supplying sliders is provided wherein the sliders are not entangled with each other and are not clogged when they are supplied under a condition wherein the inner guide is revolved to the outside. The slider | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100192333 | MECHANICAL ZIPPER ASSIST - A zipper closure system for allowing one hand zipping of objects requiring sufficient compressive force to close is provided. The zipper closure system comprises a set of tracks having a row of teeth adapted to mate with each other, a plurality of sliders that are adapted to move along the row of teeth, a connector system comprising a plurality of extenders attached to the pull tabs that allow a user to move the plurality of sliders along the row of teeth, and a connector attached to a third pull tab, where the connector links the third slider with the first and second sliders. The zipper system further includes at least one pull ring and a stopping member. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100269312 | Slide fastener assembly and method of attachment - A slide fastener assembly and method of attachment allows for simple installation or replacement of molded slider assemblies, metal zipper assemblies, or both or either halves of separating zipper assemblies. A cohesive fastener is attached to the leading edges of surfaces where a slide fastener is connected. A corresponding cohesive fastener is attached to either surface of a zipper tape of a slider assembly. The slider assembly is pressed together with corresponding cohesive surfaces where the slide fastener is to be connected, holding the slide fastener securely in place. In another embodiment, a slide fastener is manufactured with cohesive material that is integral to the zipper tape. In another embodiment, a slide fastener is attached by connection means to a band, which is connected to an outer perimeter of a frame and inner perimeter of a panel. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20120151718 | Fastener Stringer for Hidden Slide Fastener - The invention provides a fastener stringer for a hidden slide fastener Each of the fastener tapes includes a main tape body, a folded tape portion which is folded into a U-shape, and an element attaching portion. The folded tape portion includes at least two multiple-weave portions in which warp yarn forms a multiple-weave structure, and a single-weave portion arranged at least at one location of an intermediate portion of the folded tape portion. According to this, it is possible to enhance rigidity of the folded tape portion in a lateral direction of a tape, and to prevent a position of the warp yarn from being misaligned at the multiple-weave portion. Therefore, hiding performance of the hidden slide fastener can be enhanced. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120186048 | HIGH BURST LEAK-RESISTANT SLIDER ZIPPER SYSTEM - The disclosure pertains to a slider zipper which includes first and second zipper profiles, typically a hinged profile and an non-hinged profile, with first and second ears extending above the respective first and second zipper profiles. A slider rides above the zipper profiles and opens the zipper by separating the ears. Typically, the slider is configured to push the non-hinged zipper profile away from the hinged zipper profiles. Similarly, typically, the ear on the non-hinged zipper profile is stiffer than the ear on the hinged zipper profile. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20150313323 | FABRIC ARTICLE - A fabric article includes a fabric having a first edge, a polymer coating extending along the first edge, and a locking feature integrally formed with the polymer coating that interconnects with a second edge of the fabric. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150374074 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-MATERIAL EXTRUDED ZIPPER - A zipper includes a ball portion. The zipper portion further includes a socket portion. The ball portion includes a leading edge, the leading edge composed of a first material having a low coefficient of friction. The ball portion includes a trailing edge and a neck portion, the trailing edge and neck portion composed of a second material. The socket includes a socket opening, the socket opening composed of the first material. The socket includes a socket interior, the socket interior composed of the second material. | 12-31-2015 |
