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.
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The present invention relates to a slide fastener.
BACKGROUND ARTIt is known in a slide fastener of the related art, multi-color strings which are sequentially colored with several colors such as rainbow colors are woven or knitted into a tape side edge portion of a fastener tape, thereby forming an swelled core portion and a colorful decoration portion (e.g. Patent Document 1).
PRIOR ART DOCUMENT Patent DocumentPatent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-070007A
SUMMARY OF INVENTION Problems to be Solved by InventionHowever, the slide fastener as described in Patent Document 1 does not consider the aesthetic appearance of the tape side edge portions of the fastener tapes at the outer side of the end stops in the tape longitudinal direction.
The present invention has been made keeping in mind the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slide fastener capable of improving the aesthetic appearance of tape side edge portions of fastener tapes at the outer side of end stops in a tape longitudinal direction.
Means for Solving ProblemsThe object of the present invention is achieved by the following configurations.
(1) A slide fastener including a pair of fastener tapes made by weaving; a pair of fastener element rows respectively provided on opposing tape side edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, the pair of fastener element rows each having a plurality of fastener elements; a slider configured to engage and disengage the pair of fastener element rows; and end stops respectively provided on end portions of the pair of fastener element rows to stop movement of the slider, wherein 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.
(2) The slide fastener according to (1), wherein the fastener tapes are made by weaving of warp threads and weft threads and core strings which are thicker than the warp threads are woven into the tape side edge portions, and wherein the stripe patterns are formed by a weaving texture of the weft threads and the core strings.
Advantageous Effects of InventionAccording to the slide fastener of the present invention, since the stripe patterns are formed along the tape longitudinal direction in the tape side edge portions at the outer side of the end stops in the longitudinal direction of the fastener tapes, it is possible to improve the aesthetic appearance of the tape side edge portions at the outer side of the end stops in the tape longitudinal direction.
Hereinafter, embodiments of a slide fastener according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, as for fastener tapes, a front side refers to a near side with respect to the paper surface of
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Stripe patterns S are respectively formed along the tape longitudinal direction in the tape side edge portions 20a at portions above the top end stops 11 and at portions below the bottom end stop 12. Each of the stripe patterns S is formed of the weft threads 22 and the core string 23a which is arranged at the front side. The stripe pattern S is formed by the difference in colors of the weft threads 22 and the core string 23a. The core string 23a is disposed so as to be raised from the front surface of the fastener tape 20 toward the front side of the fastener tape 20. The core string 23b is disposed so as to be raised from the back surface of the fastener tape 20 toward the back side of the fastener tape 20. Although the stripe patterns S are formed of the weft threads 22 and the core strings 23a in this embodiment, the stripe patterns S may be formed of the warp threads 21 and the weft threads 22. As for the colors of the core string 23a and the weft threads 22, if the core string 23a has a light color such as white, the weft threads 22 may have a dark color such as brown or dark blue. It is preferred that the colors of the warp threads 21 be the same as the color of the core string 23a. Consequently, if the color of the core string 23a is white, the colors of the warp threads 21 should be white. The colors of the warp threads 21 are not limited to the same color as the core string 23a, but the colors of the warp threads 21 can be the same as the colors of the weft threads 22 or can be different from the color of the core string 23a and the colors of the weft threads 22.
According to this embodiment, in order to form a favorable stripe pattern S, as shown in
As described above, according to the slide fastener 10 of this embodiment, since the stripe patterns S are formed along the tape longitudinal direction in the tape side edge portions 20a at portions above the top end stops 11 and at portions below the bottom end stop 12, it is possible to improve the aesthetic appearance of the tape side edge portions 20a at the outer side of the top end stops 11 and the bottom end stop 12 in the tape longitudinal direction.
According to the slide fastener 10 of this embodiment, since the stripe patterns S are formed by the weaving texture of the weft threads 22 and the core strings 23a which is disposed at the front side, it is possible to reduce the number of coloring processes as compared with the case in which stripe patterns are given by coloring the core strings 23a. Consequently, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the slide fastener 10.
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As a second modified embodiment of this embodiment, as shown in
The present invention is not limited to those that were illustrated in the foregoing embodiments but can be suitably changed without departing from the technical concept of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS10 Slide Fastener
11 Top End Stop
12 Bottom End Stop
20 Fastener Tape
20a Tape Side Edge Portions
21 Warp Thread
22 Weft Thread
23a Core String
23b Core String
30 Fastener Element Row
31 Fastener Element
40 Slider
S Stripe Pattern
Claims
1. A slide fastener comprising:
- a pair of fastener tapes made by weaving;
- a pair of fastener element rows respectively provided on opposing tape side edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, the pair of fastener element rows each having a plurality of fastener elements;
- a slider configured to engage and disengage the pair of fastener element rows; and
- end stops respectively provided on end portions of the pair of fastener element rows to stop movement of the slider,
- wherein 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.
2. The slide fastener according to claim 1,
- wherein the fastener tapes are made by weaving of warp threads and weft threads and core strings which are thicker than the warp threads are woven into the tape side edge portions, and
- wherein the stripe patterns are formed by a weaving texture of the weft threads and the core strings.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 10, 2010
Publication Date: Aug 29, 2013
Applicant: YKK Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Shigeto Takahashi (Toyama)
Application Number: 13/884,283
International Classification: A44B 19/34 (20060101); A44B 19/02 (20060101);