Abstract: A two-part connecting zipper pull includes a pull tab with receiving apertures therein and a connecting aperture, a loop member having ends to be fitted into the receiving apertures, and a securing pin for removably securing the ends of the loop member into the receiving apertures. The ends have apertures which align with the connecting aperture of the pull tab for allowing the securing pin to pass therethrough. The pull tab may have ornamental indicia thereon. The pull tab is particularly useful for the repair of existing zippered items such as luggage, handbags, clothing and the like, and can be marketed for repair purposes, or for cosmetic or appearance changes of the zipper.

Abstract: A slide fastener and related pull are disclosed. The pull is formed of an elongate strip of material defining a handle portion between a first end and an opposite second end. The first end of the pull is attached to the article bearing an elongate set of engaging structures for the slide fastener. A slide for operably engaging the set of engaging structures is attached to the pull toward the opposite second end. Accordingly, the handle portion forms an easily graspable quasi-pull chord for opening and closing the pull fastener. In a preferred embodiment, a tab portion of the pull extends from the slide attachment point on the pull to the second end of the pull, and it is detachably secured to the article when the slide fastener is in its closed position. Accordingly, the pull itself can be used as a storage device to hang objects such as a towel, a pair of shoes or the like therefrom. The pull can also serve as a protective cover for the pull fastener and have surface ornamentation thereon.

Abstract: A slider for slide fastener in which locking portions formed on a front surface of a first post portion and a rear surface of a second post portion and engaging pieces formed on inner surfaces of front and rear end portions of a substantially lateral C-shaped pull holding body are elastically engaged and fixed with each other, and at the same time, the pull holding body is fitted and fixed between support walls raised at right and left end edges of the first and second post portions, so that a holding force for the pull holding body in a back and forth direction, a right and left direction, an oblique direction, and an up and down direction against a strong force by operation of a pull is increased, thereby making a structure of the slider simple and economical and achieving miniaturization of the slider.

Abstract: A tab mechanism adopted for a zipper slide has a connection member having a hanging portion connecting the zipper slide and a clamping portion downwardly extending from the hanging portion. A locking structure having a top end connects the clamping portion of the connection member and a bottom end for hanging an object. The locking structure includes a male buckle and a female buckle clamping on and detachable from the male buckle for easily hanging an identification card, a toy, a whistle, a cell phone, or similar objects to avoid loss and damage.

Abstract: A zipper pull mechanism attaches two free ends of a zipper cord together, after the free ends are looped through an eyelet in the zipper slider. The zipper pull mechanism will assist the user in operating the zipper. The zipper pull mechanism includes two components that snap fit easily together and onto the free ends of the zipper cord, thereby securing the zipper cord to the zipper slider. The zipper pull mechanism also includes a whistle integrated into the shape of the mechanism to be used to create a loud piercing noise so as to attract attention to the user. The zipper pull mechanism is easy to grip even by users wearing gloves.

Abstract: A pull tab for a slide fastener comprising a slide-connector, an intermediate part, and a grip. The slide-connector has a slide-connecting head and two extending legs provided individually with widened retain at their distal ends. The intermediate part has, at its front end, two holes formed through it to receive individually the extending legs of the slide-connector, and at its rear end, two notched portions and a hook. The grip has a body portion and an outwardly protruded engaging portion. The retainers are adapted to seat on the notched portions to achieve locking, while blocking the aperture of the hook.

Abstract: A zipper head structure comprises a pull tab, a base and a universal joint. The base has a receiving space for receiving a zipper chain scoop. The universal joint is connected between the pull tab and the base. Through the design of the universal joint, the pull tab can rotate for 360 degrees to match the motion of the zipper, hence providing the most appropriate and labor-saving angle.

Abstract: A wedge tool for operating a slide fastener having an auto-locking biasing member, the wedge tool having elongated arms and a tapered wedge tip extending from at least one arm toward the opposing arm. The wedge tip releases the slide fastener's auto-locking member at the pull tab hole to permit movement of the slide fastener to close an opening of a stuffed toy animal.

Abstract: A slider for slide fastener in which locking portions formed on a front surface of a first post portion and a rear surface of a second post portion and engaging pieces formed on inner surfaces of front and rear end portions of a substantially lateral C-shaped pull holding body are elastically engaged and fixed with each other, and at the same time, the pull holding body is fitted and fixed between support walls raised at right and left end edges of the first and second post portions, so that a holding force for the pull holding body in a back and forth direction, a right and left direction, an oblique direction, and an up and down direction against a strong force by operation of a pull is increased, thereby making a structure of the slider simple and economical and achieving miniaturization of the slider.

Abstract: A pull attachment portion is provided on a slider body integrally and a pull connecting ring has attachment plates integrally. A slit is formed in a center of the pull connecting ring and the attachment plates and provided with engaging portions on both sides of the slit, and free end portions of the engaging portions are protruded from the attachment plates. A through hole is provided in a face of an accommodating portion provided in an end of a pull main body for accommodating the attachment plate so as to form a holding portion. After deforming the attachment plates elastically in vertical directions through the slit and passing one of them through the pull attachment portion, the attachment plates are accommodated in the accommodating portion and fixed therein. Replacement of the pull is carried out by pressing the engaging portions through the through hole and removing them.

Abstract: The protection cover adapted for use in combination with the pull tab of a zipper is mainly made up of a zipper embodiment, a pull tab and an arc shaped guard cover wherein the zipper embodiment is equipped with a guide slider having an upper wing piece and a lower wing piece with a cantilever coupling arm having one end fixed to the front end of the top surface of the upper wing piece. The cantilever coupling arm is connected to the front ring hole of the pull tab with the guard cover registered therewith. The two ends of the arc shaped guard cover are in contact with the surface of the upper wind piece to form a closed space whereby the guard cover separates the cantilever coupling arm from the ring hole of the pull tab so that the movement of the pull tab will not make the same in friction against the cantilever coupling arm, preventing the pull tab from scrubbing damage by the coupling arm or vice versa in operation.

Abstract: A zipper pull mechanism attaches two free ends of a zipper cord together, after the free ends are looped through an eyelet in the zipper slider. The zipper pull mechanism will assist the user in operating the zipper. The zipper pull mechanism includes two components that snap fit easily together and onto the free ends of the zipper cord, thereby securing the zipper cord to the zipper slider. The zipper pull mechanism also includes a whistle integrated into the shape of the mechanism to be used to create a loud piercing noise so as to attract attention to the user. The zipper pull mechanism is easy to grip even by users wearing gloves.

Abstract: A zipper hand with puller fixed function includes a body, a hook element, a connected element, a puller and a buckled means, wherein the hook element is disposed on the body, one end of the hook element has a hook portion inserted into two guiding grooves of the body, one end of the connected element is connected to a top of the body and contacted to an inner edge of the hook element, the puller is connected to the connected element, and the buckled is disposed between the body and the puller. When the zipper hand is in a buckled state, the puller can be buckled and fixed on the body, and do not worry about the puller is raised up, so as to maintain the zipper hand in the buckled state, for avoiding the zipper hand being loosed and occurring an unexpected move.

Abstract: The surfaces of a metal pull tab which is hingedly secured to a metal bracket on a zipper slider and/or the surface of the bracket which engages the pull tab is covered by a non-metallic relatively soft coating which prevents wear caused by metal-to-metal contact between the pull tab and the bracket and reduces noise caused by free-swinging contact between the pull tab and the zipper or slider to which it is attached.

Abstract: The invention relates to a slider for a zip fastener including a pull tab (15) and a slider body (20) having a top plate (21) and a bottom plate (23) and a wedge-shaped part (22) connecting them as well as a tab holder (25) for attachment of a loop of the pull tab (15) of the zip fastener slider or a loop thereof made into a shape of a clamp part. A tail part (26) of the tab holder (25) of the zip fastener slider (20) extends outside the slider body (20) and a throat (24) such that between the tail part (26) of the tab holder (25) and the end of the top plate (21) of the slider body (20) there remains a threading gap/threading point (28) through which the pull tab (15) can be threaded into connection with the tab holder (25).

Abstract: The object is to provide a pull tab in which core members having various decorative members are previously manufactured and any of the core members is selected corresponding to an order and injection molding is performed in such a manner that the core member can be seen through a resin. In the fabrication of a pull tab of a slide fastener slider a core member integrally connects, through an intermediate portion, a slider body coupling member for a connection to a slider body portion and a decorative member for a decoration, the intermediate portion has a common shape, the decorative member is connected to the intermediate portion to have a size within a certain range, and a resin through which a part of the intermediate portion and the decorative member can be seen is subjected to injection molding therearound.

Abstract: A zipper pull with a cover member, which has a simple structure and can be manufactured at a low cost, can realize a good and stable receiving and holding ability of a pull-tab over a long period of time, and also can prevent swinging between respective component parts, is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for opening/closing a ventilation window of a tent. The apparatus has a fastener for opening/closing the ventilation window for ventilating an inner space of the tent by assembling/disassembling combining members with each other, a hole formed on a body of the fastener, an opening rope of which one end is tied up to the hole, and a closing rope of which one end is tied up to a connection hole formed on a knob combined to a long hole formed on the body of the fastener. The ventilation window is opened as the opening rope is pulled, and closed as the closing rope is pulled. Thus, there is no inconvenience in opening/closing the ventilation window as the user can open/close the ventilation window while he/she sits down on the floor of the tent.

Abstract: A plastic bag comprises opposing body panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. A reclosable zipper extending along a mouth portion formed opposite the sealed bottom of the plastic bag. The zipper is preferably free of graspable upper pull flanges in order to best accommodate a slider and inhibit operation of the zipper without the slider. The slider is mounted to the zipper for movement between a closed position and an open position. The zipper is closed while the slider is in the closed position. The zipper is opened in response to movement of the slider to the open position. To inhibit tampering with the contents of the bag, the bag includes a tamper-evident feature. In one set of embodiments, the tamper-evident feature initially maintains the slider in the closed position and allows the slider to move away from the closed position toward the open position in response to removing or breaking the tamper-evident feature.

Abstract: Antistatic agent for external use is attached to a synthetic resin material by coating or spraying, which is used in an attachment for clothes and belongings, such as a slide fastener, a button, a snap button, a hook, a strap fastener, a buckle, a swivel hook, a belt adjuster, a strap for portable goods and the like, or a component of the attachment. Alternatively, antistatic agent for internal use may be mixed in the synthetic resin material. Consequently, the attachment is provided with antistatic function, so that static electricity is discharged easily even if such an attachment is worn by a human body, thereby protecting a human body from electric shock.

Abstract: A stoppable zipper slider is mainly a set of sustaining leaf springs, consisting of a single or a pair of pieces, on the inner surface of the covering portion of the zipper slider. The set of sustaining leaf springs, of single piece or two pieces, with one end sustaining downward against the top surface of a stopping hook piece and the other end propping up in between the tail of the hook piece and the slider body, enable a pull tab's sliding along a reserved gap within the covering portion and propping the bottom of one leaf spring open and then entering a braking notch of the stopping hook piece so as to accomplish the action of re-assembly.

Abstract: It relates to a slider for slider fastener with locking device where a sheet-like spring having a locking pawl at one end is fixed at the other end on a body. A bent portion of a spring portion of the fixed spring is exposed at a guide post, and a pull is mounted between the body and the spring so as to be raised or laid. A cam is provided on a lower face of an axle of the pull, and the axle slides on an inclined guide portion on the body. When the pull is laid forward of the body, a gap is formed between an edge of a through hole of a grip portion of the pull and the bent portion of the spring. Even if a load is applied to the pull in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, this gap prevents the spring from plastic deformation, so that the spring is never plastically deformed under any use condition, thereby ensuring an excellent locking function.

Abstract: A zipper slide installed in two zipper tapes and moved to close/open interlocking teeth of the zipper tapes. The zipper slide includes a slide, the slide having a top plate and a bottom plate connected in parallel and two sliding ways bilaterally defined between the top plate and the bottom plate, the top plate and the bottom plate each having two horizontal flat extensions bilaterally disposed at one end and adapted to guide movement of the slide on the zipper tapes, the horizontal flat extensions each having front notch disposed at an inner side corresponding to the interlocking teeth of the zipper tapes, and a pull tab coupled to the top plate of the slide for pulling by hand.

Abstract: The present invention provides a zipper's pull hook structure having a replaceable pull sheet. The pull hook comprises a first ring portion, a second ring portion, a hook portion, and a resilient sheet portion, which are integrally formed. The first ring portion and the second ring portion are folded and stacked together. The hook portion is bent into a hook shape, and has an opening. The resilient sheet portion is situated at the opening of the hook portion. One end of the resilient sheet portion forms a free end. The opening is closed flexibly through the help of the resilient sheet portion. The hook portion can be hooked at a joint ring of a pull sheet. A zipper's pull hook having a replaceable pull sheet is thus formed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a zipper's pull hook structure having a replaceable pull sheet. The pull hook comprises a first ring portion, a second ring portion, a hook portion, and a resilient sheet portion, which are integrally formed. The first ring portion and the second ring portion are folded and stacked together. The hook portion is bent into a hook shape, and has an opening. The resilient sheet portion is situated at the opening of the hook portion. One end of the resilient sheet portion forms a free end. The opening is closed flexibly through the help of the resilient sheet portion. The hook portion can be hooked at a joint ring of a pull sheet. A zipper's pull hook having a replaceable pull sheet is thus formed.

Abstract: A zipper pull tab includes a main body and a fastening member of a pliable and tough material. The main body is provided at one end with a retaining projection and a fixation hole. The fastening member is fastened to the main body and is provided at the free end with a retaining slot. The fastening member is used to fasten a zipper slide such that the free end of the fastening member is put through the zipper slide, and such that the fastening member is bent toward the main body to enable the retaining slot of the fastening member to retain therein the retaining projection of the main body, thereby resulting in formation of a loop by the fastening member.

Abstract: A pull attachment portion is provided on a slider body integrally and a pull connecting ring has attachment plates integrally. A slit is formed in a center of the pull connecting ring and the attachment plates and provided with engaging portions on both sides of the slit, and free end portions of the engaging portions are protruded from the attachment plates. A through hole is provided in a face of an accommodating portion provided in an end of a pull main body for accommodating the attachment plate so as to form a holding portion. After deforming the attachment plates elastically in vertical directions through the slit and passing one of them through the pull attachment portion, the attachment plates are accommodated in the accommodating portion and fixed therein. Replacement of the pull is carried out by pressing the engaging portions through the through hole and removing them.

Abstract: A pull of a slider, which can be attached to a pull-attaching portion formed integrally on a slider body, and can be replaced easily. A pull-attaching portion is provided integrally on a slider body, and a pull-connecting ring has an opening on a side of its ring-like frame body. The size of the opening is formed not smaller than the thickness or width of the pull-attaching portion. Holding portions extending in parallel along side edges of the opening and a fitting protruded portion of the pull main body are fitted with each other and connected by a pin so as to be freely pivotable. Upon replacement of the pull, the pin is removed.

Abstract: A slide fastener assembly includes a first coupling member that has a plurality of locking tabs. A second coupling member has a plurality of locking channels. Each of the locking channels of the second coupling member receives one of the locking tabs of the first coupling member when the second coupling member and the first coupling member are pressed together. A slider assembly is slidably coupled to the first coupling member and the second coupling member. The slider slides in a first direction along the first coupling member and the second coupling member for locking each of the locking tabs of the first coupling member into a respective one of the locking channels of the second coupling member. The slider slides in a second direction for removing each of the locking tabs of the first coupling member from the respective one of the locking channels of the second coupling member.

Abstract: A zipper closure system is disclosed comprising one or more slider bodies with a reinforced bracing integrated with a lock eyelet, a closed bail, slider body top and bottom platforms and a slider body diamond. A releasing pull tab assembly comprised of a pull tab channeled to receive a pull tab connector attaches to the slider body. The connector's head portion encompasses the slider body's bail and the connector's lower portion is mated with the pull tab securely attaching connector to the pull tab. At a predetermined force, the connector will release from the pull tab, releasing the slider body with no loss of functionality. The other components are designed to withstand a force in excess of the predetermined force. This release prevents damage to other components. The predetermined release force ranges from 25 to 200 pounds in alternate embodiments. A consumer can easily repair the unit by mating the original or replacement connector piece with the pull tab.

Abstract: A security device for a slide fastener, including a housing adapted to be fitted to an object to which the slide fastener is attached, the housing substantially surrounding the slider of the slide fastener in its fully closed position, a closure member adapted to cooperate with the housing which, in use, covers the slider to prevent access thereto and a frangible locking element adapted to link the housing to the closure member, the locking element being resiliently yieldable and slidably insertable into the closure member but not retractable therefrom without fracturing the frangible locking element. The closure member is attached at one end to a puller and the puller is attached to the slider. In a preferred embodiment the closure member can pivot about the housing and block withdrawal of the slider from the housing in its closed position.

Abstract: A zipper slider comprises a pull head, and a pull part. The pull slider provides a zipper base joining a proboscis, and the proboscis at both ends thereof is arranged an axial engaging hole respectively. The pull part provides a pull string passing through the axial engaging holes with an end thereof joining a stopper and the other end thereof joining a puller.

Abstract: A zipper slide is constructed to include a slide body adapted for closing/opening zipper tapes, the slide body having a top block, a hollow slide handle adapted for the gripping of the fingers to move the slide body, the slide handle having a decorative color design, a locating plate fastened to the inside of the slide handle, a coupling member mounted inside the slide handle and covered on the top block of the slide body, and a retaining plate, which secures the coupling member to the locating plate in the slide handle and the top block of the slide body.

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a zipper pull of a slider for slide fastener formed of- resilient body on which no unreasonable force is applied when the fastener is opened or closed and which is always kept in a stabilized condition that it is urged to be fallen onto a slider body without swinging freely. A yoke which is a zipper pull mounting portion is mounted on a top face of a slider body. A half-annular shaped zipper pull formed of resilient body is fixed to lateral bars at front and rear ends of a rectangular connecting body longer than the slide body. A lateral bar is provided in the center of the connecting body and inserted through an automatic locking pawl lever incorporated in the yoke. Neck portions are provided in the vicinity of a fixing portion at the front and rear ends so that the zipper pull is elastically deformable easily. A grip portion is provided at a position apart from the fixing portion so that the zipper pull is easy to grip.

Abstract: Antistatic agent for external use is attached to a synthetic resin material by coating or spraying, which is used in an attachment for clothes and belongings, such as a slide fastener, a button, a snap button, a hook, a strap fastener, a buckle, a swivel hook, a belt adjuster, a strap for portable goods and the like, or a component of the attachment. Alternatively, antistatic agent for internal use may be mixed in the synthetic resin material. Consequently, the attachment is provided with antistatic function, so that static electricity is discharged easily even if such an attachment is worn by a human body, thereby protecting a human body from electric shock.

Abstract: A zipper pulling device for manipulating a slide fastener having a slider body with a pull tab connected thereto, the pull tab defining a hole therein, the zipper pulling device comprising a handle member having a hook member pivotally coupled thereto. The handle member includes front and rear ends with a bottom wall and upstanding side walls extending therebetween. The side walls define an open channel extending from the front end toward the rear end of the handle member. The hook member is pivotally coupled to a shaft that extends across the channel and presents a J-shaped configuration having a free end dimensioned so as to be received through the hole of the pull tab of a slide fastener. The hook member is pivotally movable between a first storage position in which the free end is received by a recess formed in the bottom wall of the channel and a second use position wherein the free end extends from the front end of the handle member.

Abstract: A zipper slider comprises a pull head, and a pull part. The pull slider provides a zipper base joining a proboscis, and the proboscis at both ends thereof is arranged an axial engaging hole respectively. The pull part provides a pull string passing through the axial engaging holes with an end thereof joining a stopper and the other end thereof joining a puller.

Abstract: A slide structure for zipper comprises a slide body and a tab. The slide body has a top plate and a bottom plate, and the top plate and the bottom plate are connected by a connection part. Two sliding grooves are formed between the top plate and the bottom plate and on both sides of the connection part. The top plate of the slide body has two pivotal stages arranged along the lengthwise direction. The pivotal stage each has a pivotal groove at the center part thereof and the pivotal stage has a clamping cover. The pivotal end of the tab is engaged into the pivotal stage and clamped by the clamping cover.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a zipper pull of resilient body which is attached to a slider in a lateral direction thereof and capable of sliding the slider by rotating the zipper pull slightly so that the zipper pull is held in a stabilized state. A zipper pull mounting portion is provided on a top surface of a slider body and a connecting body of a zipper pull is disposed in a lateral direction relative to the mounting portion. The connecting body is comprised of two lateral bars disposed in parallel and vertical bars connected to both ends thereof so as to be protruded longitudinally. One of the vertical bars is buried in the zipper pull of resilient body so as to form a fixing portion. The zipper pull has an annular shape for surrounding the slider body. The lateral bars of the connecting body are inserted into the mounting portion.

Abstract: A zipper closure system is disclosed comprising one or more slider bodies with a reinforced bracing integrated with a lock eyelet, a closed bail, slider body top and bottom platforms and a slider body diamond. A releasing pull tab assembly comprised of a pull tab channeled to receive a pull tab connector attaches to the slider body. The connector's head portion encompasses the slider body's bail and the connector's lower portion is mated with the pull tab securely attaching connector to the pull tab. At a predetermined force, the connector will release from the pull tab, releasing the slider body with no loss of functionality. The other components are designed to withstand a force in excess of the predetermined force. This release prevents damage to other components. The predetermined release force ranges from 25 to 200 pounds in alternate embodiments. A consumer can easily repair the unit by mating the original or replacement connector piece with the pull tab.

Abstract: The zipper cord attachment includes a male element and a female element. The male element includes cord channels for engaging and securing the ends of a zipper cord or similar cord. The male element includes a guide ridge complementary to a guide slot within the female element. The female element includes ramped surfaces proximate to an end of the guide slot to detent engage a transverse wall of the male element. After installation, pulling on the cord urges the male element more tightly into the female element. That is, pulling on the cord tightens the grip on the ends of the cord by points or striations formed on the male element and supports formed on the female element.

Abstract: A reclosable plastic bag comprises first and second opposing body panels, a zipper, a slider, and a grab tab. The opposing body panels are joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. The zipper extends along a mouth formed opposite the bottom. The slider is slidably mounted to the zipper for movement between a closed position and an open position. Movement of the slider is effectuated using a grab tab extending upward from the slider. In one embodiment, first and second upstanding panels extend upwardly from the respective first and second body panels and form a pocket containing the zipper and the slider. The grab tab on the slider extends upwardly toward or above an upper end of the pocket so as to be easily graspable.

Abstract: A zipper pull tab comprises a U-shaped rod containing hooked ends, and a handle assembly. The handle assembly contains rod passageway cavities and rod engagement cavities that will accept the insertion and engagement of the U-shaped rod with the hooked ends. The U-shaped rod is connected to a zipper slider through the connection arch, and then the U-shaped rod and the handle assembly are forcibly joined using complimentary engagement features.

Abstract: A shower curtain assembly for easy mounting or dismounting relative to a shower rod includes a first shower curtain portion having short vertical side edges with top and bottom edges extending therebetween and defining apertures for hanging the first portion from a shower rod with hooks. A second shower curtain portion includes long vertical side edges with top and bottom edges extending therebetween. Fastener strips having rib and groove elements depend from bottom and top edges of the first and second portions, respectively. Each fastener defines a guide track. The assembly includes a slider formed to straddle the fastener strips and having guide members that cooperate with the guide tracks. A separator finger is disposed in the slider and is shaped so as to urge the rib and groove elements apart or together depending on which longitudinal direction the slider is moved.

Abstract: A first extension member has a head coupled to a first zipper head and a tail having a male connector and an elongated generally flat intermediate portion between the head and the male connector. A second extension member has a head coupled to a second zipper head and a body with a female connector that receives and locks the male connector and receives and permits free sliding movement of the elongated flat intermediate portion. The female connector prevents removal of the male connector therefrom to prevent opening the zipper beyond a predetermined position based on the length of the elongated intermediate portion. Because the male connector is positioned generally at the end of the tail and the elongated intermediate portion is generally flat, the tail may slide freely within the female connector between the head and the male connector so that the zipper is therefore not locked in any fixed position.

Abstract: This invention provides a slider for use in sport goods, and its surface is smooth without any protrusion thereby providing no danger to a user. On a top surface of an upper wing of a slider body for slide fastener, a thread attachment portion for attaching a thread body as a pull and a fixing portion for fixing molded resin body formed by insert-molding synthetic resin on the upper wing are formed integrally with the slider body. The thread attachment portion is formed by arranging tongue pieces each having a narrowed tip in the center of the upper wing such that they oppose each other. The thread body is placed between the tongue pieces and the tongue pieces are crimped so as to fix the thread body. Further, tongue pieces slightly smaller than the aforementioned tongue pieces having the same shape are formed back and forth of the thread attachment portion and the tips thereof are crimped inward so as to form the fixing portion.

Abstract: A zipper handle structure is formed of an attaching member to be swingably attached to a slider main portion of a zipper and having an opening and a side portion, a handle member having a through hole at one side, and a connecting member for connecting the attaching member and the handle member. The connecting member includes a first end portion with an engaging shaft, a second end portion with an engaging hole to be detachably engageable with the engaging shaft, and a center portion between the first and second end portions. When the connecting member connects the attaching member and the handle member, the first and second end portions are overlapped to engage the engaging shaft with the engaging hole, while the side portion of the attaching member is held between the first and second end portions adjacent the center portion and the engaging shaft is located in the through hole of the handle member. The handle member is swingably connected to the attaching member.

Abstract: A novel handle tab or pull for a zipper which comprises a unitary wire-like resilient member having an integral spring member and including a pair of offset, spring biased gripper members which are squeezed together against the tension of the integral spring member so as to separate the gripper members so that the ends of the gripper members may then be introduced into the slide tang or loop of the zipper after which the tension of the spring biased grippers is released causing the gripper members to lock around the tang or loop of the zipper securing the novel handle, tab or pull to the zipper enabling the zipper to be operated as originally manufactured. A cover member may be employed to increase handling area of the pull. The novel zipper handle, tab or pull may be used by the zipper user to replace a lost, destroyed or damage zipper handle, tab or pull.

Abstract: A zipper slide with means for restraining a pull tab thereof from swinging is provided. The zipper slide is composed of a slide and a pull tab. The pull tab includes a tab portion and a U-shaped buckle connected to a rear end of the tab portion. The slide is formed of a central passage for the U-shaped buckle to extend therethrough and be fixed thereto. An elastic projection axially extends from the rear end of the tab portion, and the slide is formed at a top front with a hollow space into which the elastic projection extends when the tab portion is in a flat position relative to the slide. When the tab portion is pivotally turned upward relative to the slide, the elastic projection is brought into contact with a front edge of the hollow space, and a further pull would deform the elastic projection to bring the same to move out of the hollow space for moving the slide forward or backward.

Abstract: A fastener for selectively clamping a zipper cord which includes a base portion having a U-shaped channel therein and a movable locking arm selectively movable from an unlocked to a locked position. The locking arm is provided with a securing protrusion for securing a zipper cord disposed in the U-shaped channel and is sized and adapted so that the locking arm is urged or biased into the locked position as the zipper cord is pulled away from the base portion.