Of Slider Patents (Class 29/409)
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Publication number: 20140082896Abstract: A zipper slider is provided. The zipper slider includes a slider body configured to slide along a zipper, the slider body having an upper wing. The zipper slider also includes a pulling member with two walls on the upper wing, wherein the two walls are longitudinally disposed on the upper wing and an assembly groove is formed between the two walls. The two walls include an aperture on each wall, wherein the apertures form a transverse channel. The zipper slider further includes a pull tab having a pintle, wherein the pintle is disposed in the transverse channel. The zipper slider further includes a cap configured to cover the assembly groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: KEE (GUANGDONG) GARMENT ACCESSORIES LIMITEDInventors: Qiulei Li, Tao Wang
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Publication number: 20140082895Abstract: A cover is provided for covering the pull tab of a zipper to protect other clothing that may be or come in contact with the zipper. The cover has an elongated body with one or more walls defining a pocket wherein the zipper pull tab is situated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventor: Jennifer E. Gold
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Publication number: 20140013549Abstract: A method for manufacturing a slider for a slide fastener with an automatic stopper. A common part which includes a stopping pawl portion, a biasing portion and a cover portion and forms the automatic stopper is provided. At least two bodies selected from among a first body having a guide recess configured to guide metal teeth, a second body having a guide recess configured to guide resin teeth which are formed by injection molding, and a third body having a guide recess configured to guide teeth made of resin monofilaments are prepared. The common part is mounted on one of the bodies selected from the at least two bodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: YKK CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi Oda, Keiichi Keyaki, Yoshikazu Hamada
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Publication number: 20130212841Abstract: A simple, easy to manufacture, replacement zipper pull for zippers and slide fasteners suitable for mounting and safely displaying cabochons and jewels is described where a solid blank body with a display surface for mounting a cabochon or jewel, has an open hexahedral slot, drilled, routed, molded and/or cast, penetrating into the blank body beneath the display surface, and where transverse passageway is created within the blank body having a width greater than that of the slot for establishing a base-end of the slot and creating an anchor hole in each side of the slot for receiving outward extending distal tips of legs of a U-shaped, spring wire bail sized for insertion into the hexahedral slot, where the distal tips of the legs of the U-shaped spring bail span outward to a width greater than the width of the hexahedral slot, and snap into the created anchor holes at the base-end of the slot, for securing the blank body to the loop tang atop a zipper or slider fastener through which the U-shaped spring bailType: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Inventors: Jeffrey J. Castaline, Hiroyuki Hiroyuki
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Patent number: 8316522Abstract: A slider having an outer guide that closes a zipper by sliding movement of the slider and an inner guide that opens the zipper by the sliding movement and is formed revolvable on the outer guide. A method for supplying sliders provides sliders that are not entangled with each other and are not clogged when supplied with the inner guide revolved to the outside. The slider has a groove formed by the inner guide protruding upwards from the upper surface of a slider body. A flat guide plate disposed between a slider supplying machine and a slider assembling machine engages with the groove so that the upper surface directs in a vertical direction and, at the same time, side surfaces of adjacent sliders support the slider facing each other in a hanging down condition, and align and guide them in a line in a fixed direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Inventor: Juichi Kasai
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Patent number: 8245382Abstract: A method for mounting on a motor vehicle at least one transverse understructure member and a technical front panel to be mounted at a longitudinal end of a frame structural member including two transversely opposite rails and two transversely opposite portions of the frame structural member, in particular hinging members for holding the vehicle headlights. The method includes placing the technical front panel in a vertical position on the transversely opposite portions of the frame structural member, and transversely positioning the technical front panel on the portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2008Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Renault S.A.S.Inventor: Michael Flandin
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Patent number: 7761979Abstract: A coaxial connector crimping tool has a base, a handle, a transmittal unit and a crimping area. The base has a containment slot, and the containment slot has a guiding structure. One end of the handle is pivoted on an end of the base. Two ends of the transmittal unit are respectively pivoted on a first predetermined position of the guiding structure and a second predetermined position of the handle, and the transmittal unit has an adjustable length. The transmittal unit has an adjustable portion, and the adjustable portion is disposed between the first predetermined position and the second predetermined position. The crimping area is pivoted on the transmittal unit and disposed in the containment slot.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Hanlong Industrial Co., LtdInventor: Chih-Lang Wang
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Patent number: 7757387Abstract: A fastener stringer continuous manufacturing apparatus which eliminates a necessity of increasing a size of a manufacturing apparatus and is capable of chamfering attaching legs of an engaging element which is produced continuously from a metallic wire rod having a Y-shaped section, securely and accurately, without changing a load and stroke of a pressurizing hammer, the manufacturing apparatus comprises a pair of chamfering punches each of which is disposed above the pressurizing hammer at a height corresponding to a preceding engaging element implanted to a fastener tape in advance, the chamfering punch reciprocating with respect to a side face of the preceding engaging element and having a chamfering face which chamfers outer ridge portions of right and left legs of the preceding engaging element.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Iai, Koitsu Morioka
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Publication number: 20090229091Abstract: A slide fastener (1) comprising a pair of tapes (2), carrying respective teeth (3), a top stop (4) and a die-cast or injection-molded slider (5), said slider (5) having a structure with an upper blade (8), a lower blade (9), lateral flanges (10, 11) and a diamond (20) connecting the upper and lower blades, wherein a cavity (21) is formed in said diamond (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Riri, S.A.Inventor: Roberto Peano
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Patent number: 7549218Abstract: The invention is a continuous finishing apparatus for a slide fastener having a slider introduction portion for successively introducing a slider by intermittently running a slide fastener chain, wherein, a slider introduction member thrusts into the space portion when the slider held by a slider holding member is brought into a space portion and set therein, moves downstream of the slide fastener chain within the space portion, holds an engaging element disposed at a downstream end portion of the space portion, and then, continues to move to the downstream for carrying the slide fastener chain, and wherein the slider is introduced and set along the same chain upon this carriage. Because the slider introduction member carries the slide fastener by holding the engaging elements on an edge of the fastener tape, which is least elongated, no disagreement occurs in position of corresponding right and left engaging elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Sawada, Makoto Yamazaki
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Patent number: 7454823Abstract: 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 body portion (250) therebetween. In addition, each side wall includes an interior surface (215) with an inwardly projecting shoulder (216) formed thereon, an exterior surface (217), and opposed end surfaces (218).Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: The Glad Products CompanyInventor: Alan F. Savicki
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Patent number: 7454824Abstract: 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 a removing unit. A removing sheet of the removing unit serves to open the closed clamping portion. The slide unit of the clamping head is pushed to be installed in the clamping portion of the zipper bag. The open clamping portion is closed again by use of two corresponding rolling wheels of the press unit pressing. The slide unit of the clamping head is installed automatically at the clamping portion of the zipper bag. The assembly procedure is continuous, convenient and fast. The installed structure is available to be mass production, reduce manufacture costs and fit in with economic efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Inventor: Chun-Shan Chen
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Patent number: 7430844Abstract: 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 to the folded web; sealing two edges of the folded web to form adjacent pouches; filling the pouches; sealing the pouches proximate a third edge thereof; and separating the pouches in order to form individual packages. The method employs a single rotating slider applicator having a programmable servo motor which is programmed in order to synchronize the application of the sliders to the moving zipper profile with the two at a time form, fill, seal and separate packaging operations of the duplex machine. A duplex machine is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Alcoa, Inc.Inventors: James E. Buchman, Paul A. Tilman
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Publication number: 20080188337Abstract: A manufacture method of a power transmission chain pin includes a work step of working a bar-like member of a predetermined length into a pin having a final sectional shape and a final end portion shape with a guide portion to facilitate a press-fitting operation by a cold forging work. At this time, the manufacture method does not include a grinding step of grinding an end portion of the bar-like member of the predetermined length by a grinding stone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: JTEKT CorporationInventor: Yoshihisa Miura
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Patent number: 7399262Abstract: 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 zippers, where the length of the cut is greater than the length of each slider.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: S2F FlexicoInventor: Antony Roger
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Patent number: 7204006Abstract: 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 profile track such that the first leg of the clip being proximate to the first side panel and the second leg of the clip being proximate to the second side panel. One of the legs has an inward-facing protrusion for engaging a corresponding recess on the panel proximate thereto, such that the clip resists vertical motion on the profile track. The other of the legs of the clip is sealed to the panel proximate thereto.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Webster Industries Division Chelsea Industries, Inc.Inventors: F. John Herrington, Bryon Hollenbeck
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Patent number: 7200911Abstract: 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 previously formed notches, and applying two end stops proximate the previously applied sliders by having the various stations perform their respective functions, either simultaneously or at generally the same time, on different parts of the fastener spaced approximately at a double index. Also provided are methods of producing finished bags by applying the slider-operated fastener to a flat web of plastic film and conveying the web to a vertical or a horizontal form-fill-seal machine.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Pactiv CorporationInventors: Toby R. Thomas, Nathan A. Kolovich, Craig E. Cappel, Timothy W. Pistner, Alexander R. Provan
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Patent number: 6973704Abstract: 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-insertion position to an inserted position on the section of the zipper tape located in the slider insertion zone; and a slider guide for guiding the slider from a transition point to the pre-insertion position. The slider guide is configured so that the slider travels along a generally U-shaped path in its transit from the transition point to the pre-insertion position. The slider guide may be a channel configured to maintain one end of the slider constantly in the lead as it moves along the channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Ronald Cortigiano, Sr.
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Patent number: 6938330Abstract: 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 apart; (b) clamping a first portion of one zipper strip against one side of the splitter plate, while clamping a first portion of the other zipper strip against an opposite side of the splitter plate, the first portions of the zipper strips being disposed on an upstream side of a slider insertion zone; (c) closing a portion of the zipper comprising respective second portions of the zipper strips disposed on a downstream side of the slider insertion zone; and (d) inserting a slider onto the zipper in the slider insertion zone. A plow of the slider is disposed between respective third portions of the zipper strips.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Lewis Albert Haws, David C. Wallace
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Patent number: 6935007Abstract: 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 held securely in the zone adjacent the slider insertion zone and a slider can pass through the zipper guide during zipper tape advancement. These operational states are under the control of a programmable controller or other control device, which synchronizes zipper guide operation with operation of the slider inserter. The zipper guide comprises a saddle on which a zipper is seated and a pair of opposing grippers that extend to grip the zipper tape and that retract to release the zipper tape and allow passage of the zipper tape with sliders inserted thereon.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Ronald Cortigiano, Sr.
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Patent number: 6836945Abstract: 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 body portion (250) therebetween. In addition, each side wall includes an interior surface (215) with an inwardly projecting shoulder (216) formed thereon, an exterior surface (217), and opposed end surfaces (218).Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: The Glad Products CompanyInventor: Alan F. Savicki
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Patent number: 6796931Abstract: 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 profile that is asymmetric and substantially constant along the lengths of the channels. The tube coupling device also comprises a channel, via which channel the channel of the first feeder tube communicates with the channel of the second feeder tube. Each of the channels maintains the orientation of each slider passing therethrough so that the same end of the slider is always in the lead.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Ronald Cortigiano, Sr.
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Patent number: 6796015Abstract: 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 second shafts that are fixed relative to the assembly; a zipper guide for guiding the zipper tape during longitudinal movement of the zipper tape and supporting the zipper tape during slider insertion; and a retainer coupled to the first shaft and movable between first and second retainer positions. The zipper guide comprises a stationary part that is fixed relative to the assembly and comprises a first groove, and a rotatable part that is rotatable about the second shaft between first and second angular positions and comprises a second groove.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Ronald Cortigiano, Sr.
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Patent number: 6745443Abstract: 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 is inserted through the fastener elements. The coil-shaped fastener elements are cut off at leg portions, each of which is in contact with the fastener tape, at ends of the fastener elements, so that cut end portions are formed. These cut end portions are pushed inward of the side edge portions, and then, the leg portions and inverted portions thereof are fused to the fastener tapes by heating. As a result, a form of each end of the fastener elements is stabilized, so that the resultant slide fastener is good in safety.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Masao Matsumoto, Kazuki Kuse, Hideo Shimai, Mitsuru Yamakawa
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Publication number: 20030024080Abstract: A slider-operated fastener comprises first and second opposing tracks including respective first and second interlocking profiles and respective first and second fins extending downward from the respective first and second profiles. The first and second fins are sealed to each other by a plurality of spaced preseals. After generating each preseal, a notch is formed in the profiles and upper portions of the fins at the generated preseal. To install a slider onto the fastener, the slider is initially positioned within the respective notch and then threaded onto the fastener in response to relative movement of the slider and the fastener. Either before or after the steps of forming each preseal and respective notch and installing the respective slider, the fastener is attached to a moving web of plastic film. The fastener-carrying web is later folded and sealed to form individual plastic bags.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2002Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: Alexander R. Provan, Thomas L. Coomber, Toby R. Thomas, Nathan A. Kolovich
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Patent number: 6047465Abstract: 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 fastener slider, a guide body having a guide groove for supplying a connecting ring while regulating an attitude of the connecting ring to be supplied is mounted on the supply belt. One connecting ring is supplied from a forward end of the supply belt by a connecting ring feed member. The supplied connecting ring is inserted into and received by a connecting ring accommodating recessed portion which is provided at a bottom portion of the connecting ring retainer and retains the connecting ring while regulating an attitude of the connecting ring to be attached. The connecting ring retainer moves down to attach the connecting ring to a connecting portion of the pull tab which has been carried by a rotary table.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1999Date of Patent: April 11, 2000Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Yasutaka Kizu, Tatsumi Shirodera
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Patent number: 5698243Abstract: 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 fixed dies along a first sliding passageway perpendicularly in the mold opening and closing direction, and then the adjacent third and fourth split cores are moved toward and away from part of movable dies simultaneously when the part of the movable dies is moved toward and away in the mold opening and closing direction by guide means. At the same time, the third and fourth split cores are moved away from the molded product along a second sliding passageway by a link mechanism composed of arms.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1996Date of Patent: December 16, 1997Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Masao Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 5426840Abstract: 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 horizontal guide rails defining therebetween a guide slit along which a series of pull tabs are fed for attachment one at a time onto sliders transferred along a horizontally extending chute. A clamper pusher is provided for moving a clamper of the slider pivotally through 90.degree. to lie substantially parallel with the guide slit of the pull tab chute. A transfer conveyor operatively associated with the clamper applying unit is movable along a rectangular path to move and set the pull tab in position for connection and clamping with the slider.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1994Date of Patent: June 27, 1995Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro Funaya
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Patent number: 5426848Abstract: 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 therebetween a guide slit adjustable depending upon the size of a connecting link of a pull tab. A transfer conveyor operatively associated with the clamper applying unit is movable multi-directionally to move and set the pull tab in position during the attachment operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1994Date of Patent: June 27, 1995Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Hiroki Shibata, Tatsumi Shirodera
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Patent number: 5174017Abstract: 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 slider assembling machine. A contact pin is rotatably supported by the pushing unit for engagement with an upper surface of the pull tab being fed from the downstream end of the chute into a guide groove of the pushing unit in an inclined posture.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1992Date of Patent: December 29, 1992Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K.Inventor: Shingo Hatagishi
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Patent number: 5067221Abstract: 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 between a distal end of the attachment lug and the upper surface of the slider body to allow the distal end to pass through the aperture of the pull tab. The method is characterized by gradually pressing the distal end of the attachment lug toward the slider body as the slider body is transported along the transport path by using feed rollers having combined functions to constitute a die and to transport the slider body thereon as well as a punch roller.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1991Date of Patent: November 26, 1991Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K.Inventor: Yoshio Oyama
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Patent number: 5025544Abstract: 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 opposed relation to a lowermost pull tab on the horizontal transport path; the lowermost slider body and the lowermost pull tab are moved towards each other to thus bring the attachment lug of the former and the attachment portion of the latter into registry with each other; and then the attachment lug of the slider body and the attachment portion of the pull tab are joined. Burs on the slider body are removed by a trimming jaw while the slider body and its pull tab move toward each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1990Date of Patent: June 25, 1991Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Masataka Yoneda, Shunichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 4932113Abstract: 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 path through a gapping station, a bottom-stop installing station, a slider-mounting station, a top-stop installing station, and a cutting station. The elements are removed from the tapes at gaps spaced longitudinally of the workpiece in the gapping station and a bottom stop is fitted to the elements at one end of each of the gaps in the bottom-stop installing station. A slider is mounted on the elements at the slider-mounting station between each gap and the following gap and a top stop is fitted to the elements in the top-stop installing station at each gap. Finally the tapes of the workpiece are transversely cut at the gaps at the cutting station into individual slide fasteners.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1989Date of Patent: June 12, 1990Assignee: Opti Patent-, Forschungs- und Fabrikations-AGInventors: Alfons Frohlich, Werner Rademacher, Jorg Geiger, Burghardt Neas, Wilhelm Wessling
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Patent number: 4845829Abstract: 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 chain across the element-free space. Thereafter, an insertable pin, a box pin, and a box are attached to the chain through the hole, and then a slider is mounted on a pair of rows of coupling elements through the element-free space. Finally, top end stops are fixed to beaded edges of the chain, which is then cut off transversely thereacross into a separable slide fastener.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1988Date of Patent: July 11, 1989Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K.Inventor: Yusei Sassa
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Patent number: 4839963Abstract: 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 pressure and drive rollers for arresting sliders one at a time on the fastener chain at a predetermined point on the path of travel of the chain, the predetermined point being upstream of or in advance to the nip of the two rollers.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1988Date of Patent: June 20, 1989Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K.Inventors: Hideki Akiyama, Toyoo Morita
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Patent number: 4756079Abstract: 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. After the stringers with the slider are supplied forwardly past the arrester, the two rollers are driven to move the stringers rearwardly so that the slider is caught by the arrester until the slide fastener is fully closed. Then the rollers are reversely driven to move the closed slide fastener forwardly for discharging.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1987Date of Patent: July 12, 1988Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K.Inventor: Akiyoshi Kando
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Patent number: 4629054Abstract: 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 hanging from the slider body, and a chute defining a guide channel for passage therethrough of the slider bodies and having an upper end portion disposed adjacent to a free end portion of the rail for receiving the successive sliders therefrom. The upper end portion of the chute has a sloping edge engageable with the pull tab of each slider, as the latter slides forwardly on the free end portion of the rail, so as to raise the pull tab perpendicularly to the slider wing. The chute also has a guide slit coextensive with the guide channel for receiving the pull tab of each slider in such raised posture while the slider body is in the guide channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1985Date of Patent: December 16, 1986Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K.Inventor: Naoki Kondo
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Patent number: 4604782Abstract: 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 the throats, respectively. The pins as they emerge from a rear end of the slider are stopped when rows of coupling elements start intermeshing with each other within the guide channel. The separable slide fastener stringers are moved again at the same speed to bring the rows of coupling elements into intermeshing engagement.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1983Date of Patent: August 12, 1986Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Koichi Kawakami, Mitsuo Sawada
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Patent number: 4580326Abstract: 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 throats, respectively, in the slider while keeping the separable slide fastener stringers in the parallel spaced paths. The separable slide fastener stringers are inserted through the slider with the pins guided by guide flanges, respectively, and a diamond of the slider while moving the separable slide fastener stringers in the one plane along the parallel spaced paths and at the same time allowing the stringer tapes to flex.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1983Date of Patent: April 8, 1986Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K.Inventors: Koichi Kawakami, Mitsuo Sawada
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Patent number: 4495686Abstract: 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 widened. A rotor movable beneath the chain is adapted to carry a slider and is also formed with a die plate portion. The rotor rotates to deliver the slider to the gap, thread the slider onto the fastener elements of the chain, and place the die plate beneath the gap across from bottom stop punch and chain cutter means which then fix a bottom stop to the chain and separate adjacent fastener element ends.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1983Date of Patent: January 29, 1985Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K.Inventors: Harry Fisher, Stuart Fisher
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Patent number: 4490899Abstract: 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 a countersupport having two gripping members and positioned relative to the cutting members by means of a scanning apparatus. The clamping members clamp the supporting bands as well as the coupling members which are to be removed. After the coupling members have been clamped by the clamping members, the cutting members sever the coupling members at their foot section and thereafter the cut coupling members are pulled off the supporting band by means of the countersupport and the clamping members. This allows an impeccable cutting of the coupling members and that all cut coupling members can be drawn off the supporting band.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1983Date of Patent: January 1, 1985Assignee: Hans HorlacherInventor: Gilbert Schelling
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Patent number: 4466168Abstract: 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 sliders wherein sliders longitudinally aligned and delivered by a slider chute are fed into a slider holder one at at time. The slider holder carrying a slider received from the chute is transferred to a slider assembling station from a direction at right angles to the direction of fastener chain transfer, and the slider is loaded at the slider assembling station into the slider pocket which is provided at the upper end of a slider pocket block raised from the direction at right angles to both the fastener chain transfer direction and slider transfer direction, and the slider holder is returned to the exit of the slider chute. These steps are repeated in synchronism with the stopping of movement of the uncut fastener chain.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1982Date of Patent: August 21, 1984Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K.Inventor: Shingo Hatagishi
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Patent number: 4437233Abstract: 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 having an engaging pawl at the upper end thereof for engaging the pull tab of a fastener slider, an operation rod for moving the sliding member vertically and cam means for moving the slider holding lever between the pull tab engaging and disengaging positions.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1981Date of Patent: March 20, 1984Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K.Inventors: Keiichi Yoshieda, Yoshitaka Iimura
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Patent number: 4368570Abstract: 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 which time leading end portions of a succeeding pair of coupling element groups are disengaged from each other. With the trailing end of the preceding pair of coupling element groups retained at the first die, an adjacent pair of opposed blank tape portions is sagged until the endmost disengaged coupling elements arrive at a second fixed die spaced a predetermined distance from the first die along the path. Finally, a bottom stop and a pair of top stops are attached concurrently and respectively to the trailing end of the preceding pair of coupling element groups at the first die and to the disengaged endmost portions of the succeeding pair of coupling element groups at the second die. An apparatus for carrying out this method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1981Date of Patent: January 18, 1983Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K.Inventor: Toyoo Morita
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Patent number: 4337877Abstract: 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 retainer is engageable with the recumbent pull tab of the leading slider for retaining the same with the slider body position so as to release the same from engagement with the slider retainer, and substantially at the same time to allow the leading slider to fall in the groove. A feeding device feeds the slider in and along the groove to a predetermined position. The apparatus further comprises an arrangement for correcting the posture of the slider to have the pull tab raised substantially perpendicularly to the slider body wings.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1980Date of Patent: July 6, 1982Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K.Inventor: Hisashi Doori
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Patent number: 4293994Abstract: 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 into the converging openings of the slider.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1979Date of Patent: October 13, 1981Assignee: Textron, Inc.Inventor: George B. Moertel
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Patent number: 4135285Abstract: 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 receive the lugs on the body therein, inserts a spring over the pull tab trunnion and between the lugs, the tip ends of the lugs thereafter being clenched to fixedly secure the spring to the body. The assembled slider is then ejected from the anvil to a collection point. In a further embodiment, the slider body instead of having lugs between which the spring is received and the tip ends of which are clenched to hold the spring, has lugs with recesses at the outer side surfaces thereof. The wing-like sides of the spring are inserted over the tip ends of such lugs with a spreading action until the spring sides snap into the recesses to secure the spring to the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1977Date of Patent: January 23, 1979Inventor: Lewis Weiner
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Patent number: 4044461Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 1975Date of Patent: August 30, 1977Assignee: Manifattura Magni Dante & C., S.p.A.Inventor: Angelo Lova
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Patent number: 3964615Abstract: 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 elongated post having facilities for receiving a slider in the top of the post and which is longitudinally moved along a vertical guide path between lowered and raised positions.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1974Date of Patent: June 22, 1976Assignee: Textron, Inc.Inventors: Richard R. Silvis, John A. Ettinger