Abstract: A woven slide fastener in which displacements of element anchoring warps in a width direction of a fastener tape does not occur, flexibility of the fastener and smooth operation of a slider are ensured, and anchoring of a fastener element row is stable. Two anchoring warps disposed closest to coupling heads out of a plurality of element anchoring warps running over upper leg portions of the fastener element row run with and parallel to a double-picked foundation weft running under lower leg portions of adjacent elements and are woven in a width direction of a fastener tape body portion while interlacing with other element anchoring warps and foundation warps. Therefore, the element row can be anchored firmly, and the two anchoring warps do not fall off the elements, and other element anchoring warps also do not fall off of the elements.

Abstract: A heald frame comprises: a heald support frame for supporting a plurality of healds in parallel, the heald support frame having a central plate portion and a pair of ring-shaped rectangular heald supporting portions extending in opposite directions from the central plate portion; and a heald support extending perpendicularly from the central plate portion, the heald support being integrally connected to the central plate portion of the heald support frame via a generally V-shape joint. The heald frame is made from a reinforced composite material composed of a synthetic resin and a reinforcing filler. Each of the heald supporting portions includes one lower supporting rod for supporting at least a heald.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer which includes a row of coiled coupling elements woven into one longitudinal edge portion of a woven stringer tape with a stuffer cord and upper and lower core threads extending longitudinally through a space defined in the coupling elements. Foundation warp threads and a foundation weft thread laid in double picks cooperate with the upper core thread to weave upper legs in the longitudinal tape edge portion. Binding warp threads underlying lower legs and interlaced at appropriate positions with the foundation weft thread, and the lower core thread are interlaced with a binding weft thread laid in double picks to weave the lower legs into the longitudinal tape edge portion. The binding weft thread is thinner than the foundation weft thread and aligned in parallel juxtaposition with the foundation weft thread in a region of the stringer tape excluding the longitudinal tape edge portion.

Abstract: A slide fastener which permits easy attachment of electric conductors and ensures supply of electric current to all metallic coupling elements even if a part of the electric conductors is cut off. And it has a neat appearance because the electric conductors exposed in spaces among the coupling elements do not look unsightly. In the slide fastener having a fastener tape, a core cord and metallic coupling elements disposed along a longitudinal edge of one side of the fastener tape, a plurality of electric conductors are used as a part of warps of the fastener tape, and the exposed portions of the electric conductors are shifted one another in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the electric conductors are substantially continuously exposed on the front surface of the fastener tape along the outer edge of the core cord and weaved in the fastener tape body.

Abstract: A slide fastener tape comprising: a tape body portion having a double-layer woven structure; a surface cloth woven of a plurality of yarns, which are dyeable in different degrees with a single dye, so as to form a pattern; and a lining cloth woven of yarns, which are dyeable with a dye different from the first-named dye in such a manner that said yarns dyeable with the latter dye are exposed on the majority of the outer surface of said lining cloth. On the surface cloth, the pattern is dyed in tints of the same color. On the lining cloth, a polychromic pattern is created.

Abstract: A cloth composed of first and second threads, the first threads being dyeable by a first dye and being much more exposed on a front surface of the cloth than a back surface thereof, the second threads being not dyeable by said first dye and dyeable by a second dye and being much more exposed on the back surface than the front surface.

Abstract: In a slide fastener in which the row of coupling elements is woven into the tape, the warp yarns are formed in part with binding warp yarns in two or three groups. The warp yarns of the first group pass under double weft insertions between coupling members then over two or three coupling members and then under a coupling member and a double weft of the ground weft yarn underlying same. The binding warp yarns of the second group or arrangement pass over the double wefts between the coupling members and then under the coupling members and the double weft underlying same. A third group or arrangement can also be provided in which the double weft between the coupling members is lifted thereby into a loop and the coupling members are overshot by the binding warp of the third group.

Abstract: In a slide fastener in which the row of coupling elements is woven into the tape, the warp yarns are formed in part with binding warp yarns in two or three groups. The warp yarns of the first group pass under double weft insertions between coupling members then over two or three coupling members and then under a coupling member and a double weft of the ground weft yarn underlying same. The binding warp yarns of the second group or arrangement pass over the double wefts between the coupling members and then under the coupling members and the double weft underlying same. A third group or arrangement can also be provided in which the double weft between the coupling members is lifted thereby into a loop and the coupling members are overshot by the binding warp of the third group.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer has a web section and a woven filament section defining a longitudinal edge portion and including successive loops formed from a woven plastic filament and each having upper and lower legs and is provided with a plurality of tensioning warp threads and a plurality of loop fastening warp threads both interposed between binding warp threads and adapted to draw the upper and lower legs closely together and hold the loops stably in place on the stringer.

Abstract: This woven tape has a beaded edge comprising a plurality of untextured yarns twisted in one direction, the yarns then being cabled in the opposite direction to form a stabilized cable. The cable is covered by two textured wrapping yarns wound in opposite directions. The warp and weft threads of the tape are woven over the covered cable to comprise a sheath.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing a woven stringer for a concealed type of slide fastener having a row of continuous filamentary coupling elements woven integrally into a stringer tape. The row of coupling elements are formed into a continuous helical coil structure which is woven into a longitudinal edge of the stringer tape as the latter is woven and which is oriented so that each of the coupling elements has its heel portion disposed to project transversely beyond the longitudinal edge of the stringer tape and its coupling head portion directed toward a web portion of the tape when the stringer is produced. The resulting stringer when in use is folded back on a longitudinal axis so that the coupling head projects beyond the tape edge but is concealed from view when a pair of such stringers are coupled together.

Abstract: A slide-fastener stringer is made by feeding a warp of warp filaments in a longitudinal warp direction to a weaving location, feeding to an edge of the warp at the weaving location a coupling coil formed by a multiplicity of turns each forming a coupling head directed transversely away from the warp and a coupling part extending at least generally longitudinally, feeding to the weaving location within the coil a thick filler cord, and weaving through the warp filaments and around the coupling parts and filler cord between the heads at least one weft filament. In order to maintain coil pitch exact both the coil and filler cord are positively engaged at a location immediately longitudinally upstream of the weaving location with a feed and guide element so as to retard advance of the feed and guide element and create in both the coil and in the filler cord a tension between the feed and guide element and the weaving location.

Abstract: A stretchable slide fastener includes a pair of stretchable stringer tapes each having a longitudinal edge, and a row of coupling elements mounted on the longitudinal edge at a pitch. The pitch of the row of coupling elements is variable as the longitudinal edge is stretched. Each of the coupling elements includes a coupling head having a height, and at least the longitudinal edge being longitudinally stretchable by at least 10% such that the pitch of the coupling elements remains smaller than an interval which is twice the height of the coupling head.

Abstract: In a zip fastener comprising coupling member rows being formed of one continuous monofilament each, the coupling members of which consist of a folded S-shaped meandering profile, after conducting the according manufacturing process, the folded S-shaped meandering profile forming the coupling members of each coupling member row is connected in a weft thread manner with two strips of textile knitted fabrics forming a carrying tape, and the two strips of textile knitted fabrics forming the carrying tape are areally superimposed on each other with their leading edges being aligned.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer is disclosed, which comprises a woven support tape and a row of continuous coupling elements woven into a longitudinal edge of the tape. The coupling elements are securely anchored in place by a minimum number of binding warp threads and a plurality of clamping warp threads which form a cross-sectionally triangular weave structure designed to ensure firm holding of the coupling elements on the tape.

Abstract: In a woven slide fastener stringer in which a gap-filling warp thread extends under successive loops of a coiled plastic filament and alternately over and under picks of a foundation weft thread so as to pull portions of the foundation weft thread between the outermost upper binding warp thread and the next upper binding warp thread toward the lower side of the tape substantially halfway between the upper and lower legs of the respective loops, at least one pair of space-retaining warp threads is disposed between the outermost upper binding warp thread and the next upper binding warp thread. The space-retaining warp threads extend alternately over and under the upper and lower legs of the successive filament loops so as to clamp the individual loops, thus keeping the latter in proper upright posture and free from staggering pitch.

Abstract: Disclosed is a woven slide fastener including a row of fastener elements composed of a flat coil formed of a continuous monofilament, and a slide fastener tape having the row of fastener elements woven into a longitudinal side edge thereof. Each fastener element includes a coupling head and upper and lower leg portions joined thereto. Binding warp threads extend along the upper and lower sides of the fastener element row and are woven into the tape along with other warp threads and a weft thread to form a portion where the tape and fastener element row are mutually interwoven, thereby maintaining the perpendicularity of the leg portions with respect to the tape, the stability of the spacing between mutually adjacent ones of the fastener elements, and the smoothness with which the row of fastener elements is coupled with an opposing row of fastener elements.

Abstract: In a woven slide fastener stringer of the type which comprises a row of successively interconnected elongated loops of a plastic filament woven into a longitudinal edge of a stringer tape woven of foundation warp and weft threads, and a pair of groups of upper and lower binding warp threads extending respectively over and under the loops and interwoven with the foundation weft thread, the improvements comprising a gap-filling warp thread extending parallel with and between an outermost one of the upper binding warp threads and the next adjoining upper binding warp thread and also between an outermost one of the lower binding warp threads and the next adjoining lower binding warp thread, and passing alternately over and under the foundation weft thread, thereby tensioning the latter thread to sink substantially halfway between the upper and lower legs of each adjacent pair of loops.

Abstract: Disclosed is a woven slide fastener of the type in which fastener elements formed of a continuous monofilament in the shape of a coil are woven into a longitudinal side portion of a tape fabric at the same time that the tape fabric is woven. In order to improve element spacing stability and raise the bending and tensile strength, as well as the thrust-up strength, of a fastener chain, a weft thread at an element weave-in portion of the tape is so arranged as to alternately run over and under and intersect binding warp threads and coil-fastening warp threads.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer includes an edge portion woven of foundation warp threads and a single foundation weft thread which is laid in a series of pairs of weft picks. A row of filamentary coupling elements is disposed against one side of the longitudinal edge portion with two pairs of picks provided for each coupling element, one pair at each side of the adjacent leg. A binding warp thread system has threads which engage the upper legs remotely from the edge portion and which extend downwardly to pass beneath one or two pairs of weft thread. By this arrangement, the coupling elements are stably secured in position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a woven slide fastener stringer having a row of coupling elements woven integrally into a woven stringer tape as the latter is woven. An element-forming filamentary material is displaced away from warp threads of the stringer tape and is coiled by and around a hook which moves remotely from the warp threads without interference therewith. A woven slide fastener stringer produced by the method and apparatus has a row of coupling elements stably fixed in position to a stringer tape by a binding warp thread system having a pattern similar to a row of sewing stitches.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer comprises a row of filamentary coupling elements fastened to a stringer tape by a binding thread system composed of weft and warp threads intertwined with the coupling elements and the stringer tape. At leat a pair of warp threads symmetrically overlie and underlie upper and lower legs of the coupling elements and cross each other between adjacent coupling elements. The weft threads of the binding thread system are interlooped with the symmetrically running warp threads at the upper and lower legs of the coupling elements. With such an arrangement, coupling heads connected to the coupling element legs are disposed substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the stringer tape for increased coupling strength necessary to keep opposite rows of coupling elements securely interengaged against accidental separation.

Abstract: A slide fastener stringer of the woven type in which the tape has a ground weave provided with warp threads and a weft formed of double-weft passes on a needle loom. The coupling element is of the continuous, preferably coil, monofilament synthetic-resin type in which the shanks of each coupling member are formed as a double-weft connected in the weaving process with the ground weave of the tape. According to the invention, the warp passes receiving the double-weft of the ground weave are separate from the warp passes receiving the double-wefts of the monofilament and are spaced or offset therefrom in a direction orthogonal to the slide fastener plane. Some of the warp threads form the passes over the double-weft of the ground weave and run over the shanks to form the passes for the double-weft of the monofilament.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer comprising a woven stringer tape and a coupling element assembly woven into the tape along its one longitudinal edge. The assembly includes a row of coupling elements spaced along and molded around a connector. Each coupling element has a pair of grooves extending transversely through a pair of first and second leg portions, respectively, on their respective outer sides. A pair of anchor threads extend through the grooves of the first leg portions and through the grooves of the second leg portions, respectively, along the full length of the coupling element row. A weft thread of the tape has a plurality of loops each encircling the connector and the anchor threads between adjacent coupling elements. Each loop of the weft thread is open widely, perpendicularly of the general plane of the tape, urging the anchor threads toward one another between adjacent coupling elements to hold the individual coupling elements firmly in position.

Abstract: A method of making a slide-fastener stringer in which a continuously woven tape and a coupling element interwoven with the tape are formed continuously and the coupling elements of the resulting continuous web are gapped to permit insertion of the slider onto the web which can then be subdivided into individual slide-fastener stringers. According to the invention, weft yarns pass beneath the bight connecting the coupling members of the continuous coupling element and over warp yarns which are thereby held over the shanks of the coupling members by these wefts so as to be drawn away from the bights and so as to lock the warp yarns thus bunched together preventing them from raveling upon gapping of the web.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer comprises a binding thread system extending along a row of continuous coupling elements and fixing the latter to a longitudinal tape edge portion of a woven stringer tape. The binding thread system includes a warp thread extending through a space defined in the coupling element row and underlying the upper legs adjacent to the coupling heads of the coupling elements, and a weft thread having first loops interlaced with the longitudinal tape edge portion and second loops each overlying the upper leg of one of the coupling elements in transverse relation adjacent to the coupling head and underlying the warp thread at positions one on each side of the upper leg, whereby the upper legs are sandwiched between the warp and weft threads.

Abstract: A slide-fastener stringer has a tape formed from a ground weave with double wefts interwoven with a warp and a coupling element disposed along the edge of the tape and held thereto by binding warps. The coupling element is of the type in which a synthetic resin monofilament is coiled to form coupling heads whose shanks are disposed one above the other so that they have a common projection in the slide fastener plane. The shanks are connected to those of successive heads by bights. The coupling warp comprises a plurality of warp yarns whose patterns are offset lengthwise by at least one pick and which each passes over two coupling elements, between the next coupling element and a ground double weft and under a double weft between coupling elements in a repeating pattern. Double weft disposed between consecutive coupling members are drawn upwardly beyond the median plane of the coupling element as ground-weft padding loops.

Abstract: A slide-fastener stringer has a tape formed from a ground weave with double wefts interwoven with a warp and a coupling element disposed along the edge of the tape and held thereto by binding warps. The coupling element is of the type in which a synthetic resin monofilament is coiled to form coupling heads whose shanks are disposed one above the other so that they have a common projection in the slide fastener plane. The shanks are connected to those of successive heads by bights. The coupling warp comprises a plurality of warp yarns whose patterns are offset by two picks and which each pass over two coupling elements, under a double weft between coupling elements, over another coupling element and then under the next coupling element in a repeating pattern.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer comprising a stringer tape woven of warp and weft yarns and a row of fastener coupling elements in the form of a coiled or zigzag-shaped filament woven into the stringer tape along a longitudinal edge thereof. The stringer tape includes a first marginal portion adjacent to the fastener-element-supporting tape edge, a second marginal portion adjacent to the other longitudinal tape edge, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second marginal portions, the intermediate portion having a woven structure coarser and thicker than that of the first marginal portion. The number of interlacings of the warp and weft yarns per unit area in the intermediate tape portion is smaller than that in the first marginal tape portion.

Abstract: A slide fastener stringer of the woven type in which the tape has a ground weave provided with warp threads and a weft formed of double-weft passes on a needle loom. The coupling element is of the continuous, preferably coil, monofilament synthetic-resin type in which the two shanks of each coupling member are formed as a double-weft insertion connected in the weaving process with the ground weave of the tape. According to the invention, the warp sheds interwoven the double-weft of the ground weave are separate from the warp yarns interwoven with the double-weft insertions of the monofilament and are spaced or offset therefrom in a direction orthogonal to the slide fastener plane. Some warp yarns are interwoven with the double-weft of the ground weave and run over the shanks of monofilament.

Abstract: A slide fastener stringer tape has a beaded longitudinal edge comprising a woven tube integral with a tape web and a reinforcing filler extending through the woven tube. The woven tube includes a plurality of threads of synthetic resin, such as textured yarns, which when heated become shrunk to enable the woven tube to fasten the reinforcing filler therein. The woven tube and the reinforcing filler are thus joined firmly together. The reinforcing filler comprises a central core and a warp-knit tube surrounding the central core and extending longitudinally therewith.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improvement in a slide fastener tape including a tape body comprising interlaced warp ends and weft picks and a beaded edge having a core member disposed parallel to the tape body at one side thereof and a plurality of appendant warp ends which form a circular weave with the weft picks of the tape body enclosing the core member. According to this invention, the appendant warp ends are placed only on the upper and lower sides of the core member so as to make the cross section of the finished beaded edge generally rectangular with a height greater than the width.

Abstract: A slide fastener stringer has a woven stringer tape including a web and a tube extending along one longitudinal edge of the web, and a row of coiled coupling elements woven into the tube. The coupling elements comprise a plurality of coupling heads and a plurality of connecting portions each interconnecting two adjacent coupling heads and disposed in the tube, there being a core extending longitudinally through the coupling elements. A pair of stuffer cords extend longitudinally through the tube and are held against the connecting portions of the coupling elements. Two of the warp threads in the tube are disposed on the respective stuffer cords, serving as corners for guiding a slide fastener slider therealong. Other two of the warp threads in the tube are of less diameter than the corner warp threads at portions of the stuffer cords which are remote from the connecting portions of the coupling elements.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener is described consisting of two supporting tapes having a two-arm edge carrying a row of linking elements formed of a synthetic monofilament, the arms of the edge of each supporting tape converging at the point of insertion of the linking elements. There are further described a method and an apparatus for the manufacture of the tapes used in the slide fastener consisting in the use of a core around which the monofilament is bent so as to obtain a meander configuration during the manufacture of the woven supporting tape.

Abstract: A woven fastener stringer for slide fasteners comprises a woven tape formed with foundation warp and weft threads and consisting of a web section defining a major dimension of the tape and a woven filament section defining a longitudinal edge portion of the tape, a row of successively interconnected elongated loops woven into the filament section, a plurality of covering warp threads overlying and underlying the loops, a stuffing cord extending longitudinally of the tape through the row of loops, at least one guide cord extending longitudinally of the tape in abutting engagement with the outer surfaces of heel portions of the loops, a binding weft thread continuing from the foundation and interwoven with the covering warp threads in the woven filament section, and a pair of tensioning warp threads extending longitudinally of the tape between the covering warp threads.

Abstract: A woven slide fastener stringer has a stringer tape including a weft thread woven in double picks with warp threads and having loops disposed along a longitudinal edge of the tape, a core thread extending through the weft loops, and a filamentary coupling element having turns each including a pair of limbs between which the core thread is disposed and connecting portions extending between adjacent two limbs. Each of the double picks has a portion extending around one of the connecting portions and between the one connecting portion and the core thread, and blending into adjacent two weft loops, thereby fastening the coupling element securely in position. Such a stringer is manufactured using a pair of monofilament and weft carriers insertable into and withdrawable out of warp sheds, a mandrel vertically shiftable into various shed positions, and in some embodiments means operatively coupled with the carriers for vertically displacing the threads and monofilament.

Abstract: A woven stringer tape for a slide fastener is provided with a row of successively interconnected elongated loops secured to an edge of the tape by a plurality of warp threads and a binding weft thread cooperating with the warp threads in firmly retaining the row of loops in place against bending stresses. The binding warp threads are interlaced with the binding weft thread in close proximity to a common plane of upper legs of the successive loops, so that the upper legs inter alia are held in position against the tendency of getting misaligned when subjected to transverse bending stresses.

Abstract: A woven fastener stringer has a row of successively interconnected coupling loops having a head, an upper leg, a lower leg and a heel. The row of loops is secured to a longitudinal edge of a stringer tape by a binding system comprising a plurality of binding warp threads and a plurality of relatively large diameter thermoplastic yarns, all extending longitudinally in the region of the heel of the loop. The thermoplastic yarns are elastically deformed to assume an outer peripheral surface configuration complimentary to inner guide walls of a slider to facilitate smooth running of the slider along the edge of the stringer.

Abstract: A woven fastener stringer has a row of successively interconnected coupling loops having a head, an upper leg, a lower leg and a heel. The row of loops is secured to a longitudinal edge of a stringer tape by a first group of warp threads consisting of an exterior thread extending over the upper legs and an interior thread extending under the upper legs and a second group of warp threads consisting of an exterior thread extending under the lower legs and an interior thread extending over the lower legs. Both first and second groups of threads are interwoven with the portions of a continuous foundation weft thread which lie in double picks in the region of a tunnel.

Abstract: A slide fastener stringer is disclosed, while has a woven tape carrying a row of coupling loops which is likewise woven, instead of being stitched, into an edge of the tape. The row of loops is secured by a plurality of binding warp threads extending longitudinally of the tape and overlying the upper portion of each of successively interconnected loops. A binding weft thread, separate from the tape foundations weft, is interlaced with the binding warp threads in a plane defined commonly by the successive upper portions of the loops and interwoven with the foundation weft thread interiorly of a heel portion of the loop, thereby securing the loops firmly to the tape without any such thread behind the heel of the loop which would otherwise interfere with the movement of a slider.

Abstract: A woven fastener stringer has a row of successively interconnected coupling loops having a head, an upper leg, a lower leg and a heel. The row of loops is secured to a longitudinal edge of a woven stringer tape by a plurality of binding warp threads which are interwoven with a continuation of a foundation weft thread. The binding warp threads are pulled down when interwoven with the foundation weft thread in the spaces between each adjacent pair of loops and held in intimate contact with the upper legs so as to prevent the theads from slipping along the loops.

Abstract: A woven stringer tape for a slide fastener has a row of interconnected coupling loops mounted on an edge of the tape by a plurality of binding warp threads extending longitudinally over an upper leg of each of the successive loops and a binding weft thread interlaced with the binding warp threads. Selected foundation warp threads underlying a lower leg of the loop are passed upwardly toward the upper legs between each adjacent pair of loops and interlaced with the binding weft thread in substantially the same plane where the binding warp threads are interlaced with the binding weft thread.

Abstract: A slide-fastener stringer is formed by weaving a weft in a warp and simultaneously forming a continuous coupling element along each of the confronting edges of a pair of tapes simultaneously produced by the weaving operation. The synthetic-resin monofilament forming the coupling element is passed around a mandrel between the warp stretches so that the heads of the two coupling elements are produced in interdigitated form. The ground weft yarn is carried from the coupling element side of each set of warps through the shed to the opposite edge of the tape where it is locked into other loops of previous passes of weft by knitting.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a woven slide fastener comprises means for weaving a slide fastener stringer tape, a mandrel around which a monofilament is coiled as it is woven into the stringer tape, and a coiling rotor assembly having a pair of wheels rotatably mounted in a pair of housings and on a floating axle to which the mandrel is fixed, and having guide means rotatable for revolving the monofilament in an orbital path around the axle. A pair of plungers jointly or individually act between the floating axle and one of the housings along a path diametrically across said orbital path by which the axle is held immovably with respect to said one of the housings. The plungers are retractable one at a time out of the orbital path so as to allow the monofilament and the guide means to cross the path of movement of the plungers.

Abstract: Sorbent cords are saturated with a liquid lubricant and secured in the respective tapes of a slide fastener adjacent the coupling elements to provide lubrication for a slider of the slide fastener.

Abstract: A concealed slide fastener comprising an engageable pair of stringers individually consisting of a woven fabric tape and an element attached along a side edge portion of the tape, in which employed for the warp yarn woven in at such a portion of the tape which substantially corresponds to the center of a coupling head of the element and along which the tape is double folded is finer than the warp yarn woven in the rest portion of the tape, for an improved ease and accuracy of the tape folding and also an improved fastener concealing performance.

Abstract: Coupling elements molded on connecting threads have projections or fins extending in a direction from the connecting threads toward heels of the elements; the projections are engaged within weft or filler thread loops on the inner edges of woven tapes supporting the coupling elements by the loops extending around the connecting threads. The projections inhibit twisting of the coupling elements.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fabric tape for use in making sliding-clasp fasteners in which, during manufacture of the tape on a shuttleless loom, a spiral element which forms the teeth of the fastener is fed on to a marginal part of the tape opposite a selvedge. At least one warp thread in the marginal part of the tape is controlled by a heald and associated cam to form loops which project through and above the spiral element, and the loops, possibly together with a locking thread, are connected by an auxiliary lock stitch needle located above the spiral into a chain binding fastening the spiral element to the tape.

Abstract: In a woven slide fastener stringer, a meander coupling element has a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration with a cord inserted between legs thereof to maintain the V-configuration. Additionally, gaps are formed in the weaving of a slide fastener stringer by intermittently cutting a continuous coupling element and momentarily discontinuing the feeding of the continuous coupling element.

Abstract: A slide fastener comprises a pair of tape-like units each secured to one edge of an article whose edges are to be connected by movement of a slider along the units. Each tape-like unit comprises a row of interconnected coupling elements formed by a synthetic-resin monofilament, each coupling element having an eye or loop-shaped portion deformed to constitute the coupling head which can be received between coupling heads of the other row. From the eye-forming monofilament segments, shanks extend across the tape-like unit and are received in pockets of a multiplicity of longitudinal threads (e.g. as the weft of a weave in which the longitudinal threads form the warp, or in courses of the warp knit in which the longitudinal threads are loop chains).