Protrusion On Pull Tab Directly Engaging Interlocking Surfaces Patents (Class 24/419)
  • Patent number: 11678728
    Abstract: A zipper includes zipper teeth, a zipper head base for engaging or disengaging zipper teeth, and a puller with an end hole. The zipper head base includes a body with a pivotal mounting portion, a hook-shaped locking plate with a locking pin, and a biasing member, the hook-shaped locking plate is pivotally connected to the pivotal mounting portion, and the locking pin of the hook-shaped locking plate is configured to pass through the end hole of the puller. The zipper head base has a locked state, in which the biasing member provides a biasing force to the locking plate, so that the locking pin is allowed to be inserted into the engaged zipper teeth to restrict bidirectional movement of the zipper head base. A garment including the zipper is further provided according to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG WEIXING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guifei Peng, Yishu Huang
  • Patent number: 11653725
    Abstract: An anti-pinch zipper includes two zipper tapes and a zipper slider. The inner side of the chain cloth of each zipper tape is folded back to the front to form a chain belt portion and a sliding space. The zipper slider has a top plate that holds the pull tab and is provided with a structure to guide the two rows of teeth of the zipper tapes to be interlocked with each other. The rows of teeth and the chain belt portions are passed through the zipper slider, so that the top plate and the pull tab are located on the front of the zipper, and the two chain cloths cover the back of the zipper slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: KCC ZIPPER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-Yen Chung
  • Patent number: 11454271
    Abstract: A magnetic and mechanical connection device includes a connection surface provided female part with a female housing having a bottom to which bottom on the inside a first permanent magnet is attached and a top provided with a female opening. A connection surface provided male part with a male housing provided with a connection member having at least a magnetic surface and being slightly smaller than the female opening in the female part, the male part connecting magnetically with the permanent magnet. A spring biased locking pin is attached to either the connection member of the male part or the female opening of the female part. The locking pin is directed in a perpendicular direction from the insertion direction and which locking pin is interacting in a locking engagement with an opposite locking groove in the opposite part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ELITE GROUP INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Nicklas Lindblad
  • Patent number: 11304482
    Abstract: A slider includes: a slider body including an upper vane, a lower vane, and a guide post connecting the upper vane and the lower vane; and a pull tab connected to the slider body. The upper vane is provided with a pair of lateral walls projecting from an upper surface of the upper vane in a thickness direction of the slider body. A connection bearing for a connecting pin supported by the pair of lateral walls to be inserted is provided to the pull tab. The upper vane is provided with a recess dented toward the lower vane in the thickness direction with respect to the upper surface. The connection bearing is located in the recess between the pair of lateral walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: Takanori Ozawa
  • Patent number: 11013299
    Abstract: A slider, includes a slider base, a pull-tab, a connecting shaft and a spring; the slider base includes an upper blade, a lower blade, and a connecting pin connecting the upper blade and the lower blade; said pull-tab is integrated with the connecting shaft; the pull-tab includes a pull-tab body, with a spring mounting part and a locking part set at the anterior-end-face of the pull-tab body; the anterior-end-face of the pull-tab body is set as a locking vertical plane and the bottom of the pull-tab body is set as cambered surface; the connecting shaft is fixed to the anterior-end of the pull-tab body and the length of the connecting shaft is larger than the width of the anterior-end-face of the pull-tab body; the connecting shaft runs through the spring mounting part and the locking part and extends to both sides of the anterior-end of the pull-tab body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: IDEAL FASTENER (GUANGDONG) INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Franklin Chi Yen Hung, Guoliang Qiu, Wei Qiu, Zongjian Lyu, Fukang Wu
  • Patent number: 10765177
    Abstract: A slider is provided with a tab insertion gap between an upper blade of a slider body and a free end portion of a cover body and an open and close member for opening and closing the tab insertion gap. The open and close member is disposed alongside a stop pawl body in the slider width direction, and is also disposed such that a rear end part of the open and close member can swing vertically between a passing position where a attaching shaft portion of a tab passes through and a blocking position where the passing of the attaching shaft portion of the tab is blocked. The open and close member is urged toward the blocking position. The slider can attach the tab afterward, has a stop mechanism, and can significantly reduce manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Hamada
  • Patent number: 10638818
    Abstract: A slider with a reboundable pull-tab includes a slider base, a pull-tab, a connecting shaft and spring; the slider base has a connecting shaft through-hole for mounting the connecting shaft, which fixes the pull-tab and spring onto the slider base; one end of the spring inserts into the slider, and the other end inserts into the spring base; when the pull-tab is pulled, the spring will subject to torsional deformation; when the pull-tab is let go, the pull-tab will revert to the normal state under the impetus of the spring, then the slider is automatically locked, thus preventing unexpectedly sliding; there is also a locking part in the pull-tab, so that it is free from not being able to rebound due to over-rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: IDEAL FASTENER (GUANG DONG) INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Franklin Chi Yen Hung, William Qiu, Ali Lv, Fukang Wu, Andy Zeng
  • Patent number: 10624428
    Abstract: A slider, includes a slider base, a pull-tab, a connecting shaft and a spring; the slider base includes an upper blade, a lower blade, and a connecting pin connecting the upper blade and the lower blade; said pull-tab is integrated with the connecting shaft; the pull-tab includes a pull-tab body, with a spring mounting part and a locking part set at the anterior-end-face of the pull-tab body; the anterior-end-face of the pull-tab body is set as a locking vertical plane and the bottom of the pull-tab body is set as cambered surface; the connecting shaft is fixed to the anterior-end of the pull-tab body and the length of the connecting shaft is larger than the width of the anterior-end-face of the pull-tab body; the connecting shaft runs through the spring mounting part and the locking part and extends to both sides of the anterior-end of the pull-tab body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: IDEAL FASTENER (GUANGDONG) INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Franklin Chi Yen Hung, Guoliang Qiu, Wei Qiu, Zongjian Lyu, Fukang Wu
  • Patent number: 10098421
    Abstract: A sliding member is provided, the sliding member includes a first sliding body, a second sliding body opposite to the first sliding body, a connection body connected between the first sliding body and the second sliding body, a first convex body disposed on the first sliding body, and a second convex body disposed on the first sliding body. The first convex body has two convex ribs and two convex portions disposed on a top side of the first sliding body to respectively adjacent to the two convex ribs. A movable cover body has two sliding portions respectively movably contacting the two convex ribs and respectively separately contacting the two convex portions. A zipper head assembly structure using the sliding member is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: CHUNG CHWAN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Pau Lin
  • Patent number: 10085526
    Abstract: A locking slider assembly includes a slider including a follower; and a rail engaged to the follower, so that the follower can move along the rail when the assembly is in a first state and the follower cannot move along the rail when the assembly is in a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: Boban Jose
  • Patent number: 10064457
    Abstract: The device provides a locking slide assembly for a zipper, and a method for manufacturing a locking zipper slide assembly. The locking slider assembly is formed in a single die cast operation to include the locking slider and the pull member being formed simultaneously. Whereby the bridge and pull loop are formed with their full geometric shape and without converging flat surfaces caused by tooling limitations found in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Shah Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Nirav Ashok Shah
  • Patent number: 9936774
    Abstract: There is provided a slider for a slide fastener. The slider includes a body, a pull tab, a shaft member, and a coil spring. The pull tab has a base portion, a gripper and a claw portion protruding from the base portion. The shaft member is configured to rotatably support the pull tab relative to the body. The coil spring is attached around the shaft member to urge the gripper to be laid down toward the body. A claw guide portion allows a tip end of the claw portion to protrude into the guide groove. A restricting portion of the body restricts rotation of the pull tab when the pull tab is raised by a predetermined angle from the body. A restricted portion of the pull tab comes in contact with the restricting portion when the pull tab is raised by the predetermined angle from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Hsien Hsiang Hsu, Chun Chun Lai, Yuichi Iwase
  • Patent number: 9565904
    Abstract: A conventional zipper is the preferred means for closure of many jackets and other outerwear. Conventional zippers are prone to jamming and snagging due to the introduction of the liner into the slider body as the zipper is opened and closed. Embodiments herein provide modified slider bodies with one or more features such as an elongated spring cap, a protrusion on the bottom plate and/or plate coupler of the slider body, and/or vertically offset side rails. These features may minimize introduction of loose fabric, such as the lining of a lined garment, into the tape slot of the slider body, thereby help reduce jamming of the slider body during operation of the slide fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael “Woody” Blackford, Gary Davis, Paul Blalock
  • Patent number: 9545158
    Abstract: Protective assemblies for zippers described may include a protective barrier for preventing migration of particles and/or organisms between opposite surfaces of the barrier. When a zipper assembly is brought to a closed position, a zipper slider may form a connection with the barrier resulting in an obstruction to block infiltration of small particles or organisms (e.g., bed bugs, allergens, dust mites, small particles, etc.). The barrier may be attached to an article, such as a padded material for use with a bedding/furniture cover. In some embodiments, a cover may be implemented to enclose a portion of the zipper slider. The barrier may include one or more padding materials for preventing migration of small particles or organisms past obstructions formed by the padding material(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: CleanBrands, LLC
    Inventor: Gary Goldberg
  • Patent number: 9357816
    Abstract: There is provided a slider for slide fastener, including a slider body and a pull tab. A pair of supporting parts rotatably supporting the pull tab are provided on an upper surface of the slider body, and a claw for snapping elements of the slide fastener is provided on the pull tab. The pull tab is rotatable between a first posture in which the pull tab is placed down on the slider body and a second posture in which the pull tab is erected from the slider body. A stop member is provided on at least one of the slider body and the pull tab. The stop member limits the pull tab in an erect position of the second posture such that a front end of the claw is located within a protection space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: Hideyuki Matsushima
  • Patent number: 9220323
    Abstract: There is provided a pull tab post-attaching slider for a slide fastener. An upper blade of a slider body includes a first mounting portion. A free end portion of a pull tab attachment rod includes a second mounting portion. A blocking member includes a first mounted portion mounted on the first mounting portion and a second mounted portion mounted on the second mounting portion. One of the first mounting portion and the first mounted portion includes a first dovetail groove portion and the other includes a first fitting engagement portion having a first fitting engagement structure fitted into the first dovetail groove portion. One of the second mounting portion and the second mounted portion includes a second dovetail groove portion and the other includes a second fitting engagement portion having a second fitting engagement structure fitted into the second dovetail groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hamada, Keiichi Keyaki
  • Patent number: 8782858
    Abstract: A slider has an upper blade of a slider body having an insert groove of a locking pawl, a temporary engagement portion for which temporary engages and fixes the locking pawl, and a claw hole. The temporary engagement portion is adapted so that, with the locking pawl fixed in position, the position in height of the upper end of the temporary engagement portion is the same as or lower than that of the upper surface of the upper blade. This prevents the temporary engagement portion from being pressed and crushed when the temporary engagement portion is in contact with the tab and so on. As a result, an automatic stop mechanism of the slider can stably function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Keyaki, Koji Yamagishi, Takanori Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8567019
    Abstract: A semi-automatic slider assembly having a slider body, a lock pin, and a pull tab. When the pull tab is in a first orientation, the lock pin engages with elements of the tape and the slider assembly is in a locked configuration that prevents the slider assembly from moving along the tape. When the pull tab is in a second orientation, the lock pin does not engage with the elements of the tape and the slider assembly is in an unlocked configuration so that the assembly is permitted to move along the tape. The slider body has a recess for receiving a portion of the lock pin, and the lock pin has an opening that reduces interference when the pull tab is in the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: YKK Corporation of America
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Hisashi Yoneshima, Shigeyoshi Takazawa
  • Patent number: 8453302
    Abstract: A slider for slide fastener has a handle attachment/detachment column part projected upward from an upper face of a slider body and a pair of cantilever engagement pieces formed in a window part of a handle, and they are snap-engaged. An attachment/detachment part of the cantilever engagement piece and the handle attachment/detachment column part is provided with a head storage space (PS) storing and engaging an attachment/detachment head at the time of engaging the cantilever engagement piece and the attachment/detachment head. Thus, attachment/detachment of the handle attachment/detachment column part and the cantilever engagement piece becomes easy and the cantilever engagement piece of the handle is difficult to be damaged. Uncomfortable feeling by a projected end of the handle attachment/detachment column part and hooking of fiber do not exist and durability is given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Keyaki, Hideya Take
  • Patent number: 8307518
    Abstract: An anti-theft zipper head includes a head member and a handle. The head member includes a zipper groove for engaging a zipper. The handle is connected with the head member. The head member further includes an elastic piece. The elastic piece is configured for engaging the zipper and thereby confining the movement of the head member on the zipper. The handle includes a push switch. The push switch is configured to control the elastic piece to extend into the zipper groove so as to engage the zipper, or to withdraw from the zipper groove so as to be disengaged with the zipper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Po Chu Cheung
  • Publication number: 20120260469
    Abstract: A semi-automatic slider assembly comprising a slider body, a lock pin, and a pull tab. When the pull tab is in a first orientation, the lock pin engages with elements of the tape and the slider assembly is in a locked configuration that prevents the slider assembly from moving along the tape. When the pull tab is in a second orientation, the lock pin does not engage with the elements of the tape and the slider assembly is in an unlocked configuration so that the assembly is permitted to move along the tape. The slider body has a recess for receiving a portion of the lock pin, and the lock pin has an opening that reduces interference when the pull tab is in the second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: YKK Corporation of America
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Hisashi Yoneshima, Shigeyoshi Takazawa
  • Patent number: 8082635
    Abstract: A slider for a zip fastener includes a lower part, an upper part and a puller. The lower part and upper part are interconnected by a hinge, whereby the slider can be set in an open and a closed condition, respectively. The puller, which is made of a resilient material and constitutes the part that the user holds when using the slider, includes locking pins for locking the lower part and upper part in the closed condition, and also dividing shoulders. The lower part includes a hole which can receive the locking pins of the puller in order to lock the lower part and the upper part in the closed condition. The upper part includes a cradle for the locking pins of the puller and also a slanted dividing body, which is capable of separating the dividing shoulders and therewith the locking pins of the puller. Further, the upper part includes two hinge taps and the lower part includes an area for cooperation with the hinge taps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventor: Jens Leveau
  • Publication number: 20100299886
    Abstract: The zipper with removable slider includes two completely separable tooth rows each having opposite first and second end pins overlapping one another. The slider includes two tooth row passages extending therethrough, with an end pin receptacle overlying the tooth row passages. The tooth row passages accept passage of the two tooth rows therethrough and merge to selectively join or separate the tooth rows to form or separate the zipper chain, depending upon the direction of slider movement. The end pin receptacle accepts the end pins at adjacent ends of the first and second tooth rows, and selectively locks those end pins in place in the slider to secure the slider in position on the zipper assembly and hold the zipper closed. The slider may be completely removed from both tooth rows and the panels to which the tooth rows are attached may be separated, inverted or interchanged as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Eric Fodge, Bryce Hancock, Michael Holton, Nik Prawdzik
  • Publication number: 20100170067
    Abstract: There is provided a thin slider for a slide fastener with an automatic locking mechanism with a locking pawl while having an excellent design property and operability. The thin slider according to the present invention includes a locking pawl journaled by a slider body and a resilient member accommodated in a connecting post. The locking pawl is urged in such a first rotation direction that its pawl portion is inserted into an element guide passage of the slider body by the resilient member. The upper blade of the slider body includes a first upper blade connected to the connecting post and a second upper blade which is attached slidably onto the first upper blade. The second upper blade has a thin second upper blade main body and an operating piece drooping from the front end portion of the second upper blade main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventor: Shigeyoshi Takazawa
  • Patent number: 7665194
    Abstract: A slide fastener with a slider locking mechanism comprising a slider body, a tab attached to the slider body rotatably, and a slider having a locking pawl formed integrally with the tab, wherein the locking pawl has a pawl portion fitted into between the elements, and the pawl portion comprises: a first contact surface which, when the tab is rotated after sliding operation of the slider is ended, contacts with a first element of an element row attached to a fastener stringer to stop the tab's rotation temporarily; and a second contact surface which, when the slider starts a forced movement in an element separating direction with the tab's rotation stopped, contacts with a second element to stop the slider's forced movement in a state where the tab restarts to rotate and the pawl portion is fitted into between the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichi Iwase
  • Publication number: 20090064468
    Abstract: A slide fastener with a slider locking mechanism comprising a slider body, a tab attached to the slider body rotatably, and a slider having a locking pawl formed integrally with the tab, wherein the locking pawl has a pawl portion fitted into between the elements, and the pawl portion comprises: a first contact surface which, when the tab is rotated after sliding operation of the slider is ended, contacts with a first element of an element row attached to a fastener stringer to stop the tab's rotation temporarily; and a second contact surface which, when the slider starts a forced movement in an element separating direction with the tab's rotation stopped, contacts with a second element to stop the slider's forced movement in a state where the tab restarts to rotate and the pawl portion is fitted into between the elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: YKK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Iwase
  • Patent number: 7207092
    Abstract: This invention relates to a slider for a slide fastener with an automatic stopper comprising front and rear mounting pillars of a slider body and a pawl body open to the rear mounting pillar and having a concave portion for accommodating a shaft portion of a pull wherein a gap portion allowing the shaft portion to pass through is formed in the concave portion by disposing the rear mounting pillar in a fitting guide groove in the slider body slidably in back and forth directions, and the shaft portion is prevented from slipping out of the concave portion through the gap portion when a pull holding body for covering the slider body is engaged with the front and rear mounting pillars, whereby simplifying a slider body's structure, an attachment structure of the pull and manufacturing procedure, and reducing a manufacturing cost while securing a stable/excellent automatic stopper function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Iwase, Keiichi Keyaki
  • Patent number: 7114223
    Abstract: A zipper assembly includes a pair of zipper tapes and a slider movable along the zipper tapes. A closure member and a zipper pull are connected to the slider. A cover for the zipper pull includes a housing having an aperture formed therein. A plunger rod having a first end and a second end is connected to the zipper pull, with its first end extending outwardly through the aperture. A biasing member biases the plunger rod outwardly from the aperture in a static condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventor: Alex W. Okot
  • Patent number: 6769156
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Inventor: Tan Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 6742226
    Abstract: In a slide fastener made of fabric having a stopper portion composed of thermoplastic synthetic resin material, the fastener tape contains a rough-pattern-structure region at least adjacent to a side of the fastener element row on an inner side of the fastener tape. An end portion of the stopper portion on the inner side of the fastener tape is disposed in the rough-pattern-structure region and fused to a foundation structure of the fastener tape in the rough-pattern-structure region. Thus, even if the length of the stopper portion in the tape width direction is short, the stopper portion does not interfere with a sewing machine foot during sewing, so that the sewing line does not meander even at the position near the fastener element row. Further, the end portion of the stopper portion can be fused and fixed to the foundation structure of the rough-pattern-structure region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Matsuda, Yoshifumi Nakata
  • Patent number: 6735827
    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).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Inventor: Turo Stenhäll
  • Patent number: 6654988
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventor: Roger C. Y. Chung
  • Patent number: 6654989
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: Noritsugu Hamai
  • Patent number: 6647599
    Abstract: A positioning mechanism of a zipper slide for engaging or disengaging two lengths of teeth on two opposite teeth tapes is disclosed. The positioning mechanism includes: a main body having a buckling portion, a plane surface, a recess, and a support portion formed thereon, wherein a positioning member positioned on the buckling portion of the main body, wherein the positioning member has a locking part, which can insert into the recess of the main body, formed in one end of the positioning member; a pull tab unit for facilitating the manipulation of pulling the zipper slide, wherein the pull tab unit has a beam that is placed on the plane surface; and a lid connected with a top surface of the main body and covering the buckling portion, the plane surface, the recess, the support portion, the positioning portion, and the front of the pull tab unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: Yu-Pau Lin
  • Patent number: 6637078
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Nagata, Koji Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 6591464
    Abstract: A zipper slide is constructed to include a slide, the slide having a front recessed hole, a rear through hole, and stop means in the front recessed hole, a hook plate, the hook plate having a front fulcrum positioned in the front recessed hole and a wedged rear hook for inserting into the rear through hole to engage the interlocking teeth of zipper tapes to which the slide is fastened, a elastic member adapted to force the hook plate into the front through hole, a pull-tab coupled to the hook plate, and a locating plate stamped into the front recessed hole to hold the elastic member and the hook plate in place, the locating plate having protruded portions engaged with the stop means of the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Inventor: Yu-Pau Lin
  • Patent number: 6588072
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventor: Yu-Pau Lin
  • Patent number: 6581254
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventor: Ge Chian Tang
  • Patent number: 6550111
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph A. Garraffa, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6532633
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Tino Chu
  • Patent number: 6523232
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Inventor: Tan Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 6510594
    Abstract: A zipper slide for invisible zipper is constructed to include a slide base, a hook plate, a spring element, a locating plate, and a pull tab, the hook plate being secured to the slide base at a top side, the hook plate having a hook tip hooked up with a coupling ring at one end of the pull tab, the spring plate being pressed on the hook plate, the slide base, the hook plate, the spring element and the connecting plate being fully automatically fastened together by an automatic stamping machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Inventor: Yu-Pau Lin
  • Patent number: 6510593
    Abstract: A slide fastener apparatus which includes a first and second slide with a releasable locking latch integral to the slides and a keyed, rotating cam as a locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Inventor: Young S. Kim
  • Patent number: 6438806
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventor: Yu-Pau Lin
  • Patent number: 6415482
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: John S. Pontaoe
  • Patent number: 6094786
    Abstract: In a die-casting slide fastener slider having a plastically deformable, cantilevered pull-tab attaching lug on a slider body, the lug projects from an upper end of a guide post over an upper wing toward a rear end of the upper wing and terminates in a downward end projection spaced from the upper wing by a gap through which an attachment ring of a pull tab is threaded. The lug has a longitudinal hollow through its base to facilitate plastically deforming the lug to reduce the size of the gap after threading. In this structure, since first and second slide cores of a mold for die-casting the slide fastener slider can be inserted from the front and rear sides, it is possible to mold the lug without generating any parting line on its overall appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: Masao Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 6035497
    Abstract: A separable zipper pull tab comprises a hook piece and a zipper pull tab body having an adhesive element or a shear pin. The hook piece has a connecting arm that is secured to a connecting arch of a slider and the zipper pull tab body includes a receiving cavity which receives a portion of the hook piece. The zipper pull tab body and the hook piece are frangibly secured by an adhesive element whereby the zipper pull tab body may be separated from the hook piece upon application of a force sufficient to overcome the adhesive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Terry R. Jackson
  • Patent number: 5996188
    Abstract: A slide fastener slider with an automatic lock mechanism comprises a body including a support lug standing on a guide post, a guide lug standing at a rear opening side of the body, a recessed portion defined between the support lug and the guide lug, a pair of projections project from opposite sides of the recessed portion. A spring is mounted to the body with its V-shaped bent portion of the spring fitted into the recessed portion. The bent portion is then fixed by caulking the projections. A pintle of a pull tab is disposed on the spring. A pawl member, which has an pressing portion to be brought into resilient contact with the spring on its one end, the locking paws on the other end, and a support shaft at opposite sides of an intermediate portion thereof, is disposed on the pintle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Iwao Yaguramaki, Masao Kubo, Noboru Oyama, Jiro Harada
  • Patent number: 5991982
    Abstract: A slide fastener slider comprising: a slider body composed of upper and lower wings joined at their front ends by a guide post; a cantilevered attachment lug standing on an upper surface of the upper wing at its rear end and extending toward its front end; a pull tab having at one end an attaching ring adapted to be threaded on the attachment lug; a stop resiliently supported on the slider so as to normally come into contact with a front end of the attachment lug; and the guide post having in its upper surface a recess and defining between the recess and the front end of the attachment lug a gap that allows the attaching ring of the pull tab to pass through as pressing the stop away from the front end of the attachment lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Wakabayashi, Kiyoshi Oda
  • Patent number: 5991981
    Abstract: A slider of a slide fastener is free from any damage that may arise when a lug is deformed and springs back and an upper wing is protected against undesired deformation. A pair of rear lateral legs project downward from the lug. A gap is defined between the rear lateral legs and the upper wing. One or more longitudinal ribs are formed on the lower surface of the lug. If excessively pinching force is applied to the lug to close the gap, the upper wing is kept free from any local deformation because the rear lateral legs absorb the excessive force. Also, if the lug springs back, because the rear lateral legs restore their original positions, they are held in close contact with the upper wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Komuro, Hiroo Minami