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.

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.

Abstract: A slider (1) for a zip fastener is described, said fastener comprising a base (2) and a back part (3) which are integral with each other and between which the rows of teeth (4i) of the said fastener are arranged, as well as an engaging member (5) projecting upwards from the said back part (3) and able to be constrained to the connecting ring (6) of a pull-tab, the said engaging member (5) being shaped substantially in the manner of a U having a first side (7) of the two parallel sides (7, 8) fixed to the said base (2) and the second side (8) facing in a parallel manner the back part (3) and terminating in a hook-shaped portion (9) which is bent inwards, at least the third side (10) of the U which connects said sides perpendicularly being flexurally resilient.

Abstract: A zipper head includes a puller, a horse hook, an elastic piece, a cap and a pulling piece. The puller has guiding grooves there inside and an accommodating portion and a penetrating hole on top thereof. The end portion is disposed under the horse hook. One end of the elastic piece is fixed on the puller. Both sides in the interior of the cap are provided with a protrusion respectively. The two protrusions of the cap are located above the fulcrum portion of the horse hook. Via the above arrangement, a function of blocking and restricting the position of the fulcrum portion of a horse hook can be provided, and thus the fulcrum portion of the horse hook cannot be displaced excessively due to an extreme pulling force of the pulling piece. Therefore, the horse hook can be prevented from getting deformed or deviating from a predetermined position.

Abstract: An automatic lock slider 1 for a concealed slide fastener comprises a slider body 3, a locking lever 5 and a knob 11. The locking lever 5 is pivotally mounted on the slider body 3. A locking pawl 53 on one end 55 of the locking lever 5 is urged into a fastener element guide channel 39 of the slider body 3 by a spring 7, to prevent unintentional sliding of the slider 1 along a slide fastener. The knob 11 is attached to a connecting ring 9 through which the locking lever 5 is inserted. When opening or closing the slide fastener, the knob 11 rocks and lifts the locking lever 11 to withdraw the locking pawl 53 from the fastener element guide channel 39, thereby allowing movement of the slider 1 along the slide fastener.

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

Abstract: The present invention provides a slider with a simple locking mechanism which allows the slider to be operated easily and exerts its locking function accurately. In the slider of this invention, a recess is made in the center of an upper wing plate of a slider body thereof and engaging posts are provided on the front and back of the slider body. Two pawl holes are provided in a bottom portion of the recess and supporting pieces are provided on the right and left sides so as to be erected. Guide grooves are provided in side walls of the recess. A pawl body comprises locking pawls provided on the right and left of a bottom face thereof in which a top face thereof is formed in a mountain shape and their phases are deviated by half pitch and guide protruding portions protruding from the side walls. A pull tab has a pintle on an end thereof and a cam is provided in the center of the pintle. A cover is a rectangular prism and has front and rear engaging holes which are capable of engaging the engaging posts.

Abstract: An agent capable of inhibiting signalling mediated by a .beta..sub.1 integrin cell surface receptor of leukocyte cells will treat a bacterial infection associated with a surface of a foreign body over and around which fibrin has been deposited, or a malignant tumor over and around which tenascin has been deposited. In addition, coating a foreign body with a fibrinolytic agent will prevent chronic bacterial infection associated with the surface of the foreign body. Furthermore, an agent capable of stimulating signalling mediated by a .beta..sub.1 integrin cell surface receptor of leukocyte cells will treat chronic inflammation.

Abstract: A lock slider, for a slide fastener, includes an upper wing having an interior surface adapted to be in contact with a pair of fastener tapes, and a wedge-like ridge projecting from the interior surface of the upper wing and extending from a guide post toward a rear end of the upper wing for spreading open the respective closely abutting inner longitudinal edges of the fastener tapes. A tapering fore end portion and a rectangular stem of the ridge has a sharp edge. The upper wing further has, in its interior surface, a recessed portion extending around the fore end portion and the stem for for allowing the inner longitudinal tape edges to be displaced into the recessed portion when they are spread open by the ridge. An aperture for the passage of a locking pawl is formed in the upper wing at an intermediate portion of the ridge.

Abstract: In an automatic lock slider for a concealed slide fastener, a fastener-element guide post of a slider body has an upper groove receiving a locking lever and a lower groove slidably receiving a sliding end of a pivoting release member. A spring mounted in the guide post acts on an actuating arm of the locking lever to urge a locking pawl of the locking lever to normally project into a fastener-element guide channel of the slider body. An ornamental knob attached to the pivoting release member covers exposed part of the slider body. As the knob is pulled to pivotally move the release member, the locking pawl is retracted from the guide channel.

Abstract: In an automatic lock slider for a slide fastener having element rows on its back side, a resilient member having a locking pawl engageable and disengageable with the element rows from the back side is actuated by one end of a pivotal bat pivotable about a pivot, the resilient member being in the form of a small-width metallic leaf spring having a predetermined length and bent in a desired shape. The resilient member keeps adequate resilience for a long period and secures more reliable resilient deformation and restoration compared to a mere leaf spring, so that the locking pawl can come into and out of engagement with the element rows smoothly and reliably, depending on whether or not a pull tab is pulled.