Abstract: A zipper pull for sliding a slider head of a zipper along locking teeth to selectively engage and separate the teeth includes a resilient loop and a coupling. The coupling defines one end which is fixed to the loop at an angular orientation therewith and another end which is pivotally attached to the slider head. The positioning and resilience of the loop acts to reduce the tendency of a zipper pull to bounce around when a user is enggaged in an activity.

Abstract: A zipper operating device is provided for manipulating a slide fastener having a sliding operator member and a tab member connected to the sliding member. The zipper operating device includes a tang member which may be received within a hole in the tab member whereby the zipper operating device may engage the sliding member for manipulation thereof. The zipper operating device is shaped generally like a key and includes a head portion and a shank portion extending therefrom. A hole is provided in the head portion distal from the shank portion such that the device may be attached to a key ring or key chain.

Abstract: A pull tab assembly for slide fastener slider is disclosed, which comprises a clamper having at one of its ends a hook, a resilient member supported in the hook and a pull tab having a pair of ears which each have such a geometry that can facilitate mounting and dismounting of the pull tab with respect to the clamper and further protect the resilient member against deformation or damage.

Abstract: A pull tab for slide fastener sliders comprises a pull tab body being of a flat strip and having a through hole therein and a decorative body comprising a first decorative part and a second decorative part, both decorative parts joined with each other through the through hole of the pull tab body, so that the decorative body is attached to the pull tab body.

Abstract: A slider includes a slider body and a pull tab pivotally connected thereto. The slider body comprising a pair of upper and lower wings connected at their respective front ends by a diamond having a through hole formed longitudinally thereof, the upper wing having a recess in its upper surface close to the through hole; a holder post including a holder body and a crook portion bent rearwardly from the holder body; and a decorative pattern provided on the upper surface of the upper wing rearwardly of the recess. The holder body fits through the through hole and the crook portion has its lower end fit into the recess, thus defining with the upper surface of the upper wing an opening through which to pivotally join the pull tab to the slider body. The holder body is clinched to the slider body through the through hole.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider is disclosed as including spaced parallel wing members and a longitudinal axis therebetween, a pull-lug affixed to its top surface, a pull member operatively connected to said pull-lug for moving the slider relative to interlocking elements, with the pull member being movable parallel to the longitudinal axis, and ends on the pull-lug to exert a pulling force on the slider from below the top surface thereof.

Abstract: In a slider for slide fasteners including a slider body having an lug on its upper surface; a provisional pull tab is releasably mounted on the slider body during a finishing process and inspection. The provisional pull tab comprises a grip portion adapted for being gripped and pulled for manipulation of the slider; a surrounding attachment rim integrally extending from the grip portion and defining with a proximal end of the grip portion an aperture, through which the attaching lug is inserted so that the provisional pull tab is pivotally mounted on the lug; and a fragile portion disposed around the aperture so that the provisional pull tab can be removed from the lug with great ease.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider includes a slider body having a mounting hole extending at least through the thickness of an upper wing of the slider body, a circular disk disposed on the upper wing with its central guide hole aligned with the mounting hole, a pull tab pivotally connected to the circular disk, and a headed retainer pin extending loosely through the guide hole and firmly fitted in the mounting hole to rotatably retain the circular disk on the slider body. The circular disk is substantially concealed by an enlarged head of the retainer pin and hence the slider is sightly in appearance. The mounting hole in which the retainer pin is firmly fitted extends through a guide post of the slider body so that the pull tab is firmly retained on the slider body against detachment even when the pull tab is manipulated with a severe pulling force.

Abstract: A locking slider assembly is shown for use with a slide fastener having separable fastener elements having a slider body, upper and lower spaced parallel wings joined at their front ends on the body. A pair of upstanding body tabs are upstruck from the upper wing which also has a front and rear opening therethrough. A leaf spring has a down turned nose terminating in a downwardly bent spring prong for engaging the fastener elements of the slide fastener. A spring means extends off the leaf spring rearwardly of the down turned nose and passes into the forward openings of the upper wing and is positioned to be engaged by the upstanding body tabs on the upper wing. A spring biasing extension is in engagement with the upper wing to impart spring loading to the spring prong to assure engagement with the fastener elements.

Abstract: A zipper securing device which comprises of a circular clip open at one end which can be sprung over or around a button as a means of attaching invention to the material in which the zipper is fitted, an eyelet as a means of attachment by sewing and a hook as a means of attachment to the zipper tab securing it in the closed or zipped up position. It also comprises of a connecting member as a means of attaching said hook to said circular clip open at one end and an indentation providing a weakened area to allow a means of seperation between said circular clip open at one end and said connecting member.

Abstract: A device for opening and closing a slide fastener or zipper which has a pull tab with an aperture through it consists of an elongated shaft with a spiralled end, preferably wound about the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The spiralled winding preferably extends about an extension of this axis but may alternatively wind about the shaft itself. The winding is spirally insertable into and removable from the aperture in the pull tab. The spiral may be helical rather than tapered. The coils of the winding may be tapered toward the tip of the helical end of the shaft so as to maximize the coupling effect between the coils and the apertured tab. A spherical tip may be provided at the end of the coils to further prevent the possibility of snagging. The other end of the shaft may include a semi-circular extension adapted to removably suspend the device from a clothes rod. Alternatively, the other end of the shaft may include a slotted extension for facilitating manipulation of the device with the fingers.

Abstract: A slider pull tab for a slide fastener comprises a pull tab body formed from an elastic, flexible material and a first connector and a second connector, both connectors being formed as an integral unit from a metal or mechanically strong plastics material by simultaneous cast molding and either of said connectors having a pivotal pin about which the pull tab body can freely rotate. The pull tab body is cast-molded integrally with the second connector and has through apertures communicating with connecting bridges to ensure film bond of the surface layers of the pull tab body.

Abstract: An ornamental pull tab for slide fastener sliders is made from synthetic resin and has on its upper surface a desired pattern. The ornamental pull tab comprises a grip portion including a base plate having in the upper surface a recess in the form of the pattern and a pattern portion formed on the base plate by injection-molding synthetic resin into the recess.

Abstract: A slider for slide fasteners comprises a slider body, a pull tab for manipulating a slider and a cap-like yoke mounted on the slider body to pivotally join the pull tab to the slider body. The cap-like yoke inlcudes a pair of opposite side walls each having a pair of opposite front and rear legs having the respective engaging means. Teh slider body has a pair of front and rear studs on its upper surface at the front end and the rear end, respectively, the front and the rear studs including the respective pairs of opposite side walls having on their respective inner surface engaging projections engageable with the engaging means for mounting the cap-like yoke on the slider body, so that the pull tab is pivotally joined with the slider body.

Abstract: An automatic lock slider for slide fastener comprises a slider body, a support lug integral with and disposed over the top surface of the slider body and a pull tab with which to move the slider. The slider includes a locking member in the form of a polygonal leaf spring having at one end a locking prong and at the other end a U-bent portion. A bulged portion is formed intermediate the prong and the U-bent portion and spaced a sufficient distance from the lower surface of the lug to permit lifting of the prong clear out of the passage of coupling element rows of a slide fastener.

Abstract: A slider pull tab for slide fastener is disclosed, which comprises a connector means, a decorative portion integral therewith and exposed to view at least one surface of the connector means and a grip web formed from soft-type rubber or plastics material. The connector means has a through opening and/or a through aperture which are filled by the material of the grip web during formation of the latter thereby providing increased tensile strength against pull stresses exerted upon pulling the slider pull tab.

Abstract: A slider pull tab for slide fastener is disclosed, which comprises a clamper portion formed from a metallic material and a finger-grip portion connected thereto, the finger-grip portion being formed from a transparent or semi-transparent synthetic resin into a tongue-like web and including at least in part a transparent see-through region and a decorative region engraved in the lower surface of the finger portion.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider includes a safe pull tab molded of elastic synthetic rubber into a one-piece structure. The elastic pull tab is easily bendable when subjected to a severe pressure or force and hence never injures the user's body even when the user accidentally strikes a part of its body against the pull tab.

Abstract: A removable metal tab having the top portion configured to enclose a securing button on the front waist band of mens jeans, or trousers. The lower portion of the tab being removably fastened to the orifice in the top of the slide fastener of the zippered fly opening thus preventing the involuntary opening of the fly by a sliding zipper fastener.

Abstract: A pull tab for slide fastener sliders includes a soft elastic grip mound provided on the grip portion of a pull tab body and projecting from one of front and rear surfaces of the pull tab body. The grip mound has a roughened outer surface to increase the resistance to slip and is elastically deformable to fit the shape of the user's finger when the grip portion is gripped. With the grip mound thus provided, the pull tab can be gripped stably and reliably by the user's fingers, which ensures a smooth opening and closing operation of a slide fastener.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider comprises a slider body, a pull tab support pivotally connected at one end to the slider body, and a pull tab removably attached to the opposite end of the pull tab support. The pull tab support comprises a hook portion hooked to define therein a gap for loosely receiving an annular portion of the pull tab and having in its inner surface engaging means; and a substantially U-shaped resilient member having at its opposite ends fitting means for fitting engagement with the engaging means, to thus close the gap.

Abstract: An attachment to a zipper pull tab is provided. The attachment is a flexible elongaged member with its length being at least twice its width. The upper portion of the flexible elongated member is provided with an opening through which the lower portion of the elongated member may be inserted.

Abstract: An attachment for the pull tab of a slide fastener for enhancing manipulation of the slider and for serving as an ornamental and identifying element generally comprises a clip of very hard and stiff, yet resilient, material, such as spring steel, molded into a body of soft, tactile, elastomeric material. A channel leading to the clip in the body receives the pull tab. The elastic side walls of the channel expand to accommodate pull tabs of varying sizes and stabilize the attachment on the tab. The clip has a locking tongue which projects into the channel in a direction away from the channel entrance and terminates in an engaging end for engaging and locking the tab in the channel. The engaging end is curved such that considerable pressure is exerted by its point onto the tab surface. Body material directly overlies the tongue such that deflection of the tongue also compresses and deflects the body material.

Abstract: In an automatically locking slider in which a pull tab is pivotally connected at its spindle portion to a housing having a built-in locking member and mounted on a upper wing of a slider body, a pull tab carrier is slidably mounted on the upper wing for movement between a closed position to prevent the spindle portion of the pull tab from being removed from the housing and an open position to release the spindle portion from the housing. The pull tab is normally urged to the closed position. Thus the pull tab is detachable for replacement with another.

Abstract: A pull tab attachment for attaching a pull tab to a slider body is made of a plastically deformable material. The pull tab attachment includes a ring member on one end for being loosely fitted in a pull tab retainer on the slider body, and a pair of jaws comprising a pair of gripper arms on the opposite end for gripping an end of the pull tab therebetween. The gripper arms have on inner confronting surfaces thereof a plurality of biting teeth extending in different directions for biting engagement with the end of the pull tab gripped between the gripper arms.

Abstract: A lock device for a container having an opening adapted to be opened and closed by a slide fastener is composed of only three structural components, namely a slide fastener slider having a closure member slidably mounted thereon for opening and closing a gap between an arch-shaped lug and the slider body, a lock ring adapted to be connected to the container and capable of being threaded through the gap onto the lug to lock the slider in position against movement, and a separate unlock pin manually operative to move the closure member to its open position for releasing the slider from the lock ring.

Abstract: A pull tab for a slide fastener slider is disclosed which comprises a first member made of a hard, rigid material and pivotally connected to the slider and a second member made of a soft, resilient material engageable through a plug and socket connection with the first member. The pull tab can be manipulated with utmost ease and security to the user.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider includes an arch-shaped lug having a rear free end spaced from the top surface of an upper wing by a first gap larger than the diameter of the spindle of a pull tab, and a closure member slidably mounted in the upper wing and having a first closure projection normally disposed adjacent to the rear free end of the lug to substantially close the first gap. In order to prevent objectionable lateral oscillation of the pull tab relative to the lug without increasing the stroke of the closure member, the lug has on its underside an intermediate partition wall spaced from the top surface of the upper wall by a second gap at least equal to the first gap, and the closure member has a second closure projection normally disposed adjacent to the partition wall to substantially close the second gap.

Abstract: A slide fastener having a top stop assembly including a pair of top end stops which are meshable with each other so as to make the total width of the top stop assembly slightly smaller than the minimum width of a Y-shaped guide channel of a slider for allowing the top stop assembly to pass through the guide channel. The two top end stops have at their inner sides a pair of mating stepped portions complementary in shape to each other. The top stop assembly also includes blocking means for being attached to at least one of the mating stepped portions to prevent the two top end stops from meshing with each other.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider has an arch-shaped lug projecting from the top surface of an upper wing and terminating in a rear free end spaced from the top surface of the upper wing by a predetermined gap. A slide is slidably mounted in the upper wing and has a closure projection. The slide is movable between an open position in which the closure projection is spaced from the free end of the lug to open the gap for allowing the pintle of a pull tab to pass therethrough, and a closed position in which the closure projection is disposed adjacent to the free end of the lug to close the gap for preventing the pintle of the pull tab from passing therethrough. The slide is normally urged to its closed position by a spring mounted in the upper wing.

Abstract: A fluid-tight sealing slide fastener includes a pair of rows of coupling elements mounted respectively on inner opposite edges of a stringer tape, an elastomeric top stop mounted on the stringer tape around a terminal opening at ends of the rows of coupling elements, and a slider for taking the rows of coupling elements into and out of intermeshing engagement. The slider includes a slider body having a pair of upper and lower plates interconnected by a diamond, a presser having a plurality of pins extending through the upper plate, and a screw having a threaded shank threaded in a cylindrical body on the upper plate of the slider body and a head acting on the presser. When the slide fastener is closed and the screw is tightened, the pins are pressed against the top stop which is resiliently pressed against the lower plate and the diamond of the slider body to provide fluid-tight sealing between the top stop and the slider.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider has a body including a pair of upper and lower wings and a support lug projecting from the upper wing, and a pull tab having a pintle pivotably received in a space defined between the support lug and the upper wing. The support lug has an end spaced from the upper wing by a gap communicating with the space. The pintle is normally retained in the space by a resilient pull tab retainer that is normally urged to close off the gap. When the pull tab retainer is manually displaced out of the gap, the pintle can be pulled through the gap to detach the pull tab from the support lug.

Abstract: A slide fastener slider has an arch-shaped lug projecting from the front end of an upper wing over the top surface of the upper wing toward the rear end thereof and terminating in a bent free end directed toward the upper wing's top surface and spaced apart therefrom by a gap s. A pull tab is threaded on the lug and thereby connected to a slider body. The slider also has a ridge projecting from the rear end of the upper wing and aligned with the arch-shaped lug longitudinally of the slider body, the ridge having a width not less than the width of the free end of the lug and having a height not less than the gap s. The ridge serves to prevent the slider from being improperly mounted on a guide, as it is fed from a hopper to the next station by a parts feeder, thereby enabling smooth feeding of the successive sliders.

Abstract: A pull tab connector for slide fastener sliders comprises a closed loop formed of a piece of resilient wire and having a pair of stems projecting from the loop, the stems being juxtaposed and overlying each other. The stems are aligned with each other in a plane perpendicular to the general plane of the loop. In use, the stems of the loop are angularly moved about one another until they are aligned with each other in the general plane of the loop. Then the stems are inserted in an axial hole in a pull tab, while a pair of bottom portions of the loop are received in a transverse recess in the pull tab which recess communicates with the axial hole.