Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
024418000 | Including position locking-means attached thereto | 25 |
20080229554 | Luggage Security Device - A luggage security device for use on luggage having a zipper including a first zip chain and a second zip chain with first and second zip sliders such that the zipper is sealed when the first zip slider is positioned adjacent the second zip slider. The device includes a zipper engaging portion that engages the first zip chain at a point on the zipper between the first and second zip sliders when the first zip slider is positioned adjacent the second zip slider and a slider engaging portion to engage with both the first and second zip sliders when the first zip slider is positioned adjacent the second zip slider. The slider engaging portion prevents movement of the first zip slider relative to the second zip slider and the zipper engaging portion prevents the first and second zip sliders from moving relative to the zipper. | 09-25-2008 |
20090106952 | Zipper head - 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. | 04-30-2009 |
20110041297 | Slider for Slide Fastener with Automatic Stopper - There are provided interlock pieces extending from both edge portions of a side-to-side winglike piece provided in a pull-tab retainer toward an anterior wall part and a posterior wall part of the pull-tab retainer. An anterior support wall of an anterior mounting post and a posterior support wall of a posterior mounting post at superior angular corner regions of the internal faces thereof are provided with notches for interlocking of the interlock pieces. When the pull-tab retainer is fitted to the anterior mounting post and the posterior mounting post, the interlock pieces and the notches are interlocked with together to thereby prevent any displacement of the pull-tab retainer in anteroposterior side-to-side directions. Further, at that time, a side end face of the anterior support wall and a side end face of the posterior support wall can be covered up by the pull-tab retainer. | 02-24-2011 |
20110197403 | Slider for Slide Fastener | 08-18-2011 |
20130174387 | Slider for Slide Fastener - A slider for a slide fastener includes a slider main body, a pull tab, a stopper hook having one end configured to be engaged with fastener elements to obstruct the slider main body from moving, a spring portion, a cam portion configured to urge the pull tab in a direction in which the pull tab returns to a lay-down state where the pull tab is laid down toward one side of the slider main body using an elastic force of the spring portion when the pull tab pivots from the lay-down state to an erected state, and regulating portions configured to obstruct the pull tab from pivoting further from the erected state so that the pull tab is obstructed from pivoting to the other side of the slider main body. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185904 | Slider for Slide Fastener - A slider for slide fasteners having a slider body with the leading end of the upper and lower plates connected by a connecting bar and a y-shaped element guiding path disposed between the upper and lower plates, a pull with one end rotatably held on the upper plate, and a stopping hook disposed on the upper plate and having a hook at one end; the upper plate having an insertion groove for inserting the stopping hook, a locking part for locking the other end of the stopping hook, and a hook eyelet drilled so that the hook can be inserted; and the stopping hook is disposed so that by tilting/erecting manipulations of the pull, the hook can be inserted/withdrawn from the element guiding path through the hook eyelet; wherein the corners of the stopping hook that contact the locking part, at least during locking operation, form beveled parts. | 07-25-2013 |
20130205549 | Slider Assembly - Disclosed is a new conceptive slider assembly applied to a zipper. The slider assembly comprises: a slider shaped in a cylinder of which bottom is opened, the slider of which both edges coupled with teeth are curved inward; a bottom stop fixed to an end of one side tape; and a locking unit fixed to an end of the other side tape, the locking unit being separably coupled with the slider disposed above the locking unit to limit movement of the slider, wherein the locking unit allows for or blocks the movement of the slider by coupling with or separation, in a vertical direction, from the bottom stop. | 08-15-2013 |
20140033484 | Slider for Slide Fastener - There is provided a slider for a slide fastener. A cover member is attached to a body in a cantilever manner to cover a pillar portion and a lock member. An opening/closing member slidably formed between the cover member and the body is configured to open and close an insertion gap. The cover member has a first surface which is formed on the rear end portion of the cover member in substantially parallel to the body, and a second surface extending rearward and upward at a predetermined angle from a rear end portion of the first surface. The opening/closing member has a third surface which overlaps with the first surface in an upward and downward direction and is formed in substantially parallel to the first surface, and a fourth surface extending rearward and downward at a predetermined angle from a rear end portion of the third surface. | 02-06-2014 |
20140041163 | Slider for Slide Fastener - There is provided a slider for a slide fastener. A lock member is swingably supported by a pillar portion which is erected on an upper surface of a body. A cover member covers the pillar portion and the lock member from above. The lock member includes a body portion which is disposed on the upper surface of the body and a claw portion which protrudes from the body portion and enters an element guide path of the body. One side surface of the claw portion is formed with an inclined surface which causes the claw portion to be gradually tapered toward a front end of the claw portion. The other side surface of the claw portion is formed with a stepped portion which causes a plate thickness of the claw portion to be smaller than a plate thickness of the body portion. | 02-13-2014 |
20140189984 | RELEASABLE AND EXTENDABLE ZIPPER ATTACHMENT - The present technology includes both a process and a device for effecting the process. The process is a method of closing or opening access within a garment using the steps of:
| 07-10-2014 |
20140331460 | Slider Fitted with Stopping Mechanism - A slider provided with a stopping mechanism has a press molded slider body and a stopping pawl body. The stopping pawl body has a main body, a pawl portion extending from one end side of the main body, an extending portion extending from the other end side of the main body, and a projecting portion projecting from a tip portion of the extending portion, and the extending portion has a rotation support part of the stopping pawl body. A contact surface with which the rotation support part of the upper blade is in contact is formed into a flat surface. According to this constitution, a defect and failure of the stopping mechanism hardly occur in the slider, so that the stopping mechanism can be stably operated for a long period of time. | 11-13-2014 |
20150082582 | Methods and Apparatus for Robotic Zipper - A robotic zipper system for joining and separating zipper halves of a zipper tape. A chassis retains an actuator that drives a zipper slide geometry along the zipper tape to join or separate the zipper tape. A sensor can determine zipper slide position, and a control module can provide an electrical signal to the motor to move in forward or reverse. The actuator can have a motor that drives a gear system that mechanically engages zipper teeth. Teeth of the gear system can be out of phase to mesh with alternating gaps between the zipper teeth. The actuator can be removable relative to a zipper slide. Zipper slide geometry could be integrated into the chassis, such as in the form of a channel, potentially with a central post. A sensor could be positioned to detect the presence or absence of zipper teeth through an opening in a base plate. | 03-26-2015 |
20150374075 | ZIP FASTENER - A zip fastener comprises two opposing and mutually engageable rows of zip teeth each being mounted upon a respective stringer tape; first and second sliders movably mounted upon the teeth, each slider being movable forward along the teeth to cause interdigitation of the teeth thereby to fasten the zip and backwards to cause extradigitation and unfastening of the zip, the sliders being mounted on the teeth in opposing directions such that motion of the sliders towards and away from each other results in the same action (e.g. fastening or unfastening) on the zip teeth; a docking member, mounted upon the teeth and being movable along the teeth, the docking member being mounted between the two sliders; and each slider being engageable with the docking member thereby to fasten the zip. | 12-31-2015 |
20160007694 | ZIP FASTENER | 01-14-2016 |
024419000 | Protrusion on pull tab directly engaging interlocking surfaces | 4 |
20090064468 | SLIDE FASTENER - 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. | 03-12-2009 |
20100170067 | THIN SLIDER - 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. | 07-08-2010 |
20100299886 | Zipper with removable slider - 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. | 12-02-2010 |
20120260469 | Semi-Automatic Slider - 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. | 10-18-2012 |
024420000 | Having surface engaging element shifted by reorientation of pull tab | 7 |
20120204384 | Slider for Slide Fastener - A slider of the invention has a slider body and a tab, and first and second tab attachment posts of the slider body rotatably retain an attachment shaft portion of the tab. Further, a cover body covering at least the first and second tab attachment posts is fixed to an upper blade of the slider body. In accordance with this, since the slider has a good touch feeling and an improved outer appearance, it is possible to construct a slide fastener which is excellent in quality. Further, in the case that the slider has a stop mechanism, the stop mechanism can be protected by the cover body, and it is accordingly possible to prevent a trouble in the stop mechanism. | 08-16-2012 |
20160143401 | Slide Fastener Slider - There is provided a slide fastener slider. A pull tab has a rotatable region including laid-down positions and a stood-up position. Within the rotatable region of the pull tab, a locking pawl is elastically deformed to move a cover portion, and a pawl portion is arranged to be inserted into and removed from an element guide passage in accordance with movement of the cover portion. When the pull tab is completely laid down toward the shoulder mouths and rear mouth relative to the slider body, the pull tab has respective regions in which the pull tab is rotatable over a predetermined angle without exerting any load on the locking pawl. | 05-26-2016 |
024421000 | Resilient or spring biased element | 5 |
20090094804 | SLIDER FOR SLIDE FASTENER WITH AUTOMATIC STOPPER - A slider for a slide fastener with an automatic stopper, includes: a body; a pull; a pawl rod; a leaf spring; and a cover including front, back, side and upper walls. The side walls are provided at respective centers thereof with openings through which a pivotal shaft of the pull can be passed. A pair of mounting parts are provided in the front and in the back on an upper wing plate of the body. Holding mechanisms for holding the leaf spring are provided in the front and in the back on an inner face of the cover at respective positions inwardly separated from the front wall and the back wall. The leaf spring defines spaces between the holding mechanisms and the upper wall. The holding mechanisms hold the leaf spring at positions inwardly separated from opposite ends thereof. The cover is fixed to the front and back mounting parts. | 04-16-2009 |
20090288276 | AUTO LOCK SLIDER FOR SLIDE FASTENER - The present subject matter describes an Auto lock slider plastic slider for a slide fastener. According to one embodiment of the present invention the slider comprises a slider body having one or more slots formed therein. A puller means having a cam provision is integrated with the slider body. In another embodiment the puller means is attached to the slider body and not an integrated part thereof. Further, a resilient locking member having a first end and a second end is attached to the slider body so that the one end gets arrested in one of the slots in the slider body when assembled. Additionally the resilient locking member is adapted to cooperate with the cam provision to affect engaging and/or disengaging of the another end of the resilient locking member with respect to the slide fastener through another slot in the slider body thereby locking or unlocking the slide fastener. | 11-26-2009 |
024424000 | Biased by distinct spring | 3 |
20140082896 | ENHANCED SLIDER - A zipper slider is provided. The zipper slider includes a slider body configured to slide along a zipper, the slider body having an upper wing. The zipper slider also includes a pulling member with two walls on the upper wing, wherein the two walls are longitudinally disposed on the upper wing and an assembly groove is formed between the two walls. The two walls include an aperture on each wall, wherein the apertures form a transverse channel. The zipper slider further includes a pull tab having a pintle, wherein the pintle is disposed in the transverse channel. The zipper slider further includes a cap configured to cover the assembly groove. | 03-27-2014 |
20140123445 | AUTOMATIC LOCKING SLIDER FOR SLIDE FASTENER - The invention relates to an automatic locking slider for a slide fastener, wherein: in the automatic locking slider, an auxiliary support groove | 05-08-2014 |
20160135552 | ENHANCED SLIDER - A zipper slider is provided. The zipper slider includes a slider body configured to slide along a zipper, the slider body having an upper wing with a top surface. The zipper slider also includes a pulling member integrally formed with the upper wing, the pulling member having at least one wall(s) on the upper wing each having a substantially closed aperture therethrough, wherein the at least one wall(s) is longitudinally disposed on the top surface of the upper wing and the at least one substantially closed aperture(s) forms a transverse channel. The zipper slider further includes a pull tab having a pintle, wherein the pintle disposed in the transverse channel | 05-19-2016 |