Slider cover for slide fastener and slide fastener with slide cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9763498-B2
Application number	US-201214424492-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2012
Priority date	Aug 31, 2012
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a slider cover for a slide fastener. An upper member and a lower member are spaced apart from each other in an upward and downward direction and arranged in parallel to each other. A connecting post connects the upper member with the lower member. The upper member includes a receiving portion configured to receive at least a part of an upper blade of a slider.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A slider cover for a slide fastener, comprising:
an upper member and a lower member which are spaced apart from each other in an upward and downward direction and arranged in parallel to each other; and
a connecting post connecting the upper member with the lower member,
wherein the upper member comprises a receiving portion configured to receive at least a part of an upper blade of a slider,
wherein the receiving portion is a hole portion penetrating through upper and lower surfaces of the upper member,
wherein the receiving portion has an inner surface for defining the hole portion,
wherein at least a part of the inner surface receives the upper blade so as to come in contact with at least a part of a side wall of the upper blade, and
wherein both sides of the receiving portion of the upper member in a width direction thereof are provided with cover-side flanges protruding downward.

2. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion is configured to receive an entire circumference of the upper blade.

3. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 ,
wherein the receiving portion is formed to be larger than the upper blade, and
wherein in a state where the slider cover is attached to the slider, a gap is formed between the inner surface of the receiving portion and the side wall of the upper blade.

4. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 , wherein in a state where the slider cover is attached to the slider, an upper surface of the upper member and an upper surface of the upper blade are positioned at the same height.

5. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 ,
wherein the slider comprises a pull tab attachment portion provided on an upper surface of the upper blade and a pull tab attached to the pull tab attachment portion, and
wherein the pull tab attachment portion and the pull tab are arranged above the upper member.

6. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the cover-side flanges are formed along both right and left side edges of the upper member.

7. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 6 , wherein lower end edges of the cover-side flanges are arranged below lower end edges of slider-side flanges which are formed along both right and left side edges of the upper blade to protrude downward.

8. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 , wherein a recess portion configured to receive at least a part of a lower blade of the slider is formed on the lower member.

9. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 8 ,
wherein the lower member is comprised of a pair of right and left first lower plates extending from the connecting post outward in a width direction thereof and a second lower plate extending from the first lower plates and having an upper surface formed downward below upper surfaces of the first lower plates, and
wherein a stepped portion which can come in contact with a side wall of the lower blade is formed between inner surfaces of the first lower plates and an inner surface of the second lower plate.

10. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the pair of right and left first lower plates extends forward beyond the upper member.

11. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 10 , wherein inner surfaces of the first lower plates have an inclined surface inclined forward and downward from a rear end portion of the inner surface.

12. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of right and left element passages formed between the upper member and the lower member and on both sides of the connecting post and configured to guide fastener element rows of the slide fastener.

13. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the upper member and the lower member is formed with flanges respectively formed along both right and left side edges thereof and configured to guide the fastener element rows.

14. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 12 , wherein a pair of right and left recessed grooves are formed in a lower surface of the lower member along the pair of right and left element passages.

15. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 12 , wherein an angle of an entrance edge portion of the element passages with respect to an axis line of the element passages is set to be 90°±20°.

16. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 , wherein a recess portion configured to receive the lower blade of the slider from a shoulder mouth side end portion thereof to a rear mouth side end portion thereof is formed on the lower member.

17. The slider cover for the slide fastener according to claim 1 ,
wherein the slider cover is formed by engaging a first member which is comprised of at least the upper member with a second member which is comprised of at least the lower member, and
wherein the slider cover is connectable by an engaging protrusion portion which is formed on at least one of the first member and the second member and an engaging recess portion which is formed on at least the other of the first member and the second member.

18. A slide fastener with a slider cover, comprising a pair of fastener tapes, a pair of fastener element rows respectively attached to opposing tape side edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, a slider inserted onto the pair of fastener element rows, and the slider cover configured to be detachably attached to the slider in a state where the slider is inserted onto the pair of fastener element rows,
wherein the slider comprises: a body comprising an upper blade and a lower blade which are spaced apart from each other in an upward and downward direction and arranged in parallel to each other, a guide post connecting the upper blade with the lower blade at front end portions thereof, and a pull tab attachment portion provided on the upper blade; and a pull tab attached to the pull tab attachment portion, and
wherein the slider cover is the slider cover according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Kojima Masayoshi
• Izumi Wataru
• Fujisawa Takanori
• Ykk Corp

Inventors

• Kojima Masayoshi
• Izumi Wataru
• Fujisawa Takanori

Classifications

• A44B19/265

  with means for preventing the accidental intrusion of material into the slider body, e.g. with shield or guard · CPC title

• Y10T24/2588

  including means for attaching components of slider together · CPC title

• A44B19/26 Primary

  Sliders · CPC title

• Y10T24/2586

  including pull tab attaching means · CPC title

• A44B19/262

  Pull members; Ornamental attachments for sliders · CPC title